December 31, 2009
We hung out at the Chen's for New Year's Eve. Happy New Year! 
December 24, 2009
Nice things about Southern Cal - outdoor swimming in the winter (it was a little cold though) and beautiful sunset... 
December 23, 2009
These were highlights from Day 2 of Legoland. After a long day, this is how the kids decided to unwind... 
December 21, 2009
Finding Thomas the Train at Legoland is probably the highlight for Colin. How time flies...It seemed not very long ago that Jocelyn went to Legoland for the first time and riding the train with Mommy. Now she actually can take Colin on the ride. 
Very soon, Colin will go from driving a stationary car to a big kid car - just like Jocelyn.
December 20, 2009
We are on our way down to Carlsbad to spend Christmas vacation there. Stopping for lunch at McDonalds. Always get a kick out of how Colin holds his food... 
December 19, 2009
Went to watch a show called Madeline. Afterwards, went to eat pho. Colin and Amanda enjoyed the candy cane much more than the pho. 
December 7, 2009
My first ever book report - we had to share about a book with our own words without reading the book and also present some visual aids. I decided to share about a book called "The Legend of the Candy Cane". After my sharing, I passed out a candy cane to everyone. Here's what my teacher thought about my sharing... 
December 6, 2009
First time singing in a Children Choir - we had to memorize lyrics to 4 songs! Colin and Amanda approves... 
November 15, 2009
Our annual Thanksgiving feast - a little early this year as everyone will be out of town except for us.
November 7, 2009
Natalie had her birthday party at a bowling alley. My first time to bowl...At night, we had dinner at Sushi Boat. 
November 2, 2009
Colin went to a field trip at De Anza Park. Besides playing in the playground, the main theme was about collecting leaves. 
October 26, 2009
I had no school today because of Teachers' In-Service Day. So we decided to go up and visit the new California Academy of Sciences. 
October 22, 2009
October 21, 2009
Gung Gung was able to come to my soccer practice! Colin looks like he'll be a very skillful soccer player. 
October 19, 2009
October 6, 2009
September 16, 2009
One of our favorite things to do as a family - playing Hide-n-Seek in the house... 
September 12, 2009
Fall soccer season started. I'm in the U8 group this year and I think I'm the youngest one on my team. I got to be the captain today so I participated in the coin toss - even though I really did not know what was going on...
September 11, 2009
Friday night Chinese School has started again. This year is going to be much more challenging (for me and Mommy) than last year. During the first night, they allowed parents to sit in. Colin was able to check it out too.
September 8, 2009
I'm in first grade now - that means homework Monday thru Thursday...It's fun! September 5, 2009
Labor Day weekend - we went to Lake Vasona Park for a nice relaxing afternoon of pedal boat and riding the train. We all had a blast. It was the first time Colin did boating. 
August 22, 2009
August 20, 2009
Very excited about starting first grade today! Looking forward to new friends, buying hot lunches, library books, playground.... 
August 16, 2009
This summer, every Sunday, I've been having tennis lessons and today is the last day. We all got trophies... 
August 5, 2009
My front tooth has been wriggly for awhile and tonight, it finally came out. I was very excited. 
August 1, 2009
We and 2 other families went to Lake Nacimiento for the weekend. Every time Josh and I hang out, we always have a good time. We are in our own world... 
July 24, 2009
My 6 year old checkup today - 49 lbs (72nd percentile), BMI of 17 (84th percentile) and 45 inches (46th percentile). My weight and BMI have improved since my last visit. Yay! July 21, 2009
Daddy took a day off from work to celebrate my birthday today. We went to Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo. 
For dinner, we went to Noriega Cafe in the Sunset district of San Francisco. It was a long day but we enjoyed every minute of it. 
July 18, 2009
We celebrated my 6th birthday by having a party at KidzArt. 
After the party, our family and Natalie's went to Chevy's for dinner. 
July 10, 2009
July 4, 2009
June 28, 2009
We went out to dinner to celebrate Yeh Yeh's (Grandpa) birthday which is in a couple of days.
June 24, 2009
Attending Vacation Bible School with Natalie this week... 
June 18, 2009
June 17, 2009
Attending a one week soccer camp this week and today is Wacky Wednesday. 
