Spring activities

we've been really busy this last month. and it is no joke when they say toddlers change every day. he does new things and says new things almost every day. i wish i could document them all but i just don't get on the computer often enough. i got these first 2 pics b/c he said "come mommy come" and then snuggled himself on his bed, next to his stuffed animals and said "take picter, picter." i said, "well the camera is downstairs so i have to go get it." he actually sat there waiting for me to go get the camera, and then proceeded to give me BIG oLE poser smiles when i came back with the camera. definitely understands the concept of getting his pic taken. what a ham!


-----------love is in the air----------------

in March, we also went to the lovely spring wedding at wente vineyards of our friends Ray & Jessie. jessie's the tall one in the middle. i am actually relieved for the groom that it is over b/c he was more stressed about it than she was. don't see that very often! :)


here's william with ray - as usual, william drank more than his quota of wine, so he was ready to to ham it up for the camera, flowers and all...


-----------------easter sunday dedication------------------------

we got the chance to have Thomas dedicated on Easter Sunday. Thanks to my sister, Anita's family, my dad, our friends Cheyene/Alex, Regina/Vijay, Amy/Leewei and Brian for visiting that Sunday. we are very glad to have God as our guide in the adventure of parenting!

that same week, we also got a wonderful visit from the ikeda family. they are long-time, dear friends of ours from our UCLA church. still can't believe their oldest is 5! we remember him visiting when he was just a little guy of less than 2 and soooo cute! well, both he and his little brother are super cute and makes me think thomas will still be cute at 5. :) still not wanting him to grow up so fast. ugh!


------------the oakland zoo----------------

finally, we got Thomas to his first zoo trip. he was semi-amused by the monkeys and turtles. he was most thrilled by his first train ride (around the zoo), and his first car/carnival ride. he picked a purple car and rode in it all by himself. we could tell he felt like a big boy, smiling at me every time he "drove" past me, even steering with one hand and waving with the other. he LOVED that.

after lunch, he watched the tigers lay around, and fell asleep by 1pm in front of the lion enclosure. so, we'll wait another 6 months before trying the zoo again. it was probably more fun for william and i :)