Summer Vacation at Taipei 2024

2024.07.15 - 08.06 Taipei, Taiwan

補齊了去年的暑假台灣之旅,一鼓作氣把今年暑假的份一同上架;彌補疫情的阻撓,一連三年(2022台北,2022礁溪,2023台北)帶著小朋友們旅台,對台灣印象加深了不少,尤其對小愛愛而言;照這些美國郊區長大小孩的說法,台灣市區一些居住的巷道舊舊臭臭的,夜市不好聞,餐廳好新奇多樣,兒童餐都很不錯,電視節目<少年悍將>意猶未盡,沒有冷氣的地方就是"熱",用走路的話到那裡都很"遠"...

Summer Vacation at Taipei 2023

2023.08.01 - 08.22 Taipei, Taiwan

I never got around to document the summer vacation in Taiwan, 2023. Here it is! When the kids were little, we always tried to avoid visiting Taiwan in the hot humid summer. Now that they’re all in elementary school. There’s just no better time than the two-month-school-free summer.  

Out and About | Sesame Street Place San Diego

芝麻街樂園有著相當滄桑的歷史,90年代末成立的水上樂園,一直因為缺乏遊客,頻繁更換營業主和更名,2012年再次轉手給了鄰居 Sea World San Diego 試試, 2017年以 Sesame Street Place San Diego 的招牌重新開業...

Spring Babies

My spring babies turned 8 & 10 this year. 

I love every stage of motherhood but I have to admit that the combination of 8 & 10 years old is a remarkably wonderful time. They are at the age of enjoying the time to themselves and also be able to have fun and be creative when they play together. I especially love the moments that they tell their opinions, ask insightful questions, and share their laughter generously. Both Charles and I grew up as the only child. Seeing them bonding and growing together was new to us. Although we need to put out the fire among them from time to time, it’s nice to have siblings.

The Big-Going-On in the Backyard

2013年貼了這一篇加蓋願景,十年後在2023年的年末真的動土囉!

回顧當初設想的模樣,如今有了新的打算;首先加蓋的睡房區域(14’x 13.25’)比原本的主臥房(18’ x 11.8’)還小了一點,而加蓋的新房間是個日照充足的地方,想著孩子們大了窩在房間的時間恐怕也加長了,所以決定把新加蓋的房間畫給了姊姊妹妹房;另外,當初的想像把餅畫大了,以為這是多大空間,現實哪裡成的了什麼衣帽間,加上這幾年練習簡化物品數量,想來也沒有必要了,於是決定一整個歸給了浴室,不過把門開在原本的主臥房,這樣加減也算是個有獨立衛浴的主臥了