Today we took N to the Portrait Gallery so that he could see the presidential portraits. He was familiar with most of them from seeing them in other places, like his history and presidents books. He knew so much of…

Today N flew his Go Go Bird at Triangle Park. The wind was strong and the bird had trouble flying at times, and it kept going into the trees. One time it was very high in the trees but the…

N had his first of two standardized tests today – Reading (Math tomorrow). Apparently they scored the tests right away and N was tied for the highest score in the class! He was very pleased Also got this cute note…

We have a magnet collection which we add to every time we travel. Magnets make great souvenirs – they are not expensive, easy to carry home, and usually very plentiful. When I am traveling alone, I pick the magnet myself,…

N loves math. He likes studying it in school, but he also really likes asking questions that require math for the answer. When he asks questions like that, or works out problems in his head that involve math, I always…

If you want to know what M has been up to the last few weeks, these are screenshots from the Parents Newsletter we get from NSLI-Y. The group gets to go on lots of excursions and tours to broaden their…

We are back in DC! Before things get too busy with life here, I want to write about our last two days in Tokyo.  Highlights of the last few days in Japan: -dinner where we grilled meat at our table…

On our last full day in Taiwan, we went to the top of Taipei 101, an enormous building in downtown Taipei with sweeping views of the city. We saved it for the last day because it was close to our…