February 2008

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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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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