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Aunt Terri is in town for a two week visit and we decided to embark on our first “road trip” out of Shanghai. We drove to Wuzhen, one of the preserved river towns in Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai. Our driver, Mr. Nie, told us it would be an hour and a […]
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This is our first Chinese New Year (CNY) in China. Once you live in China, you begin to learn your Chinese animal calendar. The pig is everywhere. A big pig in front of the grocery store, a pig at our entrance, pigs at every corner. It reminds me of the children’s book, “Pigs a […]
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One last outing for the family before the Lyon Four get on a plane back to Shanghai. We took the girls to Moscone Center in San Francisco. The girls love to ride the carousal. After lunch, we went ice skating. Emersyn was having fun showing us what […]
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After the New Year Holiday, we went to Tahoe for a little fun in the snow. Grandma, Grandpa and Terri joined us for our Tahoe Adventure. As soon as we arrived, the girls jumped out of the car to play in the snow. The girls wanted to go sledding. […]
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The girls are up early to start the day. We call Aunt Terri to tell her Santa has arrived and come down the street to our house. The girls love racing down the stairs to see what Santa left under the tree – my favorite part is watching them. Elle found […]
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It is Christmas Eve and the girls are excited about Santa making his visit tonight. For Christmas Eve, Jim and I host dinner. Our family dinner guest include Mimi & Papa, Grandma & Grandpa, Terri and Kathy plus the Lyon four. It is small enough we can all fit at the dinning room table. […]
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Everyone had fun decorating the tree. Eleri had a favorite side of the tree with many ornaments down low. The tree trimming was fun for Emmy as she pulled out ornaments she remembers from the past. Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on […]
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Over the hill and through the woods to get a Christmas tree. We arrived in California earlier this year; therefore, we were able to go into the Santa Cruz Mountains to cut down our Christmas tree. Emmy was thrilled she got to ride to the mountains with Jim in his pick-up truck. Eleri […]
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 We spent the morning checking out the Christmas decor in Shanghai. It is not quite the “over the top” decor of Hong Kong, but not complaining. Eleri makes a friend as the paparazzi gather and snap photos. Emmy finds the Hello Kitty winter […]
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Oh, to have a lazy Sunday! Sleeping in late – not! Those little organic alarm clocks just cannot be turned off. After having a blissful sleep interrupted by two little ones, we did enjoy cuddle time watching Charlie Brown Christmas in bed. After a late breakfast, nowhere to go, nothing to do on a […] |