Thursday, February 25, 2010
February Recap
Pinewood Derby day: Shua's car won 2nd - the only race he lost until the final race.
Friend birthday party, this is after we went to a baptism in the morning on Valentine's day.
Guy Tree Miller - Tree planting event. We planted 400 trees that morning. Here's the boys working together. They even helped each other carry the bucket full of mulch - it was hard work and they did a great job! We had company over that evening too - so it was a long day.
Squeezed in one ice skating this week since I was called a "lame" mother for not taking him ice skating and no that comment was not from my son. This is after I took him to the city hall for a field trip as part of accomplishing one of the goals of him moving up to "Bear Scout" next year.
Shua's class preparing for their prayer service. He adamantly told us to be there since all of the kids in their class has a role in the service. This was yesterday morning.
and here is his big night...ready for his first piano recital. This happened last night.
He did a duet with his piano teacher - he did the L'Olivier by Laguedoc. I guess that means Olive tree in french. He did pretty good especially since he has only taken 8, half hour classes so far.
The kids after their recital. He didn't want to go because he did not want to wear "dressy" clothes. He was lucky I didn't make him use a tie - I guess that would have been pushing it on my end :)
him and a classmate and fellow student forced to have their photos taken :
Anyway, this weekend we have the Blue and Gold Banquet at the school. I am one of the event planner and committee so that is keeping me busy. We all are anxious to move on to March and see family in New York - Yay!
Friend birthday party, this is after we went to a baptism in the morning on Valentine's day.
Guy Tree Miller - Tree planting event. We planted 400 trees that morning. Here's the boys working together. They even helped each other carry the bucket full of mulch - it was hard work and they did a great job! We had company over that evening too - so it was a long day.
Squeezed in one ice skating this week since I was called a "lame" mother for not taking him ice skating and no that comment was not from my son. This is after I took him to the city hall for a field trip as part of accomplishing one of the goals of him moving up to "Bear Scout" next year.
Shua's class preparing for their prayer service. He adamantly told us to be there since all of the kids in their class has a role in the service. This was yesterday morning.
and here is his big night...ready for his first piano recital. This happened last night.
He did a duet with his piano teacher - he did the L'Olivier by Laguedoc. I guess that means Olive tree in french. He did pretty good especially since he has only taken 8, half hour classes so far.
The kids after their recital. He didn't want to go because he did not want to wear "dressy" clothes. He was lucky I didn't make him use a tie - I guess that would have been pushing it on my end :)
him and a classmate and fellow student forced to have their photos taken :
Anyway, this weekend we have the Blue and Gold Banquet at the school. I am one of the event planner and committee so that is keeping me busy. We all are anxious to move on to March and see family in New York - Yay!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Sentimental
Apparently, I am not the only one who is sentimental about parting with the baby things and stuff which I've kept for ages, well, at least for 7 yrs. I have been packing most of the baby stuff to send to my sister Maybel, they went ahead and found out what they were having and as it turns out - they are having a boy. So, I thought they could definitely use Joshua's baby stuff and so my packing begins. It is tough to go through the things because it brings back so much great memories but I can't hold on to this things forever, but I guess, Shua is still not ready to let go.
When he saw a couple of his stuff animals in the pack, he was in tears even if he approved of it prior to it being put in the box. So, baby monkey and cuddly bunny has been fished out of the box and is now back on his shelf...guess although the baby is now 7, he still love his baby stuff animals.
When he saw a couple of his stuff animals in the pack, he was in tears even if he approved of it prior to it being put in the box. So, baby monkey and cuddly bunny has been fished out of the box and is now back on his shelf...guess although the baby is now 7, he still love his baby stuff animals.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Happy New Year!
