Somewhere over the Rainbow!

Because we live half a world away from America, it is a very rare occasion that Cadence gets to play with other American children...or anyone who speaks English.  This year for her Birthday we got to celebrate with some of our "besties" from America, Olivia and Caleb, who also live in Asia, only a 2 hour plane flight from us.  We were also joined by 8 summer college students from the US.

We celebrated with a rainbow fairy theme.

Cadence chose one of her favourite dishes for the menu: plain noodles.  They were a big hit.

We've had 5 blessed years with our princess.

Back to School

Another year has flown by and Cadence is back in school.  This year she will attend the same preschool that she attended last year to get the local language.  She will also work through a kindergarten program in English at home with Mommy.

This was her first day of local preschool last week.  She is so proud to be 5 years old!  We love her school, but it is challenging for her to be the only native English speaker in the school and the only child who is not Asian.

Here she is in her other school uniform.  She enjoys getting to interact with other children her age every day and was happy to be reunited with friends from last year.  She is now the smallest one in her class although she has grown 3 inches over the past year!

This week we started homeschool... brought to you by the letter "C"!  She surprises me with her desire to sit down and "do school" with me each day after already spending 3 hours in her local school.  So far, her favorite is math, but she also enjoys writing her letters in her sandbox and out of play dough.   It is important that she learns to read in both languages.