Wednesday, January 29, 2014

“Hi! I’m sleeping!”

Lunch of apples, strawberries, Mickey Mouse chicken nuggets, carrots, and a chocolate chip cookie.

Simon had some pretty artwork on display at school today.

Simon has been using this dry erase board to trace things. Basically it has a clear plastic screen and between the back and the screen, you can put in a picture which he can trace. He has been practicing letters and also drawing pictures. He is very concentrated when drawing.

Iris likes playing with her new activity table. She can “cruise” a little bit around it but still a little bit wobbly.

Captain Heartbreak!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Lunch of mango, strawberries, chicken tacos, carrots, cucumbers, and a fortune cookie. Simon likes mango a lot and thinks it is fun to eat the mango off of the skin. But I think he prefers that we peel it since it is easier for him to eat it faster! Ron brought him the fortune cookie leftover from his work yesterday. Simon made sure to give it to me to pack into his lunch.

We opened a new toy for Iris today, an activity table. She loves trying to stand up on everything. This table is a little bit unstable because it is a bit light so we have to watch her really carefully so she doesn’t knock it over.

I’m still getting used to Simon’s haircut. He looks so grownup!

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Iris has learned how to move a bit in this walker. She can kind of scoot around but prefers to stand holding onto the outside.

She will “yelp” at you when she wants your attention or if she is making an effort to move. She also tends to wave or flail her arms in your direction when she wants something.

Iris seems to like paper things like boxes, tissue paper, and now this Starbucks coffee cup sleeve.

So Simon went to get a haircut this morning and the stylist did not listen or understand what Ron asked for. He asked her to cut it shorter but I think she cut it way too short. I was a bit shocked but Simon says he likes his new haircut. Here he is after a quick shower to rinse out the stray hairs.

Oh well, it will grow back eventually. I just hope he won’t get too cold.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Sometimes I need to distract Iris in the morning for a few minutes as I get ready. Today’s distraction is a basket full of toys.

Iris looking cool with Daddy’s sunglasses.

We spent some time this morning before lunch at a park in Alameda. Iris really loves the swing.

Simon had fun playing with some other kids at the park. He also really liked the airplane.

A butterfly was sitting on a flower bush nearby and Iris and Simon were both very interested in looking at it.

Simon shows off his super jumping skills. If you can’t see the video, click the link below it.

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We had lunch with Grandpa Tam in Oakland Chinatown before heading out to Millbrae to hang out with the Chung grandparents. Simon fell asleep on the way and we didn’t want to wake him yet so Ron took the whole car seat out of the car and set him down near the Chung’s piano to sleep. He slept this way for more than 2 hours. He really must have exhausted himself at the playground.

Iris wasn’t tired at all so had a fun time playing with Grandma Chung and Uncle William.

We finally woke up Simon because we had dinner reservations at Mokutanya Yakitori Charcoal.

Iris fell asleep on the car ride over.

Unfortunately, she woke up soon after when she heard a loud noise and was fussy for most of dinner until she could fall asleep again. I had to carry her in the Ergo and walk around the restaurant until she fell asleep. It was a little smokey, a little noisy, and a little dark so probably confusing for her. We watched them do a little grilling in this little window.

After dinner, we passed around red envelopes. Simon was very happy.

He even posed for this super cute photo with Auntie Betty.

More celebrations to come!