Blessed 2b Home

What an amazing experience. Tonight was one our family will always remember. It will go down in our childrens memory like it did in mine when I was a kid.. the first time I used a microwave, the first time I saw a VCR, and later in life when I first saw email and live chatting on the computer. Tonight was our family outing with Joel and Jessica in Taiwan. They work for a English Language school and have some of the cutest kids I have seen to work with. We did a video chat via Skype. Each child had a turn to do a show and tell or read a message/question. One girl brought her dog, another a stuffed animal, the boys in the group showed us their favorite play station 2 games and board games. One girl brought her younger sister as a show and tell.. she was a baby of 12 months old and sooooooo sweet.. we asked if she had any other brothers or sisters and we got to meet her older sister and a school mate.

We were so impressed with the children and how well they spoke. Even the younger ones .. who I think have not been having lessons long did GREAT!.. I was impressed.. and challenged at the same time.. We are definitely motivated to learn more Chinese!

Nathans birthday is on Monday so the Joel as if they could sing happy birthday to him.. They did! OH what a great memory! Wow.. Imagine being 5 and having friends on the other side of the world sing happy birthday.. in Chinese AND English!

Ok.. so I will stop going on and on about it and get to the pics I took.
Here we are getting ready and waiting. Hoping that the computers co-operate!
Here we are getting the settings correct on the computer.
"Hey Jessica!.. smile I am taking your picture!"
Catherine saying "I am SOOOOOO excited!"
Getting the mic set and letting a few of the kids practice.
Finding Texas on the Map.. Nathan said.. "Dad, its not hard to find TEXAS!" I explained that they have a different map they are use to.. the map of Asia where THEY live..Daddy then said "Is it hard to find Taiwan on the map?" .. Nathan.."Yes".. Daddy, "Well, thats what it is like for them" ..
Here is a little boy of 8 I think.. If I remember correctly his name was Neil.

So.. Thank you thank you thank you! to Joel and Jessica and the English Language school in Taiwan.. what a great experience and one we will never forget! .. Cant wait to do it again. I am sure I will have a pile of drawings and other things my kids will want to share! As well as getting a few more saying down in Chinese so the kids over there can laugh at our accents! What a great Blessing!