Ethan's Art Work

Ethan is bringing home some interesting art work from his art class from school. So far I have been very impressed by the work. I was pleasantly surprised by what he was telling me today about what he learned in art class. They are learning about Claude Monet and no more Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso! I was like, wow! You know all these names! What do you think of these pieces?

Happy New Year!

New Years Eve was spent at home with family and the Chau family. Lee Kiat made lamb stew hotpot (羊肉炉) and it was delicious! I made the red bean jello (红豆糕) for dessert which was also quite tasty. Then the kids got to play with some fireworks. What a fun night!

Ski Trip

Our winter break vacation was spent in Telluride, CO this year with the Chun family. It was an awesome trip with lots of fun and milestones made for the kids and myself. It was the kids' first ski experience and they did great! Ethan and Hayley took their ski lessons and Ethan even skiied down the green slope on his own! Wow! I had not skiied in over 15 years and got back into it with lots of great encouragement. I went down the green and double green slopes with not too much trouble and even made it through the blue slopes with some difficulty, but still survived it! Phew! I'm just glad that we all came home with no injuries.
Telluride is such a beautiful place and it was my first white Christmas! We stayed at Hotel Madeline which was highly recommended on TripAdvisor and it sure was a great hotel at a perfect location. The ski school and ski lifts are just outside the hotel and it has a ski valet which you can ski right into and check in your skis when you're done. We didn't even have to drive anywhere and we took the gondola to town for dinner. There is an ice skating rink right outside the hotel as well and Hayley really liked ice skating. What a great find, thanks to Linda!
Now that we're back, Ethan is already asking when we can go skiing again! Maybe we will have to plan another ski trip soon....
We took many pictures and you can check it out here.

Christmas Presents from the Kiddos

Both Ethan and Hayley made Christmas presents for us from school.

Holiday Baking

More baking for the holidays. They made wonderful gifts to family and friends.

Coconut Macaroons

Peppermint Kisses Pretzels

Peppermint Chocolate Chip

 

Andes Creme de Menthe Chunk

Chocolate Chip with Pecans

White Chocolate and Cranberry

Molasses Cookies

Holiday Gift Packaging

The History of Candy Canes

Ski Prep

We have planned a trip to Telluride over the Winter break and Hayley and I went shopping at Big 5 for some winter gear. Check out this pair of goggles on Hayley. I think she is ready!