Baby, dog, and American girl doll

We took a road trip to Chicago to visit auntie S and get our visa for our China trip last week. J LOVED being a little mommy to her youngest cousin. She held her all the time, fed her and even changed her diaper! She even felt asleep next to baby. J said she wants 6 kids when she grows up. She is however, not sure about the getting married part. :) While J attended to baby, W was having a great time talking non-stop with his aunties, esp. auntie J.


Another highlight of the trip was walking Max. J did most of the walking but both kids learned to have a firm hold on the leash. Otherwise Max would just love to break out into a sprint.

We also stopped by the American Girl store. Elizabeth is J's favorite doll. I got her a pretend teacher's kit from the store since J's dream is to be a teacher. While J and I browsed, W is loving my I-touch where he checked weather, played games, etc.


We also ate at the Cheesecake factory and stopped by China town the next day to eat. I have a new favorite dessert from Chicago's Chinese bakery. Good trip.

Fun with the R's

Today, we went to our friend R's house for New Year's day celebration. J/W met up with their friends Z and H. The kids played very independently and get along really well. Once again, we stayed longer than I had intended too. ;-)

I was especially impressed that J/W did not freak out over Gingi, a puppy our friend got very recently. Usually they tend to be very afraid of dogs, especially over hyper little puppies who likes to jump on them. So today even though Gingi was very playful and put his paws on J/W and barked, J/W was fine and surprisingly calm. :-)


Having fun throwing the confetti. They pick it all up, and then threw it up again and then did it all over again. It was voted back for next year. Not bad for a $1 purchase, eh? Way to go, N!

J/W/Z plays a game of "Whack"(I think). Everyone concentrating hard.
H gives W boy a hug. :)
J reads to H.

Here is another cutie- B. This is Gingi, a beagle mutt.