June 14, 2009
Early Father's Day celebration...Sunday brunch in Los Gatos... 
June 12, 2009
Can't believe the school year is over already. Today is the last day of school. Sadly, my very good friend Ivie will be going to a different school in the fall. Happily, I've gone through kindergarten with flying colors. 
June 6, 2009
We went to the Sunnyvale Art and Wine Festival today. After dinner, we walked to Jocelyn's school to get some exercise. Colin loves soccer and basketball. In fact, anything that has to do with ball... 
May 30, 2009
We had a joint birthday party for Colin and Austin. Happy Birthday! 
May 29, 2009
Last day of Chinese School. There was a graduation ceremony. Besides getting my graduation certificate, I also got an award. It's called the Best Conduct Award - the teacher said I always lended things to other people when they had forgotten theirs and for making sure every other student is doing OK. I was just being myself.... :) 
May 26, 2009
Colin's 2 year old checkup today - 30lb. 14 oz (82nd percentile) and 35.75 inches tall (84th percentile). Afterwards, we went to Children's Discovery Museum to check out the new Curious George display. 
May 25, 2009
Colin is 2 years old today. We celebrated by going to TGI Sushi. Lesson learned: Always mention it's someone's birthday and you'll get something for free. This time...we got free ice-cream. We then came home and had ice-cream cake from Coldstone.
May 16, 2009
My book was one of the ones chosen to represent my school at this year's Young Authors' Faire. It came as a pleasant surprise. We didn't know what to expect since this is the first time. Overall, it was a good experience to be able to share my book with others. 
May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day! The 2 daddies were in charge of cooking dinner tonight. 
April 18, 2009
BBQ lunch at Camano Island State Park...Cheap/decent sushi at Sushi-Land...Ice-cream birthday cake for dessert... 
April 15, 2009
Another reason for coming up to the Northwest was to go to the Tulips Festival in Skagit since tulips are Mommy's favorite flowers. The tulips fields weren't actually in full bloom yet. So that means we'll have to re-visit another year to experience all the tulips in full bloom. 
April 14, 2009
We are about to fly to Seattle to spend the rest of the week to play with my cousins. April 11, 2009
April 5, 2009
It was a short trip but before going back home, I got to go to Goofy's Kitchen restaurant for brunch with Rachel and family. Lots of food and pictures with Disney characters....Mommy, Daddy, and Colin did not go because Colin would cry every time he sees one of the characters. 
April 3, 2009
We got to go to Disneyland with Rachel and family. This is the first time Colin goes to Disneyland. Perhaps a little overwhelmed with everything.... 
March 19, 2009
Science Night at my school. This is my good school friend Ivie... 
March 7, 2009
Last fall, we decided to take off the training wheels on Jocelyn's bike thinking that she was ready for 2 wheels. She struggled alot and ended up not biking throughout the whole winter. For the past week or so, she suddenly got interested in learning to bike. She was a little scared at first but after awhile, she was determined to teach herself how to bike. Today, she has succeeded! We are all very happy for Jocelyn... 
February 16, 2009
Went up to Tahoe and played in the snow. First time Daddy had to put on chains....First time Colin saw snow but he didn't care much for it...First time Jocelyn went sledding and she loved it. 
January 30, 2009
At chinese school, we have our CNY celebration tonight. Guess who's this in the back? 
It's me Jocelyn, of course! Enjoy the video...January 25, 2009
January 16, 2009
Our Australian friends are visiting us this weekend (Uncle Desmond, Auntie Margaret, Daniel and Sarah). 
January 1, 2009
Our last stop before heading to the airport - Aqua Stadium: a small aquarium with dolphin and sea lion shows. At the airport, I wanted to take a picture with a JAL employee. :) 
Look at our Hong Kong album from 2004 and our most recent Hong Kong/Tokyo album. Couple of things that are obvious:
- Mommy and Daddy have aged.
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Jocelyn was half the size of the Snoopy then compared to now - doubled the size of Snoopy. 
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Colin is around the same stage as Jocelyn was back in 2004.I'm sure the next 4 years will continue to bring us new and interesting experiences and take us to exciting new places.
