Alex started taking piano lesson back in Fall 2010. We weren’t sure if he would like playing the piano enough to stick with it for the long term…we still aren’t sure but so far, he is thoroughly enjoying himself – we have to say that having a great teacher makes a huge difference (thank you so much […]
Life
First Real Snow of the Season
With the weird Winter weather so far, we haven’t had much snow accumulation until early January. Alex had fun shoveling and going just plain crazy in the snow. :-D
Happy Chinese New Year!
Being a sensory-sensitive child, Alex doesn’t appreciate Asian snacks much, especially the really pungent ones. So last night, when Keith and I opened the spicy cuttlefish snack that we bought from AsianSupermarket365.com, Alex found the smell (from across the room nonetheless) so stinky and offensive that he asked “Are you trying to make compost?” LOL Looks like I won’t be bringing durian home anytime […]
Lego Hillside House
Hillside House was a fun build – in fact, you can’t go wrong with any of the Creator houses.
Lego Maersk
Can’t believe it has been only three years since Alex first got hooked on Lego. Since then, his Lego collection has grown considerably, mainly with the Lego Creator line (which we feel you get the most bang for the buck with its 3-in-1 feature). For Christmas, he received a couple more to add to his collection. Here’s […]
Thank You Cards
Instead of our regular lessons yesterday, I helped Alex make thank you cards for our family and friends – to thank them for his Christmas gifts. I explained to him that it would be nice to let people know that he appreciates their thoughtfulness. I know it would have been so easy to just send a quick email to say thank you (which […]
Happy New Year!
What did you guys do? We didn’t do anything special to start our year. Keith spent five hours i.e. the whole afternoon :-P installing our brand new dishwasher…the dishwasher that we bought online from Lowe’s before Thanksgiving, only to find out that the local store didn’t have it in stock (contrary to the info given on […]
Pick-Your-Own Apples
Last Friday, Alex and I went to the local orchard and picked some apples. There weren’t too many varieties available yet since it’s still fairly early in the season, but we got what we needed to make Apple Crisp (check out my post Ready, Set, Blog!). I’m sure we’ll be back there soon for another […]
Chagrin Falls
These pictures were taken sometime late May this year when my in-laws came for a visit. We went to Chagrin Falls – I think there was an event going on that day but I don’t remember what. This is what happens when I don’t get around to posting the pictures soon after…oh well, better late […]