Helen, GA

Helen, Georgia, is a great place to visit. Is only 1.5 hours away from where we live and the small town is very pleasant!! This time we went there with my parents and spend an afternoon there. We ate a very authentic German lunch and go tubing for 1.5 hours. It was so fun!! Ivan and Isabella had a great time. A few years ago, we went tubing with our fellowship and Ivan fell asleep in my tube and this time, Isabella did the same thing too!! How cute, they are!!

See our little princess, she is copying Ivan's pose!!

A nice warm family picture!!

I love this cute picture too!!

Look at mom and Andy!! See how relaxing they are!

As for me, I am working hard with two little kids!! But it was so fun!!

Oh!! They are so so cute!! Aren't they?!

Isabella falling asleep!!

Daddy and Ivan!

Guess who is this relaxing lady is!!

I Love this picture!! Thanks mom!!

Remembered last year on Isabella's first birthday, we held a big gathering with lots of people. The reason for that gathering is to thank all the people around us for loving our two kids and caring me when I was so sick during the pollen season and while Andy was working like a dog during that same period of time. This year we just had our old tradition - not doing much on their birthdays but the whole day was with all the family members and dinning with Mr and Mrs Lo (our dear Uncle and Auntie) and of course Uncle Max and Auntie-to-be Alice. We are also trying to limit presents and use the presents' money to help people around us thru http://oxfamunwrapped.oxfam.org.hk/ and www.worldvision.com. We think that is that our kids will learn more from these loving action also.

But of course, we still enjoy the gifts from our dear friends and relatives. This year Isabella got some very cute clothing, a pair of very cool shoes, and a build-a-bear gift card!! She loves her little bear " lovey" dearly and that bear is CHAMP, A champion fur kids. When you buy CHAMP, this beary special bear, $1 goes to an organization that support children's health and wellness. That is meaningful too!!

Thanks Auntie Eileen from Singapore!! This outfit is so cool!!

Isabella's little "Lovey" on the stroller.

Isabella wants Ivan to have the same thing and was crying loudly while Ivan didn't have one to bring home. What a sweet little sister!!

Ivan and the BIG Fish

I Found it!! Ivan and the BIG fish!! It was 2005 January and the fish was caught by Mr Andy Lo. Look at Ivan, he is so so cute and chubby!!

Ivan and Mr Andy Lo!! Ivan and is a very attentive little kids. He can sit still for the whole dinner!! He is super good!! =) I am proud of you Ivan!!

Happy Birthday, Isabella!!

June 23rd was Isabella's birthday!! Here is the cake that me and Ivan made for her.

We are happy to see Isabella turning 2!! Is our tradition to celebrate our kids birthday with family members and Mr and Mrs Lo (our great family friends). This year, we made a cake for Isabella and cooked an organic meal for our Birthday girl and our guest!!

Great Fish

We brought home lots of fish and shrimps from Destin, FL. Some of them are caught by Andy and some by my father. Here is the big fish that Andy caught, Red Snapper!! See how proud Isabella is!!

I had a picture of Ivan carrying a Grouper in year 2005, let me try to find it and post it up !!

Andy cooked the Red Snapper in his favorite way, Curry Fish Head!! Looks Great!! It tasted very good too!!!

Destin part III

Auntie is our main chief for the whole trip!! WOW, she is good!!! Cooking for 12 people!! Is really hard!! Thanks Auntie!!



The loves of my life!!

It was a relaxing trip overall!! The kids got to spend some quality time with people who loves them. We love to travel and try to learn while we travel too!! =)

Destin part II

The second day, Max and the Ng's family join us!!
Isabella posting again!! haha!!
Ivan dug a huge hole and Isabella got in there!!
These are the crabs!! They looked beautiful!!

Ice-cream place at Seaside!! Look closely, you can see Isabella really wants to taste that Huge Ice-cream!!

This is the very first time we went with a big group of people. It was fun and the weather is just great. Not too hot and with some clouds to shade us out too!! Ivan and Isebella both love their Uncle Max and Auntie-to-be Alice. They got to spend 4 days with them was an experienced for them.

Destin!! Here we come!

Destin, Fl is one of our family's favorite!! This year we are going with my parents, Max and Alice, and Alice's family from HK. We drove about 6 hours and the kids are acting really good. They read books, play Leapster games, nap and eat during that 6 hours. Andy is the driver for our trip, he borrowed an audio book from the Library and listened to it to keep him wide awake. We had a wonderful time, lots of swimming and playing at the beach. A new thing that we did this year is night time crabbing. It was so much fun!! We caught lots of crabs with just a flash light and a nest. Ivan caught a lot of little fishes with his flash light and his nest too. We had a wonderful time!! Can't wait to go there again!

On our way to Destin, FL!!

Isabella's favorite: SAND!!

Andy went for a 10 hours deep sea fishing trip!! He needs to destress!! haha!! And guess what!! He caught us lots of BIG fish!! Great job, daddy!!

Swimteam

Ivan joined the LTF Swim Team this summer. Here are the Boys 6 and under.

Ivan preparing for his backstroke race!!

Warming up for the race!

Coach Patrick is a really nice and loving coach. This year we won the 1st place for our Division!! Yeah!! Go Penguins!!



Swimming is a great sport!! At the beginning, Ivan is hesitated, the practise was hard, the water was freezing cold. Now, he is loving it!! Hard work pays off!! Ivan eats more and getting healthier too!!

My Kids' Great Dad

Ivan and Isabella got a great Dad!! He tries to be with them whenever he can. Andy works in the office and sometimes work at home. Both Ivan and Isabella love to see his daddy. Andy will try to fit in with their schedules. Therefore, you will see him in most of the pictures coz he tries to finish his work while they are resting, studying and sleeping; and join us whenever he can.

Daddy, we love you and we know that you have done a lot for us. THANK YOU!!

Thanks, Honey!! You have shown the love of God thru your acts to us.

A nice sunset

We love sunset! On one afternoon, we spent some quality time with Ivan and Isabella at our backyard and here are some nice pictures of Isabella.

A Normal Day

Have you ever wondered what we usually do on a normal homeschool day? This is what we are doing: Swimming

Making cake, well tasting too!!

Watching Educational TV :this time is the Olympic VCD in Mandarin

(Thank you - Great Auntie Pauline)

Sharing God's word (Ivan just got his 1st big boy advantage Bible)

Story Time

Enjoying themselves

Riding in their Car Seats

Playing with friends

Playing in the sand box

Studying and learning

Eating

Enjoying her food

Playing Balls

Playing with Daddy

Of course, we can't fit everything above in one day but we usually do 80% of the above activities each day. Look at their faces, they are enjoying it!! They love spending times with us and we love teaching them and loving them 24/7.