https://ourshanghaidays.com/2017/08/28/our-final-shanghai-day/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0266.jpgIMG_0266https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_5150.jpgIMG_5150https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6469.jpgIMG_6469https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9133.jpgIMG_9133https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0914.jpgIMG_0914https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_9760.jpgIMG_9760https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6928.jpgIMG_6928https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6442.jpgIMG_6442https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_6274.jpgIMG_6274https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_6036p.jpgDSC_6036p2017-08-28T15:44:23+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2017/06/15/the-beginning-of-the-end/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0202.jpgIMG_0202https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_4042-2.jpgDSC_4042-2https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_3994.jpgDSC_3994https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_3984-2.jpgDSC_3984-2https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_3984.jpgDSC_3984https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_3966.jpgDSC_3966https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_3959.jpgDSC_3959https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_3972.jpgDSC_3972https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/dsc_4025.jpgDSC_4025https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/invite.jpginvite2017-06-15T12:09:38+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2017/05/05/boracay-philippines/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9975.jpgIMG_9975https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_96621.jpgIMG_9662https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9945.jpgIMG_9945https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kids.jpgkidshttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/delay2.jpgdelay2https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jump.jpgjumphttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dive2.jpgdive2https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9419.jpgIMG_9419https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9664.jpgIMG_9664https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9594.jpgIMG_95942017-05-05T12:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2017/03/22/the-art-of-everyday-shanghai/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_9268.jpgIMG_9268https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_9087.jpgIMG_9087https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_9260.jpgIMG_9260https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_8062.jpgIMG_8062https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_9777.jpgDSC_9777https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_3039.jpgDSC_3039https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_30151.jpgDSC_3015https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_3015.jpgDSC_3015https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5806.jpgIMG_5806https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_5810.jpgIMG_58102017-03-22T10:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2017/02/13/the-land-of-oz/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8862.jpgimg_8862https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8908.jpgimg_8908https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8841.jpgimg_8841https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8907.jpgimg_8907https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8865.jpgimg_8865https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8910.jpgimg_8910https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8844.jpgimg_8844https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_8877.jpgimg_8877https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc_2581.jpgdsc_2581https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc_2571.jpgdsc_25712017-02-20T02:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/11/14/siem-reap-cambodia/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9633.jpgdsc_9633https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9625.jpgdsc_9625https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9615.jpgdsc_9615https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9595.jpgdsc_9595Luke found it hysterical that we were being "invaded" by cows.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9590.jpgdsc_9590https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9583.jpgdsc_9583https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9574.jpgdsc_9574https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9560.jpgdsc_9560https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_7987.jpgimg_7987https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_9492.jpgdsc_94922016-11-14T18:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/09/29/back-to-shanghai/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7402.jpgimg_7402https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7317p.jpgdsc_7317phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7272p.jpgdsc_7272phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7326p.jpgdsc_7326phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7326.jpgdsc_7326https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7397.jpgimg_7397https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7381.jpgimg_7381https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7378.jpgimg_7378https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7375.jpgimg_7375https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7213p.jpgdsc_7213p2016-09-29T17:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/09/11/a-very-american-summer-2016/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/photo.jpgphotohttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/love.jpglovehttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/peace.jpgpeacehttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7037p.jpgdsc_7037phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/over.jpgoverhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/falls.jpgfallshttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/look.jpglookhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rocks.jpgrockshttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_7041p.jpgdsc_7041phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gus.jpggus2016-09-11T15:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/08/30/singapore/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-7.jpgphoto 7https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-6.jpgphoto 6https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-14.jpgphoto 14https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-15.jpgphoto 15https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-16.jpgphoto 16https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-11.jpgphoto 11https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-8.jpgphoto 8https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo-10.jpgphoto 10https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/photo.jpgphoto2016-08-31T14:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/04/13/heart-to-heart-shanghai-visit-to-anhui/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3416.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3438.jpgLi Menghan with her little brother. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3423.jpg"Where the Wild Things Are" book donated by Dulwich FOD.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3431.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3387.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_2674p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_2874p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_3825pp.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_3869p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc_3769p.jpgWith Grandma and Great-Grandma. Despite all odds, such a loving and happy family.2016-04-13T00:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/02/19/entering-the-year-of-the-monkey/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_1537p1.