Family Gathering

Aunt Mandy, Uncle Lawrence and cousin Desmond came from Toronto to celebrate Christmas and New Year with us this year. Eunice and Isaac were so excited about Desmond's arrival. They arrived Vancouver on Dec 21 night (the night that Eunice was not feeling well). When Eunice woke up the next morning, she asked whether Desmond was in Vancouver or not. I told her that Desmond was here but they were going to the snow mountain. She begged Desmond and Aunt Mandy to come to our house first so that she could see Desmond. When they arrived our house, Eunice changed her crying face to a happy face. I thought she was so happy that she forgot all her stomach pain.

After a few days, she was fine and went to play with her cousins and joined all the family dinner gathering.

Christmas Party at Preschool

Eunice had a Christmas Celebration at her Preschool on Dec 20. So how she got a stomach flu that day. She was vomiting whenever after eating and was complaining her stomach plan. When I told her that not to go for the Christmas Party. She refused. She was looking forward the Christmas party for the whole week. Anyway, we end up going to the school. She was excited in the first part of the program (a skit). The skit was about the born of Jesus. She was a pinky pig. I didn't take the photo of her because we were recording video.

Then we were having a light dinner. Actually she did not want to eat but we knew that she was hungry. We tried to give her something to eat but after a while she vomit all out. We asked her to go home but she refused again. It was because the third part of the program was Christmas Carol. This was how she looked like during the Christmas Carol. Not too bad... At least she would do some action with the other kids.

Almost the end of the program, she came to me and said that her stomach was painful again. So we just went home just about 5 minutes earlier than other guests.

PS. This was not a very good Christmas party for her on that night. When she was getting better a few days later, she kept on singing the Christmas songs.

Winnie & Katherine

This was a very special day. I brought Eunice and Isaac to Metrotown to meet Winnie & Katherine. We went to T & T at Metrotown to buy some food for the hot pot dinner at Kit's place in the morning. Then we had lunch at the food court. I bought cucumber sushi and noodles for Eunice and Isaac. Eunice requested to have curried fried from Arby's. I went to buy some for her. They were so happy. After lunch, I drove them back to our house and played for a while. Eunice and Isaac took a short nap. When they woke up and saw Winnie and Katherine were still in our house, they were so happy and wanted to play with them. They played "London bridge is falling down". Run and Run. What a happy day!

Art Attack

Recently Eunice likes spelling. She liked colouring since she was 2. Then she asked us to draw pictures for her and she drew different kinds of pictures. Now she likes to spell. She spells our family's names including all the relatives and her favourite cantoon characters (Mickey, Minnie, Donald etc...). She does not spell out loud to me but to write down on her notebook. Let's take a look on her notebook and her pictures.

Christmas Tree

This year we set up the Christmas tree for Christmas. We haven't done it for 4 years. When we brought the tree out, Isaac and Eunice were so excited. They sat down quietly looking at us. They helped us to put the decoration on the tree. At last we turned all the light off and switched on the Christmas tree lighting. They were wow. "Amazing! So Beautiful!" We put the gate around the tree just in case they pull the tree down.

Isaac the builder

We bought a set of tool for Isaac and Eunice. Isaac likes them a lot. His favourite one is the hammer. He brought the hammer wherever he went. Then he said, "Here has a hole. I want to fix it." Then you would hear "PAN PAN PAN" He really enjoyed the tool.

Daddy's birthday

Daddy's birthday...

We bought a bunch of flowers from Safeway. Eunice chose it and said that Daddy must like it.

I made a Jello cake with 2 layers. Isaac chose the Lime favour and said that Daddy must like it.

I invited the Lai's family for dinner with sushi and pasta. I think they all like it.

Remarks : Eunice asked me some funny questions. "Is Daddy only 1 year old? How old is Daddy? How come only ONE candle on the cake?" Can anyone answer this questions for me. HEHE!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Eunice's preschool went to have the Pumpkin patch at Frog Hollow neighbour house. She was so excited because she never had this activity before. After the patch, she told him that she had the face painting on both cheeks and hands. She had snacks at school; games at the Frog Hollow and gifts from the teachers. She was so happy and tired.

Oh! I forgot to mention the pumpkin. Of course, she had a big round pumpkin from the patch. She brought it to grandma's house that night. I asked her whether she wanted to leave it to grandma and she said yes. After dinner, she changed her mind and wanted to bring home. We had to think how to deal with this big round pumpkin. Any suggestions..!!!

Asking Questions

Isaac started asking questions like "What are we doing?" ; "Where are we going?" ; "What is that?" At first, we would answer his questions patiently. Then he kept on asking and asking. So we answered and answered. Finally we gave up and asked him the same question and let him to answer. HAHA! Clever!... We recalled when Eunice was at this questioning stage, she actually did the same thing.

Our Princess...

My Aunt bought a set of accessory (Crown, earrings, ring) to Eunice. When she opened it, she was so happy and said that she IS a princess. She wore them all the time.

