Merrells

like Daddy's!!

Our little houseguest

A couple of weeks ago our little friend Adah had a brand new baby sister join her family! Last weekend, we decided to have Adah over for the day so her Mommy can have some bonding time with baby Claire.

The girls had a ton of fun together playing dress up and polly pockets

Adah helped Hayden with some puzzles - she will be such a helpful big sister

After their rest time, we played outside for a while before Adah went home.


We all enjoyed having Adah here and hopes she can come again soon!

Learning Pinyin

This past summer I gave Lizzy a crash course on Chinese pinyin. I am hoping she will really be able to read pinyin by the end of the school year. Here she is, reading a pinyin book. Hayden, of course, has to do everything his sister does, and frankly I'm surprised at how much he picks up. Here he's sounding out the four tones of Chinese all by himself! I had no idea he was paying attention while I was teaching Lizzy this summer.

Grape Apples

We love the variety of fresh fruit we can get here. One such fruit is a fresh date. They are small and crunchy with a small core. My friend Shannon calls them mini apples. Lizzy calls them grape-apples. Lizzy can eat tons of them in one sitting.

really, that's a LOT of grape apples

Hayden is a bit shell shocked at how many Lizzy has eaten.
He's not as much of a fan.

As promised

I mentioned in a previous post that we will buy Hayden a bike seat.

Playground Fun

Spending lots of time outside before it will become too cold.

Nussa

One of our breakfast staples is bread with Nussa. Nussa is an European equivalent of Nutella (chocolate/hazelnut spread). It can get messy with two year olds.