One of the reasons that I've been trying so hard to get this blog up to date is knowing that we'll soon have another baby to add to the mix. Anticipating the craziness that comes with having a newborn and two young kids, I know that if I don't get this blog current, I may never get it done.
Since returning from Santa Rosa (we were there the week before the fires O_o), we've had two trips to the pumpkin patch, two baby showers, and a birthday party. We picked up the kids from preschool early last, last Friday and took them to the Spina Farms pumpkin patch. The kids had a great time picking out pumpkins and running around the hay bale maze. We also took a hay ride through a sunflower field. After the pumpkin patch, we made a quick pitstop at Rita's to get an icy treat for the kids (and Mama).
Our second visit to the pumpkin patch was last week when Sora visited for a school field trip. It was the same pumpkin patch that Kai had gone to last year with his school, essentially a bunch of inflatables in a parking lot, but Sora had a great time after getting over her initial apprehension about the slides. Kai's school field trip to this pumpkin patch will be this week.
Last, last Saturday, our neighbors hosted a baby sprinkle for Nik and me. It was a small and low-key gathering, but it was perfect since the kids kept themselves amused with the Elysia and Kazu's collection of toys while the adults ate and caught up. Eventually the kids all wanted to play outside and the party evolved into a neighborhood playdate. Kai and Sora even got to sit on Kegan's motorcycle!
Right after the sprinkle, we headed over to the Shaws' to celebrate Evelyn's birthday. The kids enjoyed making candy/cereal necklaces and door hangers. As usual, the kids took a little while to warm up to one another, but once they began playing with one another it was unusually peaceful.. perhaps we've finally reached the magical age when our kids can play with relative independence?? Just in time for us to add a newborn to the mix. -_- We stayed until dinner since there was so much food and the kids settled in to watch a movie.
This past weekend, we had a dinner playdate at the Rongs' with Ethan and Micah. Kai had been looking forward to visiting Ethan's house for so long and the boys love playing with one another, but it's always so chaotic! Kai, Sora, and Ethan did manage to calm down and play quietly just as we were about to go home.
And just this Sunday, the sisters at church threw a surprise baby shower for #3! Nik and I are obviously excited and anxious, but this pregnancy has flown by and we haven't had time to prepare the way that we had for Kai. So it was wonderful to be surprised and celebrate #3's imminent arrival. I know that I've said it before, but our family is so lucky to have such an awesome community at church.
Yesterday, we picked the kids up early and took them to Ikea for dinner. Anticipating the new addition to our family, we need to get a new kitchen table and thought that the kids might enjoy the excursion. They totally did: Kai jumped into the ball pit at Småland, and the kids loved the food and playing around the showroom (Sora pointed out every pink item she saw).
Another community that we feel so lucky to have is our neighborhood: our Rock Canyon neighbors are so uncommonly nice!
Sora continues to thrive at Agape. She can identify most letters and numbers, colors in the lines, and can even write her name—such amazing progress for only being in preschool for two months! However, eating well and sleeping has been a struggle lately. She's easily distractable and loses interest in food quickly, and instead wants to play or talk. I had thought that we were headed in the right direction with her sleep, but we hit a speed bump when she caught a mild virus this week. For the past couple of nights, she's been clingy at bedtime and yesterday she cried for almost an hour before finally going to sleep.. tonight was a little better, a little over 40 minutes. :P
Kai is ramping to be a big, big brother. As I had posted before, there are moments of sweetness when he helps Sora figure things out and the other day he wrote a happy birthday message for Sora on the easel (to be saved until November). He dresses himself every morning and can buckle himself into his own carseat now. He is very conscientious and when he's coloring, he'll ask us what color things are supposed to be and then will try to color it true-to-life. He can finally write his whole last name now (he used to drop the final "-an") which I find to be very impressive for a four year old. He's also been eating better lately, which is a relief since it would be difficult to have two problem eaters.
The windshield to the Mazda got cracked a few weeks ago. The kids were completely enthralled by the repair and sat quietly for a whole half hour just watching.
On our last trip to the library, we had a book called Black Belt Bunny. The kids enjoyed practicing their punches and kicks while reading.
As I mentioned before, the kids are getting along better these days. I can only hope that #3 will fit in right along with his big brother and big sister.
After my trip to Maine, Nik thought it would be nice if I could have a short getaway with a couple of my friends. He tried to arrange it, but it didn't work out exactly as planned since it was short notice. I did manage to go on a day trip with Leslie to Half Moon Bay. The weather was great and we had a good time just catching up and walking around.
Lastly, today is Nik and my 8th wedding anniversary. Lots of changes within the past eight years and it hasn't always been easy, but I don't think I could've chosen a better partner.
Since returning from Santa Rosa (we were there the week before the fires O_o), we've had two trips to the pumpkin patch, two baby showers, and a birthday party. We picked up the kids from preschool early last, last Friday and took them to the Spina Farms pumpkin patch. The kids had a great time picking out pumpkins and running around the hay bale maze. We also took a hay ride through a sunflower field. After the pumpkin patch, we made a quick pitstop at Rita's to get an icy treat for the kids (and Mama).
