The golden egg

Happy Easter! This year, we got to go to two egg hunts!

The first one was at Greyson's neighborhood.  In addition to auntie Char, he also has a block mom who plans activities for the kids and families on their street.  Her name is Ms. Luann.  In the summer, she coordinates a block BBQ / potluck. She also organizes caroling at Christmas time and trick-or-treating at Halloween.  Grey lives in a super fun neighborhood.

We were each allowed to find a total of 12 eggs. Us little kids (5 and under) got a head start over all the big kids. And to make sure we had fighting chance, there was a special area for us little kids age.  So, Mason, Grey and I didn't get trampled on or have to fight the big kids for eggs.  I even found the special golden egg (all on my own) that I got to show Ms. Luann for a special prize.  It was an Easter basket filled with more candy and a chick that lights up when you throw it on the ground.

After the egg hunt, we hung out and snacked on the huge spread of breakfast foods and treats. And we got to meet some puppies that Ms. Luann was fostering. Mama thought they were adorable. I did a good job being very gentle with them. Thanks for the invite, Grey! So glad we got to crash the party!

The morning egg hunt was good warm-up for the egg hunt at grandma and grandpa's house in the afternoon. Before the egg hunt, Ethan, Kimora and I got to decorate eggs. We each got to decorate 4 eggs. I made blue, orange-red, yellow and green eggs. Mason and Kyle are still too little to decorate eggs. They just hung out and played with toys.

After the egg decorating, it was time to hunt for eggs. While I was putting on my shoes, I had the following conversation with mama:

Mama: Try to get as many eggs as you can in your bucket.
Me: Should I be really quick, Mama?
Mama: Yes, that's a good idea.
Me: Okay, I'll be quick.

And I was! I ran all around grandma and grandpa's backyard collecting as many eggs as I could. I had so much fun that I emptied my bucket so I could fill it again. Except Kimora, Ethan and the other kids came over to take my eggs and put it in their buckets. I have a sneaky suspicion that even if I did have the most eggs, the eggs would've been evenly divided between all of us. After the egg hunt, we played with grandpa's trains and ate a yummy dinner.

Happy Easter, everyone!

Pumping it up

Today is not my birthday, but we had a party for my birthday. It's all very confusing. I don't know mind, as long as it means I get to run around with my friends and eat cake.

Mama planned a party for me at Pump It Up Jr.  I've been there once before when I was about 21 months old. It was okay then. Now that I'm older and enjoy slides and bounce houses, mama thought this would a good place for my party.

When she told me where the party was, I asked he why we had to go there and how come we're having the party there. Then I said I didn't want to have my party there. Mama insisted that we have the party there and assured me that I would have a great time, just like at Caylie's party.

Well she was right (again)! I had a fantastic time and so did all my friends (and their parents). First I got crowned with a hot pink crown.  Yes, I chose the color.  Blue and pink are my favorite colors and they ran out of blue crowns.  Then everyone sang to me and we flew (airplane arms) into the play area.

It was awesome because we had the play area all to ourselves. We ran around, rode the Cozy Coupes, slid down the different inflatable slides, jumped in the bounce houses and ran through the obstacle course. Even some of the mommies and daddies got in on the slide and obstacle course action. All us kids had so much fun that most of us were sweaty when our time in the play area was over.

Before heading into the party room, we managed to get a group photo with all my friends. Everyone cooperated, except me. Who wants to take a picture when there's cake in the next room!

The party room had a huge celebration chair that I got to sit in while everyone sang happy birthday. I blew out all three of the candles on my cake, which was amazing. Not only did it look amazing, but it also tasted yummy. Thanks Auntie Char for making such fantastic cake!

Thanks everyone for coming out to celebrate my birthday with me! I hope you had as much fun as I did.

A bicycle built for me

For my birthday, grandma and grandpa gave me a bicycle.  It's different than my motorcycle because it has pedals, real tires and training wheels.  And most important, it has a nifty bell.

I broke it in the day I got it. The pedals were a little strange. I wasn't used to pushing with my feet at first. Grandma was helping me out, while dada carried Mason and grandpa walked Tachi. Eventually, mama and po-po caught up to us, and mama took over for grandma.

It didn't take very long, but I eventually got the hang of it. 



Watch out world! Pretty soon I'll be able to go mountain biking with dada and uncle Edric or road riding with mama and auntie Michelle!

I am 3 years old!

Happy 3rd birthday to me!

Yesterday, grandma, grandpa and po-po came over to celebrate my birthday a day early.  We opened presents after I woke up from my nap.  I got lots of stuff from the great aunties and uncles.  Thanks for the presents!  Grandma and grandpa gave me a bell with Lightening McQueen on it.  It was really neat. The best part was that the bell had to get attached to my other present -- a brand new bicycle! More on that in a separate post.

