Ethan II -- oh, I mean, James

Baby James (who, in my humble opinion, would have been more aptly named Baby Ethan II), sleeps almost ALL THE TIME. And mom, who was discharged from the hospital on Thursday and has since been recovering at home, is almost always with him. Not that I mind much. Daddy does a good job of taking care of us, and as a bonus, while he's at work, I get to go to play with different friends each day -- Maya Sala, Josh Olson, and Cousins Natalie and Sydney so far.... It's a lot of fun to go off and play with different friends during the days!


Mom brought James out for a few minutes this morning so we could play with him, although I thought he was very small and cute, I found him a bit too fragile and non-interactive to be of much use. I tried to play doctor with him, but no response, really. I'm looking forward to when he gets a bit older and can actually play with me!

Out of the Vault

Dad was perusing the old family videos and came across this classic silent-film era clip (i.e. Mar 2002) of one of Uncle Jason's first spots. He's looking for newborn Ethan and can't find anything but old socks -- where could I be?

And Finally, the Cake!

So, it took a few days, but finally I got my birthday cake today -- I mean, the previous celebratory "birthday milkshakes" were fine as a temporary measure, but I wanted a Lofty cake! When I told dad this, he initially shook his head and told me he wasn't sure he knew how to make a Lofty cake, to which I responded, "Uncle Andrew knows how." (Editor's Note: Dad later found out that Uncle Andrew really doesn't know how -- it was Auntie Liew who made the 3D Gordon the Train cake last year, after all!) Inspired by Auntie Liew's efforts (darn her for raising the bar so high!), here's what Dad came up with -- I helped to decorate it!

Blowing out the birthday candles:



The best part of the celebration was the Lofty and Dizzy presents I got -- just what I've wanted ever since last summer! Of course, seconds after opening the presents, they became communal toys... notice Isaac's long reach!

Happy Birthday to Me!

It was my 5th birthday today! I didn't really get much of a party today at home (we had cupcakes at school, though), but I don't want to complain too much -- mom and dad are taking me to the circus with the Wongs this Friday, and they said I'll get a real cake and presents on Sunday, but that this would have to do in the meantime. Here's the little celebration I had a home tonight:

1. Ensuring we had the right number of candles.


2. Blowing out the candles.


3. Opening the presents!


Happy Birthday to me!

The Downfall of the Abominable Snowman

This is a pretty gruesome sight, I'll admit, but I really wanted to post a picture of the snowman we built a couple of weeks ago. Of course, while dad was getting the camera ready to snap the shot, I decided the snowman didn't need his head anymore and knocked it off with a stick (oops). Oh well -- it was melting anyhow.

We've been doing workbooks each night before going to bed -- learning shapes and numbers and colors and letters. I've caught on to the numbers the quickest, and even figured out how to add on my own! I'm so excited, I want to make sure everyone else knows how, too!

First Time Skating!

This has been a great winter for me -- winter sports up the wazoo! Sledding, Skiing and Skating top the list. So much fun! Here's a video clip of my first time skating. I got better, I promise!

A couple of weeks ago we got to celebrate the brand new Golden Year of the Pig. Along with dinner out with mom, dad, Darren and Minn Va, we also got the traditional lai-see (otherwise known as hong bao) from mama and yehyeh. How cool is that?!