This blog is dedicated to the adventures of the Roessler Family (Kirk, Kathryn, Elizabeth & Alex) in their home in Shanghai and now in Dusseldorf

Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Grammy Arrives to Shanghai
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
AutoShanghai 2009
We took Alex and Elizabeth to the Shanghai Auto Show. I was able to get tickets for the preview day so the crowds were not too bad. The show was the biggest in Shanghai to date and had many international vehicle debuts.
Alex and Elizabeth had to sit in all of the cars. They especially liked to sit in the back of the cars. I guess that is where they are used to sitting. Alex's favorite was the Ferrari's and Elizabeth liked the VW Beetle.
They both loved the RV that was produced by one of the local automakers. They couldn't believe that it had a toilet. Sure enough it was Thetford. Kirk worked at this company as a co-op.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sanya
I was looking at pictures on Facebook from my friend Thuy's recent trip to Sanya. The pictures were so beautiful and the weather in Shanghai had been dreadful for so long that I talked Kirk into going. Turned out to be a great long weekend and the kids had a great time swimming. You can see we stayed at a nice place and were blessed with great weather. Great bonding time for us.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Easter
Easter Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day. The kids were pretty excited to find their baskets and do their Easter Egg hunt. I took off around 9am to run the Jinqiao 8k and Kirk got the kids ready for church. I ran the race, then ran to church and met them. I was a little smelly but had a fun run.
Elizabeth wore her bonnet that Kirk brought back from Paris and looked like an angel.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Boat Ride in Century Park
Everyday I look out my window and see boats going up and down the stream that runs through Century Park. The kids and I are always trying to talk Kirk into going on a boat ride in the park but in the past two and a half years have been unsuccessful.
One day, the kids had a day off of school. The Romankski ladies and the kids and I went for a boat ride. It was fun but not as exciting as we had built it up to be. The kids like driving the boat but after 30 minutes, they were ready to get off the boat.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Elizabeth's Transportation Field Trip
First we took a bus to the Pudong airport. There we boarded the Maglev train (it was really fast) and took that to the Longyang Metro Station where we hopped on line 2. From there, we took Line 2 to the Shanghai Science and Technology museum. Here the kindergarteners and their parents were able to walk around outside for a bit and have a snack. We got back on a bus and took it to Puxi to People's Square and had a look around. We got back on the bus and took it to the ferry near YuYuan Garden. I think the ferry was the kid's favorite. This costs .5 yuan (7cents) to get from Puxi to Pudong or vice versa. Bikes, pedestrians can take this. From here we walked down to the riverside promenade and had lunch. We had a really good time. The last picture is of Elizabeth and her teacher Mrs. McKeough.
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