Re: West Saguaro National Park Wasson Peak Hike

On Dec 24, 2016 9:18 AM, "Sharon Rogers" <youyuxi@gmail.com> wrote:

Yesterday we hiked the Wasson Peak at West Saguaro National Park. It is about 7.4 miles both ways, Enoch and Michael hiked all by themselves!! So proud! Peter did great too, walked half way up and two thirds of way down. Mom carried Peter with a baby backpack carrier. 

West Saguaro National Park Wasson Peak Hike

Yesterday we hiked the Wasson Peak at West Saguaro National Park. It is about 7.4 miles both ways, Enoch and Michael hiked all by themselves!! So proud! Peter did great too, walked half way up and two thirds of way down. Mom carried Peter with a baby backpack carrier. 

Re: letter to Santa

On Dec 19, 2016 10:06 AM, wrote:

If I were a Reindeer... And "A letter to Santa" from Michael. I found them in his backpack.

"If I were a Reindeer, I would fly through the sky to help Santa deliver gifts. " Great handwriting! (He is left-handed)
"I want a USA Rocek (Rocket). Pleas(e) can I have it"

letter to Santa

If I were a Reindeer... And "A letter to Santa" from Michael. I found them in his backpack.

"If I were a Reindeer, I would fly through the sky to help Santa deliver gifts. " Great handwriting! (He is left-handed)
"I want a USA Rocek (Rocket). Pleas(e) can I have it"

Piano and Uncle Mike

At Thanksgiving at grandma and grandpa's house Michael was excited to show off his piano songs. It was Uncle Mike's (Grandpa's brother) birthday and Michael insisted on taking Uncle Mike to the piano to play happy birthday. Afterwards, Uncle Mike recounted how it went.

Michael: Do you want me to sing while I play or not?

Uncle Mike: Umm, No singing

Michael: Do you want me to play happy birthday with chords or without chords?

Uncle Mike: Umm, without

Michael: Do you want me to play in the key of G or C?

Uncle Mike: Umm, the key of G

Everyone thought that was hilarious

Santa

Heard Enoch educating Michael and Peter: If Santa is magical, then ghosts and zombies are real!" Not sure what to say to that. Hmmm.. Sam said it might be Enoch's last year believing in Santa😥

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Sharon Rogers" <youyuxi@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 1, 2016 7:48 PM
Subject: Santa
To: "blogenoch" <youyuxi.enoch@blogger.com>, "blogpeter" <youyuxi.peter@blogger.com>, "blogmichael" <youyuxi.michael@blogger.com>
Cc:

Heard Enoch educating Michael and Peter: If Santa is magical, then ghosts and zombies are real!" Not sure what to say to that. Hmmm.. Sam said it might be Enoch's last year believing in Santa😥

2016 Kindergarten School Photo

Writing Chinese characters

Enoch and Michael had been writing Chinese characters to win stars so they can play Minecraft😉

Night terrors

When will you stop waking up 1-2 hours after bedtime screaming and crying? You have done it several days a week for the past 2 years....

Dinner

I made a fancy smoothie for dinner and heated up dumplings. Mid dinner Enoch kept on going on about"why is this all we are having, can you make some more food..."

Spoiled little shit

Michael also frequently says "women Zhi chi zhexie ma?"

Spoiled little shit

First Day of School!

Today is the first day of kindergarten for Michael and the first day of first grade for Enoch. It's an emotional day for Peter to be the one left out😖

Peter got to eat his lunch pack at 8:30 this morning 😂

Cousins

At California trip now. Michael said I like Russell because he used to not like me but now he likes me. I like Owen he also likes me

Cinderella

Forgot if I wrote this down and thought of it so I am saying it now

We watched Cinderella 6 months ago and he cried at the end because he was so touched

Practicing

One of my favorite things is when Michael practices something, gets good at it, and I tell him he did a good job. He always gives me a bashful smile that fills my heart with joy.

Little geniuses

The piano teacher today, Ms Su, told another parent that Enoch and Michael are little geniuses. 

Little composer

Michael wrote this today

Scared at dentist

Michael was really scared at the dentist office today and would not cooperate, took five people to keep him down. Here his sad face

Reading together

Its so cute to see them climbing up the empty top bunk to read together! Brothers who read together stay together!😀

Caterpilla/butterfly for mommy

Michael made this caterpilla / butterfly for me

Creative submarine

Michael buit this cute submarine all by himself and out of his imagination!

Chicka chicka book

Michael started copying chicka chikca ABC book all by himself

Reading to Peter

Caught Michael reading chicka chicka boom boom book to Peter while Peter is sitting on his potty!! Its so sweet! These moments are the ones that I just cant keep to myself!!! And it makes breaking up a fight every few mins not so bad after all 😉

Potty Training

We started Peter on potty training today. Michael also got a potty training sticker chart because he has trouble keeping dry. Hopefully potty training Peter will motivate Michael to stay dry!

Kinder Round up

We went to that kindergarten roundup at mesquite elementary school yesterday. Michael was able to ride school bus and sing wheels on the bus song with the kindergarten teachers there. He was really excited about it! We also stayed afterwards to eat lunch with Enoch at school and I realized that I have not eaten lunch with Enoch at school yet so it was really fun to do that. We will have a first grader and a kindergartner next year;)

Creative builder

Michael is really creative with LEGOs. He built this spaceship and crocodile all by himself.

Enoch: What is 80 + 80?
Michael: Nobody knows that.

Don't be selfish!

A couple days earlier we went to Panda Express, Michael ate two egg rolls without asking if it was OK to eat a second and that extra egg roll was supposed to be mine. Today Enoch is sick with ear infection, he didn't eat breakfast, after the doctor appointment , I bought Enoch a chocolate milkshake with three cherries on top. Michael had to be whining and complaining and for the cherry and I told him to not be selfish and think that Enoch is sick. After a while Michael said that Enoch I have two cherries and Peter doesn't get one while he himself gets one cherry... I was rather shocked that this is his decision after thinking about Enoch being sick. I hope that this learning experience will teach Michael to not be so selfish.

Michael, mom and dad love you so much! We hope that when you grow up, you will learn to care for other people, not just yourself, especially your mom and dad and your siblings.

Michael cut up Peters shirt

This afternoon I found Peter's shirt was cut up, and Michael told me that Peter wanted him to cut it up...

FW:

Mom bought Peter this shirt for Christmas last year. Today Peter told Michael to cut it up... and Michael did what he said😬😁

pretending you can't see

Michael, I want you to remember that when you were 4 years old you tried to trick us into believing you couldn't see so that you didn't have to learn how to read. I've been working with you for months now to do your letters and sounds and words and it's been slow going. I've always known you get frustrated, but then one day you said you couldn't see the letters because they were too small. I showed you many different sizes of letters and you said you couldn't see the small ones but could see the big ones. I felt terrible and thought that all your frustrations about learning how to read were because you couldn't see. Mom took you to the eye doctor as soon as possible, and he eventually said that your eyes look perfect. Apparently, at the doctor's office you were saying that you can't even see the largest of letters. However, the doctor dilated your eyes and said everything looks totally normal.

That little lie cost us a $20 copay and a $55 eye exam fee.

I think the whole thing is actually pretty hilarious. You are one crafty little boy and know how to get your way in life.

Different cows make different milk

Michael just told me that : There are three kinds of cows that make different milk. Brown cow makes chocolate milk, red cow makes strawberry milk, and the white cow makes 2% milk and whole milk😂