Chinese New Year at School

My first week in Taiwan Erin and I were on our own since Nathan was out of town. It was also the week of Chinese New Year and the kids each had a function at school to celebrate the holiday. First up was Kohen, we got to go on a field trip with his class to a local market to buy ingredients to make dumplings. Going to the market is quite the experience in Taiwan, there is lots to see...and lots that you wish you didn't see! It was really cool to experience the market with Kohen as he discovered fish that were still flopping and even caught a butcher in the act! He looked up at me very concerned, and while the butcher chopped away he said in all sincerity, "Is that an arm?" I guess we should have skipped that one! We went back to Kohen's school to make the dumplings, and it turns out that Kohen is a professional dumpling maker:) We also got to go to Aly's school and watch her performance...both of her performances actually. An unsuspecting adult had left the microphone right in Aly's reach and before we knew it the whole school and all of the parents were watching Aly intently as she gave an impromptu performance. When she was done with her little solo the whole place even clapped! Needless to say she was quite pleased with herself...she is definitely her mother's daughter!