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jennifer-and-shujah.jpgTruly, our kids only look unhappy because we had to wake them for this photo. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_2035p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_2048p.jpgJohnhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_2020p.jpgKate https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_2012p.jpgLuke watching John swim in the aquarium. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dive.jpgReady to scuba dive. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fish.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_1959p.jpgThe panoramic Dubai view from Atlantis including the distant Burj Khalifa, Al Arab Hotel, and Palm Jumeirah. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1st.jpgTo this day, Luke talks about how he came in 1st at this "race." 2016-02-20T01:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2016/01/06/seeing-shanghai-for-the-first-time-again/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tour.jpgpeace!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tofu.jpgMy first and last bite of Stinky Tofu.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bun.jpgBegonia Cake. (Hai tang Gao) A crisp cake filled with sweet red bean paste.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_8506p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_8533p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_8554p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_8498p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/coin.jpgThehttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_8612p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_8610p.jpg2016-01-06T21:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/11/27/japan/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8390p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8423p1.jpgPeace.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8231ppp.jpgjust beautiful... in every direction.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8231pp.jpgJust beautiful... in every direction.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8423p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chef.jpgMore Kobe beef. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8471p.jpgEpicenterhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8468p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_8451pbw.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dome.jpgThe Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome). The only structure left standing after 8:16am August 6, 1945.2015-11-27T13:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/11/01/kota-kinabalu-malaysia/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/flag.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sun.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/luke.jpgno fear.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/zipb.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jack.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/zip3.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/boated.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/boat.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fish.jpgWe swam with the schools of fish above their coral reef villages.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_7055p.jpgInstead of sea shells, the beach was lined with coral.2015-11-09T23:50:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/09/20/xian/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6541p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6545p1.jpgDSC_6545phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6545p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6538p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6523p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6517p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6474p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6472p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6470p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_6448p.jpg2015-09-20T15:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/09/08/for-the-record/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ayi.jpgTraining our future ayi.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/race.jpgThe annual HPE 4th of July Parade. Or as Luke remembers it as, "the race where I almost beat the firetruck."https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/christy.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/flood.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cp.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pool.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/truck.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/river.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/colby1.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/waterfall.jpg2015-09-08T06:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/08/11/no-need-to-say-goodbye/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0540pbwf.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0542pfc.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0548.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0540pbw.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0542p.jpgShellyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_5075.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_5082.jpg2015-08-11T12:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/05/09/huanying-nimen-lai-shanghai/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_0494.jpgThe Bundhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3615p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3603p.jpgOnce again, the watch tower became a place for imagination to run free.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3595p.jpgAtop the Mutianyuchancheng section of the Great Wall.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3446p1.jpgThe last emperor was Luke's age when he took the throne. Jack and Luke had so much fun imagining this place as their own.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3651p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3663pbw.jpgRacing from the "Brid's Nest."https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3762p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3753p.jpgEverywhere becomes a playground.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_3748p.jpg2015-06-15T08:48:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/05/18/we-live-in-china/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/photo.jpgA note Luke wrote on his own: "I was born in USA"https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_9867p.jpgand baskets.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_9854p.jpgFishing with hand-made net contraptions.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/scorpions.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/soup.jpgRoutine sale at any intersection. Turtle soup, anyone?https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pet.jpgThis same photo could be taken in a local pet market or local food market.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hardened.jpgAnd those that you know have a story to tell.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0785p.jpgPracticing martial arts...https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cards.jpgGathered around an intense game of cards...https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/photo-copy-3.jpgSomewhere in here, there is a bike hauling styrofoam to be recycled. 2015-05-18T12:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/03/22/entering-the-year-of-the-sheep/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/love.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jjkl.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kate_glide.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/julie_glide.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jack_glide2.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jack_glide.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/john_glide.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/para2.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sky2.