Riviera Maya 2008

Just came back from Spring Break last night. We enjoyed spending a week in Mexico at the Catalonia -Riviera Maya Hotel. We swam everyday and also visited the dolphines nearby.

Drank pina-coladas by the swimming pool and met lots of children that played with me!

Can't believe it is still snowing here in Iowa!
Height: 123 cm

There was a Music Festival today at School. Dad and mom forgot about it, so I felt nervous to be in front of so many parents. Fortunately, dad showed up. He was late, but he was there. He also went into my classroom and sat down with me. He saw how Mrs. H read a book to the children, and then we had Family Time. At night, I sang a few songs to mom and dad, and dad videotaped me singing!

Watched a DVD from October 2005. Assen looked small and he was trying to learn English very fast. We went to kent Park for a walk, 1.5 miles. Found a geocache. Getting ready for the trip south.

Karen tested Assen's knowledge of letters (upper case). Assen knew 26 out of 26. Lower case, he knew 22/23 out of 26. She randomly picked the letters, and he knew them. That's not what we hear from his school. We wonder if the stimuli at school gets him distracted (?). I asked him to count how many cheerios I put on the table. Assen counted just fine up to 29. He didn't know the number that followed 29.
Getting ready for our trip to Mexico. Starting sorting clothes to put in the suitcase.

I brought home a bird house I made at school. I also took the initiative to clean my dad's bathroom while mom was cleaning the rest of the house. I'm a good helper. Also, told mom and dad the story of the bird house.

Last night we watched the movie "The Astronaut Farmer." We enjoyed it very much. It's so nice to have dreams and be able to accomplish them. We also went to PartyZone to my friend's party, Ryan. I ran into my friend Sophie and I played with her.

Went to Weber last night and had fun at the Children's Carnival. Dad was in charge of the SnowMan Pitch. Saw lots of my friends. Went for dinner to Los Portales. Made some new friends and they let me take pictures with their cell-phone. I took lots of pictures singing Karoeke.