Heading to Chicago!
We’re heading to Chicago! On Friday we will be taking Take Five on a long six to seven-hour...
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Marshmellows
The Christensen family got more than they bargained when inviting the Peterson clan for dinner. We most likely overstayed our welcome after nearly 5 hours of ruckus. The kids climbed trees (check out Sophia in her new haircut),...
Read MoreFriends Reunited
We enjoyed an overnight visit from Eric, Sheila, Gena, and Rachel our neighbors from Iowa City and the girls first friends. Above are Gena and Michaela. They went to kindergarten together and now are both starting high school....
Read MoreHerpetology 101
Lessons learned in Steinthal this week:1. Frogs and toads can make great houseguests, but should be limited to the appropriate sites. Computer monitors and glass jars are ok. But not the bath. Sophia was able to take her toad in...
Read MoreThe Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
While the Chinese cuisine did not encourage any gastronomic gorges from the Peterson clan, we did enjoy these visual gorges. While the cliffs are currently dramatic, it is strange to think that they will be quite different in a...
Read MoreEscanaba, Michigan
Last weekend we took Take Five up to Escanaba, Michigan with the Christensens. We had great weather for the trip up and back. Emily and Luke helped bring Take Five back to Sheboygan where it will stay in preparation for a trip...
Read MoreRelaxing on the Yangtze
After a very hot and humid vacation up to this point, we were happy to jump on board the Victoria Queen for a cruise down the Yangtze River from Chongquing to Fengdu. This was a three day cruise with several stops along the way...
Read MoreTiananman after the Tank Man
The incident took place on the Cháng Ān Dà Jiē (长安大街), or “Great Avenue of Chang’an” just a minute away from Tiananmen, which leads into the Forbidden City, Beijing, on June 5, 1989, the day after the Chinese...
Read MoreCalligraphy pals
Check out our penpals! The boys loved to repeat the American hand signals as you can see. Emily and Michaela learned to write their names in Chinese from their friends-Chinese calligraphy is more difficult than it looks. Sophia...
Read MoreThe Sleeping Buddha
The Dazu stone carvings at Chongqing are one of ancient China’s most valuable treasures. They were declared a National Key Cultural Relics Protected Unit in 1961, and in 1999 they were listed as a World...
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