Clifford the Big Red Dog

I won some tickets for the Clifford the Big Red Dog musical from work. It was a cute musical and the kids enjoyed it very much.

Hayley's First Dentist Visit

It was Hayley's first visit to the dentist. She was a little scared at first and was not a happy camper when we sat her down on the dentist chair. Then she decided that she didn't want her teeth cleaned and wanted to only lay on daddy while her teeth got cleaned. But the dental hygienist managed to get her to sit by herself for X-rays. Ethan was also there for his teeth cleaning and was quite supportive. Overall she did great and had a good experience. And best of all no cavities!

Cheeeze...

Hayley's first school picture. It's funny how she and Ethan had the same smile when Ethan took his first school picture back in 2009.

Socks

One of my mom's friends knitted these cute socks for the kiddos. They will come in handy during the cold nights at bedtime.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2012

We celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 this year at the Kan's. It was a fun and memorable night. There were lots of delicious foods and lots of lanterns to go around. The kids truly enjoyed it. Great company!

Safari Through the Rainforest

I volunteered at Ethan's school today for a "cooking" project - really it was just getting the ingredients ready for a safari trail mix of cashews, chocolate chips, dried bananas, dates and coconut. The kids made a bag made from paperbags for their trail mix snack and they each had a safari hat and binoculars. They all looked so cute! After getting their snacks together, they prepared for a safari treck down the rainforest (hallways of the school) where they looked at all the different rainforest animal pictures posted on the wall. They each got a surprise of either a monkey, boa constrictor, frog, butterly, etc. After a long treck, they sat down for some snacks. They also performed a couple of songs about the rainforest and I learned about the 4 layers of the rainforest - forest floor, understory layer, canopy layer and emergent layer. What a fun day!

Chocolate Zucchini Brownies

I'm always looking for more ideas to incorporate vegetables to the kids' diet. I found this recipe from Allrecipes.com called Grandma's Chocolate Zucchini Brownies and decided to try it. I had the kids help and was nervous about them seeing the zucchini, but the brownies were a big hit and tasted so yummie. This is a definitely a recipe to make again.