Joshua Tang

Family portrait

2012-01-27T01:01:00.000-05:00

I love the way the boys smile. :)

Kindergarten photo

2012-01-24T01:36:00.002-05:00

Kindergarden class photo

2012-01-13T13:52:00.002-05:00

I can read!

2011-12-15T01:36:00.001-05:00

2 weeks ago, while reading bedtime stories to Joshua, we suddenly realized he was able to read. Seemed to just happen overnight, going from guessing words by looking at the first letter, to actually decoding the letters and figuring out what the words were.

And in Chinese as well:

Joshua will just be walking along, but when he sees a book, will stop, sit down, and start reading.

Doing homework on a Sunday afternoon

2011-12-11T14:48:00.001-05:00

Christmas tree

2011-12-06T00:10:00.001-05:00

Boys were very excited to decorate the Christmas tree and prepare for Christmas year.

Bagels at church

2011-11-13T09:23:00.001-05:00

Our ritual of bagels and juice before church.

Grandma and Grandpa's Foliage Trip

2011-11-03T01:11:00.001-05:00

Time to retire the double stroller

2011-10-23T20:42:00.001-05:00

The boys can now both bike along with me when I go for a run. Woo-hoo!

I like school!

2011-10-23T20:36:00.001-05:00

It's been so nice and a big relief to see that Joshua is really enjoying school. He loves learning Chinese--which I was afraid he would be intimidated by. But he is flourishing, singing songs, writing characters in the air, and teaching the rest of the family the things he is learning every day. :)

Video chatting with mom

2011-10-23T20:33:00.004-05:00

When mom is away, she can still babysit over Gchat while dad makes dinner!

October beach day

2011-10-23T20:32:00.003-05:00

We had a freak heat wave on Sunday, so we played hooky and hit the beach for one last time this year.

Diggin in the sand is their #1 activity

Trying to hit us with wet mud was #2

Hot Pursuit

2011-09-26T10:17:00.003-05:00

Joshua's latest iPad passion has shifted from Angry Birds to "Need for Speed, Hot Pursuit", a police car chasing game.

Boys' life

2011-09-25T00:26:00.002-05:00

Riding the shuttle home after school.

Going to the lego store with grandparents.

Making pancakes with mom--I don't know why they're not wearing clothes!

Boys' bikes parked and locked outside Taekwando practice

Mandarin Immersion School

2011-09-25T00:21:00.000-05:00

Joshua has completed 1 1/2 weeks of his mandarin immersion school and so far, so good. When I asks him if he understands what his teacher is saying to him, he says, "No, I just follow their hand motions." He asked me the other day if he could also go to the "afterschool" program, so I guess he's enjoying school enough to want to spend even more time there.

Money

2011-09-25T00:18:00.000-05:00

Joshua is very conscientious of money, making money, counting money, saving money, spending money.

The other day when we were at the bakery looking Annette's birthday cake, he declared that he had $7 saved up from his job and toe nail money.

He gets $1 a week if he does a good job of getting ready in the morning (get dressed, eat breakfast, ready to leave for school) ; and this is gross--for not chewing on his nails, Annette has promised him lump sums like 3 or 4+ dollars.

Apple picking

2011-09-25T00:17:00.002-05:00

Eeny Meeny

2011-09-05T22:08:00.002-05:00

This morning at breakfast, both boys wanted Annette to sit next to them. So instead of fighting, I overhead Joshua suggest to Sam to use eeny meeny to decide who would get Annette. And since they haven't figured out the secret of eeny meeny miney mo yet (start with the other guy), they genuinely use it all the time when faced with an arbitrary decision.

Later, while shopping for their potty training prizes, Samuel was torn between picking the green trailer tractor truck, or the blue one. He couldn't decide, so finally, he just kneeled down in the middle of the store aisle, in front of his trucks and started to count slowly, "Eeny, meeny, miney mo....". The green one won.

Ireland

2011-08-28T20:52:00.001-05:00

Joshua had a wonderful time in Ireland. He said at one point, "I want to move to Ireland!" He enjoyed playing with his new friend Matty, loved buying things with his new currencies: Euros and Sterlings, playing at the beach, and the "rock quarry" in Hamish's yard. I was impressed with what a good traveler he has become, except for his car sickness. Thankfully, the only time he vomited was right after his last car ride in the airport parking lot (and not in Hamish's car!).

Dusk at Rossnowlaugh, on the west coast of Ireland

Fun at Carnfunnock Country Park in Larne

Climbing the hills behind the caravan in Donegal

Looking for cockles and mussels.

