While I'm on the video uploading kick, I may as well share the video from my birthday party earlier this month. We had several students over to make jiaozi. (You can read more about that here.)
Ever wonder how to make jiaozi, or much less what is jiaozi? Check out the video to find out.
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
April 24, 2009
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November 17, 2008
Rocking Horse
Kanyon celebrated his first birthday party on Sunday. His birthday is not for a couple of days, but due to scheduling conflicts (yes, even a 1 year old have a schedule that creates conflicts) we held the party early. For his birthday, we got him a great little rocking horse. He immediately jumped on the horse (with help of course) and started rocking. We got a kick out of watching Kanyon play, and and even bigger kick out of the instructions.
Check these "Chinglish" instructions for the rocking horse:
How to play this game safely?
1. Please help kid to seat on the rocking horse and grab the spanners on the horse head while move his or her body forward to make the rocking horse shake accordingly.
2. For younger kid, please guide him or her to grab the spanners as tight as possible and let kid have basic idea on self protection.
3. Please pay attention on kid's balance and coordination of body and extremities as well as control the speed and scope while playing.
Suggestions & Recommendations
1. It is necessary for kids to practice rocking, turning and jumping if they seldom crawl in babyhood so as to develop the balance of body.
2. Guide kids to grab the spanners and control the speed and scope while playing in order to stimulate the consciousness of self protection as well as make preparation for riding tricycles.
3. Please offer enough protection before kids can play this toy totally by themselves.
4. Please provide guidance and patience if kids scared to play as well as give compliments for their achievements.
April 11, 2008
12:2 Times April 2008
Happy Birthday to All
Within one month we celebrate 2 birthdays! On March 4th we celebrated M’Lynn’s birthday and then on April 5th we get to celebrate Jeremy’s birthday. While the cake is always incredible, I think we can do without so much for a little time now. But there is no rest for the weary as we celebrate another 3 birthdays in April.
M’Lynn’s birthday was low key. Just the two of us on a Tuesday. Her gift arrived in the mail just in time. I ordered it online on Monday, and received a free upgrade to overnight shipping. The package arrived at lunch and was wrapped by the time M’Lynn came home.
Birthday Cake Number Three
M’Lynn went all out celebrating my birthday with two surprise parties and even more cake. It all started on Friday, April 4 with a surprise lunch party at work (of course there was cake there too). Then on April 5, I decided to make a chocolate cake to celebrate (and I had never made one before). Little did I know there was more cake ahead. On Sunday, April 6 as we were meeting together with our LifeGroup I opened the snack box to discover another cake! M’Lynn had planned this one for a while, but didn’t want to stop me from making the cake for myself. All in all, three cakes in three days.
Celebrating Easter
We gathered in Big Spring to celebrate Easter with our family. We had a great time visiting and showing off Kanyon for the first time to some of my cousins. As is custom, we made several trips to Wal-Mart to get more goodies. My brother even purchased all the Cadbury cream eggs from the store, 28 boxes in all!
And what’s Easter without cake! We had cake to celebrate birthdays each day. On Friday, the cake was for M’Lynn and I, on Saturday, the cookie cake was for my cousin, and on Sunday, the cake was for Easter.
China Update
A GIANT thank you to all who have partnered together with us to reach the first goal of 50% before April 15. As of April 9th, we have received 52.5% of the total needed. Thank You all!
We continue to learn about the pre-field training. Training will be held in Palm Springs, CA beginning on August 29th and ending when we depart for China on Sept. 22. In order to earn the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate required to teach in China, I have been given a stack of book to read. In addition to reading the books, additional papers and other assignments are due by the time we arrive at training. The assignment design provides a better understanding of the Chinese culture and an in-depth look into the role of a foreign language teacher.
Visa application and documents continue to be completed and appointments continue to line up. We have scheduled dentist, optometrists, and doctor’s appointment in preparation for departure. (Plus, a medical exam is required to be able to live in China). All forms and documents are due by May 8th.