This morning I woke up and found 2 more presents by my door.  They were gifts from Mason.  He gave me a Cars toy camera and a Cars doodle pad. I took some pictures of mama making breakfast this morning. I even shared my camera with Mason. It's the least I could do since he gave it to me.

To celebrate my birthday, I went to Gia's (she's one of my preschool friends) princess-themed birthday party a Jungle Island. I liked the ball pits and the slides, but I cried inside the crawling tunnel. Rapunzel made a guest appearance, but the boys (me, Henry and Soham) weren't very interested. We just hung out and kept eating, while all the girls crowded around her. My birthday party is next Saturday. I'm quite confused on why my party isn't on the same day as my birthday. But if it means that I get to eat cake twice, then I'm all for it!

Anyways, here's a run-down on the things I like, things I'm good at and things I'm working on.

Things I like

• Mama. She's my favorite. I want to do everything with her.
• Mochi. When we go to Pinkberry, I always get mochi with my froyo, and I eat it first before my froyo or the fruit
• Listening to the same Gigglebellies CD over and over again anytime we go anywhere in the grey car. I listen to it so much that know all the songs and what order they're in. When mama sings along with the songs, I say, "Mama, stop singing. I can't hear." or "Mama, stop singing. You're supposed to listen to me sing." It's the nicest way for me to let her know that she's not a good singer.
• Talking about my day before going to bed
• Watching TV. That's right mama and dada let me watch TV - occasionally. I get to pick from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Curious George. 
• Reading books
• Playing at the playground at the park
• Trains

Things I'm good at

• Going potty by myself. I can do everything by myself, including washing my hands. But when I go poop, I need help wiping. I've stopped wearing a diaper or pull-up during naps, but I still wear one at night. Every now and then I have an accident because I forget or don't make it to the potty in time.
• Spelling and recognizing my name. I knew the presents yesterday were for me because they had my name on them: L-O-G-A-N. When mama asks me what starts with the letter "L," I say, "I do!"
• Brushing my teeth. I can pretty much do it all by myself. I've started using toothpaste with fluoride. I like to open and squeeze the toothpaste onto my toothbrush, but I still need help with that part.
• Recognizing letters. I'll point out the letters on signs or mama's shirts. I can also tell you some words that start with that letter.
• Remembering random things. For example, I can remember how we get to places or the cities that people live in.

Things I'm working on

• Swimming or doing anything by myself.  I want mama and dada to be with me always. When mama told me that as I get older I'll do more and more things by myself, I said, "I don't want to have any more birthdays."
• Sharing. Sometimes I push Mason and grab toys away from him. Mama and dada don't like it when I do that.
• Keeping my hands to myself. When I don't get what I want, I tend to hit mama or dada. It's because I'm frustrated, mad or disappointed. Mama says it's okay for me to stomp my feet when I feel that way, but hitting is not okay.
• Listening to mama and dada. I was a pretty good kid when I was 2. But now I'm really testing my limits. Sometimes I purposely do the opposite of what mama and dada are asking me to do. And I'll say, "No!" when they ask me to do something.
• Liking daddy.

Here's a video about me talking about my birthday

Airborne Birthday Party

Edison, my BFF (birthday friend forever) had a birthday party this evening at Airborne Gymnastics. I got to run around with all my friends like Matthew, Kyden, Greyson and Abby. I had a blast!

Airborne Gymnastics is a real gymnastics gym, not a gym like the one we go to.  First of all, it's huge! It was a warehouse that was converted into a gym.  Second, when we got there all the kids in there were girls wearing leotards and sweatpants like the gymnasts you see in the Olympics.  Last, they have lots of real gym equipment like a balance beams, uneven bars, a vault, rings and trampolines - loads of trampolines.

First we got to play for a while on trampolines and a foam pit.  Then we did a group activities. The first one involved a giant, colorful parachute. We shook it, making big bubbles and took turns running on top of it while other people made bubbles. We made a giant tent and went under the parachute.


The next activity was a long trampoline track that we jumped or ran down.  The best part was that at the end of the trampoline track there was huge foam pit that we slid into!  I loved sliding into the foam pit so much that I decided to go head first. 


The last group activity was an obstacle course. At the very end of the course, we got to swing on the rings.

Mason didn't really participate in the group activities.  He played on his own for most of the time.  He found the preschool area of the gym where he climbed the rock climbing wall and slid down the other side.  He's not too good at the climbing wall yet because he fell off a couple times.  But he got right back up and tried again. 

We worked up quite an appetite with all this activity. So I was really happy when it was time to food and cake! We ate pizza and sang happy birthday to Edison, who had a nifty train cake/cupcake. 

Happy Birthday Edison! Thanks for inviting me to your awesome Airborne party.