Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Oh Alden...
Sorry about the lack of pictures... My SD card in the camera is almost full, but I haven't had a chance to upload them to the computer yet. Oops. But here's a couple more funny things Alden said.
Alden has a bad habit of biting his finger nails, so I always tell him "지지야 (dirty)" and tell him not to put his hands in his mouth. So now when he sees Ellie sucking on her hand, he pulls her hands out of her mouth and tells her, "지지야."
Today, we had FHE, and Alden said he wanted to say the opening prayer. He'd never said a prayer by himself before and usually just repeats after me, so we were so surprised and happy. He started out by saying "하마니 아부이. 오늘. 감삼니다. (Heavenly Father. Today. Thank you.)" then he said some gibberish, then said, "엄마? (Mommy?)" so I helped him finish the prayer. He was soooooo cute and we were so happy that he kind of understood how a prayer works.. :)
Later today, we were getting ready for bed and were reading the Book of Mormon in the kids' room. Joe is kind of sick right now and so he was lying down on the floor. Alden all of a sudden walked right up to Joe and touched Joe's ear very lovingly (a lot of times, he shows his love by touching people's ears), and then just walked off looking very shy. Joe and I looked at each other and started laughing and were just about to say how cute he was like always (We always say, "He's sooooo cute!") when Alden said, "So cute!" Ha ha ha ha ha
Alden has a bad habit of biting his finger nails, so I always tell him "지지야 (dirty)" and tell him not to put his hands in his mouth. So now when he sees Ellie sucking on her hand, he pulls her hands out of her mouth and tells her, "지지야."
Today, we had FHE, and Alden said he wanted to say the opening prayer. He'd never said a prayer by himself before and usually just repeats after me, so we were so surprised and happy. He started out by saying "하마니 아부이. 오늘. 감삼니다. (Heavenly Father. Today. Thank you.)" then he said some gibberish, then said, "엄마? (Mommy?)" so I helped him finish the prayer. He was soooooo cute and we were so happy that he kind of understood how a prayer works.. :)
Later today, we were getting ready for bed and were reading the Book of Mormon in the kids' room. Joe is kind of sick right now and so he was lying down on the floor. Alden all of a sudden walked right up to Joe and touched Joe's ear very lovingly (a lot of times, he shows his love by touching people's ears), and then just walked off looking very shy. Joe and I looked at each other and started laughing and were just about to say how cute he was like always (We always say, "He's sooooo cute!") when Alden said, "So cute!" Ha ha ha ha ha
Monday, April 4, 2011
Alden cracks me up
Alden is so funny. There are so many cute things he does, especially now that he's starting to talk, we just love him to death....
This morning, I was too tired after being woken up every hour through the night (yeah, not so cute when he does THAT), so Joe played with Al in the morning so I could sleep in a little bit. Well, it was time for him to go to work, and Al didn't want him to go, so Joe asked him if he wanted to go to work with daddy. So Alden starts looking around saying, "Al, socks, shoes, vroom vroom, daddy, work." And he kept looking for his socks and shoes, so I had to hurry and get ready so we could all go to daddy's work and drop him off together.. :) It would've been really hard for Joe to leave for work this morning otherwise...
At dinner, Alden coughed a couple times, so I pretended to cough to imitate him. He motioned and indicated that I should cover my mouth and cough into my elbow (yes, Joe taught him how to do that), which I did. Then Al said, "엄마, good job, 엄마." Joe and I just about died laughing.... Ha ha.
Here's a video of him reading the Book of Mormon (at least pretending to or trying to). You can't see anything because it's in a dark room, but you can hear him say gibberish. And after I ask him what Jesus said, he says, "@&* s&w@#, Jesus, Good night, w9@#UFs."
This morning, I was too tired after being woken up every hour through the night (yeah, not so cute when he does THAT), so Joe played with Al in the morning so I could sleep in a little bit. Well, it was time for him to go to work, and Al didn't want him to go, so Joe asked him if he wanted to go to work with daddy. So Alden starts looking around saying, "Al, socks, shoes, vroom vroom, daddy, work." And he kept looking for his socks and shoes, so I had to hurry and get ready so we could all go to daddy's work and drop him off together.. :) It would've been really hard for Joe to leave for work this morning otherwise...