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| Fun jumping on top of the hay bales. They don't quite understand the "maze" concept yet |
Our second visit to the pumpkin patch was last week when Sora visited for a school field trip. It was the same pumpkin patch that Kai had gone to last year with his school, essentially a bunch of inflatables in a parking lot, but Sora had a great time after getting over her initial apprehension about the slides. Kai's school field trip to this pumpkin patch will be this week.
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| "This one for Kai-Kai." |
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| She got over her fear of the slides after a few times down with Teacher Frida |
Last, last Saturday, our neighbors hosted a baby sprinkle for Nik and me. It was a small and low-key gathering, but it was perfect since the kids kept themselves amused with the Elysia and Kazu's collection of toys while the adults ate and caught up. Eventually the kids all wanted to play outside and the party evolved into a neighborhood playdate. Kai and Sora even got to sit on Kegan's motorcycle!
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| My little adrenaline junkie likes motorcycles.. we're in trouble |
Right after the sprinkle, we headed over to the Shaws' to celebrate Evelyn's birthday. The kids enjoyed making candy/cereal necklaces and door hangers. As usual, the kids took a little while to warm up to one another, but once they began playing with one another it was unusually peaceful.. perhaps we've finally reached the magical age when our kids can play with relative independence?? Just in time for us to add a newborn to the mix. -_- We stayed until dinner since there was so much food and the kids settled in to watch a movie.
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| And look! They're playing together peacefully! |
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| Before switching to Kiki's Delivery Service, we started off with watching War for the Planet of the Apes.. until we noticed that all the kids were hiding behind the couch and watching. Perhaps trying to prove a point, Kai insisted that he wasn't scared |
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| Couch potatoes |
This past weekend, we had a dinner playdate at the Rongs' with Ethan and Micah. Kai had been looking forward to visiting Ethan's house for so long and the boys love playing with one another, but it's always so chaotic! Kai, Sora, and Ethan did manage to calm down and play quietly just as we were about to go home.
And just this Sunday, the sisters at church threw a surprise baby shower for #3! Nik and I are obviously excited and anxious, but this pregnancy has flown by and we haven't had time to prepare the way that we had for Kai. So it was wonderful to be surprised and celebrate #3's imminent arrival. I know that I've said it before, but our family is so lucky to have such an awesome community at church.
Yesterday, we picked the kids up early and took them to Ikea for dinner. Anticipating the new addition to our family, we need to get a new kitchen table and thought that the kids might enjoy the excursion. They totally did: Kai jumped into the ball pit at Småland, and the kids loved the food and playing around the showroom (Sora pointed out every pink item she saw).
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| "They don't let me do this at home!" |
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| Too hasty in calling it the end of Slurpee season, we've had a heatwave lately |
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| Loving it. "This is a really good lunch!" |
Another community that we feel so lucky to have is our neighborhood: our Rock Canyon neighbors are so uncommonly nice!
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| Rainbow sticks! |
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| One evening, Kai and Sora saw the kids playing outside from the living room window and ran out to play. Another impromptu playdate and we ended up having our dinner al fresco |
Sora continues to thrive at Agape. She can identify most letters and numbers, colors in the lines, and can even write her name—such amazing progress for only being in preschool for two months! However, eating well and sleeping has been a struggle lately. She's easily distractable and loses interest in food quickly, and instead wants to play or talk. I had thought that we were headed in the right direction with her sleep, but we hit a speed bump when she caught a mild virus this week. For the past couple of nights, she's been clingy at bedtime and yesterday she cried for almost an hour before finally going to sleep.. tonight was a little better, a little over 40 minutes. :P
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| They started doing Show and Tell in Sora's classroom. She's showing off tweezers and a ring |
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| Another shot from the pumpkin patch field trip |
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| Creative color choices, but all within the lines and she wrote her name on her own |
Kai is ramping to be a big, big brother. As I had posted before, there are moments of sweetness when he helps Sora figure things out and the other day he wrote a happy birthday message for Sora on the easel (to be saved until November). He dresses himself every morning and can buckle himself into his own carseat now. He is very conscientious and when he's coloring, he'll ask us what color things are supposed to be and then will try to color it true-to-life. He can finally write his whole last name now (he used to drop the final "-an") which I find to be very impressive for a four year old. He's also been eating better lately, which is a relief since it would be difficult to have two problem eaters.
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| Not what the worksheet was asking for, but a pretty good rendition of Tunip! |
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| Happy birthday Sora |
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| Really impressed by his color choices |
The windshield to the Mazda got cracked a few weeks ago. The kids were completely enthralled by the repair and sat quietly for a whole half hour just watching.
On our last trip to the library, we had a book called Black Belt Bunny. The kids enjoyed practicing their punches and kicks while reading.
As I mentioned before, the kids are getting along better these days. I can only hope that #3 will fit in right along with his big brother and big sister.
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| Got room for another one, Nik? |
After my trip to Maine, Nik thought it would be nice if I could have a short getaway with a couple of my friends. He tried to arrange it, but it didn't work out exactly as planned since it was short notice. I did manage to go on a day trip with Leslie to Half Moon Bay. The weather was great and we had a good time just catching up and walking around.
Lastly, today is Nik and my 8th wedding anniversary. Lots of changes within the past eight years and it hasn't always been easy, but I don't think I could've chosen a better partner.
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