Just a sweet pic of Miles and Oliver in their jammies next to the tree.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Looking back...
Awww.... such special memories... Miles's first Christmas, 2005.
Living in San Francisco on Oak Street.
This is ONE SAD LOOKING TREE... LOL
And, look at those cheeks on Miles!
Of course there is a story behind that tree... I sent Derek over to the tree lot in SF while Miles and I waited in the car... and that is what he came back with! I am sure you can imagine my SHOCK with that tiny, sad looking tree! LOL!
Even funnier... Miles' first babysitter, Wilma, came by our house to drop off a Christmas present and asked "Where is your Christmas tree?" and I had to move out of the way so she could see it. We were cracking up! Sad little tree.
Living in San Francisco on Oak Street.
This is ONE SAD LOOKING TREE... LOL
And, look at those cheeks on Miles!
Of course there is a story behind that tree... I sent Derek over to the tree lot in SF while Miles and I waited in the car... and that is what he came back with! I am sure you can imagine my SHOCK with that tiny, sad looking tree! LOL!
Even funnier... Miles' first babysitter, Wilma, came by our house to drop off a Christmas present and asked "Where is your Christmas tree?" and I had to move out of the way so she could see it. We were cracking up! Sad little tree.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Tis the season...
{Miles giving Santa a high five at the Los Gatos holiday parade}
{The house in lights}
{Christmas tree with a crooked star on top}
Friday, December 4, 2009
Sweet and sour
A few tales about Miles... sweet and sour
Sweet:
Miles has three stuffed dogs...
(1) Nose-doggy: his favorite dog. My friend Lara gave it to him before he was born and he really started to like nose-doggy when he was around 1 or so. We realized that when we took his pacifier away, he started sucking on nose-doggies nose at night... hence the name "nose doggy". (And due to said sucking, poor nose doggy has undergone some pretty bad sewing jobs by yours truly and he's just a sad looking guy.)
(2) Big brother: this is a bigger sized version of nose doggy which I ordered when we lose nose doggy and I figured we needed a back up. Well, he turned out being bigger than nose doggy... hence the name big brother.
(3) Little brother: another attempt to find a back up for nose doggy but he's not quite the same... and he was named little brother.
Now to the sweet part... up until a few weeks ago, Miles would sleep with all 3 dogs and a gigantic monkey that Uncle Kevin gave Oliver. And when he would get up in the morning, all 4 stuffed animals would go where ever Miles went. Well, Miles decided that I should sleep with big brother and little brother at night. At first, he said that I could sleep with them for 5 nights, but he's now decided that I get to sleep with them forever. It really warms my heart that he's sharing his little doggy friends with me. Nice guy.
Now to sour:
Yesterday, Derek picked the boys up from school/daycare and Layla said that Miles had a very bad day. She said he was very confrontational and was using the word "S-T-U-P-I-D" very often. Hmmmm... this is not my Miles. He's usually very well behaved, so I can only assume he was tired, not feeling well, or just testing some boundaries. Either way, I wanted to nip it in the bud. So, I told Miles that if I get another report like that from Layla, he is going to lose his Advent calendar (which has chocolates) for good. I know, kinda extreme... but he is obsessed with his Advent calendar right now. This morning, I reminded him about the consequence for any bad behavior at school. I said "you will lose your Advent calendar" And said "And Oliver too" (LOL) I pretty much said something along the lines of... Ummm... no buddy, Oliver is not going to lose his if YOU are bad. Nice try though.
Sweet:
Miles has three stuffed dogs...
{Left to right: Little brother, big brother, nose doggy}
(1) Nose-doggy: his favorite dog. My friend Lara gave it to him before he was born and he really started to like nose-doggy when he was around 1 or so. We realized that when we took his pacifier away, he started sucking on nose-doggies nose at night... hence the name "nose doggy". (And due to said sucking, poor nose doggy has undergone some pretty bad sewing jobs by yours truly and he's just a sad looking guy.)
{A close up of nose doggy}
(2) Big brother: this is a bigger sized version of nose doggy which I ordered when we lose nose doggy and I figured we needed a back up. Well, he turned out being bigger than nose doggy... hence the name big brother.