Little Man Update
Kanyon continues to grow up smiling all the time. At the last weigh-in (aka doctor’s appointment), he weighed 16.5 lbs. He was in the 95th percentile in both length and weight and was in the 97th percentile in head size.
We have not yet seen him roll over, but he awakes most morning on his stomach so we know he can do it. He is almost laughing and I tickle him every day knowing that one day he’ll burst out laughing.
He enjoyed his first taste of real food and ate less than was on his bib. I think he is ready to be a man and eat some steak, but M’Lynn insists he wait.
He really enjoyed the NCAA March madness and watching basketball each weekend for a month. Maybe it reminds him of his first days over Thanksgiving when all we watched was football. FYI: M’Lynn picked Kansas to win it all in her bracket. Next year for a pool, I just have to put money on her selections.
Within one month we celebrate 2 birthdays! On March 4th we celebrated M’Lynn’s birthday and then on April 5th we get to celebrate Jeremy’s birthday. While the cake is always incredible, I think we can do without so much for a little time now. But there is no rest for the weary as we celebrate another 3 birthdays in April.
M’Lynn’s birthday was low key. Just the two of us on a Tuesday. Her gift arrived in the mail just in time. I ordered it online on Monday, and received a free upgrade to overnight shipping. The package arrived at lunch and was wrapped by the time M’Lynn came home.
Birthday Cake Number Three
M’Lynn went all out celebrating my birthday with two surprise parties and even more cake. It all started on Friday, April 4 with a surprise lunch party at work (of course there was cake there too). Then on April 5, I decided to make a chocolate cake to celebrate (and I had never made one before). Little did I know there was more cake ahead. On Sunday, April 6 as we were meeting together with our LifeGroup I opened the snack box to discover another cake! M’Lynn had planned this one for a while, but didn’t want to stop me from making the cake for myself. All in all, three cakes in three days.
Celebrating Easter
We gathered in Big Spring to celebrate Easter with our family. We had a great time visiting and showing off Kanyon for the first time to some of my cousins. As is custom, we made several trips to Wal-Mart to get more goodies. My brother even purchased all the Cadbury cream eggs from the store, 28 boxes in all!
And what’s Easter without cake! We had cake to celebrate birthdays each day. On Friday, the cake was for M’Lynn and I, on Saturday, the cookie cake was for my cousin, and on Sunday, the cake was for Easter.
China Update
A GIANT thank you to all who have partnered together with us to reach the first goal of 50% before April 15. As of April 9th, we have received 52.5% of the total needed. Thank You all!
We continue to learn about the pre-field training. Training will be held in Palm Springs, CA beginning on August 29th and ending when we depart for China on Sept. 22. In order to earn the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate required to teach in China, I have been given a stack of book to read. In addition to reading the books, additional papers and other assignments are due by the time we arrive at training. The assignment design provides a better understanding of the Chinese culture and an in-depth look into the role of a foreign language teacher.
Visa application and documents continue to be completed and appointments continue to line up. We have scheduled dentist, optometrists, and doctor’s appointment in preparation for departure. (Plus, a medical exam is required to be able to live in China). All forms and documents are due by May 8th.
Little Man Update
Kanyon continues to grow up smiling all the time. At the last weigh-in (aka doctor’s appointment), he weighed 16.5 lbs. He was in the 95th percentile in both length and weight and was in the 97th percentile in head size.
We have not yet seen him roll over, but he awakes most morning on his stomach so we know he can do it. He is almost laughing and I tickle him every day knowing that one day he’ll burst out laughing.
He enjoyed his first taste of real food and ate less than was on his bib. I think he is ready to be a man and eat some steak, but M’Lynn insists he wait.
He really enjoyed the NCAA March madness and watching basketball each weekend for a month. Maybe it reminds him of his first days over Thanksgiving when all we watched was football. FYI: M’Lynn picked Kansas to win it all in her bracket. Next year for a pool, I just have to put money on her selections.
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