This past weekend was Ba Noi’s 90th birthday extravaganza! Van flew into town to celebrate (It was suppose to be Van and Eric but drama-queen beagle Indypooh decides that she will have seizures every time her parents leave her…actually, it was pretty scary but we learned she’s okay!)

The kids took to her right away and the entire vacation was like baby fest 2010 for Van and she couldn’t be any happier with this. Here are pictures from her trip:

http://picasaweb.google.com/VanHNgo/CaliforniaTrip

Not really, but it sure felt that way to Mike and me!

The kids had their first cough in a long, long time. We were nursing two kids with stuffy noses which in turned went to the back of their throats causing them to cough it back up (and sometimes…throw it up). AB took turns waking us up every hour. At one point, Mike just held Brooke in the rocking chair for her to fall asleep. Aidan doesn’t like be held to sleep and wants the confort of his own crib. So he’ll be screaming in my arms to get into the crib and screaming in the crib to get up so he can breathe…vicious cycle.

This lasted for two days until they were all better but of course got everybody around them sick. Casualties are: Di Ba, Di Tu, Mahmah.

Aidan’s at that fun (yet dangerous if you have a potty mouth) age where he copies everything we say. Here is a cute video of Bao teaching him colors in Vietnamese. The amazing thing is, he actually remembers it. We always say, “That big head definitely has something in it!”

We were able to get the webcam going this morning and the kids got to see their daddy and vice versa over in Japan. They haven’t seen each other since Sunday morning.

The internet has completely changed the way we communicate. We’ve all known that for a long time now. Instead of letters, I made Mike a few short videos and uploaded them to YouTube for him. Aidan just started putting two words together “Hi Daddy”, “Bye baby”. Brooke is always a little behind but a lot more verbal now:

Aidan’s ‘letter’ to Daddy in Japan

Brooke’s turn to say hi to Daddy

The kids are 19-months old now…and talking up a storm! As well as signing! They’re just two little goofballs and I love it! So far in July we’ve been to Maui and been hitting the Irvine Spectrum to play in the fountains. They are obsessed with ‘wah-wah’. Both are climbing all over stuff but Brooke is definitely our little monkey. She climbs into her stroller herself these days and tries to buckle herself in! Aidan’s starting the dreaded tantrums and we’re just ignoring him but I have to say that boy has strong will. Both are still sleeping through the night and are wonderful eaters. We just introduced spinach into the mix and they love it bringing us to 6 out of the 7 superfoods with just salmon left. I know they like salmon, I just don’t cook it much at home. Nobody’s perfect, right? :)

Here they are randomly doing ‘downward dog’ at the Spectrum

Brooke @ the beach

Not only did we take a vacation from our everyday routine, but I also took a little vacation from WordPress!

We had a great time in Maui with the kids. The flight there was rough since they only napped an hour and we were forced to entertain them for the next 5 hours, but it was okay. Could have been worst. The only major crying fit was our fault. I was filling out the agricultural survey while Mike was tending to Aidan and Brooke rolled right off her seat on to the floor! Poor thing got a big bump on her head while Mommy & Daddy got horrified, judgy faces from the other passengers. LOL. That’s what we get for dropping the ball…or dropping the Brooke in this case.
Continue reading →

Brooke and Aidan have been sliding down the slide by themselves for some time now but something changed in Brooke and she just stopped doing it. I could tell there was hestitation, but I didn’t want to play into it. It’s just a slide. Just recently, we noticed that she changed her technique…hahaha…she now slides down on her belly! I guess it’s less scary when you don’t have to look down.

What every it takes! In this case, it’s not so much the journey…it’s the destination. She’s down right? =)

To the best father I know! The kids love their ‘dah-dah’ and his abundant amount of energy. If there’s a man that can be superdad to twin toddlers, it’s Michael Lam. :)

Oh! And of course we can’t forget my father! Happy Father’s Day, Ba! Love, Con