Sunday, June 28, 2009

Always HARD to say Goodbye!





It's the eve before our last full day in our home of the past 4 years. I have been very emotional today. I'm excited to see family in Vegas, and I'm thrilled to get settled in to OUR first home, but I am really going to miss Taiwan. It is a beautiful island with beautiful people. Even though I despise driving here, my heart has been touched by Taiwan and I'm afraid I'm going to leave a piece of it behind after we leave. Our family has been blessed by getting to know lots of wonderful people that have become a part of our "Taiwan Family." For the past 3 summers, I've had to say goodbye to great friends, and now that it's our turn to go it's even harder. We've had another fun week though, and here are some tidbits:


Window on China AKA Little People Kingdom


In love with a red lantern


Calling all Knights and Princesses


The 3 Musketeers and the 2 Sidekicks

After 3 weeks of playing hard, tomorrow will be a full day of working hard. We've got to get the house clean, all the laundry done, and everything packed in our suitcases. Tuesday, the packers come to box everything up and we're off to the hotel. Wednesday, we'll do the final walk-thru of our apartment (and hopefully fit in a massage at the hotel). Thursday, we're flying to Tokyo, San Francisco, and finally Las Vegas. For those of you in Vegas, let's get together! We wish you all a Happy Canada Day! and a Happy 4th of July! I have to leave on a happy note, so enjoy my all-time favorite song of the summer MINT CAR!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Another Preview

We had another fun mini vacation in Kenting this week, as well as some significant events here in Taipei. We are now home for good, but it is crazy to think this will only be our home for the next 10 days! I have lots of blog posts to do, but all I have time for is another sneak peek. Hopefully, I'll get caught up before September!


Paths DO Cross Again


Tropical Kenting


Boss and Anna


Jacuzzi Villa (It doesn't pay to have connections- it saves!)


The best aquarium in the world!

First Shiner


What she wants for Christmas


Makenna and Kaleb play "I Do!"


Actually, Tim and Yvonne say "I Do!"


Best Daddy in the World!


Such a nice way to start people


First day of Summer dinner

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Mini Hualien

We just got back from 4 fabulous days in Hualien. We're home for the weekend, then off to Kenting next week. This is another "sneak peek" post of our Hualien adventure.


The Park View


Ocean Park


Life-long Dream


Taroko Gorge
*More pictures and details coming later.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Coming Soon!

For being a home-body for most of this year, this past week has been crazy busy! I have lots of blog posts to make, but as we're going out of town tomorrow I've got to get ready for that. Here's a sneak peek of upcoming entries:


Mall Rats


It's a Jungle in Here


The Best Pets Yet
For a balanced life you need a dog to adore you and a cat to ignore you.


Big Tom


Ice Cream Parties


One Car Garage


Len's 34th


Farewell First Grade


Shannon & Wen say, "I Do!"


Antique Shopping
We're heading out to Hualien tomorrow and when we get back I'll have more to blog about. I'll eventually get all caught-up!