Oh wow, it has been a while since I last posted something - sorry my bad! I will try to do a better job this time. Yesterday was our 8th yr. wedding anniversary (woo hoo!) and we celebrated it all together. Pat and I went out on Sunday for our date. We went to see Avatar in 3D and that was quite an experience for me. The theater was packed and so we ended up sitting way too close for my liking and sure enough just 10 minutes into the movie and I was ready to explode. I had to excuse myself the minute I got a chance and I was out in the restroom exploding - oh dear! I wanted to see the movie still so I instead stood on the sideline and minimized the use of the 3D glasses as much as I could. I guess I couldn't really say I liked the movie. I have seen 3D movies before and has been fine before as long as I stay as far as I could from the screen. I had a similar "explosive" incident back in the days when I went to see "Everest" on IMAX - ah poor Pat he sat all by himself most of the time and then stood by me on the sideline towards the end...so how about that for an anniversary date! Poor Pat, don't know how he puts up with my quirks and flaws!
So for our anniversary, I made it to him by making us a tasty or more of a healthy dinner. I believe in the saying that "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" ... Tee hee! I made pan fried Panko and Parmesan Cheese crusted Tilapia, Pasta with spinach, tomato and basil salad, Broiled Shrimps marinated in orange zest/juice and garlic and of course an apple crumble pie. It did literally take me about two hours to prepare the meals but it was worth it. Shua liked it as well but commented that it would have been better if his Dad and I went out for dinner so that he could stay at his friends house for the evening...this is coming from the kid who came up with the idea of making a fancy feast for our anniversary....hmmm...
So here's a glimpse of our fancy 8th yr. wedding anniversary feast!
So for our anniversary, I made it to him by making us a tasty or more of a healthy dinner. I believe in the saying that "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach" ... Tee hee! I made pan fried Panko and Parmesan Cheese crusted Tilapia, Pasta with spinach, tomato and basil salad, Broiled Shrimps marinated in orange zest/juice and garlic and of course an apple crumble pie. It did literally take me about two hours to prepare the meals but it was worth it. Shua liked it as well but commented that it would have been better if his Dad and I went out for dinner so that he could stay at his friends house for the evening...this is coming from the kid who came up with the idea of making a fancy feast for our anniversary....hmmm...
So here's a glimpse of our fancy 8th yr. wedding anniversary feast!
Shua prepared the dinner table so that was a pretty sweet treat as well :)Friday, November 27, 2009
Gobble Gobble Gobble
The best treat this Thanksgiving is having Pat at home all week long. We finally got some time to just chill and relax. He at least got to sleep in and not have to worry about work all week long. I enjoyed doing errands with him and I think is the first Thanksgiving when we did not yell at each other while preparing food :) - that only means we were both not stressed.
I got to workout before I pigged out on Thanksgiving morning and we basically spent most of the day playing. I taught Joshua on how to make origami paper boats and we raced or sailed our boats along the curves on our cul de sac all the way to the water drain. The rain didn't deter us to have fun on Thanksgiving day. In the afternoon, we watched Narnia and played some board games while waiting for dinner to be ready. The rest of the evening was spent watching TV while playing board games again. Overall, Thanksgiving has been really stress free and fun. We loved dinner - ask Joshua and he will give you his rave review. He ate half of the mashed potatoes and apple pie, he weighed about 5 lbs more after dinner last night - it was real nice to see him eat that much since he rarely does that. It is great to not have to cook for a while but we do need to keep making more mashed potatoes :)
Apple pie is the only thing I made for our feast. Pat cooked and prepared all the rest, namely -Turkey, stuffing, black cherry jello with bing cherries,mashed potatoes and gravy. The apple pie picture was taken by Joshua - that is how much he liked it since he took a picture of it (crazy kid).
jumping into the puddles is the best!
paper boats
paper boat racing
I got to workout before I pigged out on Thanksgiving morning and we basically spent most of the day playing. I taught Joshua on how to make origami paper boats and we raced or sailed our boats along the curves on our cul de sac all the way to the water drain. The rain didn't deter us to have fun on Thanksgiving day. In the afternoon, we watched Narnia and played some board games while waiting for dinner to be ready. The rest of the evening was spent watching TV while playing board games again. Overall, Thanksgiving has been really stress free and fun. We loved dinner - ask Joshua and he will give you his rave review. He ate half of the mashed potatoes and apple pie, he weighed about 5 lbs more after dinner last night - it was real nice to see him eat that much since he rarely does that. It is great to not have to cook for a while but we do need to keep making more mashed potatoes :)
Apple pie is the only thing I made for our feast. Pat cooked and prepared all the rest, namely -Turkey, stuffing, black cherry jello with bing cherries,mashed potatoes and gravy. The apple pie picture was taken by Joshua - that is how much he liked it since he took a picture of it (crazy kid).
jumping into the puddles is the best!
paper boats
paper boat racing
Friday, September 25, 2009
September
It is proving to be another busy month for us specially with school in progress for both Joshua and I and with Pat traveling to India for two weeks.
