Summer Water Fun

This summer Noah had a lot of water fun with friends. Visit my friend Cindy's blog (in Chinese) to see some places we went (if you watch carefully, you'll see Noah is in the pictures).

Happy Birthday, Hannah!

Happy 9th Birthday, Hannah!
祝久馨九歲生日快樂!



With Danny's sister, brother-in-law, and niece Hannah.
與凱旭的二姊, 姊夫, 姪女久馨合照.

Abigail fell in love with the slide.
嘉恩愛上溜滑梯.

(Nex to Danny are his older sister, mom, and niece Anne)
(在凱旭旁的是大姊, 媽媽, 和姪女久恩)

Looking forward to our next gathering... Here Hannah was about to run after our car. (I love the way kids show how they feel--no hiding and so direct)
期待下次的相聚... 久馨正要跟著我們車子跑. (我很喜歡小孩子表達情感的方式--沒有隱藏且率直)

Las Vegas with Grandparents

Januray 25~29 we had another trip to vegas. Many friends thought 5 days were too long, but it turned out this vegas trip was the one I enjoyed most. It's because my parents were together with us; besides, I like the hotel we stayed--a two-bedroom condo suite with two baths, kitchen/dining area (best of all it's under $100/per night). With a little research, vegas can be a nice place to bring the little kids to.

一月25~29日我們去拉斯維加斯玩. 許多朋友覺得5天太長了, 但這次賭城之行是我最享受的一次. 原因之一是有我爸媽的同行. 此外, 我很喜歡這次住的旅館--兩房兩衛浴加上廚房/用餐區(每晚不到100美元). 些許的研究會讓拉斯維加斯也值得帶小孩去玩.

Murrieta Hot Springs with Grandparents

January 16~18 we had a family retreat with Danny's mom and my parents at Calvary Chapel Conference Center in Murrieta Hot Springs. It was a short but fun trip. We visited beautiful wineries, dipped in hot springs, enjoyed delicious food, and even went shopping at an outlet on our way back home.

1月16~18我們家和我的爸媽, 凱旭的媽媽到Murrieta Hot Springs玩. 雖然行程很短但還蠻豐富的. 我們參觀了釀酒廠, 泡泡溫泉, 享受美食, 甚至回程還去工廠直營購物中心逛街.











We almost lost Noah's favorite car "Initial D" (Toyota AE86, which is Danny's car for racing) at the outlet. Noah forgot to take the car aboard, but luckily no one took it away. Believe it or not, he holds it when he sleeps and carries it everywhere with him even to the restroom. We have to try very hard not to lose it again. Parenting isn't easy at all!

我們幾乎把嘉信的"頭文字D"(豐田AE86--是凱旭用來賽車的)丟在購物中心. 嘉信忘了拿著車車上火車, 但很慶幸沒人拿走. 信不信由你, 嘉信連睡覺都要拿著它, 隨身攜帶著它甚至去廁所. 我們得更努力不把它弄丟. 帶小孩可真不容易哩!

These Are For Grandpa

[12/8/08]
Free fall (look at those flying hairs!)
自由落體(看嘉恩的飄髮!)

[12/10/08]
"McDonaldization"
麥當勞化

[12/11/08]
Inseparable grandma & grandson
祖孫倆形影不離

[12/11/08]
Aren't they cute?
可愛吧!

[12/11/08]

[12/12/08]
Look at those big eyes!
兩雙大眼睛

[12/15/08]
Mom: "Abigail!"
Abigial: "Here!"

媽: "鄭嘉恩"
嘉恩: "一ㄡ、"

[12/19/08]
At the follow-up appointment with Dr. Chen (hopefully all her keys are still working...)
回診時和陳醫師合影(希望她的鑰匙都還能用...)

[12/21/08]
Abigail's baby dedication by Pastor Gabe
巴牧師為嘉恩行獻兒禮


Abigail's first certificate (for the dedication)
嘉恩的第一張證書(獻兒禮的)

[12/21/08]
At Andrew's 3-year-old birthday party--these train cupcakes were awesome!
Andrew的三歲生日派對--火車蛋糕太棒了!

Noah with eager anticipation
看嘉信好奇的樣子

Keira (Andrew's sister) and Abigial

Keira(Andrew的妹妹)和嘉恩

[12/22/08]
It feels great to see how they love each other!
看他們兄妹倆相親相愛的樣子感覺真好!