At dinner, Alden coughed a couple times, so I pretended to cough to imitate him. He motioned and indicated that I should cover my mouth and cough into my elbow (yes, Joe taught him how to do that), which I did. Then Al said, "엄마, good job, 엄마." Joe and I just about died laughing.... Ha ha.
Here's a video of him reading the Book of Mormon (at least pretending to or trying to). You can't see anything because it's in a dark room, but you can hear him say gibberish. And after I ask him what Jesus said, he says, "@&* s&w@#, Jesus, Good night, w9@#UFs."
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Healthy sleep habits, happy baby
Joe's co-worker Nick recommended this book to him. We've always had problems with Alden's sleeping patterns, and we've also had so many problems w/ him refusing to take naps and being so cranky all the time. I have not yet had the time to read the book yet, but Joe sped read through the book and shared some main ideas that the book has.
1. Kids need a lot more sleep than we think they do.
2. Kids need to go to sleep a lot earlier than we think they do.
3. When kids get enough sleep, they should not be cranky.
We have not really put any specific things that the book recommends into practice (like enforcing a strict bedtime routine and shutting him in his bedroom), but we have realized that our children need a lot more sleep than we thought.
For example, Alden didn't used to go to sleep until 11pm or midnight and would wake up at 8 in the morning and be up all day because he hates taking naps. But then throughout the day, he'd be so cranky and miserable that we wondered his personality was that cranky. Another example is Ellie. In just less than 2 hours since she ate last, she'd cry and cry, and we couldn't figure out why she would be crying. She'd suck on her hand, and I would try to feed her, only to fail and end up frustrating me and her both.
Well, after reading the book, we found out that a 4 month old baby like Ellie shouldn't be up for more than 2 hours at a time... And we also found out that Alden should be going to bed as early as 7pm and should be taking a 1-2 hour nap everyday!
So we have been trying to be consistent in giving Ellie enough sleep time, as well as putting Alden to sleep early everyday. I've also tried to get Alden to take a nap everyday, and it works! Alden is a happy child (well, happier) and Ellie does sleep when we put her back after 2 hours of being awake. :D Alden loves playing and refuses to take naps because he doesn't want to miss out on anything (kinda like me), so I've been having him push the nap button on our alarm clock (yes, we have a nap button), and told him that we need to lie down on the bed and not get up until the clock goes, "Beep, beep, beep!" He doesn't mind lying on the bed with Ellie and me, so he's been taking a nap during the day for the last couple days. I usually fall asleep before he does, but wake up before he does, so I get to enjoy a quiet few minutes before he wakes back up. (In fact, he's taking a nap right now). But Ellie woke up just a minute ago, so I gotta run!
1. Kids need a lot more sleep than we think they do.
2. Kids need to go to sleep a lot earlier than we think they do.
3. When kids get enough sleep, they should not be cranky.
We have not really put any specific things that the book recommends into practice (like enforcing a strict bedtime routine and shutting him in his bedroom), but we have realized that our children need a lot more sleep than we thought.
For example, Alden didn't used to go to sleep until 11pm or midnight and would wake up at 8 in the morning and be up all day because he hates taking naps. But then throughout the day, he'd be so cranky and miserable that we wondered his personality was that cranky. Another example is Ellie. In just less than 2 hours since she ate last, she'd cry and cry, and we couldn't figure out why she would be crying. She'd suck on her hand, and I would try to feed her, only to fail and end up frustrating me and her both.
Well, after reading the book, we found out that a 4 month old baby like Ellie shouldn't be up for more than 2 hours at a time... And we also found out that Alden should be going to bed as early as 7pm and should be taking a 1-2 hour nap everyday!
So we have been trying to be consistent in giving Ellie enough sleep time, as well as putting Alden to sleep early everyday. I've also tried to get Alden to take a nap everyday, and it works! Alden is a happy child (well, happier) and Ellie does sleep when we put her back after 2 hours of being awake. :D Alden loves playing and refuses to take naps because he doesn't want to miss out on anything (kinda like me), so I've been having him push the nap button on our alarm clock (yes, we have a nap button), and told him that we need to lie down on the bed and not get up until the clock goes, "Beep, beep, beep!" He doesn't mind lying on the bed with Ellie and me, so he's been taking a nap during the day for the last couple days. I usually fall asleep before he does, but wake up before he does, so I get to enjoy a quiet few minutes before he wakes back up. (In fact, he's taking a nap right now). But Ellie woke up just a minute ago, so I gotta run!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Funny things Alden says
The other day, reading the Book of Mormon (he calls it "The Book of Mornin'."), he says, "Kelli, Anna, playdough, Al, fun, yes!"
