A Star-Studded Week

EB had a star-studded week filled with personal visits from various Rise of the Guardians heroes.

It all started on EB's birthday--(Seven!!! Where in the heck did the time go!?)--when Jack Frost decided to pay us a big, big visit. I had not seen a snow storm like this since I lived in the Northeast over seven years ago.  Although our plan of celebrating EB's birthday at the movies and restaurant was completely shot, there was no disappointment on her part -- the kids had a blast playing in the snow.

Four days later, the temperature continued to hover in the mid-20s, with no sign of reprieve. We were all feeling a bit edgy--EB's school had been closed for days, BBoy's daycare was opened on a very limited basis, and K and I took turns working from home. At one point EB's sauciness got the best of her, and there were lots of talking back and tears. In order to redeem herself, she wrote a letter to Santa.

"Sorry Santa for being disrespectful to my parents. I should have been more nice to them."

The next day, K Santa wrote back (he's quick to respond, that eager beaver),  and EB found the letter while getting our mail (K had cleverly put it there while EB and I were out shopping).She ran back into the house exclaiming: "Mom, Santa wrote me back!" and began tearing at the letters before taking off her shoes and jacket. To EB's relief, she was given a chance to redeem herself.

Written by Santa's copywriter -- K

That very same night, she lost her second baby tooth, which meant a visit from the Tooth Fairy while Mr. Sandman sprinkled his sleepy dust.

The only Guardian that was missing from her week was the Easter Bunny. But Easter Bunny will have to wait for a few months.

A very belated birthday

Bboy turned two years old., ahm, like, three months ago. Here's the thing--K went back to work this past June and since then, our lives have become a series of schedules, deadlines and a lot of teeth gnashing over our schedules and deadlines. So I guess I've been a bit behind in my blogging and before I knew it, BBoy's birthday has come and gone.

But it's never too late to write about the dear little Man in my life...just look at this little face.

He has a playful, sweet smile, and a flirtatious way about him and makes me swoon with love every morning I see him. Yes, the dude knows how to work me.

He is now speaking in full sentences, and already very defiant ("No Mama, I don't want it!") but also very loving ("I wuv you, Mama!").

He loves to babble on the phone with my parents. Whenever he hears me talking with Mom and Dad in Mandarin, he would run over, yelling: "I want to hi ah-gong and Nai-Nai!" (translation: I want to say hi to Ah-gong (Mandarin for 'grandpa') and Nai-Nai (Mandarin for 'grandma')

And,did I mention that he has an obsessive love of cars and trains? Until this guy came into my life, I had no idea that our house would be bombarded by planes, trains and automobiles. Behold the exhibits.

Exhibit 1: His favorite toys.

Exhibit 2: His favorite books.

Exhibit 3: His favorite PJs.




Exhibit 4: The centerfold.

We had just bought a brand-new Mazda, and with it came a glossy magazine of, you guessed it, Mazda cars. Knowing BBoy's fondness for cars,  I gave it to him for a bit of fun reading. He slowly turned the pages, and when he hit this centerfold page he STOPPED, absolutely mesmerized. He looked up at K and I, and exclaimed: "WOW! CAR!" This made K snicker: "look at him with his Playcar centerfold."


Happy be-lated second birthday, little Man!