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc_3124p.jpgLake Wakatipu and Queenstown from above.2015-03-23T17:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/01/20/road-trip-hangzhou/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/medicine.jpgAfter being prescribed your medicine, this https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dr.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/street2.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pagoda.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pagoda2.jpgpagoda2https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rice_cake.jpgHere they are making the sticky rice by repeatedly pounding, rotating, and smoothing the ball of rice with hot water until it is done. It is then formed into small cakes. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/house.jpgThe view from the top.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lookout.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tea.jpgLongjing tea plantation.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/coin1.jpgcoin2015-01-20T17:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2015/01/08/ohio-home-for-the-holidays/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sleep.jpgHow our dinners looked for the first three nights of 2015. Notice that dinner hasn't even arrived. I was the only one who found this amusing- as you can tell by John's glare. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sh.jpgOur first glimpse of Shanghai in 2015.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/luke.jpgOf course, right? When I asked him to look at me for a photo, he mumbled, "I can't."https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kate.jpgKate would't budge.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jack.jpgSomewhat excited (to land)https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nyc.jpgOur last glimpse the USA in 2014, as the sun rises upon New York City. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/skyzone.jpgLuke is showing that he is tall enough to play dodgeball with the big kids: In which, each game Luke was the last man standing. Proof that he's agile, quick, and also that the other team was too nice to go for the easy target. In any case, Luke was quite proud of himself.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dinner.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/xmas.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/arrival1.jpgWaiting for our luggage in CLE2015-01-08T14:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/12/07/fall-in-shanghai/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/steve.jpgA traditional Chinese dinner with the Smucker China team.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_1356p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/toot.jpgNow that Luke can read, this cereal is extra funny!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/luke2.jpgLuke has to sign in everyday at school using window markers. "Luke is here today."https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/book.jpgSam: The first book Luke completely read on his own.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_1028p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_0935p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/laugh.jpgSuch a fun community at Dulwich!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/trohpy.jpgChampions!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc_1509p.jpgPost-shootout celebration.2014-12-08T14:02:29+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/10/22/phuket-thailand/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/clouds.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/waves.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cave.jpgA cave where "birds nest soup" is collected. The farming of this product is a key part of traditional Phi Phi life and it's economy. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/beach3.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/clam.jpgThat was one big clam!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0530p.jpgEach new destination seemed to get more incredibly beautiful.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jump.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kate.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jack2.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0357p.jpg2014-10-22T18:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/09/16/our-first-visitors/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/luke.jpgWe miss you already.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jk.jpgThank you for such a fun and meaningful visit!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/miao.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wynn2.jpgMacao Island : Wynnhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hk.jpgVictoria Harbourhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/view2.jpgThe Peakhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/view1.jpgA truly beautiful city.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/customs.jpgThe photo doesn't do the moment justice....but Luke proceeded through customs on his own and answered all of the questions so proudly.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bday.jpgCelebrating Luke's birthday with the Bucilli family. Another family that yet again has connections back to Ohio. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/italy.jpgVisiting with my dear friend Mariana's mother-in-law who is from Torino, Italy.2014-09-20T10:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/08/28/summer-2014/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/icecream.jpgSo we had a LOT of ice cream!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ros.jpgIce Cream is way too expensive in China. And just not the same. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chipotle.jpgI'm embarrassed to say...I lost track of how many Chipotle veggie fajita burritos I consumed this summer.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pretzels.jpgThey're first meal in America! Auntie Annie's pretzels.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/li.jpgWith Li Laoshi in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/julie.jpgOh how we've missed Miss Julie!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lemonade.jpg https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/megan.jpgHow is 2022 only 8 years away?!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zach.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zip1.jpgZipline!2014-09-05T07:57:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/06/09/hong-kong-dragon-boat-festival/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0006p.jpgDSC_0006phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0004p.jpgDSC_0004phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_9958p.jpgDSC_9958phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0014p.jpgDSC_0014phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0045p.jpgDSC_0045phttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jkl.jpgPriceless.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/copter.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/top.jpgEnjoying the view after riding the tram rail car to the Peak.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/overlook.jpgBeautiful view from the Peak.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boat.jpgWatching the dragon boat races at Stanley Beach.2014-06-10T10:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/05/17/embracing-lifes-new-experiences/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_9926p.jpgThe perfect celebration for a beautiful girl who loves to sing.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_9915p.jpgLocal Karaoke clubs offer room rentals and are extremely popular in Shanghai. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/katebday.jpgHappy 9th Birthday Kate!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bike.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/loot.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dirtyq.jpgThe Dirty Market : Literally filled floor to ceiling with forgotten and discarded items. You name it...I saw it, but maybe could't reach it. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dongtailu.jpgDong Tai Luhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/farm.