UGHHH I hate myself for not being as disciplined with my blog. Since the trip it's been busy with ChicGeek, and just a backlog of things to do, and now with Autumn all the families want photos with the leaves, or getting photos done for their Christmas cards. But for now, I have to write down just some of the funniest things Colin has said. In the past few days, he's just been Mr. Chipper, and talks to everybody and anybody. He is cheerful. I want to remember what he says, so I'm just jotting these down as I can remember them:
[Joe fixing my phone]
Joes says to me: I hope the phone doesn't crash, or I'll be sad.
Colin: oooooh..... I hope it doesn't crash, or I'll be sad toooooooooo.
[Joe typing on iPad]
Colin: Daddy, you type pretty fast! i type sloooooooow, like a turtle.
[At Uncle Jeremy's house, in which he has many many aquariums]
Colin: Hi Fishies! I'm BACK!
[at the Save-On Foods, in the bulk section and an employee is doing an order]
Colin says to the man: What are you doing?
the man: I'm taking an order!
Colin: Ooooooh, I get it.
[at the Pho Restaurant - we're regulars at this location]
The waiter asks if Colin is all done his noodles
Colin: No, I want the lady.
Waitress comes
Colin: Can I have more noo-noos (noodles)?
Waitress ends up feeding him
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Journey to the East: Day 3 - Motownphilly
Just giving credit to my favorite 90's group Boyz II Men. Went to Philadelphia to meet a couple of old friends of Joe, and also to try the Philly Cheese Steak. What else did you think we would eat in Philly??
Joe has an old friend from his HK days that now lives in PA. Let me tell you a little thing about Joe. He is smart. And this old 'friend' is actually a former computer teacher at his HK highschool, and while he was a student they developed a strong bond over their love of technology, and all things geek.
Over the years, they have kept in touch, and now with social media making it so much easier to keep in touch - you'd think it'd be Joe and his teacher doing the communication. Not the case. It's the wives. surprise right?
Anyway, JJ and I initiated the planning, and then we met up at Larry's Steaks - 'the home of the Belly Filler'. As tempting as it sounded, to fill my belly with just cheese steak.... I didn't attempt it. I wanted to try an array of American favorites. Mushroom cheese steaks, regular cheese steaks, fries, pizza..... as we neared caloric comatose, we couldn't eat anymore and left some of our precious cheese steaks unfinished.
After surviving lunch, we walked it off at the Franklin Institute of Science. I love how much history there is on the East Coast.
From Wiki: Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at The Franklin Institute. From September 2 to October 11, 1884, it hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884, the first great electrical exposition in the United States.[1] Nikola Tesla demonstrated the principle of wireless telegraphy at the institute in 1893. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was later given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934.
So even before entering the Science Center, the amazing amount of history inside it's walls were mind blowing - really? electricity was introduced right there? Cara and Colin could care less. But I'm glad that we've been able to take our children to some incredible landmarks early on in their lives.
Inside there many exhibits, and Colin got along merrily with the Landii - They did a weather report together and I'm pretty sure they all have a very bright future in broadcasting.
It was a fabulous way to reunite with old friends. We drove back to Princeton, NJ (with 2 screaming kids... good thing it was only 45 minutes away), and was treated to another delicious meal prepared by our hosts.... we were spoiled. Prime Rib that night. It was a good day.
Joe has an old friend from his HK days that now lives in PA. Let me tell you a little thing about Joe. He is smart. And this old 'friend' is actually a former computer teacher at his HK highschool, and while he was a student they developed a strong bond over their love of technology, and all things geek.
Over the years, they have kept in touch, and now with social media making it so much easier to keep in touch - you'd think it'd be Joe and his teacher doing the communication. Not the case. It's the wives. surprise right?
Anyway, JJ and I initiated the planning, and then we met up at Larry's Steaks - 'the home of the Belly Filler'. As tempting as it sounded, to fill my belly with just cheese steak.... I didn't attempt it. I wanted to try an array of American favorites. Mushroom cheese steaks, regular cheese steaks, fries, pizza..... as we neared caloric comatose, we couldn't eat anymore and left some of our precious cheese steaks unfinished.
After surviving lunch, we walked it off at the Franklin Institute of Science. I love how much history there is on the East Coast.
From Wiki: Many scientists have demonstrated groundbreaking new technology at The Franklin Institute. From September 2 to October 11, 1884, it hosted the International Electrical Exhibition of 1884, the first great electrical exposition in the United States.[1] Nikola Tesla demonstrated the principle of wireless telegraphy at the institute in 1893. The world's first public demonstration of an all-electronic television system was later given by Philo Taylor Farnsworth on August 25, 1934.
So even before entering the Science Center, the amazing amount of history inside it's walls were mind blowing - really? electricity was introduced right there? Cara and Colin could care less. But I'm glad that we've been able to take our children to some incredible landmarks early on in their lives.
Inside there many exhibits, and Colin got along merrily with the Landii - They did a weather report together and I'm pretty sure they all have a very bright future in broadcasting.
It was a fabulous way to reunite with old friends. We drove back to Princeton, NJ (with 2 screaming kids... good thing it was only 45 minutes away), and was treated to another delicious meal prepared by our hosts.... we were spoiled. Prime Rib that night. It was a good day.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Journey to the East: Day 2 - Ivy Leaguer
Joe's cousins live in Princeton, NJ - and they were generous enough to host us for the first couple of days of our trip. This was also the first time all 4 of us roomed together, so it was a good test to see how we'd handle Colin and Cara sleeping in the same room (my lofty goal of having them bunk together at an early age may need some practice runs). Aside from the time zone change, and waking up at 10:30am (great for them), I was up alternating between them, trying to coax them back to sleep with either a boob or a bottle. But, because it was a treat to already not have to worry about housework or meals, I tried to not let that get in the way of our visit.
