Our New Home

It seems everything happens super fast in our lives these days and so we've already found a new home!  Our container has been here for over a week but they won't be able to deliver it until this Friday.  We've got the house all set up and cleaned though.  The kids have enjoyed running circles in it and hearing the echoes before all our furniture moves in.  Allen and I are hoping this will help with the kids sleep routines, once they're in their own beds and rooms again.  Chan must be teething lately cause he's been waking a lot at night, not eating well, always biting on things, etc.  Still no new teeth but I'm assuming something's moving under those gums.  He's talking a lot more too.  He loves to imitate voices and sounds and he's coming up with new words all the time.  Recently he added doggie, nana and mommy (instead of mama) to his list of words.  He loves to make his mouth in the "O" shape and words that involve that movement are his favorite.  Of course, with all his throwing "uh-ooohhh" tops the list.  He's also learned to walk backwards and loves to walk until he hits something and then he looks at it like, what's this doing in my way.  Ha ha!

We took Esme to Hapuna Beach last weekend and she fell in love with the fine white sand beach.  She loved running and diving in the dry sand (maybe she's gonna be a beach volleyball player!) just as much as she loved playing in the wet sand and digging holes and making drip castles.  She was a little more hesitant in the ocean with the waves though but I'm sure with a few more tries she'll be just fine.

Esme got into pre-school at St. Joseph's Montessori where her two cousins Charlie and Tosh already attend.  She'll start in the beginning of August and everytime we drive by she asks if I can drop her off.  I think she misses being in school.  We found her a Mandarin tutor who comes to our house about twice a week and we're hoping this will help Mimi keep her language skills up.  We're working on some other Mandarin connections too.

Esme's pre-school interview with Aunty Marie

Hanging out with Tosh and Charlie

Eating musubi with cousins. Esme was hot which explains her outfit ;)

Who doesn't love Uncle Sterling?!?

As if 2 kids wasn't enough, not there's 3!

Grocery shopping at Safeway.  The total mom-mobile!

Esme loves feeding Chan in the morning.  

Riding the monkey train at the mall.