Hide n' Seek

Sharing about our adventures in a tropical country wouldn't be complete without a few critter stories. In our first few hours in our new home we found a snail (outside), 2 small roaches, and 2 friendly geckos! The roaches we would happily do without, and thankfully they haven't been around much. But we do like spotting our friendly, bug eating lizards. They are a welcome part of the Cooper household.

The kids have named our geckos "Hide" and "Seek". We think this is Seek. :)

Scooting Around Town

Here we are! And we have wheels :) We purchased a scooter from a family who left Taiwan last spring. For now... this is how we get around! Caden and Ellie had a blast picking out their new helmets. Caden's is red, with a rocket on the side, air vents on top, and a face mask like dad's. Ellie's is pink with flowers and fairy's on the side. "Go faster daddy!"

And yes... we have put all 4 of us on it. :)

We've landed!

We officially landed, safe and sound, at 11:30 pm on Sunday (Taiwan time). All 8 suitcases, 4 carry ons, 2 car seats, stroller, kids, mom & dad made it. Whoo hooo! Here are a few photos from our trip.

Checking our our jumbo jet! It even has an upstairs...

and a tv for every seat!

In flight entertainment. Movies, coloring, and a little dancing :)

The friendly service rep at check in hooked us up with a front row... extra leg room!

Yes, we even slept a bit!

We're really here! Just 30 hours after checking in at the Redmond airport.

Every thing made it. (There's a 2nd cart of luggage behind us... thankfully we passed right through customs.)

First morning in our kitchen... our welcome family (another staff family here) has us all set with the good stuff from Costco. Who knew?

And... the best of the local fruit!!! Fresh, sweet, melt in your mouth Mango for breakfast...

this is the taste of Taiwan.