Danny's second field trip this year was to a cake factory. We were (okay I was, because I tried to put a happy, everything is fine face for Danny) worried though that we would not be able to go because the Wednesday before our ayi received news that her mother fell and was not doing well. We wanted her to go but were also left with the delima of what to do with Josh during the field trip. Here your ayi is your babysitter/daycare place, as since there are ayis that are reasonable, such services are unavailable here. Thankfully she called on Thursday, after a mass scramble to find an alternative, and said her mother was doing better and would come on Friday.
Our ayi arrived to tell me that her mother was doing worse, but said she could stay for the morning field trip. We agreed she should leave as soon as we got back. Danny and Iraced to school and stopped by the store in the club to buy some Teddy Grahams. He had been wanting them for weeks, and I thought it woud be a great thing to bring as our snack on the bus. He was so excited by the idea. (Isn't it wonderful how the small things excite our little ones!)
The cake factory was a lot of fun. They showed us a short film in Chinese about frosting a cake. Then we were ushered into a little holding room where we were blasted with air. After this "cleaning", we traveled down a long hallway and watched the workers making cakes. Once we reached the second floor the kids were handed smocks so they could decorate their own cake. If only I had a video camera to tape Danny and his friend Tayton's facial expressions when they were handed the pink smock. I quickly tried to console both of them and we actually got them to put them on.
Decorating the cake was great. They were given little cakes on top of a lazy susan cake platter. Watching the four and three year olds decorate was so neat. They really got into it and were quite proud of their creations. After working on the cakes the kids were able to play in a really neat area that had a indoor jungle gym and lots of fun toys. We then boarded the buses and headed back home. Our ayi left and we prayed that all would be okay. She was already planning on being gone for Chinese New Year, but this added an extra week to her leave. I pray I will make it through without her. With my condition, I just cannot do a lot anymore.
The superbowl was Monday and as the Colts were playing the Saints we had to be there. Drew Brees for the Saints played at Purdue while Dustin and I were at school, so we were looking forward to seeing the home town play his team.
We originally planned going to a bar/restaurant further from our house, but were blessed that one right down the street from our house was opening up for the game. It was a great time, except to have to watch the Colts lose. The bar/restaurant is run by local expats, and have a very kid friendly atmosphere of no smoking if kids are present. As the superbowl for us was on at 7am, they served a breakfast. They had a great corner with a giant sofa and tables that we took over. They were extremely sweet and while they did not have coffee to serve (my drink of choice with breakfast) she later made a coffee run across the street to Starbucks for anyone who wanted something. The kids were great and went between watching, eating, coloring and playing with the small toys we had brought with us. So, while we were sad walking home that the Colts lost, we were so happy that we were able to watch it here.
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