"Oh, gosh, oh, man!"
The other day, he didn't want to get his diaper changed, so I told him he'd be put in time out unless he came to me. He came running towards me, and after I laid him down, he wipes fake sweat off his forehead and says, "So close!"
Alden's one of favorite TV shows is Go, Diego, Go. During the show, Diego rides on his hang glider or goes down the zip-line, etc., and he tells the kids to clap w/ him three times in a row. And Alden, being the enthusiast that he is, yells out, "Crap, crap, crap!!!"
I will add more to this list later...
"Oh, gosh, oh, man!"
The other day, he didn't want to get his diaper changed, so I told him he'd be put in time out unless he came to me. He came running towards me, and after I laid him down, he wipes fake sweat off his forehead and says, "So close!"
Alden's one of favorite TV shows is Go, Diego, Go. During the show, Diego rides on his hang glider or goes down the zip-line, etc., and he tells the kids to clap w/ him three times in a row. And Alden, being the enthusiast that he is, yells out, "Crap, crap, crap!!!"
I will add more to this list later...
Fun with Sophie
Sophie and Alden are like best friends, and they are always asking for the other one. They love to play together, so we, the parents, try as much as possible to get them together to play. It's kinda hard cuz we live an hour apart, but we can get them together at least 2, 3 time a month.
The other day, we went up to Bountiful for Joe's friend Elise's wedding, so we called Tom and Laura to see what they were up to that day. They said they were going to the park to fly a kite, so we decided to join them before heading to the reception. Laura said that Tom got a P-51 kite, and Joe and I wanted to get a kite, too, so I went to Costco to get the Buzz Lightyear kite I saw there the other day (both Alden and Sophie are big toy story fans). They did have kites, but just not he Buzz Lightyear one (they sold out!). So I decided to try different CostCo's since we would be driving up towards Bountiful anyway. I talked to Lehi, Sandy, West Jordan, Salt Lake, and Bountiful CostCo for at least 5 minutes each (because they had to send someone down to check)... Well, no one had the Buzz kite anymore so after spending like half an hour on the phone and another half hour online trying to find a cool kite, I gave up buying one altogether... :P
When we got to the park, Sophie and Alden weren't interested in flying kites at all. They just wanted to play on the playground. Ha ha. So the dads (Tom and Joe) tried to fly the kites and there just wasn't enough wind to fly the kite... ha ha.
Yeagi and her boyfriend, Jonathan, invited us to go to the zoo with us, and they invited Sophie and Laura, too. So we got to go to Hogle zoo in Salt Lake. We had so much fun. The kids had fun looking at the animals and eventually playing at the playground... lol.
Updates on Joe
This post is for Joe. So... a few months ago, Alden used to watch a lot of Mario clips on Youtube. He'd watch video clips from Super Mario Bros Wii, and any other game system. Well, that got Joe thinking about his old Super Nintendo, and made him really really want to play his old game again (Super Mario Bros on the Super Nintendo). He kept talking about how he'd love to get his games back from dad's house and play all night and finish the game in one day.
So finally, one day when we were up in Bountiful, he looked for his old Super Nintendo he got for Christmas one year. He couldn't find it anywhere, and he asked his dad where it was. Too his dismay, hJoe's dad told himt hat he had just thrown it away two weeks ago, along with all the other game systems that he didn't think were important to keep. Well, you should've seen the look on Joe's face when he heard that news. He said, "You WHAT!?" and he couldn't talk for like a full 30 seconds. And then started saying, "That was MINE!" Joe's dad felt so bad, he really did felt bad and said that's like the worst he felt in a long time.
Anyway... Joe was so sad that his super nintendo was gone, and since then, I'd been looking on KSL and checking out the Provo DI to see if there were any SNES's. We found a good deal in Springville but found out it had already been sold... So I suggested to Joe that we should pick a day to visit as many DIs we can around the area and see if we could find one. Last Saturday, we decided that we were going to visit all the between Provo and Salt Lake. We stopped off at the Provo, American Fork, Sandy, West Jordan, Murray, and Salt Lake Sugarhouse DI. As the day went on, I started getting nervous that we wouldn't be able to find any, and we got to the Sugarhouse DI 20 minutes before they closed. And after looking around about 10 minutes, we saw IT! In the electronics section! It was so funny, because Joe and I both spotted it at the same time, and I've probably never have seen Joe move so fast. He snatched it up so quickly, I couldn't see his hands move.. Ha ha.