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/brain.jpgLuke with his brain. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bball.jpgShanghai Sluggers2014-05-18T21:08:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/04/06/sanya-hainan-island/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kate31.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hole.jpg...you try digging a hole to America!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luke2.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kate5.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shells.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jack.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tiramisu.jpgTiramisu!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/luke3.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kate3.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jack2.jpg2014-04-07T01:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/03/28/our-shanghai-favorites/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kate_yuan.jpgGirls' day included visiting Yu Yuan. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/elephant2.jpgIn reality, nothing will ever truly top elephant. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/miao.jpgMiao Miao Yao with Jack, Kate and Luke.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/movie.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cake.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sophia.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/flowers.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/food.jpgThere are 42 countries represented at this school. All, of which, had a booth at the school's international food festival this past week. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/home.jpgWe feel lucky to have decided on this area of Shanghai, this neighborhood, and this house. It's been essential in helping ease our transition into life in China. 2014-03-28T13:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/03/11/like-christmas-in-march/2014-03-11T00:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/02/19/our-extended-shanghainese-family/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pumpkin-e1392815364931.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mushroom-e1392815290311.jpgstuffed mushroomshttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/spring-e1392815205274.jpgchunjuan : spring rollshttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/food1-e1392814477447.jpgBeijingkaoya : Peking Duck Just one of the many courses throughout our meal.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_9552p.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_9404p.jpgJack and Kate with Li Laoshihttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/food-e1392810458861.jpg2014-02-19T22:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/02/18/37-hour-long-birthdays/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dinner.jpgFinally, John gets a celebration of his own. Dinner at Crystal Jade: a famous dim-sum restaurant with delicious Shanghainese dumplings. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/school.jpgJack's birthday celebration at school.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bowl.jpgOption 2: Bowling Partyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rock-e1392704054734.jpgrockOption 1 : rock-climbing partyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bday-e1392703907931.jpgOut of the options, what did he choose?.... a sleepover. 2014-02-24T21:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/02/05/hong-bao-fireworks-and-crowds-oh-my/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/301.jpg301 KMph : 187 MPH The Maglev train in Shanghai was the first high-speed magnetic levitation train and remains the world's fastest train in commercial service with top speeds of 268mph. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/arrival.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/station.jpgWaiting for the Maglev train to arrive. (notice the purse)https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cars.jpgFu Xing Park. Love that the city parks have fun amusement rides!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/shops.jpgTian Zi Fang : A preserved local neighborhood with traditional architecture and great shopping. Kate now brings her purse (and hong bao) everywhere we go. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/yuan.jpgRenShan-RenHaihttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/yu.jpgYu Yuan : Once the largest and most prestigious garden in Shanghai, this section of Yu Garden is now a merchant area with great architecture, unique shops, and a LOT of people.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/subway.jpgOur first of many rides on the subway. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/escalator.jpgShanghai Ocean Aquarium : Jack's favorite was the sawfish. Kate liked the sea turtles. Luke loved playing with the penguins. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hongbao.jpg2014-02-05T07:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/01/29/xin-nian-kuai-le/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/luke_bird.jpgta-da!https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bird.jpgDulwich had a Lunar New Year festival on the last day of school before the holiday. Luke asked for a bird on a stick...https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jklny.jpghttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lukelny.jpgOf course, Luke started showing off his kung fu moves immediately after putting on this outfit.2014-02-24T21:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/01/28/our-china-home-2/2014-01-28T02:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/about/2014-01-21T12:12:18+00:00weekly0.6https://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/01/18/adjusting-to-shanghai-life/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/caoan.jpgCao'an Fabric Market: a wonderfully overwhelming market where you can buy most anything for your home...at amazing prices. Imagine the IX Center tripled, fill it with aisle upon aisle of shopping, and you have Cao'an.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/people.jpgLuke and his "people"https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/umbrellas.jpgExploring on a rainy day.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tennis.jpgWe have turned our dining room table into "table tennis." Jack was given an impromptu lesson from this gentleman who came to install our internet...and more importantly our VPN which allows us to access blocked websites including social media sites and hulu.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mobike.jpgOur "mobike" : Our new Shanghai ride. The roads here have a separate bike lane because so many people depend on this as their main transportation.https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/keys.jpgThese are the keys given to us for our new home. EVERY door has a different key. There has to be a more efficient way of doing this.2014-02-24T21:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/01/15/starting-to-settle-in/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image11.jpgThe Bund. That's Luke running for me in the bottom right corner. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image10.jpgView of the Bund and Huangpu river.2014-01-15T15:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.com/2014/01/10/new-years-eve-2013/https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image8.jpgimagehttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image7.jpg Just as we flew over the North Pole https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image6.jpgimageLuke's "myPad". Give him elephant and his iPad...and maybe a snack. He's good for hours. https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image5.jpgThey have no clue how spoiled they were to have these seatshttps://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image4.jpgimageOur personal rainbow https://ourshanghaidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image3.jpgimageSharing the flight with elephant2014-01-10T05:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ourshanghaidays.comdaily1.02017-08-28T15:44:23+00:00