We decided to get an early start to Colin's post-secondary planning, and took a trip to see the Princeton Campus. We thought 'cute' would be enough for the class of 2027 early admission into the Ivy League.
Well, as proud as we are, we're lazy too, so we only got as far as some steps in front of one of the buildings, and totally dismissed our ambitious Asian 'Tiger-mom' parental ways, and just took some photos.
Joe also took the opportunity to take some shots of his cousin and her family, as she's expecting #2!! We all know maternity photos for #2 are hard to come by... let alone family photos - so Joe made a conscious effort to try to do these for our gracious hosts :) They're a beautiful family!
Then we got to meet Joe's other cousin, who recently had twin girls - oh, they are so so small and so so adorable. I can't believe how tiny babies are!! Here's a small re-cap of they're truly amazing story... and difficult journey up ahead.
Before the twins were born, there were a lot of uncertainties regarding their health. There were suspicions that one may have a genetic disorder, while the other is missing her aorta (main artery to heart). Well, Sarah gave birth to them, DURING the earthquake - and after a couple days of testing any genetic disorders were ruled out. The second twin, although requiring future surgery, is stronger and healthier than they expected, so they were relieved that she survived to meet the family!! They were discharged DURING the hurricane (Irene), and are now just trying to give twin #1 the best chance of survival when she undergoes surgery (plumping her up, making her strong) in a couple of months.
I can't imagine having twins, but to go through all of the fears, and uncertainties that they have experienced takes tremendous strength and faith. We met the girls, and they are absolutely a gift from God. We are thinking of them and wishing them all the best for the upcoming surgery.
But, as sweet as they are, having twins is not easy. Joe captioned the photo below 'Birth Control' :)
We decided to get an early start to Colin's post-secondary planning, and took a trip to see the Princeton Campus. We thought 'cute' would be enough for the class of 2027 early admission into the Ivy League.
Well, as proud as we are, we're lazy too, so we only got as far as some steps in front of one of the buildings, and totally dismissed our ambitious Asian 'Tiger-mom' parental ways, and just took some photos.
Joe also took the opportunity to take some shots of his cousin and her family, as she's expecting #2!! We all know maternity photos for #2 are hard to come by... let alone family photos - so Joe made a conscious effort to try to do these for our gracious hosts :) They're a beautiful family!
Then we got to meet Joe's other cousin, who recently had twin girls - oh, they are so so small and so so adorable. I can't believe how tiny babies are!! Here's a small re-cap of they're truly amazing story... and difficult journey up ahead.
Before the twins were born, there were a lot of uncertainties regarding their health. There were suspicions that one may have a genetic disorder, while the other is missing her aorta (main artery to heart). Well, Sarah gave birth to them, DURING the earthquake - and after a couple days of testing any genetic disorders were ruled out. The second twin, although requiring future surgery, is stronger and healthier than they expected, so they were relieved that she survived to meet the family!! They were discharged DURING the hurricane (Irene), and are now just trying to give twin #1 the best chance of survival when she undergoes surgery (plumping her up, making her strong) in a couple of months.
I can't imagine having twins, but to go through all of the fears, and uncertainties that they have experienced takes tremendous strength and faith. We met the girls, and they are absolutely a gift from God. We are thinking of them and wishing them all the best for the upcoming surgery.
But, as sweet as they are, having twins is not easy. Joe captioned the photo below 'Birth Control' :)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Journey to the East: Day 1 - the lost phone
It's been a couple of days since we've arrived back, but I've had to catch up with our ChicGeek Photo clients, and then the flurry of Thanksgiving activity, along with settling the kids back into Pacific time.
I'll just post a day at a time, so that I don't overwhelm you loyal viewer... and you know, to keep you wanting and coming back for more.
Our first day wasn't much of a day, but I'll ease myself into blogging after not having done it for over a week. Good flight - thank you Air Canada! And the kids were great. Cara slept for the first 2 hours, and then Colin slept... well, he also took all 3 seats so there was a point on the flight were Joe and I were standing in the back wondering how it was that we paid for 3 seats, yet we were both not sitting in them.
Oh, and if you didn't follow me on Facebook, I lost my phone on the plane. I was hoping there would be some honest and kind soul out there that would find and return it - but it appears SOMEONE is in for some serious lightning bolts. I was saying to a friend, that I hope that at least he/she had starving children so the money that went towards selling my stolen phone goes towards that. If not, and it went towards illegal activity... well I hope karma hits them bad. I'm not a super-Christian, so I can't say I forgive that easily. Starving children I can forgive. Drugs, I hope you get stung by a swarm of bees.
Anyway, losing something of such high value tests a marriage. And for the record, Joe and I are still married. So, we rode this one out. He was great though.... yes, I'm certain there was anger about the situation, but he never directed it towards me. I'm so grateful I've got a very understanding husband. (one of the Thanksgiving thankfulness things).
So, we arrived in Newark around 10pm, and were welcomed with open arms, and delicious food prepared by Joe's cousin!! It was pretty awesome to be fed home cooking.
Anyway, not that exciting, now that I'm reliving losing my phone I kind of feel crummy... so I'm going to stop blogging and cry a river.
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