Family Trip to Bainbridge Island

Waiting to board the ferry.
Sean on the deck overlooking the city skyline.

Grandma and the twins on the ferry.

Daddy and Sean throwing rocks at the beach.

Twins getting board at the beach.

The dark rock-looking things are all oysters.

Sean having lunch with Daddy.

The grave site of Chief Seattle.

So Grandma is into Chief Seattle, a Squamish tribal chief whom the city was named after, so Daddy, Mommy, Grandma, Sean, Aly and Noah went to the Bainbridge Island on Sunday to visit the village where he was born and buried at.

The kids really enjoyed taking the ferry and Sean could not believe our van could ride the ferry, too. Sean was running around the deck of the ship and was so excited. Noah and Aly were so busy exploring the ship and it was a good thing we had one adult per kid so that we could chase them around. Noah could not keep his eye off one poor lady and he was just staring at her for a long time. She started to laugh because another baby came along and she started to stare at the lady, too. Probably because she had a bike helmet on.

While grandma checked out the museum, we took the kids to the beach where there were millions of little crabs and oysters laying around. When I kicked one huge oyster shell, about 10 little crabs crawled out and it was pretty gross. No offence to the crabs but they do look like little spiders... Sean had fun throwing rocks to the ocean but not found of the little crabs... Maybe because Mommy screamed. Twins had to stay in the stroller because the beach was rocky and full of seashells.

We drove around a little after that and saw Chief Seattle's grave etc... The story behind the tribe and the leader is quite amazing. The speech he made is quite famous and very beautiful. I became a big fan of the chief! All in all, we had a great time visiting the island! We are excited that there are many islands to explore.

Saya 6 weeks!

Little Saya is already 6 weeks-old and she's developing rolls already on her arms and thighs. She has gotten rounder in the past few weeks and is becoming more classic baby-like. She's flashed us her first social smiles on 6/3 (our 9th year anniversary) and she's adorable! I am yet to capture the moment on camera. In fact, she smiles at Grandma more than anyone and I have only seen it only once where as Grandma 100 times (joking). Her birth announcements are ready so will be sending them off shortly.

Sean plays with Ayrie

Yesterday, Sean and I visited Hanae, Ayrie and Rin-Rin (his real name is Rion) at their house. It was in upper 80s (yes that's crazy!) so we had a kiddie pool out on their deck and the kids splashed around inventing games. They had a really good time together.

Saya's 1 month well check

Little Saya had her 1 month well check appointment on Tuesday. She is a whooping 10 lbs 15 ouncer and 23 inches long. She wins the biggest baby at 1 month contest amongst my kids. The Dr. said she's really healthy and well. She is already taking 6 ounces per feeding session, so no wonder she is big! The first month zoomed by so quickly that I am afraid the rest of the year goes too fast for my taste. She is our last baby and want her to stay little as long as possible (minus the sleep deprivation part).

Going to the zoo!

Sean and Daddy watching the hipps (Sean has a concerned look)
Hippos minding their own business

Alyson enjoying the zoo

On the way to the zoo -- Aly was being naughty by spitting

We took Alyson and Sean to the zoo last Sunday as it was a really nice day while Noah and Saya stayed home with Grandma. Sean was so excited to see the animals and Aly was so happy to be outdoors. Sean was afraid of the Komodo Dragons, Hippos and Donkeys, but had a really good time saying hi to the animals and running between the exhibits. Alyson was so focused on walking and I am not sure if she noticed any animals at all (at least she saw some Zebras), but she had a lot of fun. So much fun that she refused to hold Mommy's hand while walking. People around thought she was the cutest thing. The zoo was full of kids all ages and everyone seemed to be having a really good time.

Long Road

My body is having hard time getting back to normal. After delivery, I had some allergic reaction to something used in surgery and had hives all over my body. I took some medications and it got getter but now that I am off it, it is coming back again. Caring for Saya is not difficult but this road to recovery is very hard. I am glad that I don't have to go through this again anymore.

Saya is growing so quickly. She will be 4 weeks old tomorrow and 1 mo-old on Monday! She's getting chunky around her belly and face. She wears 3 to 6 mos-sized clothes already. She sleeps well at night and we are thankful she's been pretty mellow so far.

The nanny Amy braided Aly's hair today and she looked like a big girl. I don't know how she did it as Aly won't normally let me do her hair.

I am pretty high on Benedryl right now so I better stop here before I type something weired.

Playtime!!

The twins are really cute together these days. They play more together and "talk" more. Alyson likes to give Noah big hugs where they'll collapse together getting off balance. Alyson's also a snatcher and steals anything that Noah has, which makes him very upset (but kind of cute to watch). In the afternoon, they chase each other around the dining table, giggling like mad. It's so special to have twins and we are having so much fun watching them grow!

Noah walking: