My broken heart

Today while we were away at a wedding banquet, Caleb fell and damaged his tooth. One of his front tooth got pushed back into the gum as a result of the fall. We were really concerned. He seems fine the next day, but he just would not bite with his front teeth. We took him to the dentist and he said to just watch to see if the gum continue to be red and if it still hurts. I guess there is nothing he can do. I might just take Caleb to get a second opinion later.

My heart is so broken to see him hurt. His teeth looked so great and he always smile to display them. Now there is a hole in the front.

Happy Hallow Park & Zoo

Caleb is rather shy and at the beginning of the school year, I noticed that he doesn't play and actively engage with other kids. He would rather play by himself. I got concerned and made more opportunities to for Caleb to play with his school friends. We went over to a friend's house and we hosted a playdate for his friends. I lifted him up in prayers.

Caleb's school closed on the 23rd of May So I scheduled a trip to Happy Hallow with three other moms in Caleb's class. I also brought Joshie with me. I was so excited to see that Caleb joined the crowd and ran around with his friends. He even went on rides with his friends without me. I was so surprised because he usually wants me to ride with him. Praise the Lord for answered prayers.

Family Devotions

We started doing family devotions with the kids in January of this year using this Bible. We love it. It's more a devotional for preschoolers than a Bible. It has colorful pages, introduction to the story with real example, a bible verse that's applicable to the story, and a short prayer for every story. I would say this book has about 60 devotionals. I think this is a good book to use if someone is looking to start family devo with a toddler or preschooler.

Caleb loved it because he loves to read and we also do fun activities afterward to illustrate the lesson further. Joshie, however, can't sit still long enough for it. But he also loves playing the games that we make up. I got this at Costco. It's also available on Amazon and Christian books.

Legoland

We made our first trip to Legoland in San Diego. It was lots of fun. All the rides are appropriate for Caleb's age. There are a few rides that Joshua was too short for. Of course, Joshua cried histerically when he can't ride on some of the rides and Caleb can. Joshie was excited to ride anything.

Caleb loved all the lego things in miniland and lego statues. He was braver that I expected because he was willing to sit alone on a few rides and even go on some faster one.

Easter 2008

Egg hunt at Kennedy Park in San Leandro.
















This year Caleb actually found some eggs with stuff inside. Last year, he only found chocolate mini eggs.




















Unlike Caleb, Joshie wanted to go on ALL the rides.

Counting my numerous blessings

God has been so faithful to me even when I am not faithful to him. I am really blessed to have the job that I have. I love it more and more each day. Aside from the free medical care for the family, I love the job itself. It's challenging enough to motivate me to earn a higher degree, but not so challenging to the point where I have to sacrifice family time. I can really see myself at this work place for awhile. This is truly a God sent.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Kitty's parents brought the boys traditional chinese outfits. I have to say they are cute no matter what they wear. That's just my unbias opinion.

Caleb's 4th Birthday

There were no big party for Caleb this year. However, his birthday was still very special. He had a marathon birthday celebration. It began with pizza party at school on Friday, Chuck e Cheese on Saturday with family, cupcake celebration on Sunday at church, and ended with a Sunday family dinner.

His teacher made him a hat. He also got a few presents from his classmates.

Dai Dai loves all the rides.

Caleb's favorite thing to do at Chuck e Cheese is to feed the tickets into the ticket counter. I think he wants to win more tickets just for that purpose and not for the toys.

A Race

Caleb loves to run and race. He ran with all his might because he wanted to win and he did.

ELMO

Joshie loved his Elmo slipper. He requested to wear it everytime he took off his outside shoes, until it got too small.