Another Bday Cake

Yes, it`s another birthday.  Yes, I love the kiddies.  Yes, I like cake.  But no, I don't like the sign on top of the cake though...Spent the day with the kids and they were nice to me.  No tantrums or talking back.  We had alot of parties during the holidays so it was nice just to hang out.

I played hookie the next day (with Rich) to enjoy a day without the kids.  Had breakfast at IHOP, lunch at Boathouse, watched a matinee, then had dinner at Browns Social House.  The day went by so fast and it felt like we did nothing all day.  Thanks Tweet for taking me out.

Christmas Dinner at the Wongs

For this year's Christmas gathering, the Leung family and Wong family celebrated together.  This year, we made turkey and lamb, which turned out good and not good respectively.  The turkey was nice and moist. The lamb, was hard and overcooked.  Luckily there were lots of other foods to around.  Due to a dairy allergy and vegetarians, people also brought in food to ensure there was something to eat for each person.  

The party continued even after we put the kids to bed (yay) and the adults sat around having drinks til past midnight.  It was a fun gathering with family.  Next year, we'll have to bring out the karaoke and we'll have to take more pics!  (did anyone notice the light disappeared in the above pic?)

16 Months - Josh

Little Josh is 16 months.  He really enjoys attacking the Christmas tree with his toys.  When we first put the tree up, he kept on going up the tree and touching the branches to pull off all the ornaments.  He knows better now.  He's not allowed to touch the tree!  So instead, he takes a toy and pokes the tree with it.  What a smart monky.

Sierra Xmas Party

The is the first year we've attended Sierra's company Christmas party.  Ho, ho, ho... wow, were there alot of young families in this company.  We met several of Rich's coworkers who also had 3 kids, also in the same age range as our family, so we fit right now.  

The girls had a terrific time, doing arts and crafts, watched a magic show and met Santa for the very first time!  Santa was so nice; he had presents for every child.  Granted, all the kids were good this year, right?

Here are a couple of pics of the kiddies:

Walking Josh (video)

Josh is walking, yay!

Meant to upload this video a while ago.  Because Josh was a runner (always running instead of walking slowly), we were too busy chasing after him so he didn't fall on his head.  So in this video, he is already walking quite well:

Food Allergies

It's been a few years since the girls were tested for their food allergies.  We finally saw the pediatric allergist today, after a 6-month wait.  Both girls did the prick test on their arms and both were itching, scratching and complaining.  The conclusion:   Jas is allergic to peanut and grass.  Julia is allergic to peanut, grass, weeds and dust mites.

Interesting - no wonder both of their asthma acted up when they played soccer over the summer.  They are both allergic to grass!  I guess no more soccer for them.  Little Jules gets to buy special covers for her mattress, pillow and duvet, to avoid dust mites.  Another thing on our shopping list.