Field trip to the Taipei Zoo

Last week we took a class field trip to the Taipei Zoo to see the new baby panda (and all the other animals, of course).  It was the perfect day to go....cool, cloudy, and not crowded at all!

The baby panda isn't so tiny!

Andy had to have this picture in front of the bison....of course!  He's hoping the three kids with him are future NDSU Bison.

Soon we won't be able to take a picture of them inside this hippo....they're getting too big!

My little girl turns 8!!

Happy 8th Birthday to my girl!  We love you!

Kenting Vacation

In March we took a few days off and headed to the southern tip of Taiwan.  We were blessed with cool weather, fun trips to the beach, beautiful scenery, and great hikes!

This is pretty much what the kids did everyday at the beach!

Except, of course, when they were making themselves into sand monsters.

This hike proved to be a little much for our kids, so we only made it up this first "hill."

It was so windy, but completely worth braving the wind for this breathtaking view!

We spent a big chunk of time watching these surfers.

We spent one morning at this amazing aquarium/marine biology museum.

We explored some caves.

We watched a bunch of these guys swing around in the trees above us.  They made some threatening sounds, too!

Perhaps most relaxing was watching the sun begin to set.  Beautiful (even though my picture doesn't capture the beauty).