Riding a pony

(20101115) school pictures

Disneyland

Spending a day at Disneyland. Alli kept singing It's A Small World until she lost her voice. She had great fun, but too much work for the adults - so no annual pass this year!

Big sister

(20101205) Big sister now often acts like one. Alli is always full of reasons.

Allison turns 3

(November 2010) Big and tall, Allison has turned 3.

Emotional, vocal and very cheerful. She speaks very well in Vietnamese, her English is catching up.

The princess often demands all attention at home; she is timid in a different environment, including school.

Now acting her role as big sister, she is getting along better with the little brother, whom she calls "cu ti", "little brother", "ong coi", and sometimes "logan".

At 39.25 lbs and 39.25 inches, Allison is good for most rides at fairs and Disneyland. She loves rides, the more daring the better.

Logan is 18 ... months

Logan has turned 18 months. At 34.5 in. and 26 lbs, he is doing well physically.

A little slow on his speech.

He starts to show major attitude whenever things are not going his way. This is the most unexpected change - no longer a mellow, easy going little baby.

Logan loves to read books. He would take a book and go sit on parent's lap waiting to be read to.

He is excited in anticipation for the end of either the "patty cake" or birthday song to end so he can clap his hand and scream "yay!!!"

The iPad always causes conflict between him and his sister.

halloween 2010

 

 

 

 

Laguna Niguel

(20100925) Attending an engagement party. Allison is doing very well in school - she absorbs information like a spronge. Logan is still trying to form his first word.

More splash pad

Splash Pad

(20100906) Summer came and went - Splash pad is a good free place for kids.
As always, Alli made the most out of her time there. Always at full speed, no reservation.

random shots

(20100824) Logan just recovered from a throat and ear infection, while Allison from a cold.
Allison will finish her Summer school this week.
She did it, yeah!

Logan is still a little behind in his speech. He needs to be able to say "Mama" clearly within the next 2 months.
With a little imagination, we could have heard him say "daddy", "uh-uh", "ba`", "ga`", etc ... though absolutely not clearly.

Summer look

Allison new hairdo

(20100709) Grandma took Allison to the salon for her new hairdo.

Few other shots

Post processed photos

(20100626)

First day of school

New backpack. New adventure.

[Update: Not quite! Everything changed once Alli realized school equals separation. Poor little thing hasn't been the same since starting school. She refuses to talk about school. She only mentions events after being picked up by Mommy ("Me. ddo'n con ve^`")]

First day of school

(20100621) Allison is excited about school. She got up at 6AM.