YOUR HIGHEST, PRINCESS EUNICE !!!

Happy 4th Birthday

Eunice is looking forward to having her birthday party. This year she had 2 parties...

Birthday party at Yvonne and Harry's house...

Another Birthday party at our house...

Look at Eunice !!! She is so happy.....

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Grandma bought some lanterns to Eunice and Isaac. We shared the lanterns with our neighbour. Eunice and Isaac ate the moon cake and they liked it a lot.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

High Fever ... Isaac

Isaac had high fever on Friday night. In the middle of the night (3:30am), he woke me up and said that he wanted to go washroom. I was so surprised. When he sat down on the toilet, I touched his back and was so hot. Then I woke Andrew up and told him that Isaac had a high fever. We gave him Tylenol and then went back to sleep. We took the temperature when he woke up in the morning. It was 103 degree. High fever... Keep on giving him drugs but for the whole day, the temperature hadn't gone down. He was complaining about the pain from his pee pee. We were worried about some kind of infection again so we'd better brought him to ER again for check up. Nothing was found and the doctor said that just keep watching him. Nothing she could do. That's true... She examined Isaac's ears, lungs, throat. Everything was fine.

On Sunday morning, the temperature was lower a little bit for 101 degree but not normal yet. He ate and played and drank lot of water. It was so cold outside and we kept him indoor.

On Monday, he was back to normal again and gradually had the mood to eat whatever the food he ate. One thing I know now is Eunice, Andrew and Isaac do not like to have CONGEE even I add chicken or corn in it. I made a whole bowl and end up I was the only one to eat it. SIGHHHHH.....

Church Walkathon

Our whole family joined the Church Walkathon this year. It was a very beautiful day with a very nice Sun. Thanks God for the weather. Andrew got a bicycle from his co-worker for Eunice. We bought a new Princess Helmet for her.

We took the shortest path 1.9km. This is the first time for Eunice to ride on a bicycle. She was excited. It took a while for her to know how to control the bike. I had to carry Isaac as his "bicycle".

This is a nice picture for Winnie and Isaac.

First week of School

Back to School! Eunice really enjoyed the first week of school. She wore dress to school. She had a new snack pack and new shoes. However, Isaac missed Eunice for the nap time. After we dropped off Eunice to school, Isaac and I went back home and he should have his nap.

Then he would say, "Where is sister?"

I said, "Sister goes to school."

Isaac said, "Sister doesn't go to school, stay home, with me"

Anyway, after a week of this kind of conversation, Isaac knew that he could not change the truth that Eunice has to go to school in the afternoon. He gave up. Today (first day of the second week of school), as usual, we dropped off Eunice to school; went back home and prepared to have nap time.

Isaac climbed up the bed and said, "Sister goes to school. I sleep in sister's bed. Haha!"

What a boy!!!

PNE

We went to the PNE on Monday morning. We gave Isaac 2 puffs of Ventolin and we were ready to go. Isaac's coughing was 90% recovery (only a few coughs during the whole day). We arrived PNE about 10:30am and got a residence parking which was cheaper than the public parking.

We walked to PNE. Eunice met 2 of her junior class classmates. We walked around and had hotdog for our snack. Then we went to the farmhouse. Eunice was so excited because we went to the Maplewood Farm about 3 weeks ago and she liked to see all the animals. She took a picture with a big fat turkey.

Then Eunice kept on asking us where was the playland. She looked at the map and pointed to me. I wanted to go there (playland). She was so surprised to see the Spiderman (Black & Red) on the ride. She picked a few rides that she liked. Really enjoy to play. We spent some $ for the stuff animals too.

Isaac was watching and only had one ride. He did not have much interests on the ride this time but the Superdog show...

Isaac - my poor child is sick

Friday (August 31st)...

Andrew was on holiday on Friday and we planned to go to PNE. However, Isaac was coughing and running nose, so we decided to delay our plan to Saturday. Then on Friday afternoon, when Isaac and Eunice were having their naps, Isaac kept on coughing and coughing. After he woke up, we decided to bring him to see the doctor. Since all the doctor's offices were closed at 5:00pm, we went to walk-in clinic. We found out one of them was closed and the another one was moved. Sigh.... We went to Burnaby Hospital for Urgent Child Care Clinic. When we arrived, the nurse said that she need a doctor's referral or we could try the ER. After making a few calls, we couldn't find a doctor's referral. I was a little bit frastrated and wanted to go home to have dinner first. That was around 6:30pm. After dinner, Isaac was still coughing and getting worse. This time we went to the BC Children Hospital ER (BCCH ER). Upon arrival, the nurse quickly sent us to the room and let Isaac to have 1 dosage of Ventolin to breathe in. Thank God! He was better and fell asleep besides me for 1/2 hour. The doctor said that he was better and we could go back home at 11:30pm.