Despite of Shua's claim of how he hates going to school, he's so far coping well. No pink slips from the school or teachers so far and he's continuously improving his skill sets :) I have incorporated Mommy school again this term due to lack of homeworks during the recent weeks. He finishes his homeworks in 3 mins - that is how easy they have been so far. I had to do it otherwise most of his time is spent in front of the big tube!
My classes started last week, although I am registered and has been attending classes, I am still undecided whether I will continue with the program or not. I am actively looking for a job as well and so that is taking a lot of my time. So far, no success with the job search. I've done multiple revisions on my resume the past few days and will remain to be in constant change - he he he. Shua and I are still struggling with our asthma specially with our cough. Just couldn't shake off the stupid cough, it's causing me a lot of sleepless nights again. I don't see any changes or opening with our schedules for a while. It'll be busy, busy and busy for a while so there won't be much blog updates as well. I'll try to sneak in some photos now and then so "you all" can still remember us :)
Despite of Shua's claim of how he hates going to school, he's so far coping well. No pink slips from the school or teachers so far and he's continuously improving his skill sets :) I have incorporated Mommy school again this term due to lack of homeworks during the recent weeks. He finishes his homeworks in 3 mins - that is how easy they have been so far. I had to do it otherwise most of his time is spent in front of the big tube!
My classes started last week, although I am registered and has been attending classes, I am still undecided whether I will continue with the program or not. I am actively looking for a job as well and so that is taking a lot of my time. So far, no success with the job search. I've done multiple revisions on my resume the past few days and will remain to be in constant change - he he he. Shua and I are still struggling with our asthma specially with our cough. Just couldn't shake off the stupid cough, it's causing me a lot of sleepless nights again. I don't see any changes or opening with our schedules for a while. It'll be busy, busy and busy for a while so there won't be much blog updates as well. I'll try to sneak in some photos now and then so "you all" can still remember us :)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The camping buzz
Our camping experience over the weekend has been fun but mostly traumatizing for me and maybe for Pat too. I am glad that I no longer hurt from the bee stings. My neck and ears have been swollen for a while or at least it feels that way and I know Pat felt as miserable too.
It all happened on the afternoon of day 1 during our camping trip with our boy scout pack. One or some of the kids seemed to have disturbed a yellow jackets nests and as expected the wasps came in full defense mode and attacked us. Several adults and 3 kids got stung several times all over our body. Pat got stung about 8 or more and I got 4. Now, I can understand why people are afraid of wasps. Fortunately, Joshua is left unharmed so that is a good thing. Apparently, there are a lot of wasps this year and has been causing a lot of problem. I can certainly agree to that!
The smallest but loudest tent at night :)
The kids having fun fishing, zipline, swinging, and just staying on the hammocks nearby.
by the ravine as we get closer to the "unfortunate" part of the trip.
Smiley P :)
The path to disaster...
View of Mt. Hood in the evening...
wake up sleepy head
Shua and Mt. Hood in the morning
It all happened on the afternoon of day 1 during our camping trip with our boy scout pack. One or some of the kids seemed to have disturbed a yellow jackets nests and as expected the wasps came in full defense mode and attacked us. Several adults and 3 kids got stung several times all over our body. Pat got stung about 8 or more and I got 4. Now, I can understand why people are afraid of wasps. Fortunately, Joshua is left unharmed so that is a good thing. Apparently, there are a lot of wasps this year and has been causing a lot of problem. I can certainly agree to that!
The smallest but loudest tent at night :)
The kids having fun fishing, zipline, swinging, and just staying on the hammocks nearby.
by the ravine as we get closer to the "unfortunate" part of the trip.
Smiley P :)
The path to disaster...
View of Mt. Hood in the evening...
wake up sleepy head
Shua and Mt. Hood in the morning
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