Merry Christmas & Happy 2010!

Dear Friends,

We wish you a Merry Christmas
& a Happy New Year!

Love,
Danny, Amy, Noah & Abigail











Abigail was terrified!

Much better with Mrs. Claus





Remember--Jesus is the reason for the season!

Last Days of Being A Family of Three

Only 90,000-pt difference...

只差九萬分而已...
Another lane just opened for us (but this ride is not for pregnant women)!

新的一道正為我們而開(但懷孕的媽媽不能坐)!
During the weekend Noah and I attended a friend's baby shower. The only thing I took pictures of was food. (I have to admit that's the only thing in my mind then....)

週末嘉信和我參加了朋友的準媽媽派對. 我只照了點心. (我得承認當時只有食物在我心....)

Getting ready to be a mother of two--don't you think our hairstyles look alike?

預備好自己做兩個孩子的媽--你覺不覺得我們的髮型還蠻像的?

These Days

[2/8/08]
Waiting for the Disneyland parade with the Yang's family. (shhh, one of us was so touched to tears when watching the parade)

和楊凱一家人在迪士尼樂園等遊行時合影(噓... 我們其中一人看遊行感動地流淚)

Now I understand why the characters always wave at the kids--they try to steal their hearts away!

現在我了解為何卡通人物總是向著小朋友揮手--為了贏得他們的芳心!

[2/15/08]
Tuck 'n' Roll bumper car (fortunately Noah isn't old enough to know the difference between a pill bug and a Porsche)

"蟲蟲危機"碰碰車(幸好嘉信還小不懂得蟲蟲和保時捷的差別)

Noah could sit still to watch the 40-minute Aladdin musical show. Maybe a movie next time?

嘉信竟然能坐好好的看完40分鐘長的阿拉丁歌舞劇. 說不定下次看個電影?

[2/20/08]
Oh no, in Noah's mind, "fast food restaurant" = "slides" = "fun"

哎呀, 在嘉信的心中, 速食店 = 溜滑梯 = 樂趣

[2/24/08]
Our close friends from New Zealand: Pastor Gong and his wife I-Ping

和從紐西蘭來的好友龔牧師夫婦合照.

[2/25/08]
Did I tell you Noah is very careful when he plays? (poor daddy...)

我有沒有告訴過你嘉信玩的時候很小心?(可憐的爸爸...)

Noah pretends to shave--by moving his head instead of the razor. Cute!

嘉信學刮鬍子--不是動刮鬍刀而是搖頭. 好可愛!

[2/27/08]
Finally we took a submarine ride at Disneyland (one of my things-to-do before the baby is born)

我們終於坐過迪士尼樂園的潛水艇(這是我在生孩子前想要做的事之一)

Sorry I haven't figured out how to take a good picture under the sea. This is the only one that you can tell what it is.

抱歉我還沒研究出如何在海底拍出好的照片. 這是唯一看得出是什麼的照片.

Friends, Cake, Grandma, Picnic, BBQ, Disneyland, etc, etc

Happy 1st birthday to Jessica! (It was my first time to eat the mango cake--look at all the fresh mango covering the cake!)

祝嘉熙一歲生日快樂! (這是我第一次吃芒果蛋糕--看蓋在蛋糕上一片片新鮮的芒果!)

How cute are the grandma & grandson.
阿嬤和孫子手牽手齊步走.

Our young couple fellowship (called True Love) had a picnic at a park in Brea. (Can you imagine how hard it was to gather all the kids together and make them hold still?)

我們的夫婦團契(真愛團契)在Brea的公園野餐. (你能夠想像要把所有小孩聚集在一起不動有多難嗎?)

Candy-N-Noah see-saw time
Candy和嘉信的蹺蹺板時間

All-you-can-eat Korean bbp dinner with our worship team. I've never eaten so much beef at a time. The smoke made us smell like meat! Surprisingly I start missing it already :P

和敬拜團去吃吃到飽的韓國烤肉. 我從來沒有一次吃那麼多的肉. 煙使我們聞起來像肉! 讓我驚訝的是我已開始想念起烤肉香了.

Nathan stayed one night at our house. I just couldn't resist the charms of sleeping kids--so peaceful and quiet!

永霖來我們家住一個晚上. 熟睡的孩子實在是太可愛了--如此安詳!

Nathan was teaching Noah ABC/puzzle. I think Noah needed a break.

永霖教嘉信ABC/拼圖. 我想嘉信聽到下課鈴響吧.

As promised, here are some Disneyland pictures.
以下是迪士尼樂園的照片.

The new attraction "Finding Nemo Submarine": the line was always long when we came there, so we didn't have a chance to take the ride yet. (Our thumb rule: if the wait is more than 20 minutes, it's not worth it.)