Joshua's taekwondo promotion

2011-08-08T17:11:00.001-05:00

Lego contest

2011-07-28T22:25:00.002-05:00

Joshua is really hoping to win the summer Lego flag building contest this year. His entry:

Taekwando

2011-07-13T22:18:00.004-05:00

We signed Joshua up for Taekwando to help with his gross motor skills and he's really enjoying it.

Birthday party at the MFA

2011-07-11T00:41:00.003-05:00

Summer Picnic

2011-07-02T15:43:00.003-05:00

The boys share a room

2011-06-26T00:29:00.003-05:00

We've embarked on a new phase in our family life--the boys are sharing a bedroom! Despite extensive coaching, it didn't go so well the first night (as expected?). Samuel stayed up an extra 2 hrs, so excited about moving out of a crib, and sleeping in a new room. We eventually had to move him back to his old room and his old crib. But that was last night.
Tonight, Samuel talked himself to sleep, saying things like, "I'm going to put you in the crib forever!"
Joshua, told him, "Stop talking Samuel! I'm going to ignore you!"
Both they both fell asleep eventually. :)

Father's Day

2011-06-21T00:18:00.001-05:00

My boys woke me up on Father's Day and presented me with this lovely Angry Birds Card that Joshua designed.

And nothing says celebration better than ice cream!

Love the summer

2011-06-07T11:17:00.001-05:00

Why I love summer:

Picnics outside

The sandbox

Balloon animals at the park!

Back to the playgrounds.

The beach

Spray pools.

Carousels

Joshua's Joan Miro piece

2011-05-24T17:33:00.001-05:00

Mother's day

2011-05-23T21:34:00.003-05:00

For mother's day, we went to a little cafe at Central Square, and enjoyed brunch alfresco with mom this year.

Raincoats

2011-05-23T21:13:00.004-05:00

The boys got a bunch of smiles from people passing by while walking the streets, wearing rain coats and holding hands.

Easter Egg Hunt

2011-04-30T00:50:00.002-05:00

The boys were joined by 2 of Joshua's old preschool friends (and another little brother).

Joshua Soccer

2011-04-18T22:31:00.003-05:00

Scholastic book club time

2011-04-14T11:24:00.001-05:00

This is what happens when the school book order comes in. Not an accident that almost all the books are about cars and firetrucks.

Lego fire station set

2011-04-10T22:45:00.001-05:00

Joshua likes to create his own "Lego sets", where he spend hours thinking up a design and then look through all his cannibalized Lego pieces to build his new creation. This is his new fire station set, which he will package in a box and sell to you for the low price of two hundred million dollars!

First math problem

2011-04-06T23:39:00.002-05:00

Joshua was excited about finding a quarter today. I told him if he wanted to buy the sticker book he wanted so much, it would take 28 quarters!

"That's a lot, dad" he said.

I tried to explain to him that 4 quarters goes into a dollar, and that his book was $7.

"I don't really understand that dad"

"Ok, so if one dollar is 4 quarters, then to make two dollars, you have to add another 4 quarters. What is 4 + 4?"

Joshua quickly counted out on his fingers, and said, "8!"

Lego helicopter

2011-03-31T23:05:00.001-05:00

Joshua was very proud of this helicopter he built from scratch.

Big bear in outer space

2011-03-31T23:01:00.002-05:00

Joshua's class has been studying the solar system and outer space these past weeks, and it was highlighted by a trip to the planetarium yesterday. he really enjoyed it and has been telling all sorts of space facts, like that "our sun is a star, but it's a lot bigger than other stars because it's much closer". I asked him if he thought Samuel might like going to the planetarium as well, and he said, "Oh no, Samuel will be scared. There's a Great big bear in outer space!"

Name tags

2011-03-28T01:00:00.001-05:00

We hosted a Korean student dinner tonight and Joshua made these lovely name tags for us. Note the gratuitous fire dept one.

Surfing

2011-03-21T00:04:00.001-05:00

One of the most enjoyable things we did in Hawaii was to get a surfboard and watch the boys ride the waves!

Biking

2011-03-20T23:11:00.009-05:00

It was nice enough today to go biking, so I put on my rollerblades and Joshua biked with me 2.6 miles all together to and from the Esplanade playground. I was impressed to see how fast he can go now, and even better, he's figured out how to use the brakes. He also went with Annette to the bike shop to pick out a bike bell--the hamburger on his left handlebar.

