We went to Dawn’s church for the WLA Easter Egg hunt at Stoner Park. Before the Easter Egg hunt started we hung out at the park for a while and Jack went horizontal on the swing:
Jack trying to get the ball in the cup…we was not successful:
Jack throwing the bean bag through the circle…he did in ONCE:
Sometimes I really dislike Jack’s school. There was an Easter egg hunt scheduled for 10:00 in the morning and Aya had the day off and I left work for an early lunch to watch the Easter Egg hunt at school. We got there early because we didn’t want to miss it but the school decided that the parking lot was so crowded and people were waiting so they started it early. It ended just as we got there….boo.
Jack was just as happy to eat his Easter snacks and us keeping him company:
The weather was so nice on Saturday that Jack, Stacy and I headed out to the Farmers Market in Playa Vista:
The kids were gobbling up all the fresh fruit at the Farmer’s Market, that it ended up being cheaper riding the train:
Good thing I snapped this picture when I did because right after this the train conductor put a sticker on Stacy’s shirt and she freaked out and cried 1/2 the train ride! Stranger-Danger!! hahahaha!
Happy Birthday Dawn!!
Bryan got Dawn a new skateboard so Dawn can entertain herself while Jack is riding his bike around the neighborhood:
Stacy wanted to be just like Aunty:
Yum…Birthday Cake!!
We celebrated Dawn’s birthday at the usual birthday dinner location…Sakura.
Jack and his best buddy Grandpa:
The birthday girl and Bryan with his best buck-toothed smile:
The past few months Aya was spending a lot of time either at the hospital or at Brea visiting her mom. That usually meant it was just me and the kids but things are settling back down and Aya was home an entire Saturday with the kids and Stacy loved having her mom around!! Normally, Stacy is happy to be hanging out watching tv with dad but this day was all about being with mom…I couldn’t even carry Stacy today!
Story time:
Swing time at the park:
We are so lucky that Jack and Stacy get along…at least they do now. We had no idea how Jack would like having a sister but he has been so sweet to her. If anything, I think Stacy dislikes how much attention Jack gives to her because she just wants to be left alone for peace and quiet!
With Jack having his new bike, Stacy is just as happy because she knows if Jack is riding his bike, she can go outside!
It may look sweet how they are together, but Stacy is walking and Jack wants to ride close to her and ‘beat’ her as they are racing:
Nice picture of Jack and Stacy:
Over bite and fish lips in the next picture! What is up with that?? They didn’t even know I was taking pictures, their facial expressions just change from one extreme to the next and luckily I snapped this picture!
What, another Birthday? Yup…another birthday where it is just me and Jack. This week it was Finn the Pirate’s birthday:
I think this was the first party they wanted parents in the picture as well.
It seems like all the parties nowadays have piñatas. I dunno what it is but Jack hits is so lightly. I am going to have to practice and work on his baseball swing for objects that aren’t a baseball:
In line the boys were chanting, “HIT IT, HIT IT, HIT IT…” when people were hitting the Piñata.
Maybe it was a good thing Aya wasn’t at the party because when everyone was chanting, “HIT IT, HIT IT, HIT IT…” Jack busted into his ‘smell my butt’ dance!
So not appropriate for a birthday party. Yup, I am that dad…with that son. *sigh*.
Jack has been really nice to Aya since her mom has passed. My parents would have Jack write a letter to Baba every day. When we knew the time was near, I started to tell Jack that Baba was going to pass away and go to heaven. I wasn’t sure if he would understand or know but I just thought I would at least bring up the subject.
When Baba did pass away, Jack wanted to know if Baba took the “magic stairs” to heaven, like the way Tom from Tom and Jerry did in one of the episodes he watched.
Baba got Jack one last gift before she left and got Jack a new Spiderman bike:
Testing it out at home:
That smile says it all!!! Notice Stacy is ready too…she is all ready to go to the park again and watch brother try out his bike there instead of the alley at home:
Zoom-Zoom!
Man, Stacy really likes to be outside! She loves to go for walks…regardless of the weather. One day it was pouring rain and I was going to the market and she wanted to go. Even with the rain pouring on us she didn’t mind. Luckily, the weather was nicer on this day and we headed out for some time at the park:
Blahhh..Zombie….
I love me some park time!!!
Just like their mother…two dramatic children. When Jack gets mad and wants to pout he scrunches his neck, folds his arms, you can hear him go, “Hmph” and then makes this face:
It is actually pretty funny but if you laugh while he is doing this face he gets SOOOO angry.
Stacy on the other hand is so sensitive. Stacy will cry and her eye’s well up so quick with tears. I think she is faking it most of the time. The other day, she was by the power cord and I told her to stop and get away. Stacy was looking at me, daring me to yell out as she inched closer and closer. Finally I yelled, “NO” and then this face:
I didn’t even really yell. I just said NO very sternly. Girls. =(
I was wondering if Stacy’s hair was long enough for a ponytail in the back so I gave it a try:
It didn’t come out so great but I am getting better at this hair thing. Stacy and I , playing peek-a-boo on the stairs:
Hahahhaha, I see you!!
Before the summer rush, we decided the enroll Jack back into Swim classes. Actually we had one nice sunny hot weekend and we went to the pool and Jack liked swimming so luckily I checked the YMCA and classes were just starting:
Sadly, the next month it has been rainy or cold and gloomy so we haven’t gone to the pool. In any case, Jack is enjoying his lessons and he is doing quite well. Hopefully this summer we will be spending a lot of time at the pool!
Jack and his shark robe!
