Email Amy          About Amy        About Toby         Background        Solar Wind         Web Reading
 
September  Comments (0)    
  Archive
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
  Fri
 Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27 28
29
30







Search Amyblog
Loading

................................................................................................................................................................................

Ahgoo will be turning 18 months old at the end of the month.  This is a big milestone for us because when she turns 18 months old, she will be attending Buzz's pre-school!!  One drop-off in the morning, I simply can not wait!!  Also, I'm excited that the kids will be able to see each other all day long, even if they will be in different classes.  It's comforting to know that they will have each other during the day.  

As we approach this big milestone, there is a small part of me that is sad.  My little baby girl is growing up!! I wish I can bottle her soft skin and baby smell!  Here are some  things I want to remember about her at this precious age:

-To ask what something is Ahgoo will point to it and ask,"This?"  When you tell her what it is (ie car, book, cow...) she'll respond with a precocious,"Ohhh..."  as if to say, "Now I understand..."

-If Ahgoo wants to come up on the couch she'll say,"Up?"  If she wants to go down she'll also say,"Up?"

-If you tell Ahgoo to say,"Up please!"  She'll respond defiantly,"No!" or "Uh Uh!"  I'm positive she's going to be a defiant teen!

-If we stop at a red light while driving, she'll command me to "GO!"

-Ahgoo's favorite words are cup, puppies, babies, girl, tuk (truck), guh-guh ('big brother' in Chinese), daddies, mommies, no, eat, cookies, kah (car), bubbles, this, up, ah-ah (monkeys), oh, Buzz (for both Buzz Lightyear and Woody), shoes, ball, and cheese.

-She loves to stick her index finger into my mouth and when I lick her finger she squeals with delight.

-She's much more into boy toys like cars and Buzz Lightyear than she is in dolls and bunnies.   Her favorite animal is monkey.

-Ahgoo still hates getting her nails clipped but can sometimes be distracted by an episode of Curious George, her favorite ah-ah.  

I love this little girl so much!!


A girl and her dog.
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Posted Sept 19, 2013


On Saturday mornings, we let the kids watch a couple of episodes of Curious George before we leave for Chinese school.  In one episode called "Signs Up", George was trying to figure out where all the street signs go.  One of the signs was a "No Dogs Allowed" sign, which of course George mistakenly placed by Hundley!  So in my attempt to engage the kids, I asked Buzz if he would like to make a "No Big Bad Wolf Allowed" sign.  He immediately said "Yes!!"  It's been over a year since his obsession with the Big Bad Wolf first began.  So we got a sheet of paper and I copied a picture of a wolf from a Three Little Pig placemat that actually belonged to Mr. BAW when he was a kid!  I was going to tape the sign to their bedroom door but Buzz insisted that we tape it to our front door (on the inside so that he can see the sign.)  He wanted to prevent the Big Bad Wolf from not only coming into his room but from coming into the house!  

By the way, Buzz's favorite character from Curious George is Jumpy the Squirrel and his favorite episode is "Curious George Meets The Press" when Jumpy gets trapped on the apple press.  Ahgoo also loves Curious George since she loves monkeys.  She calls Monkeys "Ah Ah" since we tell her that Monkeys say "Oo Oo Ah Ah!"  So whenever George comes on the TV, she points and says "Ah Ah!"  She can spot a monkey on someone's shirt or on a box at the store from miles away!  :-)  She of course sleeps with a little blue monkey as well.  
  
Hopefully, the Big Bad Wolf will heed the sign!


Of course, this Big Good Wolf can stay.  :-)
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Posted Sept 16, 2013


Much to our relief, we found out that Ahgoo's teacher from daycare has been making a steady recovery over the past week.  She is off the ventilator and is breathing on her own.  We continue to keep her in our thoughts and are thankful that she's continuing her recovery.  

