Aly, the basket baby

We didn't notice it for a little while, but Sean had put a laundry hamper on top of Alyson, sitting on the bumbo seat! Poor Aly was like a poor creature at a market, but it was really cute. Of course, we told Sean that it is not nice to put a basket on her sister. Never a dull moment!

Seattle Center

Nana came yesterday from Minneota. She'd brought us presents and Sean is very happy to have her around. He looks for him when she is not in the room. Today, we went to the Seattle Center area and had a very good time. Sean rode a car ride and he was just so excited as you can see in the video. I will post more later.

Enjoying time together

Mommy has decided to go back to work. Sean is going to go back to the original daycare since all his friends are there an he is used to the caregivers. The twins will be looked after by a nanny and we have elected one young lady who is studying to be pre-K and kinder teacher in college. She will be a great addition to our family and no doubt the twins will have a good time with her. Mommy will be working from home, so she will always be there when twins need her.

Today, Ayrie and Rion visited us in the morning. They'd brought many brazilian pastries from our favorite Brazilian cafe. They were yummy! Ayrie and Sean played together very well and Sean was sweating since he was running around so much. Ayrie is such a cute little girl. She is like Sean's cousin since they know each other since a month old. I am sure the twins and Rion will be good friends, too.

Nana is going to visit us this Sat through Wed. We are all excited to see her. We'll plan something fun like going to the flight museum. It's always fun for the kids to have her around. Hopefully the weather gets better. It's a bit gloomy today.

Alyson is trying so hard to move forward, but she goes backwards and gets frustrated. She can be often found stuck under the couch. She is getting louder and louder. She sure has a good set of lungs. We cannot believe the babies are almost 8 month-old. They will be a year in no time! Sad, but looking forward to seeing them learn new skills.

Chuckles

Noah has gotten two bottom front teeth! He was such a champion because he didn't fuss even a bit. We didn't even notice he was working on them. The babies are definitely showing their full personality by now. Little Alyson is a princess but a loud one. She tries to reach and grab anything that interests her and she's not shy at expressing herself. Noah is pretty laid back and likes cuddling, being tickled and just plain-o-sweet. Both of them think the big brother Sean is the coolest thing ever. They try so hard to watch and observe Sean at all time whenever they can.

Sean is learning to brush his own teeth and he loves it! Today, we met a twin Mom from Renton and we had a playdate at my house. Sean was really good about letting the other kids play with his toys. He was kind and gave lots of hugs to the new friends.

Children's Museum

We took the kids to the Children's Museum in the city on Saturday. It is packed with wonderful activities and displays catered for little kids and Sean had a good time playing and exploring. He particularly liked the mock Mexican restaurant display where kids can pretend they are serving the food. We ordered several Tacos and Sean kindly served us at the booth. There was a little kiddie grocery store as well and Sean pushed a little shopping cart and went for shopping (he didn't buy anything). We'll have to go back because Sean had so much fun and we weren't able to explore every display.

On Sunday, we went to Ikea to pick up some stuff for the house. We wanted to buy some linens for Sean's big boy bed as he's ready to ditch the crib. Poor Alyson has been sleeping in the travel cot all this time and she can finally lay in comfort at night. When we passed the junior section, Sean wanted to get off the stroller and play. Everything was fine for a while but Mike came over and told me that Sean has gotten lost! Mike looked for him everywhere but couldn't find him. Then, we heard a big scream and we knew it was Sean. He went towards the voice and there he was surrounded by store staff screaming in the middle. Poor Sean was terrified and clinged to Mike once found. So we all learned a lesson that day!

Here is Alyson making funny noises:

Lazy weekend

Ever since Daddy came home, we've been just laying low since we are very tired. Noah and Alyson both woke up once last night and Mommy and Daddy are a little sleep deprived. Sean has been a little cranky and who knows why! At least he's cute. He can sing "Bob the Builder" song and he knows all the characters in it, even the ones Mommy doesn't know. Alyson often grunts like an old man and she makes us laugh. Noah has been pretty cute chuckling and talking away. Daddy throws him in the air and he curls up like a ball and we call it "Noah Ball". He loves it as you can see in the video. The picture above is with Mr. Rion, our friend's son.

Videos

Wanted to post just videos today. One is Aly and Noah in high chair and the other is Sean with Daddy throwing Tae Kwan Do kicks.