Halloween Party #1

We attended our neighbor's annual Halloween party tonight. Samantha is a ladybug, and Timothy is a monkey. Thanh put on his antique Kung-Fu outfit and believed it or not, it still fits. We had some "standard" American food and hang out with some nice neighbors. Kids were just as shy as ever. Samantha wasn't feeling well, so we left the party quite early. One party down, two more to come.

Go Fishing

In a sunny high 70's weather, we went fishing by the lake in our subdivision. It was my first time to join the more experienced crowd. We got two functional kids' fishing poles and were ready to roll! We didn't catch any catfish this time, but had a very relaxing afternoon. We then headed to a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner.
Pho noodle soup always do the tricks for the family, and the lollicups finished up the day nicely.

Knock Knock

I try to spend some quality time with Timothy in the morning while Samantha is at her preschool. He and I were just "chatting" on the stairway. He knocked on my shoulder, and said "knock, knock." I asked, "Who is it?" He said, "Mama." I then replied, "Mama who?" He answered, "Orange Banana." I just bursted out laughing. Thanh had played this game with him sometime before. And he surely caught the essence of the joke. I tried to call Thanh to tell him this funny joke, but he wasn't in his office. So I asked Timmy where daddy went. He said, "em, Mall."
I am posting some current pictures of Samantha and Timothy. They are so adorable! And yap, they are napping right now.

Pumpkin Patch

When I browse other people's blogs, I like to see some pictures. Here are some most current family pictures. The date should be 10/13/2007. The camera setting was wrong. We went to a pumpkin patch nearby our house a couple weekends ago. The temperature here in Houston was still in its high 80'. We rode on the choo choo train look alike, picked some pumpkins, and had some snow cones which were kids' highlights of the day. We will be back next year. Hopefully next year it won't charge $3.00 admission fee per person anymore.
That was me nagging. The smiles on kids' faces are priceless!

It is happening!

Here I am. Nervously typing up my first blog. Why do I want to start my own family's blog? Because my two kids still take naps in the afternoon most of time (ok, if I make them), and for the past two hours, I'd watched more youtube than I should have. Also because my scrapbooks are almost up to date. Enough being said--I HAVE TIME TO KILL! Besides, I think this is the best way to keep in touch with our families in Taiwan and Virginia, also with many friends whom we are not currently keeping in touch with.

How should I start? Here is a quick catchup. Thanh and I have been happily married for more than 6 years. Our first born, Samantha, is 4 1/2 years old. She is attending her second year of preschool. Timothy, the son, is an energetic 2-year-old. We are living in Houston suburban area. Thanh is working for an oil company nearby as a reservoir engineer. We meet up for lunch all the time. The mall is right next to his company (big plus). I am "working" as a very content stay-at-home mom (who would think?).

Timothy just woke up and just wants to a mama's boy. I will try to catch up with you all later. Now I got all excited about this blog thing! I should have started it when Samantha was first born ( it seems like having baby is when everyone first started their blogs).