The kids got to go to a strawberry farm! It is strawberry season here and the kids could not wait to go. My friend said that she wanted to take the kids there and I thought that is sounded like a great idea. I found out later that she meant JUST the kids and not me....so free and unexpected date day!
The kids were gone for several hours and came home with so many strawberries. I sent my camera with them so that I could have some pictures.
We went to a park and there were pigeons everywhere. I think Katherine was trying to catch one ;)
All the kids enjoyed them being all around. It was a great day for the park, too. The weather was warm (in the 70's).
Regan came with me and Ayi to the market to buy the veggies for lunch. You have to by stuff every day for your meals or it goes bad. Depending on what you are buying, you can get 2 days worth of food and it will be ok. It can be time consuming, but I like going to the market sometimes.
The kids ride around on the grandparent's back.
Regan had a great time. She loves learning how to cook all the local dishes and now she is learning how to pick out good veggies (and what a good price on them is).
Fresh eggs...
When you go into a store, many times you can buy hard boiled eggs. We have tried them before and they are VERY salty. Now we know why. They sit covered in salt! I'm still not sure the exact process of this. I guess I will have to find out.
Just some "old" people playing Mahjong (and my girls watching).
It is the start of CNY, so everything is decorated! If you look closely, Benjamin is in the middle of this tree. They have decorated it with "hong bao" or red envelopes. It is tradition to give red envelopes of money away at this time of year. I found out later that after I took the picture, Benjamin stayed behind to see if any of the envelopes had money in then. He said he checked them all.
Oh yeah! We went to Hawaii!!! It wasn't the state of Hawaii, but it was an indoor swimming pool. It was fun (and a little crazy to think that we were swimming in February, but the temperature was in the 80's). This is Lauren's little friend that invited us all to go.
Regan playing with her doll and adding some accessories that she ordered. She spent her Christmas money on doll accessories. I think this was a wise purchase. She has truly been enjoying this doll.
I got a birthday present from my dad and just in time. It went from 82 to 45 overnight! COLD! Dad's birthday present to me arrived on the same day that is got cold again. Thanks for the jacket, Dad! It's great!
Another surprise! A birthday package for the three birthday peoples coming up!
Oh, care packages and yummy goodness that can't be found here. The kids have enjoyed the past several mornings eating breakfast (and I enjoyed the Lucky Charms...what can I say, I'm a sucker for the kid cereals) The seasoning packets were fun, too. I haven't seen those before and so we got to try some new meals.
Lauren and her new dress
Benjamin and a cool Lego set
Since the city is all decorated, Regan came and I went out at on a photo shoot. So, I hope you enjoy the next few pictures. Some of them Regan took, some of them I took. It was fun a fun night.
