It's not Disney, but they have Teacups!

The rides your mother told you never to ride...those side of the interstate carnival rides that were ready to break at any moment. Slap them in the middle of South Asia and everything changes!  Walking through a park one day, we happened on this little children's area. This could have been Disney World for all the kids cared. They even had teacups...all for the admission price of 20¢ per adult, and children were free. Can't do that at Disney!

And last but not least......

We Can Have Fall After All!

I really didn't expect my kids to have any reason to dress up or attend any fall festivals, but lo and behold friends of ours had one. It was fun, and although costumes were hard to find, the kids had fun playing games and filling up on lots of sweets. It was nice to do something from American culture.

Give Brynn some butterfly wings, and she's a happy girl. Luke's costume was a monkey backpack/leash and a safari hat. He looked pretty cute. Neither made it into the party - he ripped them off as soon as he walked in. Oh well, I made an attempt at a costume.

Knife in hand and toddler climbing my back....can't be good. If I'm ever sitting on the floor, this is what Luke does everyday of my life. Luckily Jimmy was there to make the situation safe.

Pool Time

Lucky for us, their bathtub doubles as a pool. This comes in handy when they have a day off from school, but we still have language class. We can sit at the dining room table for language and watch these guys through the sliding glass door. All was good until we realized some crayons made their way out there. You'll notice the hieroglyphics on the wall behind them.

And I know you're thinking, "Wow that is a fancy green balcony railing."   It does have a purpose: it is a heavy-duty plastic sheeting wired to the rails so that Luke will not climb over them.

Rainy Day...Let's Build a Fort!

Brynn decided our laundry drying device makes for a good fort structure. This is just one of their fort creations on a rainy day...I may have helped a little.

"Beach" Party

Brynn and Luke's preschool had a pool party to close out summer. It was held on the 3rd story roof of their preschool building. The water was freezing, but Brynn would play in ice water all day and have fun (although she did repeatedly asked them to pour hot water in.) Luke was not having it...he'd dip in for a minute, then wrap back up in his towel. His favorite part was the snack time. It was fun to meet the parents and see their friends.

Since I had my camera with me for once, I snapped a few pictures on the way home from the party. The school is about half a mile from our street, but the neighborhood looks very similar.

 A construction worker woman. I admire these people, they are hard workers.

A house currently under construction. More affluent homes can be 3-4 stories tall, which will house a multi-generational family. 

Men push produce carts up and down the streets. Imagine being able to walk out your door in America and pick your produce. I haven't bought from these carts yet, I usually just walk to the produce stands near our home that have everything in one place.

I threw this picture in because Brynn said, "This looks like the big wall of China."  I thought that was funny. Maybe to her it does.