2013/12/26

New Year Goal 新年目標

Pieter had to work on Christmas eve and Christmas day, so we did not have any activities.We had a peaceful  day. And I did not have to teach the children this week. No homeschooling  this week. Yeah!!!
But I  had a little activity for the kids. I  asked them what was their new goal for 2014.
So we made a 2014 calendar. Through making a calendar, we were able to review our previous lessons of the year, like seasons, days of the week, dates and months. We also wrote our new goals for 2014 on the calendar. I  can use these new goals to set up their new study plans. It was fun and a nice day to have a short break for the kids and I.

因為先生晚上都要上班,聖誕節的夜裡我們家很平常,先生上班,小孩很早就去睡了。但是因為聖誕節周,我們放假,不用homeshool。所以比較悠閒一點,於是我讓小孩動手做2014月曆。希望他們可以藉由剪貼月曆來複習之前的課程,認識四季跟月份,天數跟星期。除此之外,我希望他們寫新年目標,幫助學習設立目標,並學習執行目標。我也能夠督促我自己也完成2014目標。透過目標設立,也可以幫助我可以安排新學期的課程,藉由課程來完成小孩目標,真是一舉數得。

Calendar sheet 
(This website is one of my favorites)





 Four colors for four seasons.
四種顏色代表四種季節


 Kids can learn dates, months, days of the week, and seasons.
小孩可以藉由剪貼認識日期,星期,月份跟季節。


All done!
完成了!




Corban wrote his new year's goals
Corban努力在寫新年目標

 Amira wrote her goals
Amira 認真思索她的新年目標





I hope we can make our goals come true.
"Seek and ye shall find."
我希望我們都能完成我們的新年目標
追求並擁有!

2013/12/24

Christmas Movies 聖誕節電影院

Here are some Christmas Movies  I would like to watch during Christmas season!!
These movies give me a lot feelings and meanings. Every time when I watch them, I am thankful my life and blessing.

這裡有幾部聖誕佳節時,可以看得經典電影!
每次看這些影片真的給我很多想法跟感覺。讓我感受到我的生活裡有許多的祝福!


 Christmas movies List:

  It is a wonderful life (1946)風雲人物

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

(I love this movie so much)


風雲人物》(It's a Wonderful Life)是1946年法蘭克·卡普拉導演的美國電影。詹姆斯·史都華唐娜·瑞德李昂·巴里摩主演。故事靈感可追溯自查爾斯·狄更斯的經典小說《小氣財神》。《風雲人物》一向被評價為無與倫比的溫馨勵志經典影片。在英語系國家,及其他以聖誕節為主要節慶的國家地區,更享有極崇高的聲譽。2006年,此片上映整整60年後,美國電影學會將其評選為百年來最偉大的勵志電影




A Christmas Carol (2009) 聖誕夜怪譚

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

(There are  lot versions , this is  a new one I like) The novel is good to read it.

聖誕頌歌(A Christmas Carol),是一部2009年的3D動畫電影,由Robert Zemeckis編劇及導演。 電影改編自查爾斯·狄更斯的小說《聖誕頌歌》,Jim Carrey在劇中飾演守財奴史古基(青年、中年及老年)以及耶誕三精靈






A Christmas Story (1983) 聖誕故事


Ralphie has to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s.

四十年代,9歲的孩子拉爾夫認爲耶誕節最完美的禮物就是一把BB槍,但是所有的人都認爲這是非常危險的禮物,拉爾夫甚至不惜與老師,父母甚至聖誕老人對立。













An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars.



講述一個小孩在聖誕節被留在家中獨自用機智對付兩個小偷的故事。影片主要的拍攝地點在芝加哥










A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

本片描述二次大戰中,深得部屬愛戴的韋佛利將軍,在解甲歸田之際,部屬展現了對將軍的懷念;而退役的華里斯上尉與一兵戴維斯合組歌舞秀團隊,在演藝事業中闖出天下,但是老長官解甲歸田後卻瀕臨破產,激起了軍中同袍的友愛,大家伸出援手,讓冬季的度假小鎮起了變化。白雪飄飄將大地舖蓋成一片銀白色,銀色聖誕的歌聲,展現了人間溫情,溫馨、感人帶給世間寧靜、祥和、希望。










Merry Christmas 聖誕快樂

I made a short clip about our family in 2013 for Pieter's Family in U.S. We could not go home for Christmas this year. I hope they will like this video. Also I am thankful to all my fiends and family for helping our family this year. Merry Christmas and a Happy new year!

我很快製作了2013年博家庭回顧影片給Pieter美國的家人。今年我們還是無法回去美國過聖誕節,希望能藉由影片來表達我們的思念,也希望他們會喜歡這個影片。我也感謝這一年來給予我們家庭許多的支持跟協助的家人和朋友。聖誕快樂及新年快樂!

2013/12/21

Christmas carol 聖誕樂曲

We have not been back to the U.S. about 4 years. We really miss our family. This year the Christmas is on a week day. Pieter will not have a day off. But we will still have a Christmas dinner with Jared's family on Sunday.
I asked Amira to give us a small Christmas carol performance for her family. She agreed. Amira and I spent an hour filming a few songs after all the kids went to bed. She is a busy girl, so she didn't have much time to practice these Christmas carol. I hope everyone will enjoy it. I know she always tries her best.
Merry Christmas!

