A few things that made me smile over the past week:
Big brother and littlest brother (in China: Da Erzi [Big Son] & Xiao Erzi [Small Son]) having a moment while they wait for Mom & Dad to lock up the bikes.
Funny faces! I pulled out my camera and he pulled this face. He thought he was so funny. He had to see it right afterwards.
Spending the entire school day observing my middle son at school.
(It is policy at both schools where our kids attend that parents are invited & encouraged to observe their child for the entire school day. I've always loved volunteering in my kids' classes. I love getting to know the teacher and the other kids, but in these private international schools as well as in Chinese schools, that is not the norm. So, it is a treat to get to hang out with my kids every once a while and see what they do every day starting with riding on the bus with them in the morning until it is time for me to leave to go pick-up youngest brother. The benefits have been far too many to name in this short blog post!)
I'm linking up over at Rebecca Cooper's blog for her Sunday Simple Things.
COMING UP ON THE BLOG
* Come back tomorrow for Menu Planning Monday, My Week in Photos (Project 365 & Project Life) and MAYBE a few other surprises.
* May 5 I will have a mini blog-hop to showcase my monthly personal project FAMILY x 12. If you are taking a monthly family photo (or would like to start) and would like to join us for a little support, motivation and light accountability, leave me a comment or send me an email and I'll be in touch with the details. (A family photo can be whatever you define as family, even if that is just you and your spouse/partner or you and your cat [dogs count too]!)
Oh, it looks so nice and green in Beijing (looking at your first photo). We're still looking at brown everything here in MN.
Posted by: Carol Anne | April 10, 2011 at 05:54
Yes, we do have a lot of green sprouting up and the flowers are starting to bloom. It's a great time of year here as the weather gets warmer.
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | April 10, 2011 at 06:17
As a teacher, I am drawn to the school picture. I would love to read a comparing and contrasting blog post about the two schools.
Posted by: Shannon | April 10, 2011 at 06:38
Thats an interesting idea for a blog post. Ill definitely give that some serious thought. The first school my two older boys went to was a Chinese local school so comparing that school to our school back home would mean lots of huge contrasts! Let me know if you have any specific questions and it might give me a good jumping off point for a post.
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | April 10, 2011 at 07:00
I love the first shot!
Posted by: Ourtypicallife | April 10, 2011 at 10:23
Great pics! I love that your son wanted to see his cheeky shot right after it was taken. Mine does the same :)
Posted by: Lee Currie | April 10, 2011 at 15:53
Thanks!
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | April 10, 2011 at 23:00
Gotta love digital cameras!
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | April 10, 2011 at 23:00
Hi Margie, I would love to hear more sometime about your school visits. I would like to give that a try sometime, but am afraid that with the Xiao Nu'er it might be too disruptive.
Posted by: Kiley Ariail | April 11, 2011 at 03:06
Great pics, I'm always so inspired by your photography.....but I need LOTS more practice to get great shots like yours :)
Posted by: Rachel B | April 14, 2011 at 01:04
Thanks, Rachel. That is nice of you to say. I DO practice a lot!
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | April 14, 2011 at 07:32