Assen is 122 cm high. We went to check some of the flooding in Iowa City. I took my video camera and Assen pretended to be a TV man. Some people were snadbagging around Los Portales, but we think water will not get so high. Hills Bank in front of Los Portales got hit pretty bad with the flooding.

Assen's weight: 54.5 lbs. Had dinner at Los Portales, as usual. Met Beth who was weraing a Hanna Montana t-shirt and Hanna Montana tennis shoes.

Assen looks so tall now [compared to little Sophia]. I measured his height today: 4 feet! 122 cms! [OK, he is still the same height he was a month ago, for some reason, he just looks taller].
We just came back from China. Assen went to school today, and his classmates had a few surprises for him! He got this t-shirt with a picture of him and Sophia, and also a Big card with the picture, signed by all his dear classmates!

Visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Hutong Tour. After a long day of sight seeing, we walked [again] to find a place to have lunch. The food was not very appetizing. Assen walked to a waitress and convinced her that he wanted a pepperoni pizza. The waitress did not understand him, so she showed him a menu with pictures. He pointed to the picture of a pepperoni pizza, and voila! in about ten more minutes, he had a pepperoni pizza!

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.