We tend to baby our boys a lot, so I was surprised the other morning when I told him to get dressed by himself, and he returned, fully clothed!--after selecting his own outfit, even his socks.

Nowadays, Joshua's routine is to go to bed in his own room, but somehow he manages to sneak into our bed every night and I wake up with Joshua and not Annette next to me in the morning.

Our house is over littered with toys, so Annette and I have decided not to get any more toys for the boys, unless it's their birthday or Christmas. So everytime Joshua sees something he likes, he asks if he can have it for his birthday. It's only March, his birthday is in November, and he already has a million things on the this list.

The prize

2011-02-10T01:31:00.001-05:00

Joshua's kindergarten class went to the aquarium today and they played Aquarium bingo, where the students had to try and find all the creatures on their card. Joshua and his partner were the only ones who found all their creatures, so I asked him if they got a prize.
"No," he said.
"I'll give you a prize then."
He looked at me quizzically, "Love?"
I laughed, "No, I'll give you a special treat after you finish your growing food for dinner--some popcorn!"

Hawaiian fire engine

2011-01-09T21:57:00.001-05:00

Joshua has been thrilled to find a fire station close to our home in Kailua. Here he is waiting for an emergency.

Aloha

2011-01-07T04:35:00.001-05:00

The beach has been a wonderful place for the kids, well, I guess all of us.

Christmas with the Kims

2010-12-27T10:40:00.001-05:00

Dot com generation and Lego lessons

2010-12-15T01:38:00.001-05:00

Last night at dinner, we were talking about snow plows, and I asked Joshua why some snow plows have brushes and others have shovels. He said, "I don't know dad. Let's google snowplow dot com and find out!"

Today, our babysitter heard Joshua saying, "Samuel come here. I'm going to give you a Lego lesson!"

5th Birthday

2010-12-14T02:18:00.001-05:00

Annette made her annual cake extravangaza for Joshua again this year.

Construction crew

2010-12-14T02:15:00.002-05:00

At Sparrow park near our old house in the South End

Lego Firetruck

2010-12-14T01:54:00.000-05:00

Joshua still loves his legos, and making firetrucks.

Joshua's Christmas Concert

2010-12-13T23:35:00.001-05:00

Hawaii tip for dad and girlfriends

2010-12-12T21:07:00.001-05:00

Joshua told me this morning, "When you go to Hawaii, leave your ring at home." He has taken my lost wedding rings stories to heart.

When I told Joshua the other day that he might have a lot of girlfriends someday, he looked sheepishly aside and said, "But I just like my brother Samuel." And the love is mutual. I jokingly asked Samuel tonight who he loves more, Mommy or Daddy, and he said, "Joshua!"

These days in addition to their favorite game of "garbage", where they take buckets of toys and dump them onto the sofa and bed, they also enjoy playing:
1) Christmas. In this pretend game, the boys led by Joshua make presents and put them in boxes to distribute to the rest of us. Opening them immediately is mandatory! One can also be selected to be Santa Claus and decide whether the boys and girls have been good or bad.
2) the boys have rediscovered the Thomas train sets again and it is so sweet to watch them build tracks together. Joshua is a generous teacher, always willing to show Samuel what to do when he gets stuck.
3) gym time. The boys like to run around in the hallway outside our dorm gym, playing with the Pilates balls, creating tents, runways, obstacle courses with the mats, taking breaks to drink water, and wrestling with one of us.
4) and of course, building legos is still a staple of their daily activities.

1st Christmas concert

2010-12-12T02:08:00.003-05:00

I was lucky enough to be a one of Joshua's classes practice for his first ever Christmas concert. I've seen other kids' shows at schools which have moved me. I'm sure I'll be all teary eyed on Monday night watching Joshua.

Here is a link to the video:

http://db.tt/7MOozjH

School picture

2010-11-29T23:57:00.005-05:00

Drawing mommy

2010-10-26T23:09:00.001-05:00

We are at the library, and Joshua decides to spontaneously draw a picture of his mommy.

Sunday brunch

2010-10-17T09:47:00.001-05:00

We played hooky from church and had brunch at Full Moon cafe.

Apple picking with Sam

2010-10-03T19:37:00.003-05:00

We went apple picking with Joshua's best friend from preschool, also named Sam.

First Day of Pre-K

2010-10-03T19:07:00.000-05:00

Waiting for the shuttle that will take us to the subway on Joshua's first day of Pre-K!

