In a nutshell..

So its been a while since I have wrote on my blog!I have been a bit busy. My brother visited at the end of September. So this blog entry will be a little long.
First here are some photos from Mark's visit!

 At the Great Wall (for the 7th time)

 Wofo Temple

 Fake Terracotta Warriors in the corner..well we are assuming they are fake..

 Temple of Heaven







I went home in October for a few weeks then  I came back to China.

  Originally I was going to travel to Prague but circumstances have kept me in China a bit longer!

Since coming back to China in October things have been fairly quiet. I celebrated Halloween at work with my children and Rose

 I then ventured off one day and saw the Drum and Bell Tower. I climbed 62 steps to get to the top and see the drums!

The Bell Tower









Thanksgiving was next. I planned a Thanksgiving party for everyone who works at Disney English. About 50 people showed up!








After Thanksgiving was another Christmas in Beijing.

Everyone gets homesick at Christmas in Beijing. No one wants to be here. So I tried to make it as fun as possible. We had a cookie making party!

 Oops...

 Teaching Rose and Vivian how to make cupcakes!

On Christmas I had some of my close friends over. We tracked Santa on the Santa tracker. It was a nice way to spend Christmas Eve. Not like I would at home but we had a good time!










New Years Eve came and went. And now I am planning trips that are coming up this year before I head home in April. This year I plan on traveling to Singapore, Harbin Ice Festival, and Tokyo.
In the meanwhile I am having fun in Beijing! I tried ice skating yesterday..