Pump It Up Jr.

Since Mommy & Daddy were both on vacation from work, we decided to check out a new place, Pump It Up Jr.  My buddy Ky told me about this place a while ago.  But since I'm not a fan of inflatable slides and jumpy houses, mommy & daddy didn't think I'd like this place.  I don't know why they thought I'd be interested now.  Anyways we headed out to check this place out.

At first I wasn't too sure about this place, but eventually I warmed up and ended up having a great time. I even went on the giant slide with daddy!  I also cruised around in a cozy coupe.  Of course, it took a while for me to get one.  Those things are popular.  I had to stock them and wait for some other kid to get out of one.

A word of caution to my friends.  Some of the kids at this place are really aggressive.  I was cruising along in my cozy coupe minding my own business.  Next thing I know some older Chinese girl dragged me out of the cozy coupe by the back of my shirt.  What the heck is going on?!  Her mom was sitting right there and didn't even intervene until after she had pulled me out!  Mommy says the little girl probably runs their household.

A Low Key Christmas

We celebrated a very low key Christmas this year.  Something about baby sis/bro maybe coming sooner and being too far from home.  I can't believe baby sis/bro is putting a damper on our family tradition!

Usually Christmas is busy for our family.  We celebrate twice - once with Daddy's family on Christmas Eve and one more time with Mommy's family on Christmas Day.  Not this year. No trip to Sacramento to visit Daddy's family, eat yummy food (e.g. Auntie Doris' homemade blueberry pie), visit Santa or open presents.  Instead, Mommy's family came over for dinner on Christmas Eve.  Uncle Eddie's best friends - Uncle Peter, his girlfriend Auntie Mie and Uncle Albert - joined us for dinner.  I got to stay up late and eat things that I don't normally get to eat like pie, ice cream and whipped cream. 

But I had to wait til Christmas morning to open my presents.This year, I got the concept of presents and opening gifts.  I was pretty clueless last year.  It takes me a while to open my presents because I get distracted after I rip off the paper and see what's inside. Can you really blame me?

I opened the gifts from Po-Po, Uncle Eddie and Auntie Lia, and my friends on Christmas morning.  Grandma and Grandpa Tai were bringing the rest of my gifts today.  I got a TON of presents.  I love all of them - at least the ones that mommy and daddy let me play with now. Mommy and daddy ration my gifts throughout the year so it's like Christmas all year long! They think they're so smart, but I'm on to them. Merry Christmas and thanks everyone for all the gifts!   

Holiday Out with Thomas

Matthew invited to me and Kyden out to Holiday Out with Thomas this weekend. To make our outing even more special, Matthew's mommy ordered a special Thomas package that included a conductor hat, Thomas train whistle and a Thomas the train car. Here's a pic of us guys sporting our conductor hats. Does anyone know who the purple train is?

Before we rode Thomas, we got to ride the carousel. Kyden and I rode it twice, but Matthew wasn't feelin' it. It's a super cool carousel that has these rings you grab and throw into a clown mouth. Daddy enjoyed that part of the ride. When we got to the carousel, Mommy commented that the carousel seemed to be faster than most other carousels that I've ridden. But Daddy reminded her that my favorite ride at Disneyland was the teacups, so I'd be fine. Way to go Daddy!

After the carousel, we walked around the boardwalk where they had lots of Thomas the train activities - stamps, ornament making, train tables, face painting and a bounce house. I got my hands stamped with Thomas stamps and played with the train tables.

After a few minutes, it was time to board our train. We got to ride in the car right behind Thomas! Santa and his elves were on the train too. During the train ride, we sang Christmas songs and got stickers and a candy cane. After the train ride, we took a picture in front of Thomas. Do we look like a gang with our Thomas conductor hats?

Before heading back home, we grabbed lunch. I had so much fun that I passed out before we even got on the freeway. Thanks for inviting me Matthew! I had a great time!

O Christmas Tree

This evening Mommy and Daddy put up the Christmas tree -- and I got to help! They didn't let me handle the fragile, breakable ornaments. I got to put stars, drums, snowmen and snowflakes on the tree. When I had trouble getting the ornament on the branch, I'd ask Mommy for help. But we didn't always agree on where an ornament should go. I wanted to put my ornaments on the same branch, but Mommy would "suggest" other branches so the tree would look more balanced. My creative vision is just not appreciated! It's so hard being misunderstood.

At least, I can count on Tachi to appreciate my vision. When we finished decorating the tree, we sat down to admire my hard work. Thanks for "getting" me, Tachi!

Prizes, anyone?

Shh...I have a secret. I think Mommy is Santa! She has a big belly just like Santa. Daddy says she's not Santa and that her belly is big because baby sis or bro is inside. To be extra sure that Mommy isn't Santa Daddy sent her to the doctor today. Turns out Daddy was right. Mommy's belly is big because of the baby and not because she's Santa. Boo!

The doctor says that Mommy's belly looks like Santa's belly because baby is big. The doctor thinks baby will weigh over 9lbs. That's bigger than me when I was born! What do you think? Go ahead and make a guess:

• Will I have a baby sister or baby brother?
• How much will baby weigh?

Post your response in the comments section. The winner will get a prize!