I do not like Green Eggs and Ham

2010-10-03T19:03:00.000-05:00

Last day of preschool

2010-10-03T18:58:00.001-05:00

We had a pizza party for his class the 2nd to last day of his school. Even Sam came. Joshua has had a fantastic 2 years in his preschool, and we've really loved his teachers and his wonderful classmates.

Finally, "I like dad a little better"

2010-09-28T21:17:00.004-05:00

Annette was taking Joshua to school today and he said to her, "I wish Dad was taking me to school. I like him a little better. "
Of course, a couple of weeks ago, he said, "I want to change parents, but keep mommy. You can go dad."

Let's play garbage

2010-09-26T14:05:00.001-05:00

Samuel is sleeping and I ask Joshua what game he would like to play together. "Let's play garbage," he says. With all the toys and games he has available, I find it interesting that he just wants to throw everything he can find onto our garbage truck, i.e., the sofa. OK, let's go!

Acadia National Park

2010-09-04T21:04:00.000-05:00

In between graduating from preschool and moving to preK (that's pretty much the same thing isn't it?), we took our first long driving trip (5hrs) to Mt Desert Island / Acadia National Park with our friend Michelle and her family.

Enjoying lunch on the lawn of the Jordan Pond House. Nice place. Yummy popovers. "The best I've had," says Annette. Josh got to eat popover a la mode with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce for his lunch!

Joshua came over and gave me this spontaneous hug at the pond. Annette captured the moment on camera.

Joshua gets a back hug from his friend Evan on top of Cadillac mountain.

Joshua, Samuel, and Evan doing their favorite thing on Sand Beach, digging and building with sand!

I am confused

2010-08-23T22:03:00.002-05:00

Joshua had a breakdown at school the other day. And while he didn't tell his teachers what happened, he finally told Annette: "Samuel (his best friend at school) pinched my finger. Why does he do that? You shouldn't hurt your friends. That confuses me!"

First Beach Day of the Summer

2010-08-08T22:49:00.001-05:00

We finally made it out to the beach this summer, to our favorite: Wingaersheek Beach

Kickin' it.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

2010-08-01T22:21:00.001-05:00

New Journey!

2010-07-28T21:22:00.002-05:00

I asked Joshua last night if he was sad about leaving his preschool, which he has attended the past 2 years. He said, "No dad, I'm excited about starting my new journey!" I guess he's ready for pre-K!

Joshua Summer 2010

2010-07-25T15:40:00.001-05:00

Joshua is just about 4 years 9 months now, and I can't believe he is turning 5 this fall.

Today, he woke up and spent some time surfing the internet. He knows how to use the mouse pretty well, and usually will navigate around the PBS sproutonline.com website, looking at videos of Bob, Fireman Sam, Caiyou.

He wasn't thrilled about going to church, but was overjoyed when we arrived to find out that there was no Sunday school today. We played in the foyer, the yard, and pretty much skipped the entire service.

We went to the MIT pool to swim. Josh is getting more comfortable in the water, but still very far away from bring able to swim comfortably independently in the water. He says, "I like swimming, with a grown up!"

Them we went on a bike ride along the Charles River, with Josh admonishing me to be more careful on my roller blades: "Don't go backwards, go slower,etc." He is still using training wheels.but he can go pretty fast, especially when he spotted the ice cream truck.

Now it's 4:30, and he's asleep with me in the parking lot of BJs.

Lincoln Logs

2010-07-11T21:04:00.000-05:00

Joshua is impressing me all the time with his news skills. Here, he's built a log cabin, complete with windows, doors, and a roof.

Playing on the waves

2010-06-17T23:51:00.000-05:00

Joshua and Samuel love playing on these sculptures. We call them the "waves!" Here Joshua is pontificating about what he likes to do on them.

Joshua's preschool

2010-06-17T23:47:00.000-05:00

We love that Joshua's preschool class is so diverse. His favorite pals in class now are: Minki, Yi Zheng, Sam, and Alina

Tony's pizza

2010-05-29T12:12:00.003-05:00

We love this place, thought it's really called "Chicago Pizza." We have a way of giving fake names to places/people based on what we've read. Joshua has a book called the "Name Jar" and that's how we got Tony's Pizza. The crust is crispy and awesome. And now, they have great outdoor furniture so we can sit in the shade and people/traffic watch on Mass Ave.

Stories, stories, stories

2010-05-28T23:54:00.002-05:00

Joshua has begun to enjoy reading together small classic chapter books like "Call of the Wild" by Jack London, and "Stuart Little." It's a lot of fun for us too, as it replaces the repetitive firetruck books he's been obsessed with. His obsession with drawing firetrucks has also finally come to an end.