新的遊樂設施"海底總動員潛水艇": 總是大排長龍, 所以我們還沒有坐過. (我們的原則是排隊超過20分鐘的不值得等)

Hope I could take the submarine next time...
希望下次我能坐到潛水艇...

A New Life Begins

I found I was pregnant on 9/26/07, the day before we went to Portland. I was so trilled! I didn't expect it so soon because we just tried for 2 months (it took us more than a half year last time), but I liked the SURPRISE! (The reason to put the picture of the pregnancy test: from the same box I used two tests to confirm both pregnancies with Noah and the 2nd. It's expired for a couple months but still good as I was told by the doctor. I don't think I can use the last one to test for the 3rd though!).

9/26/07(去波特蘭的前一天)我發現我懷孕了. 好興奮喔! (我放驗孕器照片的原因: 從同一盒的驗孕器我確定懷了嘉信和老二. 其實它已過期幾個月了, 但醫生說還是有效. 我想是無法用最後一個來驗老三了)

What the life with two little kids will be like? Maybe it's like Danny used one hand to control the wheel of Autopia ride and the other to take a picture; at the same time, he used one leg to push the pedal and the other to secure Noah. Okay, I'm a little exaggerated... (PS. We are back to Disneyland because we got another annual passes. So stay tuned--more Disneyland pictures to come!)

有兩個小孩的生活將是什麼樣呢? 也許就像凱旭用一隻手控制Autopia車車的方向盤, 同時用另一隻手照相, 並且用一隻腳踩踏板, 另一隻腳夾住嘉信. 好啦, 也許誇張一點了... (註: 我們回到狄士尼樂園因我們又有年票了. 敬請期待, 更多狄士尼樂園照片將與您分享!)

Another Extraordinary Day

For a mom of an 1-year-old, every day is an extraordinary day.
對有一歲小孩的媽媽來說, 每天都是個特別的日子.

2 handsomest guys (sorry to my dad...)
我所認識最帥的兩個人
Noah is getting taller.
嘉信長高了
Hungry Two
餓餓, ㄍㄨㄚ-ㄍㄨㄚ
Time to go home--it's getting dark.
天黑了, 該回家了.

A Fun Day Out

It's been a while since last time we went out for a walk together (due to mommy's cold, the chilly weather, and daddy's tight schedule at work...), and today was the perfect day for a short outing!

已經有一段時間我們全家沒有到戶外走走(因之前媽媽感冒, 天氣嚴寒, 爸爸工作忙...). 今天是最佳出遊的日子!

Daddy was impressed by the monorail, and Noah was impressed by the wind.
爸爸對單軌火車印象深刻, 而嘉信是對風深感興趣.

Mr. Toad
癩蛤蟆先生

Spring already?
春天來了?

Stop and smell the flowers!
放慢腳步, 享受人生.

Random Shots at California Adventure

I can't believe that I got more shots than Danny... Maybe someday I'll get more shots than Noah. Excuse me... What did you say? I can't? Hey, I'm also "A Reward from Him" to my parents!

真不敢相信我的照片比凱旭多... 也許將來有一天我的照片也比嘉信多. 你說什麼? 不可以? 我也是"上帝給我父母的賞賜"ㄟ(A Reward from Him: 我部落格的名稱).

Golden Zephyr
Little Firefighter
小小消防員
S.S. Rustworthy
King Triton's Carousel














Last chance to see Golden Bridge in Christmas decor (don't be frightened by the folks next to us--this photo was exposed twice in order to get a brighter background). This raising-hand pose is one of Noah's favorites.

最後的機會看掛著聖誕燈飾的金門大橋(別被旁邊的人嚇到--為了使背景亮一點, 我們把這張照片曝光兩次). 這個舉手的動作是嘉信最喜歡擺的姿勢之一.

Christmas Fireworks

I know it's too early to celebrate Christmas (esp. before Thanksgiving), but I just can't help it--because it was the season when Noah was born! I still remember a year ago when I went to see the fireworks in Disneyland by myself (actually with Noah in my belly). Now with Noah almost turning 1 and back to see the fireworks, I just realize TIME FLIES...

我知道慶祝聖誕節的到來似乎還太早(尤其是在感恩節以前), 但我實在是忍不住--因嘉信是在十二月生的. 我還記得一年前我自己, 不, 是和在我肚子裏的嘉信一起去迪士尼樂園看煙火. 現在嘉信已快一歲而我們又去看煙火, 真體會到時光飛逝, 日月如梭...

Having Noah makes all other gifts fade...
有了嘉信使得其他的禮物失色...

Because he's the best gift we've ever received!
因他是我們收到最棒的禮物!




Fireworks for all of you!
和你們分享煙火!

This picture was taken in Disneyland on 12/05/2005, about a week before Noah was born!

這張照片是在12/05/2005, 大約嘉信出生前一個星期拍的!