my everything

i have unfinished blogs and i'm so behind with posting them because i've been spending my days being a mom and wife, but most of all, i have been trying to plan an exciting birthday bash for my little superhero this sunday. yes, the little man you see below! he's my everything and each birthday, i put my heart into celebrating yet another year of my son's life. 


stay tuned for details and planning that took me exactly one month. xoxo.

Tanaka Farm Pumpkin Patch

we took our boys to tanaka farm the weekend before halloween and the field looked so empty. we were supposed to go mid-month, but couldn't due to conflicts with birthday parties or other outings we had to be at. our boys still had a good time and likes running around picking up the pumpkins. it was semi-hot that day and i almost died (yes, a little dramatic). halloween is so fun especially for our boys. we ended up staying for about an hour. our kids wander around the farm, went into the maze, and basically just enjoyed playing with the pumpkins .... good time like always.


love my boys. xoxo.

Hi

this month has been ridiculously busy for me. i have about 5 blogs that i've started, but haven't finished. i promise to update soon (maybe by this weekend, if time permits). i hope you're doing well and guess what, we get to meet baby batman in 10 weeks! yay! xoxo, mama dang

a wink of an eye

i can't believe it either. it's my little energizer bunny's birthday month and he's turning two. i've finally started planning and hopefully, his birthday party turns out the way i've envisioned it. here's a picture captured from his boo-fest birthday bash last year except he's not featured and co anh is! this was the only picture i had on my comp. plus, i'm too lazy to waddle downstairs to grab my hard drive to post a few pics. haha. how time flies. 

love my boys. xoxo

Livestrong Day - Go Yellow!

Today, our family pledged to wear yellow with thousands of others in support of our dear friend, KC, and others who are affected by cancer. We wanted to stand and show our solidarity and offer strength by showing our support. To others especially KC: You are not alone in this fight! We love you!

Do you notice the stick figures of our family? It includes our little growing peanut. I'm so used to drawing it on Aiden's snack bag every day with a little message and thought it would be cool to incorporate this. 


Dilly was supposed to hold the "KC Livestrong" paper, but he crumbled it up and wanted Aiden's paper. Haha

Good Investments - Kumon Workbooks

i've started aiden on kumon books when he turned 2.5 years old to prep him for preschool. i wanted him to be confident and motivated to learn. i always try to make it fun. they do have kumon learning centers, but i opted out and taught him myself. i started off with "my first book of tracing" and continued on with other books. it built such a great foundation in how to hold a pencil and aiden loved everything about it. it was also an incentive that every time he completed his "homework", he would be rewarded and would get to play a certain game he wanted.

Pumpkin Patch | Irvine Regional Park

Have I mentioned that our family lives for the holiday??  In preparation for Fall and Halloween, we visited our first Pumpkin Patch for 2011 at Irvine Regional Park (highly recommended). We didn’t mind paying the $5 parking fee for a little fun getaway. We love the view and scenery.  Admission to the Pumpkin Patch is free. Prices for activities vary, but they do have a child-friendly haunted house, picture stands, and a hay maze for free, if you’re not looking to spend money. Other activities included panning for gold, riding a hay wagon, carnival games, and pony rides. Sooo fun! I think I’m still a kid at heart and will always be.

Here are the loves of my life.

the haze maze was really fun for our boys. they were running everywhere. of course, dilly followed aiden in hopes of finding the exit. aiden was stoked when he found it and said "i did it!".

we can never get enough of all the pumpkins we saw.

our not-so-chicken son, dilly, went into the haunted house and wasn't even scared, while aiden declined and kept telling me he's scared of "monsters". we took our boys on the train ride around the park, but before we completed our trip, they had to ride on the pony. they are both obsessed with animals.

for $4 dollars, dilly got to ride on the pony while papa dang walked it. it was really cute. he kept smiling. a smile that melted my heart. they took the pony on 3 laps and then, it was aiden turn.

again, for $4 dollars, aiden didn't want the boring pony instead he opted for the horsey that jog trot. it was hilarious. he loved it when it was bouncing up and down. he didn't even want to get off of it. what a daring little man!

It was such a pleasant day spent with our boys and spending time together is always healthy. It wasn’t expensive and I hope that they understand one day that what makes a happy family is doing things together. It not only helps with building family strength but the importance of quality time spent together is what they should remember. Maybe, that’s why my life is so busy because I devote most of my time to them.  

Our weekends are always filled with activities, if we don’t have to be at any birthday parties or family event. However, our weekdays are kept simple. We don’t ever watch TV and lately started cuddling together in bed together to read Halloween books that our boys find to be exciting and enticing.  We’ve made it a part of our everyday routine each night before our boys go to sleep. It used to be on the floor in their bedroom, but we just recently changed it.
Love my boys. XOXO.