Needing "Assistance"

2010-05-27T00:13:00.003-05:00

We got Joshua's latest "report card" from his preschool. Overrall, he is just a superstar. He is "always focused on the teacher during circle time and small group activities". The teachers say that they can always count on Joshua to answer a question about something they have been learning about. "Joshua is a very curious learner." I think he takes after me!
But also, his teachers say, "he continues to need assistance when it involves a peer that has done something to him that he doesn't like ... there are times when his feelings or body is hurt and he needs to cry to move on." The teachers then try using yoga breathing techniques to help him calm down. Joshua is sensitive, and fragile. Annette sees him at school, strategic in his play to avoid conflict. In that way, I guess he is also like me.
Right now, he's been assigned to MLK Jr school in Cambridge, one of the schools with more of the rougher kids. We're not sure how he will do there. We don't think we can shelter him his whole life, but it seems that he is needing more "assistance" with handling conflict with peers right now. So we're thinking about enrolling him in a Montessori school. Never thought I would be sending my child to private school for kindergarten!

Holding Hands

2010-05-27T00:04:00.002-05:00

It's very sweet how Joshua likes to hold our hands when we walk together. Today, it was super hot in Cambridge--90 degrees, and as I was walking him to school, we were both sweating profusely (we share that characteristics) and our palms getting soaked. I suggested to him, "How about today let's not hold hands because we are so hot and sweaty?" "OK daddy," he says. He releases my hand, wipes some sweat off his forehead, and then grabs onto my hand again. I didn't mind. I want to remember these days forever.

Playing with Yeh-yeh

2010-05-20T20:54:00.001-05:00

The boys had fun playing with yeh-yeh:

Bike Riding

2010-04-19T20:14:00.002-05:00

I picked up a bike for Joshua at Target last week, and after an inauspicious start, he has really taken off this week, riding his bike to and from school with Yeh-yeh, who has to run to keep up with Joshua.

Patriot's Day

2010-04-19T20:02:00.000-05:00

We celebrated Patriot's day by all going out to watch the Boston Marathon today and Ah-ma and Yeh-yeh. It was a beautiful day and inspiring to watch all the runners coming home toward the finish line.

Springtime!

2010-03-21T21:01:00.000-05:00

I was sitting in a conference and I received a text from Annette with the above picture. I couldn't resist. I left my pen ontop of the notebook and just walked out to join my family playing in the sun. It's beginning to feel like Spring!

Hungry Preschooler

2010-03-21T20:57:00.000-05:00

Something you see when you have a hungry preschooler at home.

Time Out...I love you!

2010-03-17T12:34:00.002-05:00

When Samuel gets a time out (usually for throwing his food), Joshua the enforcer is always right there to make sure we don't miss any infractions. Joshua knows we always give a big hug and kiss after the timeout, so now he'll try to beat us to the punch and runs up to Samuel and says, says, "I love you!"

The Fear of God

2010-03-17T12:33:00.001-05:00

Joshua has been really earnest in his bedtime prayers ever since Annette told him that if you look at God, you will die. I told her to stop scaring our son.

Pilgrims and Pirates

2010-03-08T20:18:00.002-05:00

Conversation in the car the other day:
JT: "Did you know Pilgrims lived in our home before?"
AK: "What are Pilgrims?"
JT: "Pilgrims are people from the Mayflower"
AK: "What is the Mayflower?"
JT: "The Mayflower is a pirate ship"
AK: "What is a pirate?"
JT: "Pirates are people who wear an eye patch"
AK: "Why do they wear eye patches?"
JT: "To scare people"
RT: "You mean pilgrims were pirates?"
JT: "No!"
RT: "But you said Pilgrims are from pirate ships"
JT" "No, it just looks like a pirate ship."
RT: "Oh, I see."

Dinosaur Tie

2010-03-08T20:16:00.000-05:00

We had our annual semi-formal dinner for our residents and Joshua was very excited about wearing his dinosaur tie. He's really looking forward to wearing it again.

Bedtime routine

2010-02-21T23:57:00.001-05:00

Every night at around 11pm or midnight, I pick up Joshua from his bed, take him to the bathroom, and just by tapping on his tush and saying "shhhh", I get him to pee. It's amazing to me how he can do this and go right back to sleep. We had to start doing this because he was leaking even out of his overnight diapers. I was tired of changing his bedsheets every day.

