Children's Museum with Cousins! (Jan. 3, 2011)

We're so thankful that Elijah has been able to spend lots of fun times with family--especially with his cousins!! We went to the Children's Museum in San Diego and had a great time exploring.

Happy Birthday! Part I (Jan. 2, 2011)

Elijah got to celebrate turning TWO years old twice this year! First, he got to celebrate it with his uncles, aunts, and cousins from the Lee side of the family at Chuck-E-Cheese. It was doubly special because cousin Christian also turned two! Christian is six days older than Elijah so it was a blast to be able to celebrate it together. We have never been to Chuck-E-Cheese before so we also had a lot of fun playing games and riding the kiddie rides there. I think though, one of Elijah's favorite part of the party was getting to blow out the candles on the cake. (You have to watch the video!)
We don't know when the next time Elijah will get to celebrate his birthday with his uncles, aunts, and cousins when we leave for India. So, we are really grateful that we got to celebrate it with our loved ones. Special thanks goes to Uncle Jin and Auntie Grace for throwing the party for all!

Christmas 2010 (Part 2--A Continuation) and New Year!

Yeemo Eunjoo, Uncle Aaron, Jeshua, Seth, Mila, and baby Ethen came down to San Diego to celebrate Christmas (belated) and New Year with us. So, the Lee family (minus hal-ah-buji and hal-muh-ni who are in China) celebrated these special holidays together. It's such a blast to have so many cousins, uncles, and aunties!

Christmas 2010 (Part I)

Christmas 2010 was quite memorable for a couple of reasons. For one, this is the first Christmas that I think Elijah had some grasp of its meaning and celebration. We spent the Advent season learning about different truths about Jesus: "He is the light of the world,""He is the way to God," "He is Immanuel--God with Us," "He came to save us," etc. We made words that reflected these truths to go with the tune to "This Little Light of Mine" and we learned to sing it every morning during our Bible reading time. We also got to present gifts to Jesus, His own Christmas tree at the Christmas Eve service and our songs in celebration of Jesus' birthday.

On Christmas morning, we opened gifts with Papa (grandpa) and Grandma. Ah-pa spent a short time explaining why we exchange gifts with one another to Elijah. God gave Jesus as a gift to us because He loves us. In the same spirit, we give gifts to one another as a reflection of God's heart and our love for each other. And then, it was time to open up the gifts! Elijah loved opening up his gifts--Lego sets, a tea and kitchen set, and books.

Later that day, Uncle Jin, Auntie Grace, cousins Christian and Evan, Uncle Daniel, and Auntie Grace came up to celebrate Christmas with us. We had a yummy meal, the guys spent some time watching the Lakers game, and we sang Christmas songs together. We also spent some time skyping with hal-ah-buji, hal-muh-ni, and the Lech family who were not able to join us for the celebration. We were thankful and glad that we got to celebrate Christmas with family in 2010!

Disneyland! (December 14, 2010)

How would Elijah respond to Disneyland? Would the life size Disney characters scare him? Will he like the rides? We have heard mixed reviews of Disneyland for toddlers from various parents and we were not sure what our experience would be like. Our hunch was that he would really like it and we learned that we were right. He LOVED Disneyland! He still talks about it.

His favorite rides were Winnie the Pooh and Dumbo. We rode both of them a couple of times. He also enjoyed the Lady Bug ride at California Adventure. Thanks to mommy being on wheel chair (due to my twin pregnancy), we didn't have to wait in long lines, which was a nice bonus. He also got to meet Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Pluto. We didn't get to meet Mini Mouse this time around, but we got to see her in the parade.

We got there around 9:30am and stayed until 8:30pm. I was pooped out by 6pm and was ready to go home, but Elijah wanted to stay and ride more rides! We had a blast and we hope in a few years we can do it again with the twin girls too! Special thanks goes to our friend Mark and his aunt who made our trip to Disneyland possible!

First Hair Cut (12/11/10)

It took almost two years for Elijah's hair to grow thick and long enough to get his first hair cut! Guess who the barber was? The one and only guy who gives Elijah a $75 shampoo treatment each time he takes a bath--Ah-pa!! Who knows whether the shampoo treatment that daddy gives is really worth $75, but Elijah always does come out of the bath with shiny hair. :)

We looked into possibly giving Elijah a professional haircut for his first one. But we decided we didn't want to spend $20, so ah-pa got his clippers and scissors out. I thought it was not too shabby for first try at cutting a toddler's hair. While ah-pa cut Elijah's hair, I entertained him by reading books. I say it was a SUCCESS!

TWO Baby Sisters!!

I sometimes wonder how much Elijah comprehends what is going on. He definitely knows that my tummy is getting bigger. Since our Monday doctor appointment, he has been much more interested in touching my tummy because he saw the ultrasound pictures. Every night, we are praying for the two babies and for the doctors.

Yesterday during his bath, we asked him a few questions.

P: Elijah, what is in mommy's tummy?
E: Babies
P: How many babies are in there?
E: Two!
P: Are they boys or girls?
E: Girls!
(And of course, I want to know whether he has any comprehension of what a boy or a girl is...So I ask)

Me: Elijah, are you a boy or a girl?
E: (Thinks a bit) a Boy!
Me: Wow! You're going to be a big brother to little baby sisters?
E: YES!

Elijah, you're going to be an AWESOME big brother to your baby sisters! They're so lucky to have you as their brother and you are so lucky to have them as your sisters..... Jesus has been good to us. I can't wait to see you grow up together.