Stuff I've done!

So there is this list floating around and you are supposed to bold the things that you have done in your life. Should be fun! Feel free to play along!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen (hope to soon)!
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in Arlington Cemetery
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book (does a thesis count)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I have so much to be thankful for....Happy Thanksgiving!

What a day!

Today has been a day...not bad...just a crazy day. But then again maybe that is the norm in the Wong house!!

While making breakfast for Travers I heard a drip, drip, and then rushing water. I quickly realized that grandpa was taking a shower upstairs and the shower was flooding into the kitchen!! Yikes!!

After ruining grandpa's shower we called our home warranty company and all took a deep breath! I mean it could have happened on Thanksgiving or something!

The bad, bad pipe!

Second hole

First hole!




Now this is not unexpected since we always buy rehabs but I was at least hoping to get a new kitchen or bathroom out of it! Oh well?



Then I took Travers and Amelie to get ultrasounds of their kidneys. Why? Exposure to melamine while in China.



The doctor called late this afternoon and all looks good!! So happy to take that worry off our plate!



And now...my three kids are running wild waiting for their cousins from Texas to arrive. Hopefully they will arrive soon!!



Here are their excited little faces!! (and a few other photos)!!



Let the holidays begin!!

Perfect Kids

Last week I had a conversation with a friend that has been bugging me. It went something like this:

My friend is pregnant with twins and is very nervous. She is nervous that she will never be so lucky as to get two more "perfect kids" like her son. I told her I knew someone who was that lucky to have three perfect kids. She asked me, "Who?"

"ME!" I said.

This answer made her laugh and she said you think your kids are perfect. (also meaning good)

"YES!" I said.

Then I continued....

I have three healthy kids who laugh everyday.

I have three kids who love their parents, grandparents, other family member and each other and are not afraid to show it.

I have three kids who love to sleep!

I have three kids who act goofy, silly and express their personalities often!

I have three kids who I have so much fun with on a daily basis!

I have three kids who are love animals!

I have three kids who are compassionate!

I then told said...do I have well behaved kids all the time who feel like they must follow every single rule.

No.

I do not view that as my role as a parent. I feel that I am to teach and guide my kids but allow them to experience life and learn from their mistakes.

So...if I am every asked again if I have perfect kids I will once again answer

YES!

Arizona fun

Just a few photos of our trip so far. We had lunch at Pioneer Village which included "cowboy games"!

Heather was able to hit the bullseye 5 times with the arrows!! I guess all that summer camp paid off!

Here are also a few photos taken the weekend before we left. My mom, the girls and I did a bit of shopping and then I headed out Saturday night for a 40th birthday party!

Arizona

Well Jean-Paul and I are on a vacation. We left home today for Scottsdale and will be here until Thursday. It's the first time we have traveled together since having all three kids. My mom is staying with the kids.

The first thing Jean-Paul said at the airport was,"I feel light!" Funny how light you can travel when you don't have to carry all the baby/kid gear!!

Toy time

(It was the Sears toy catalog...not JC Penny! How could I forget!! Thanks for reminding me!!)

I remember looking through every page of the Sears toy catalog as a child and circling the one's I wanted Santa to bring me for Christmas!!

I laughed when I walked in the room and Isabelle was very intently reading the Target toy catalog! It made me smile!

Cookie Time!

When I stop for my Chai Tea the girls say "Cookie Time"! Today the cookies were particularly large!!

Wow..it's been some time!

We have had another crazy month!! After Halloween Grandma came to visit. She is here until after Thanksgiving and we are having a wonderful time!


My mom (grandma) and I headed to California for my cousins wedding! IT was beautiful and it was fabulous to see family again! It had been way too long! I love that we can just pick up as if we just saw each other last week!

(Blogger messed with my order!!)

Hanging out after the day after the wedding!

Aunts and cousins!

Beautiful Bride and Groom!


Three sisters!

Four Cousins!

Fall

I was really excited to get to November! Here are a few photos of us heading to the book fair at Travers' school, playing in the leaves, and Travers helping me cook!

More!

Halloween!

We had a few Halloween parties and then of course trick or treating! The kids really had a fun week but in the end only one, Isabelle, would wear her costume for more then 15-20 minutes. Here are a few photos from our week!

And a few more!

And just one more! Amelie shaking her money maker!!