Recent Pictures and Video

Here are a few pictures from the last week. Dan's school had an open house, so the entire family attended. There was one point when Dan performed in a concert, but most of the event consisted of walking around and playing with all of the toys at the school. Naturally, the girls were a big hit there. Here is Etain, fresh off of tucking in a baby doll for the 20th time.

Here is a picture of Evelyn playing with one of Dan's teachers. She is responsible for greeting kids at the door when they come. All kids, upon entering the school, get a spritz of mouthwash, to keep bacteria from spreading. [It is pretty funny that the school does this, because it is very 'preventative'. China, otherwise, is not preventative at all;
no places, not even hospitals, have toilet paper or hand soap. One of our most frequent actions is washing the kids hands and faces.] However, this is one of the reasons Jane and I like this school, it is very clean and organized, Enough with the tangent...

Evelyn, hanging around (in her new skirt that Jane bought from a friend's 'child boutique').

Here is Dan hanging out with his friend Kevin, who, as I think I said before, is an American citizen (from Pennsylvania; he lives here 6-8 months out of the year). They both wore their jackets and ties, though they were not required. They are the two classiest kids in the class.

Here is Jane managing the three kids during the school concert. Doesn't she look so maternal...

Here are Jane and the kids with Kevin, his mother and his little sister Lilly. Two kids is very rare, because of the one child policy. I guess they get around it because of the fact that they are American, not Chinese (the one child policy has a lot of loopholes and technicalities).

Here are Etain and Evelyn taking a bath. We bought this bathtub as soon as we moved into our new place. The girls have now grown a bit too big to continue sharing. As a result, we bought another one, so each girl has their own. The other day, we filled both of them up, and when I walked in the bathroom to wash them, they were fighting with each other because they were both trying to fit into the same tub.

Lastly, here is a video of a typical night at our place. To us, it is entertaining on many different levels. Enjoy!