bonnie & jason

Amanda and Ashley’s Red Egg and Ginger Party

Two years ago, we hosted a couple hundred people at the Moonstar in San Francisco for Alissa’s red egg and ginger party. This time around, we ended up with mostly the same crowd at the Daly City Moonstar since the San Francisco one closed down (I think.) Also, the Daly City one is newer and nicer, probably a little closer to us in driving time, and parking is much easier.

We did Kit Kat bars along side bubbles for the kids and twin lady bug magnets for every family instead of the Trades Joe’s chocolate bars this time around. (Happy to offer these up for sale similar to how we did the ones for Alissa for those of you who are interested.)

My mom was able to make it out this time.

These are the four pictures we used in a big frame.

Otherwise, we feel very lucky that so many of our friends and family were able to make it out. Too bad it’s impossible to spend as much time as we would like with everyone, but hopefully, we’ll be able to see folks a little more often now that the twins are a little bit older.

I’d write more, but we’re all pretty pooped out. Here’s the rest of the pictures: http://flickr.com/gp/jasonwang/106988

Argh! Cornell totally messed up the last minute of the NCAA lacrosse final!

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, here are a few random pictures.

Alissa’s fake smile is getting more automatic.

Alissa earning her keep.

Amanda being chubby.

Ashley being… chubbier.

Find the real baby.

An easier challenge.

Rediscovering the park

Alissa hasn’t been to the park in ages! I just haven’t had the opportunity with the twins, the weather, or any number of excuses I can rattle off. But today, despite the chilly weather, we made it back for a little while. Here are some pics… it seems she’s starting to master her “fake” smile.

Infections, birthdays, and party prep

Haven’t posted much lately since work has been busy and the kids have been keeping us occupied. But there are a few things to report.

First, Ashley had a little toe nail tear turn into an infected toe. Nothing major but she is on antibiotics to clear it up. While at the doctor, we found out that she’s now 11lbs 14oz. Amanda, meanwhile, weighed in at 9lbs 2oz. Still has some catching up to do, but she’s doing fine.

Second, I turned 35. It sounds kinda old to me, but somehow I don’t really feel old despite the whole three kids thing. Ask me again at 37 how I feel when Alissa is 4 and the twins are in the terrible twos. I may have changed my tune by then.

Finally, we’ve been getting ready for the twins’ red egg and ginger party. We have some new favors slightly different from the ones we did for Alissa’s party. Otherwise, I think we’re ready to welcome the 200+ guests and officially introduce the twins to everyone.

Amanda is going to be a superhero

So you think Ashley walking was weird?! Today, I put Amanda down in the swing and go to the kitchen to get a bowl of oatmeal. I come back two minutes later and see the swing still in motion but with no Amanda in it! So I look around the living room thinking maybe Alissa picked her up and couldn’t turn the swing off, but Alissa is sitting in the corner playing with her blocks. Then, from the corner of my eye, I see some movement and when I turn around, I see this:

She’s just levitating there, watching the swing go back and forth, back and forth. At this point, I’ve dropped my oatmeal and Alissa says to me, “Dad! Look at the mess you made! Now I have to go get the wet vac. You need to be more careful!”

Anyway, this just happened this morning so I haven’t tested Amanda’s full capabilities yet. But so far, I’ve been able to get her to levitate to the ceiling using her pacifier as motivation. Next, I’m going to put some dumbbells around her ankles and see if she can still do it.

Ashley is going to be the athlete

This afternoon, I put Ashley down for some tummy time and then went into the kitchen to grab a cookie. I wasn’t gone for more than 30 seconds. When I came back, this is what I saw!

She can’t talk yet (that would just be crazy), but based on what I could gather, she was very mad at me for leaving her on the pillow without turning on the TV. Just what we need… a 3 month old toddler.

Amanda’s first music lesson + some random pictures

Watching daddy kick some guitar hero butt.

Cutie pie:

Ashley the sumo wrestler:

Daddy’s big girl:

Spring 2009 video

Possibly the most boring video ever. Random clips over the last couple months of Amanda in her pack-n-play, Alissa playing in the backyard, bath time for the twins, and Alissa’s first try with chopsticks.

2009 05 02 from Jason Wang on Vimeo

Alissa in pigtails

My mom was able to get Alissa’s hair in pigtails today:

In other news, she’s been digging for gold quite a bit lately and still loves those cardboard boxes. (This one was for a Guitar Hero delivery… 2 guitars plus the World Tour game for $55 from walmart.com. Woot!)

Making up for lost time

Since I feel like the twins are getting the short end of the stick in the picture department, I’ve been trying to make amends. Here are some more:

Ashley trying to make her eyes bigger than her mouth.

Amanda reminds me of Charlie Brown with her round head, sparse hair, and frowny face.

Amanda knows the answer.

Ashley looks like she’s about to pounce.