我們已經四年沒有回美國過聖誕節了,我們總是很思念Pieter在美國的家人。今年聖誕節剛好在平日,所以沒有辦法好好過節,不過這星期日,還是會Pieter的二弟和他家人一起有個聖誕節晚餐。今天我請Amira演奏幾首聖誕歌曲,送给她的家人,她欣然同意。她是個很忙的小孩,所以沒有太多時間練聖誕歌曲,不過我們還是很努力錄製了一小時,而且還是趁所有小孩都睡覺了,才可以安靜的錄製這幾首曲子。我知道她總是很盡力演奏,希望你們會喜歡。
聖誕快樂!



Angels We Have Heard on High 


Joy to the World 



Silent Night 


Music 1


Music 2

2013/12/20

Aviation Museum 航空科學館

Today was our field trip day. We went to the museum in Taoyuan. We don't live too far from the airport.
In the museum, there are a lot of different airplanes and the history of air airplanes. We learned a little bit about airplanes. It was nice to have a chance to look around.
最近天氣一直是下雨,所以不能出外走走,只能到室內逛逛。今天剛好有機會到航空科學館。
這裡展示很多老舊飛機,飛機內部零件,空軍的學校成立跟空軍的歷史。
也有機會到瞭望臺,觀看飛機起飛跟降落。
算是滿不錯的體驗。

I tried to take a picture that looked like an album cover for a band.
I call them "The Five Pilots". It doesn't sound that cool.
我試著要學樂團一樣,拍一張團照。
我叫他"五空少', 聽起一點都不酷,哈!




The cockpit
機艙


Taiwan air force uniforms
台灣空軍制服


We were flying to the U.S 
我們想飛往美國

My air force husband.
如果他有這麼高,應該真的滿壯的吧







This place an observatory to watch airplanes depart and land.
瞭望臺

Kids were enjoying watching airplanes fly away
小孩有興趣看著飛機起落

2013/12/17

Gingerbread house 薑餅屋

Gingerbread house = Candy house? Yes. For kids it's so much fun to put candy on top of gingerbread house. Well this time we did not design our house well, it did not look good. But our kids did not care so much. All they wanted to do was eat the candy.

薑餅屋=糖果屋? 答案肯定是的。小孩最喜歡把糖果黏在薑餅屋上了,把各種顏色的糖果放在屋上,十分有趣。小孩的口水是直直流,媽媽則在一旁監督,不准他們偷吃。 因為我還沒有講'巫婆的糖果屋',哈哈!! 不過這次的薑餅屋並不是很好,因為麵團有冷藏再拿出來用,這樣效果會很差,加上量錯屋子的尺寸,所以蓋不起來,只能勉強改做出個樣子。


Making the house 
蓋薑餅屋

Ready to put candy on top of the house
準備要放糖果在屋子上面了

The weird looking house
形狀奇怪的房子

The kids just staring at the candy
小孩們眼睛只盯著糖果

Putting candy on top of the house
用糖粉作成黏膠把糖果黏在屋上



Hey..I want to eat some candy
我要吃糖果!

All done
完成了


The candy house! Sweet!
糖果屋

2013/12/16

The live musical presentation of the Nativity 聖誕節由來節音樂會

Tonight we had our Nativity performance, Pieter was narrating. The kids sang "Picture a Christmas".
Corban was funny on stage. Everyone just laughed at him. Because the weather was not good today, they had to move the set from outside into the chapel. A lot of members did a great jobs, they spent time to prepare to made the performance a memorable one. It was a wonderful night.

今天參加英語支會的聖誕節由來來音樂演出。因為天候不佳,所以場景搬到室內,但是整個演出依舊很棒。
今年我先生剛好有機會負責旁白部分,兩個大的小孩則有機會跟其他小孩一同獻台唱聖誕歌曲。Corban第一次上台演出,大部分時間看到Corban在搞笑,Amira則在一旁試著要她專心唱歌。不過倒是娛樂很多觀眾。聖誕節由來的音樂演出,從我加入教會的那年開始的,我有參加第二年的合唱團部分。因為那一次經驗,我聽到台灣獎學金事情。些許年後,我要嫁給我先生的時候,因為他還是學生。他想要來台灣讀書,也是藉由台灣獎學金申請,才得以到台灣讀書,所以聖誕音樂對我們家庭有一份很特別緣分跟祝福。
今年是第13年舉辦,一年比一年進步,服裝道具都改進很多,從第一屆演出到現在,我所知道舉辦這活動歷任主教依舊在現場幫忙,他們的家人都很積極投入這具有意義的演出,這次我的家人可以參與到,感到十分榮幸。
聖誕音樂劇十分溫馨感人,美妙聖誕歌曲,加上真人演譯當時的基督誕生情況,傳教士環繞四周獻唱詩歌,場面真的歡欣。

My husband narrating 
 我先生擔任英文旁白
Kids sing "Picture a Christmas"
小孩獻上詩歌
The Nativity (partial)
聖誕節由來部分演出
International Community Choir

國際社區合唱團

Rehearsal
排演
Our bishop  directing the Nativity
主教導演整場演出

The three wise men and Angels
三位博士跟天使

The church choir 
教會合唱團
The Shepherds
牧羊人
Mary and Joesph 
馬利亞跟約瑟
The Roman soldiers
羅馬士兵
Two great bishops 
The one on the left created this tradition 13 years ago.
兩位優秀的主教
左邊是已經卸任的主教,
他是第一屆舉辦此活動的
當時主教。

Pieter made a Gingerbread Nativity set 
我先生 做的薑餅屋"The Nativity "
Exhibiting different Nativity styles
 form different countries.
 展示各國不同風格的The Nativity 




Our Nativity  is one of them

































My two little cute kids, 
dressed New Testament clothes
for the choir.
我兩個可愛的小孩,
穿好劇服準備演唱。