(3) Little brother: another attempt to find a back up for nose doggy but he's not quite the same... and he was named little brother.
Now to the sweet part... up until a few weeks ago, Miles would sleep with all 3 dogs and a gigantic monkey that Uncle Kevin gave Oliver. And when he would get up in the morning, all 4 stuffed animals would go where ever Miles went. Well, Miles decided that I should sleep with big brother and little brother at night. At first, he said that I could sleep with them for 5 nights, but he's now decided that I get to sleep with them forever. It really warms my heart that he's sharing his little doggy friends with me. Nice guy.
Now to sour:
Yesterday, Derek picked the boys up from school/daycare and Layla said that Miles had a very bad day. She said he was very confrontational and was using the word "S-T-U-P-I-D" very often. Hmmmm... this is not my Miles. He's usually very well behaved, so I can only assume he was tired, not feeling well, or just testing some boundaries. Either way, I wanted to nip it in the bud. So, I told Miles that if I get another report like that from Layla, he is going to lose his Advent calendar (which has chocolates) for good. I know, kinda extreme... but he is obsessed with his Advent calendar right now. This morning, I reminded him about the consequence for any bad behavior at school. I said "you will lose your Advent calendar" And said "And Oliver too" (LOL) I pretty much said something along the lines of... Ummm... no buddy, Oliver is not going to lose his if YOU are bad. Nice try though.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Sad little gingerbread house
The boys went to a birthday party on Sunday night and for the party favor, they gave the kids Gingerbread House kits.
On Monday night, Miles asked if we could make one and we said sure!
Derek was in charge of making the royal icing - BIG MISTAKE! First, there wasn't enough water so I told him to add a 1/2 teaspoon of water at a time. He heard 1/2 tablespoon and the icing was way too runny. He tried adding more powdered sugar but it just wasn't quite right.
While he was making the icing, Miles dropped one of the pieces - which I tried to "glue" together with the icing.
We tried to put the house together but it was just a disaster. The icing just wasn't thick enough so the walls were just falling over.
We looked over at Oliver who was happily sitting on the floor with a roof piece in his hand -- with TWO BITES of the roof gone! LOL.
The pictures are telling... it was one sad gingerbread house. LOL.
On Monday night, Miles asked if we could make one and we said sure!
Derek was in charge of making the royal icing - BIG MISTAKE! First, there wasn't enough water so I told him to add a 1/2 teaspoon of water at a time. He heard 1/2 tablespoon and the icing was way too runny. He tried adding more powdered sugar but it just wasn't quite right.
While he was making the icing, Miles dropped one of the pieces - which I tried to "glue" together with the icing.
We tried to put the house together but it was just a disaster. The icing just wasn't thick enough so the walls were just falling over.
We looked over at Oliver who was happily sitting on the floor with a roof piece in his hand -- with TWO BITES of the roof gone! LOL.
The pictures are telling... it was one sad gingerbread house. LOL.
{Nice crack in the roof that I tried to "glue" together!}
{Ummm, do you see the two bite marks in the roof? Nice work, Oliver. LOL}
{Starting to fall.. sad little gingerbread house}
{Timber.....}
Thanksgiving 2009
We had a really wonderful Thanksgiving weekend this year.
In the early afternoon on Thanksgiving, I drove up to San Francisco to meet Christina and Justin's new baby boy - baby Henry. He was so tiny and precious - I couldn't get enough of him! I think he liked me too! :)
For our Thanksgiving dinner, I decided that I didn't want to host/cook a big dinner this year, so I suggested that we go to San Francisco and eat out. It ended up being a great decision. We had a yummy dinner with Derek's mom, sister, brother, and a few other friends at the Park Chalet (which is a very kid-friendly restaurant). Both boys were very well behaved at dinner (a rarity) and the restaurant has a big backyard/park that they could run around in while we took turns eating. There was no prep, no cooking, no clean-up... just a nice dinner with family and friends in beautiful San Francisco! Of course, the only thing that would have made it a better day is if my side of the family could have been there with us.