Saturday (September 1st)

When we reached home, Isaac was better. He still had a little bit coughing but much better than in the afternoon. Eunice and Isaac were so tired for the whole night and fell asleep in 5 minutes. In the middle of the night, Isaac starting sweating and coughing again. It was really worse this time. Andrew said that he could hear Isaac wheezing and hard to breath. We gave him Ventolin at 3:00am but it didn't help Isaac to release the wheezing. He still kept on waking up in 1/2 hour and sweating and coughing. At 7:00am, we decided to go to BCCH ER again. Isaac had to have 3 dosages of Ventolin this time with 3 hours monitoring by the nurse and doctor. Eunice and Andrew went to have MC breakfast. (Eunice was so happy with the MC Breakfast.) After the 3 dosages, Isaac was feeling much much much better. The doctor said that his lungs were clear and the wheezing was slow down. Isaac need to have Ventolin every 4 hours at home. We were heading home after 5 hours in ER.

Isaac was sleeping very well for the afternoon nap. He didn't like to inhale the Ventolin but we had to do it. Thanks God for it.

Andrew made congee for Isaac and Isaac was definitely better than Friday. Before bedtime, we gave another dosage of Ventolin to him. The whole night, he was sleeping so well.

Sunday (September 2nd)

Worship time.... We couldn't make the time for morning worship but we went to church at around 10:00am. Isaac was so good. His smile was back. Sometimes he still had a little bit coughing but I think he was 80% recovery.

Monday (September 3rd).....

---> We were going to PNE (everyone including Isaac...) Yeah!!!

.... to be followed on the next post..........

Kings & Queens

Our Kings and Queens were sitting on the sofa singing songs...

They were watching their favourite show... Barney. That's why I had the chance to take the group picture.

New Car

Yvonne bought a new car for us. It was really fun. Easy to operate. Even Eunice and Isaac were able to drive it. Eunice controlled the car even better than Andrew and me. She loved it.

What kind of car am I talking about? Just take a look of the picture.

We went to QE Park on Aug 11th. The weather was so nice. We also took some more pictures with the beautiful flowers.

Pacific Science Centre - Bubbles

Eunice and Isaac enjoyed the BIG bubble pool at the Science Centre.

Eunice : "How can I blow the bubble with my small mouth? Help Daddy!!!"

Pacific Science Centre - Dinosaur Skeleton

After the IMAX movie, Eunice loved to walk like a Dinosaur (Dino Dance). Actually she did not like the movie that much but she liked the skeleton.

Pacific Science Centre - IMAX Movie

On the last day of the trip, we went to the Pacific Science Centre. It was hugh. We didn't have time to finish the whole centre. We went to see the IMAX Dinosaurs movie first. It's the 3D Movie. Eunice and Isaac had to wear the special glasses. They liked to play with the glasses. We bought a bag of popcorn just in case they cried in the theatre. It was the first time for them to watch movie. When the movie started, things changed. Isaac wanted me to hold him tight and Eunice hide her head to Daddy. Why??? The BIG DINOSAUR was coming out from the screen and the sound was LOUD. Then I felt something warm from Isaac's bottom. He was peeing...
They stayed in their seats until end of the movie. After that, I asked Isaac whether he liked the movie or not. He said "no"

Isaac - Punishment...

Isaac was having fun opening the door of the microwave. We kept on telling him not to do it but he refused to listen.

This was his punishment... Time out for ..... minutes (I couldn't remember how long). During the time-out, he made the following funny faces...

Trip to Seattle Aquarium

We went to Seattle Aquarium on the second day of the trip. It was small compared with the one in Vancouver but we still had a great time.


Look at Eunice's face painting. At first, we asked her to do the face painting. She refused to do it. When we walked away from the painting table, she looked back. I asked her whether she wanted to do it or not. She nodded her head. She picked the green color octopus. Really cool. Then she looked at herself on the mirror all the time and asked me whether it was nice or not.

Isaac took the picture with the otter. Be a good friend...

The most favourite part ... Having a stamp on the hand...

Trip to Seattle - Woodland Zoo

If you have a chance to view Andrew's Blog , then you should know that our family had a trip to Seattle for 3 days. It was very excited. We went to different places such as Zoo, Aquarium, Farmers market, Science Centre and Outlet. Eunice and Isaac behaved very well during the trip but were exhausted.

Eunice and Isaac had to wake up at 7:00am and we left our place at 7:30am. Eunice asked me where we were going. I told her that we were going to the Zoo. Then she asked whether we would see the elephant or not. I told her that I did not know. She kept on asking and asking and looking forward to go to the Zoo.

We arrived the Zoo at 10:30am (not too bad). Eunice and Isaac had a short nap in the car (maybe wake up too early!!!) That's good because they had strength and energy to enjoy the walk. We ate a small snack and started to walk.

A beautiful butterfly


Finally we saw the elephant. Eunice was so happy and she said "Just like Barney's movie ---> Let's go to the Zoo"