Well, we wanted to test it out before the DI closed, and we had only 10 minutes to do so. We pulled out all the cords and the controllers out of the ziplock bag and started to connect it to the tv. But, there was no power cable! Joe quickly ran back to the electronics section to look for a compatible power cable (10 volts) and came back a few minutes later looking very disappointed... We stood there debating if it was worth $15 to just take the game home with a possibility that it may not work. And then, a blond girl walked up to us and said, "I think you are looking for this..." and handed us a power cable! And it was the perfect cable for the SNES! Joe was so excited, he told her, "You just made my year!" Later he told me she must have been an angel or something... Ha ha.
After that we dropped by Bountiful to visit Grandma and Grandpa, and then mom. We didn't get home until after midnight but he was so excited, he wanted to test out the game. We played a few boards. I was so surprised to see Joe play just like the guys on YouTube (flying through the board, knowing where all the secret passages are, never ever dying, etc.).
The console we bought is a little old and yellow, so Joe wanted to find a better one that didn't yellow. So just the other day, we bought another one from a guy in Woodscross for $20 (includes Street Fighter). Ha ha. We are gonna see if we can sell the one we bought from the DI. Anyway, I'm excited that Joe was able to find something he liked, we just gotta find a megaman game for him now. :)
Look at the smug on his face... Ha ha
So finally, one day when we were up in Bountiful, he looked for his old Super Nintendo he got for Christmas one year. He couldn't find it anywhere, and he asked his dad where it was. Too his dismay, hJoe's dad told himt hat he had just thrown it away two weeks ago, along with all the other game systems that he didn't think were important to keep. Well, you should've seen the look on Joe's face when he heard that news. He said, "You WHAT!?" and he couldn't talk for like a full 30 seconds. And then started saying, "That was MINE!" Joe's dad felt so bad, he really did felt bad and said that's like the worst he felt in a long time.
Anyway... Joe was so sad that his super nintendo was gone, and since then, I'd been looking on KSL and checking out the Provo DI to see if there were any SNES's. We found a good deal in Springville but found out it had already been sold... So I suggested to Joe that we should pick a day to visit as many DIs we can around the area and see if we could find one. Last Saturday, we decided that we were going to visit all the between Provo and Salt Lake. We stopped off at the Provo, American Fork, Sandy, West Jordan, Murray, and Salt Lake Sugarhouse DI. As the day went on, I started getting nervous that we wouldn't be able to find any, and we got to the Sugarhouse DI 20 minutes before they closed. And after looking around about 10 minutes, we saw IT! In the electronics section! It was so funny, because Joe and I both spotted it at the same time, and I've probably never have seen Joe move so fast. He snatched it up so quickly, I couldn't see his hands move.. Ha ha.
Well, we wanted to test it out before the DI closed, and we had only 10 minutes to do so. We pulled out all the cords and the controllers out of the ziplock bag and started to connect it to the tv. But, there was no power cable! Joe quickly ran back to the electronics section to look for a compatible power cable (10 volts) and came back a few minutes later looking very disappointed... We stood there debating if it was worth $15 to just take the game home with a possibility that it may not work. And then, a blond girl walked up to us and said, "I think you are looking for this..." and handed us a power cable! And it was the perfect cable for the SNES! Joe was so excited, he told her, "You just made my year!" Later he told me she must have been an angel or something... Ha ha.
After that we dropped by Bountiful to visit Grandma and Grandpa, and then mom. We didn't get home until after midnight but he was so excited, he wanted to test out the game. We played a few boards. I was so surprised to see Joe play just like the guys on YouTube (flying through the board, knowing where all the secret passages are, never ever dying, etc.).
The console we bought is a little old and yellow, so Joe wanted to find a better one that didn't yellow. So just the other day, we bought another one from a guy in Woodscross for $20 (includes Street Fighter). Ha ha. We are gonna see if we can sell the one we bought from the DI. Anyway, I'm excited that Joe was able to find something he liked, we just gotta find a megaman game for him now. :)
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