[12/25/08]
So far only one flavor of baby food Abigail couldn't finish all at one feeding: peas (not a good way to celebrate Christmas though)
到目前為止嘉恩只有一種口味的嬰兒食品不能一次吃光光: 豌豆(真不是慶祝聖誕節的好方法)

(Note: 12/25/08... I'm almost there. Please bear with me...)
(按: 12/25/08... 快趕上了. 忍耐一下吧...)

Long Time No See, My Blog!

The pictures were piling up. Need to keep posting.
照片又成堆了, 得多多上部落格.

[12/2/08]
Grandma with Noah and Abigail
阿嬤和嘉信嘉恩

[12/3/08]
Grandma & Abigail were holding hands during nap
阿嬤和嘉恩手牽手睡覺

[12/4/08]
Noah with Snoopy (although Micky Mouse is still his favorite)
嘉信和史奴比(但米老鼠仍是他的最愛)

[12/4/08]
Let's go strolling!
散步去!

[12/4/08]
Abigail right after bath
剛洗完澡的嘉恩

Happy 3rd Birthday!

I still can't believe Noah is three years old! In my heart he will always be a baby to me. My eyes get wet when I think of sending him to school in the summer... Really need some time to adjust!

很難相信嘉信已三歲了! 在我心中他永遠是我的小baby. 一想到夏天要送他去上學就有點心酸... 得需要一些時間來調適.

Our tradition: celebrating the birthday with our family. (Did you see Noah's birthday "brownie"?)

我們家的傳統: 和家人一同慶生. (有看到嘉信的生日蛋"餅"嗎?

"I'm 3!" (I love seeing the milk all over his mouth--this is my baby Noah.)

"我三歲了!" (喜歡看他滿嘴牛奶--這是我的baby嘉信.)

"Happy birthday to you, bro!"

"祝哥哥生日快樂!"

The highlight: opeing the gifts, of course!

慶祝的最高潮: 當然是開禮物囉!

Prayer blessings: what a great way to conclude the celebration! Thank God that Noah is a healthy and happy 3-year-old!

祝福禱告: 很棒的方式結束慶生會. 感謝神嘉信是個健健康康快快樂樂的三歲小孩!

Park Day

We had a pleasant afternoon at the park with family last Saturday. So glad things at home get more settled so we can go out to have some fun more often :)

上星期六我們和家人在公園度過一個愉快的下午. 真高興家庭生活較調適下來, 所以我們能夠較常出去走走 :)


Four of us enjoyed jump rope together. (If you can't watch the video, please click here.)
一家四口一同跳繩. (若無法看到影片, 請點閱此處.)


Riding tricycle
騎三輪車


Riding tricycle too (If you can't watch the video, please click here.)
"三輪車跑得快, 上面坐個_ _ _" (若無法看到影片, 請點閱此處.)

Girl Power
女生們合影

Abigail with cousins, Anne & Hannah
嘉恩和表姊久恩, 久馨

Besides Getting Ready for the 2nd Baby

[4/13/08]
We met our old friends Tim and Linda at Costco, with their FOUR kids (you heard me right), Katherine, Grace, Annabel, and Theodore. Tim and Linda are one of the best couples I've ever known. We got a lot of helpful parenting advices from them.

我們在"好事多"遇到老朋友陳挺, 菁瑜, 和他們*四*個孩子(你沒有看錯)--Katherine, Grace, Annabel, Theodore. 陳挺和菁瑜是我所認識的模範夫妻之一. 在教養子女上他們給我們許多寶貴的建議.

[4/19/08]
Welcome cousins Anne & Hannah back from Taiwan. Let's wear hoods together to celebrate the reunion!

歡迎表姊久恩久馨從台灣回來. 讓我們都戴帽子來慶祝吧!

[4/24/08]
With his buddy Brandon
和他的好兄弟Brandon

[4/25/08]
Father/Son Couple
父子車

[4/26/08]
This might be 2009's new hairstyle (cutting Noah's hairs is on my things-to-do-before-the-2nd-baby-comes list)

這可能是2009年最新髮型(在妹妹出生前要做的事之一: 剪嘉信的頭髮)