Over Labor Day weekend, while Grandma was staying with us, we utilized our annual passes and went to Disneyland.  The weather was incredibly hot, it was probably in the low 90's.  But because of that, the attendance at the park was relatively light.  None of the rides we wanted to go on had lines longer than a 15 minute wait.  Mr. BAW even got to suit up as Iron Man in a "ride" that we would never think to try on a normal day due to the popularity of the ride.  Though the kids are Disneyland veterans, this is the first time we took them on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.  They did alright on the two drops but didn't like the darkness and did some complaining.  Their favorite rides are still Small World and the Buzz Lightyear ride (we went on the Buzz Lightyear ride twice!)  Ahgoo especially liked Small World, pointing and looking at everything!  To end the day, we dined at the Storytellers Cafe.  The food was very good and the service was excellent.  But we do recommend getting reservations.  We all had a wonderful time despite the heat!
  



It was so hot that both kids were sporting super red cheeks!


My little Goofy!


The Iron Man gallery.  Guess who was in heaven?


Mr. BAW suiting up for his Iron Man experience.


Testing his Iron Man powers!


The highly anticipated Toy Story parade.


Buzz was a bit apprehensive about getting too close to Lightning Mcqueen.  Lightning was nice enough to cut his engine off for him!


Dining at the Storyteller's Cafe.


Disneyland is exhausting!
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Posted Sept 12, 2013


For his 39th birthday, I took Mr. BAW to the Hollywood Bowl.  Yes, we have been to the Bowl many times in the past.  However, this one particular show is a very special one.  The show featured John Williams, considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all time, and Julie Andrews (she needs no introductions!)  John Williams composed Mr. BAW's favorite music of all times, the Superman theme.  But that evening,  you can tell just from walking up the hill to the seats that it was going to be a huge Star Wars night.  There were so many people carrying lightsabers that I thought we were at Comic Con!

The weather was perfect.  It was a hot day but by dusk the weather cooled off and the temperature stayed in the low 70's with no wind.  I didn't even need a sweater!  We also packed a nice dinner from Whole Foods, including two very nice desserts.  Unlike all the geeks and nerds there, I was actually very excited to see Julie Andrews.  She presented a tribute to her late husband, Blake Edwards, and Henry Mancini.  After the intermission, the energy really picked up!  John Williams conducted the most anticipated song of the entire evening, the Imperial March, Darth Vaders' theme song.  When that song came on, the whole Bowl shook with screams and the lightsabers were all swinging!  It was quite an experience to see, my pictures do not do justice to the amazing saber glow that vibrates with the music!  There was only one disappointment in the show,  they did not perform the Superman theme!  But overal, we thoroughly enjoyed the show.  It was wonderfully strange to not have to bring diapers and sippy cups with us! :-)       
  
Beautiful evening to be at the Bowl.


Moon River, one of my favorite moments of the show.


The lightsabers!


The Imperial March!
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Posted Sept 7, 2013


This year's Labor Day weekend has been one of the hottest in recent years.  We've had a very busy long weekend and I'll slowly share some of the activities we've done.  One of which is to just relax and enjoy some beach time.  We've been lucky enough to have my MIL in town to spend almost two weeks with us.  On this particular day, the skies were beautiful, as you can see from the pictures below.   

Sadly, on Tuesday as I was callling Ahgoo's daycare to let them know that she was spending the week with her Grandma, they informed me that one of her caregivers is in intensive care on life support from complications due to a minor procedure.  I was in shock, she greeted us daily with a smile and she's the person I hand Ahgoo over to every day for the last six months.  We are still awaiting to see if she pulls through.  Our thoughts are with her.

The recent news has made me so greatful for what we have.  Today is also my friend TNK's birthday, her first birthday as a mother of two!  We all send out love to her and hope that she gets to relax and rest on her special day!
  



Grandma and Ahgoo.


A beautiful gazebo overlooking the beach.


Grandma and the squirmy kids!
...............................................................................................................................................................................
Posted Sept 5, 2013

























































































































































































































































































































































2013
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2012
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2011
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2010
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2009
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2008
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2007
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2006
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January

2005
December
November








 

 






































free hit counter