Playing together

2010-02-02T23:04:00.001-05:00

Ah-mah and Yeh-yeh

2010-02-02T22:46:00.000-05:00

Ah-mah and Yeh-yeh came to visit and help take care of the boys while Mom was in Vietnam. Yeh-yeh took Joshua to school every day.

And went to the Children's Museum together.

Joshua enjoyed watching Chinese soap operas with Ah-mah, except for the scary parts.

Books on tape

2010-02-02T22:35:00.001-05:00

Joshua and his classmates love putting on the big old headphones and listening to books on the tape. His favorite: Goldilocks and the three bears.

Artistis at work

2010-02-02T22:23:00.001-05:00

Joshua drawing his firetruck

Watching football with grandpa

2010-01-19T00:20:00.001-05:00

Bonding with Yeh-yeh over NFL

No sashimi for me!

2010-01-05T12:57:00.002-05:00

Annette buys super fresh fish from a market in Cambridge that we eat for sashimi. When offered some the other night, Joshua said, "No, I'm worried there might be some worms in it."
Annette and I have been talking about how the the fish market guys take out any worms they see in the fish they are preparing. Last week, Annette thought she saw one. And it seems that Joshua has been listening very carefully.

You've reached your destination!

2010-01-05T12:56:00.002-05:00

The other day walking to school, Joshua was holding a piece of aluminum foil in front of him. I asked him what it was. He said, "My GPS dad. Make a left turn in 200 feet." When we got to school, he said, "You have reached your destination!"

Stop It!

2010-01-05T12:53:00.000-05:00

I lost it this morning with Joshua. I was cooking his lunch, while also preparing the boys breakfast and trying to get Joshua dressed for school. Samuel was playing with toys and Joshua kept taking them away instead of putting on his clothes. Samuel was crying and Joshua wasn't letting go. So I slapped my hands and shouted, "Stop it!" Of course Joshua started to cry, and I quickly composed myself and went over to him. I said that even though I was frustrated, I shouldn't shout and I apologized to him. I explained that I really needed his help because I was trying to take care of both of the boys. He was very agreeable and stopped crying quickly and became much more helpful. Overrall, a good outcome. But the first time I think I've lost it with the boys.

Winnie the Pooh

2010-01-01T00:58:00.001-05:00

is still too scary for Josh. While watching the video at preschool today, even that got him spoked out, when the thunderstorm happened. I'm starting to wonder if our decision not to have a TV in the house has had any negative effects such as making him too sensitive/soft.

Joshua's "great" Christmas present

2009-12-25T23:51:00.001-05:00

Joshua really had a blast with his 3 firetruck Christmas truck presents!

Dear God

2009-12-22T23:03:00.002-05:00

"I love Samuel, Daddy, and Mommy. Amen" Joshua's bedtime prayers tonight.

Joshua at school

2009-12-22T12:00:00.000-05:00

We met with Joshua's teacher at preschool and had a chance to watch him at work and play. He is definitely one of the big boys now. It's nice to see him playing, talking with the other kids. Basically just being social.

Is Santa Chinese?

2009-12-17T08:55:00.002-05:00

I told Joshua yesterday that we were going to see Santa in two days at my office party. And Santa was going to bring him a present. We were going to Hei La Moon, where we usually go for dim sum. Joshua asked in all earnest, "Is Santa Chinese?"

Joshua First Chopstick Use

2009-12-14T00:41:00.001-05:00

Felt like a proud Chinese daddy today to watch Joshua picking up rice with (modified) chopsticks!

Trying to get a Christmas Photo

2009-12-13T21:48:00.000-05:00

We took A LOT of pictures trying to get a good Christmas photo of the boys together. Most of them of them were out of focus, only one boy looking, Joshua trying to hang on to Samuel as he tried to escape. I thought I'd post some of those to give a flavor of the effort and fun.

Sam and Joshua sleeping together

2009-12-04T23:46:00.002-05:00

Joshua and Sam are sharing a bedroom for the first time tonight. Very sweet. The brothers.

Sleeping position

2009-12-01T00:29:00.001-05:00

Joshua continues to sleep on the floor of our bedroom. His pediatrician suggested we start off with him in his own room, and then let him move over later if he wanted. Joshua wasn't too crazy for that idea. It has been really nice for them (and us) to go to bed so easily. Like Sam went down at 6:55 and Joshua at 7:30 tonight. The only problem is at 6am when Samuel wakes up and I have to run into his room and get him before he wakes up Joshua.