A Quick Visit to San Diego (July 4-5, 2010)

We went down to San Diego to spend some more time together with the Lee side of the family. It was a quick trip though. While we were down there, Elijah got to meet his new baby cousin, Evan, reconnect with cousin Christian, Uncle Jin, Auntie Grace, Uncle Daniel, and his wife, Auntie Grace. (Yes, Elijah has two aunties named Grace--grace overflows!) We went to the beach, played at the playground, and just spent time doing nothing but enjoying each other's company.

Meeting the Lech Clan (June 30-July 3)

A few days before the fourth of July, yee-mo, Uncle Aaron, Jesh, Seth, and Mila came to visit and spend a few days with us. Elijah loved being with his yee mo, uncle, and cousins. He loved saying Mila's name. He even would call out her name while sleeping. ;)


The last time he saw them was when he was five months old when the Lee clan took a vacation in Hawaii. But, he was too young to remember them. But, this time, they are embedded in his long term memory. We had a skype session a few days ago, and it was sweet to see the huge smile on his face in seeing his cousins. It's amazing how even at this young age, he knows family. Whenever we play "airport" (which by the way is his favorite word these days), I ask him, where he is going. He answers, "Yee-mo's house, or Jesh, Seth, and Mila's house." I am so glad that he got to spend some good quality time with them.


One of the highlights was going to Griffith Park together, riding on the ponies, and the train. It was a blast!

(Pict. 1: What a big boy! Riding the pony all on his own.)
(Pict. 2: Signing "More" after the train ride)

Visiting America - Park, Park, and Park!

It's time to capture Elijah's trip back to the States! I am so glad that we went back to the States when we did because Elijah was really able to enjoy what America has to offer--family, parks, lots of fun toys, music class, friends, variety of food, etc.

We arrived in America on June 23, 2010 on China Eastern Airline in Los Angeles Airport. Grandma and Papa came to pick us up from the airport. Our next stop before arriving at Uncle Marshall and Auntie Mei's place was Ichiban to get sushi for lunch!

Elijah's first question (in sign language) after arriving in America was, "Where are the chickens?" I think he was struck by the fact that there were no animals roaming around the streets and no chickens to chase. But, his question soon got replaced with his new favorite words, "park," and "outside!" There was a nice park near where we were staying and Elijah loved going to the park.


Interestingly, we've been back in India now a little over two weeks and he has yet to mention the park, but while we were in the States, he couldn't get enough of it! Right now, he still mentions the names of his cousins, uncles, aunts, grandma, papa, halbiya (hal-ah-buji), hal-miya (hal-mu-ni), and some friends he made. He also mentions the ocean. But, surprisingly, no parks. Interesting....

The first friend Elijah got to see was Justin Lee. Justin was born a month ahead of Elijah. Elijah had a blast with Justin. It was kind of interesting to see how similar they were in their interests and in the ways they played with each other. We hope to see more of you Justin in a couple of months!