Memorial Day "Thank you!" Note

Memorial day is supposedly for memories of lost soldiers. Still it is quite fitting to say "thank you" to all the friends and loved ones that I am deeply grateful for all the great memories (happy or otherwise) we have shared, and all the great adventures we have accompanied each other.

May you and your family be happy and healthy in this special occasion.

Baby has diplomatic skills

Baby learned how to use potty to poopoo last week and he has been doing well on that until today. Perhaps due to habit, or the fact that we did not ask him to sit on the potty, he poopooed with diaper on.

Momma was not a very happy camper and showed baby "disappointment" face. Here was the response from the baby:

"Momma, I will poopoo in the potty tomorrow. I can get two candies and a new car. Do you think it is a good idea? "

When Momma said she was still upset, baby told momma: "Be happy, Momma."

"This is my treasure."

We were running around at our activity center in our condominum and baby was very interested in the beach volleyball court. Right before we left he buried a small rock near the end of the court and marked it with a stick.

• (Baby) Mom, Daddy, this is my treasure.
• (Daddy) Oh, it must be an expensive rock.
• (Baby) Yes. When I grow up I will buy myself a Green Mustang (Some baby's father drives a green mustang in his day care.)
• (Baby) And I will buy Mom a blue beetle. That is her favorite.

The very next day we got busy and forgot to take him outside. It was almost dark when baby demanded to go to the courtyard.

• (Baby) I want to go outside!
• (Daddy) It is getting dark. Can we go tomorrow?
• (Baby) No! (and started crying ...) I want to go outside!
• (Mom whispering) He wanted to check his treasure.
• (Daddy) OK, let's go. But we need to come back before it is completely dark. Is that fair?
• (Baby) OK. That is fair.

So there we went. Two people look alike dug into the sand and picked up that little rock, dug another hole and placed the rock inside, covered it and marked it again.

No, I promise this is not the end of the treasure story.

Baby's Tulip Stem Festival

 

Tulip festival turned out to be "flower-less": most of the tulip in the famous tulip garden were gone, with only stems left. It was also rainning and cold on Saturday. Sunday's weather turned out to be better.

 

All in all it was not a bad trip. It would be better of course if we were there one or two weeks earlier.

今天

“在艰苦的日子里要坚强，在幸福的日子里要谨慎。”