Back to School

Bingxin's best friend Yoxue was so excited to see him, he ran out of the classroom to greet him before he's had a chance to take off his shoes.
After he'd finished with his shoes, they walked into the classroom together, already having forgetten Dadu was still there.

Back to Taipei

11 check-in pieces + 2 backpacks (our personal record) + 2 very sleep-averse kids = 2 very tired parents

Javier at Five Months!

Bubbles during Gymboree

Getting a hand with the candles from Big Bro

Joaquin: I don't think I can help with that one

Picking up girls during class

Jappy as a Jippo too

Jappy as a Jippo

Silly Osito and Happy Hippo

Joaquin has been inseparable with his little bear since Month 9.  He took him around the world and has to sleep with him every night.  We are hoping the Hippo could do the same job for Javier.  El Osito looks like Joaquin and the Hippo has the same cheeks as Javier... hehe..

Gymbo Javier

We signed Javier up for Gymboree class in LA.  Joaquin had attended various classes since he was 3 months old but Javier hasn't had any and he is almost 5 months old.  And he loves it!  The only thing is that every ride there and back takes 20 minutes each way and he really doesn't like riding in the car.  Today when he came home he was so angry from being left in the car seat that he was so soaked in his tears and sweat!
We also took Joaquin to a class and he looooooooved it despite the fact he doesn't really speak English and Dadu had to translate the instructions given by the teacher.  We hope to take him back to another class again soon.  He couldn't go today because he was having a fever and bad coughs but maybe by tomorrow he will feel much better.

Where The Wild Thing Is

Also, Joaquin's first real drawing all by himself. A gray elephant!

Da Boys

 

Young Padawan & Goofball

Language Police

Joaquin's latest thing: any time he can he forbids his enterprising Mamu from attempting to learn and speak Spanish. Even if she's just asking Dadu what the name of a street in LA means, or just even saying "OK", he'll say "不要說西班牙文" ("cannot speak Spanish!"). So much for getting them confused.

Handy Baby

Javier just learned this week to manipulate, using Oli's favorite pig!