On Saturday, we drove down to Santa Cruz/Seacliff in the afternoon to visit my good friend Michele (from college) and her adorable family (Mark, and her two girls - ages 1 and 2). They were up from LA and rented an amazing house right on the beach and it was such a treat for the boys. They had a great time playing in the sand while mommy and daddy drank wine with friends. :)
In the early afternoon on Thanksgiving, I drove up to San Francisco to meet Christina and Justin's new baby boy - baby Henry. He was so tiny and precious - I couldn't get enough of him! I think he liked me too! :)
For our Thanksgiving dinner, I decided that I didn't want to host/cook a big dinner this year, so I suggested that we go to San Francisco and eat out. It ended up being a great decision. We had a yummy dinner with Derek's mom, sister, brother, and a few other friends at the Park Chalet (which is a very kid-friendly restaurant). Both boys were very well behaved at dinner (a rarity) and the restaurant has a big backyard/park that they could run around in while we took turns eating. There was no prep, no cooking, no clean-up... just a nice dinner with family and friends in beautiful San Francisco! Of course, the only thing that would have made it a better day is if my side of the family could have been there with us.
On Saturday, we drove down to Santa Cruz/Seacliff in the afternoon to visit my good friend Michele (from college) and her adorable family (Mark, and her two girls - ages 1 and 2). They were up from LA and rented an amazing house right on the beach and it was such a treat for the boys. They had a great time playing in the sand while mommy and daddy drank wine with friends. :)
Pre Thanksgiving Party at the Lu House
We had a pre-Thanksgiving party at our house on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Our friends, The Burchards, were in town from Austin so we thought it was a good excuse to get all of our friends together.
It was a super fun night with lots of funny memories to share:
- As I was finishing getting dinner ready, I looked outside and almost every toy from the playroom had been moved to our driveway!?! I asked what was going on and the kids excitedly told me "We are having a garage sale!!!" HUH?! LOL. Too funny! (I made them put all of the toys back into the playroom shortly after)
- Uncle Kevin came over and the kids could not get enough of him! He chased them around the house pretending he was a monster and the kids had great fun (my ears are still ringing from their loud shrieks!) A bit later in the night, Kevin found some duct tape and stared taping up the kids. LOL. Of course this was all in the name of fun, but some of the parents weren't too thrilled about the idea of their kids being taped up/tied up with duct tape. LOL. Only Uncle Kevin would have come up with that one! In the end, the kids had cool wrist bands made out of tape.
- The kids then decided to have a little party in Oliver's crib (all while eating string cheese). They were all jumping up and down and I was wondering when I would need to go online to get Oliver's big boy bed because his crib would break. Alas, the crib survived and the kids had fun.
- Towards the end of the night, Miss Monica offered to read all of the kids a book on the guest room bed. Shortly after all of the kids went to the guest room, a few of the kids ran out of the room and said "Miss Monica fell off the bed!" LOL. She claims she lost her balance, but we can't help but wonder if she was over-served. :)
It was a super fun night with lots of funny memories to share:
- As I was finishing getting dinner ready, I looked outside and almost every toy from the playroom had been moved to our driveway!?! I asked what was going on and the kids excitedly told me "We are having a garage sale!!!" HUH?! LOL. Too funny! (I made them put all of the toys back into the playroom shortly after)
- Uncle Kevin came over and the kids could not get enough of him! He chased them around the house pretending he was a monster and the kids had great fun (my ears are still ringing from their loud shrieks!) A bit later in the night, Kevin found some duct tape and stared taping up the kids. LOL. Of course this was all in the name of fun, but some of the parents weren't too thrilled about the idea of their kids being taped up/tied up with duct tape. LOL. Only Uncle Kevin would have come up with that one! In the end, the kids had cool wrist bands made out of tape.
- The kids then decided to have a little party in Oliver's crib (all while eating string cheese). They were all jumping up and down and I was wondering when I would need to go online to get Oliver's big boy bed because his crib would break. Alas, the crib survived and the kids had fun.
- Towards the end of the night, Miss Monica offered to read all of the kids a book on the guest room bed. Shortly after all of the kids went to the guest room, a few of the kids ran out of the room and said "Miss Monica fell off the bed!" LOL. She claims she lost her balance, but we can't help but wonder if she was over-served. :)
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