Fareaststreet is the creative outlet of Kristie and her husband Jason.
February 2008
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A Random Act of Kindness
Happy Leap Day!
Today I was walking home with Ellie in the backpack. The wind was quite strong and cold and I regretted not putting on her hood before we left. I eventually decided that I needed to ask someone for help, so as we passed a bus stop I bothered a nice looking lady to [...]
Package Day
It is SOOOOO exciting to get a package!
This one was full of birthday goodies for me and Ellie from Jason’s mom (best-mother-in-law-ever to me, and Nana to Ellie). A second round of present opening is fun, but it doesn’t make up for not being able to see family on special days. Ellie loooved the little [...]
Temple Worship
The above picture was taken inside of one of Taiwan’s most famous Temples, the Matzu Temple in Dajia. Below shows worshipers inside the temple.
A friend of mine recently asked what people are worshiping when they go to the temple. There are countless gods worshiped in traditional Chinese religion, which encompasses Taoism, Buddhism, folk religion [...]
Catapult!
This is just one of the ways Jason and Ellie play together. Jason calls it “The Catapult”, I call it “Wild Play” (and it is not allowed between dinner and bedtime).
Other versions of Wild Play include “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”, “Blast-off”, and “Pony Ride”.
Ellie Can…….Walk!
Here she goes…
Hooray! Ellie can walk! She went from taking one or two steps yesterday
to walking all over the apartment like she owns it today. What fun!
Outside Fun
On sunny days these kids are always playing outside in the garden of our apartment complex. They all love Ellie, and whenever they see her coming will start calling her name. She likes to play with their fun balls and tricycles. They are all a year or more older than Ellie, but she does her [...]
The Lion says….roarrrrr!
Ellie has learned how to make her first animal sound…the lion! In truth, she has been “roaring” for about six months now, but recently she has connected the “roar” sound to animals that roar, like lions or tigers. When I ask her, “What does the lion say?” she will respond with a hearty “Roarrr!”, like [...]
Miss You!
For me, the most difficult thing about living in Taiwan is being far away from family. My mother and sister left yesterday and boy do I miss them already.
It took Ellie a little while to warm up, but she misses you too.
When she woke up today she came out of the room, looked around [...]
Happy Birthday, Little Valentine
A year ago today we received the best Valentine ever…
…and today, Ellie is one! Good Morning Birthday Girl
Grammy bought her a princess dress to wear for her party, so she got to open that up first thing after breakfast.
Ellie is not shy about opening presents, she gets right down to business.
Funnily enough, while [...]
Not Just a Walk in the Park
After weeks of cold, cloudy and cold weather the sun decided to peak out a few rays, so we headed straight for the park to ride bikes.
We all had a blast. The park was full of people to watch and it was great to finally be out in the sun (although it was still cold).
Ellie [...]
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