Coughing...and coughing

I've been kind of sick for many days. Starting with minor sore throat, then I lost my voice. Now my voice is cracking and my scratchy throat causes coughing that keeps me up at night. I wonder if it's allergy cuz' it gets really bad especially at night.

Please pray for me when you read this, pray for complete healing! I really need my voice at work and good sleep at night!

4th of July BBQ

It's 4th of July. Of course, we gotta have BBQ. Thanks to my in-laws for opening up their house and preparing those delicious foods: short ribs, ribeye steaks, corns, 杏包菇, shrimps, 烤魷魚, yams, salads, sausages, hotdogs, chicken wings/legs, pudding, red bean ice cream, and all kinds of fruits. Those signature BBQ chicken wings really reminded me 台灣路邊用愛心燒烤的小攤販.

Orange County is always so much cooler than the inland. Kids really wanted to get into the pool but it grew a little bit chilly in the late afternoon. They still had fun just putting their little feet into the water. 

When a kid meets another kid, they become friends immediately, at least for Zoya and Jocelyn jie jie. I've never seen Zoya being so happy around another child. They just love each other. Zoya would follow her around, imitate everything Jocelyn does. They would hug each other so many times. I think it was a really good opportunity for Zoya to learn to "share" since she has been the only child. It was so great to see them having such a wonderful time playing with each other. =D Aren't they just too cute??!!

We didn't plan to see any fireworks but we happened to see some big beautiful ones right above us when we passed by the Angel stadium on the way home!

 

More photos from 4th of July BBQ (Click Here)

Chuck E. Cheese's

We went to Chuck E. Cheese's with J & J on Monday and we went again with Zoya last night. It supposed to be a place to have fun but 他們的表情都好正經ㄟ！ I guess they're scared of the sounds from the machines. Btw, if you sign up to join their e-club on their website, you'll receive coupons for discount on foods and tokens.

It's J & J's first time at Chuck E. Cheese's. She enjoys the ride in this cool car. I think she rode it at least 5 times! heehee =D This is the only picture of her smiling. 

This is also the only picture of Zoya smiling.

For Zoya, she likes putting in the tokens into the machine and getting the tickets. She knows that when she inserts the coin in there, the ticket will come out and she'd clap and cheer. The first time we were there, she didn't want to get on any of the rides. This time, she made big improvement; she was willing to ride on a horse! She even rode in the car with Chuck. 

This is our family picture from the sketch photo machine! I wanted one so bad that I kind of "forced" Zoya to take it with us. She was scared of the machine so she didn't want to face the camera. We tried so many times and finally came out a good one. :D

More photos to share:

Chuck E. Cheese's with Zoya (Part I)

Chuck E. Cheese's with J & J (Part II)

Chuck E. Cheese's with Zoya (Part III)

Wedding Cake

I have two wedding anniversary dates. (That means we get to celebrate twice a year!) :D To make it more special and easier for my hubby to remember, we got married at the court house on my birthday. The other date is our actual wedding day. 

We had a 4-layer cake at our wedding banquet. We didn't finish all the cake and we ended up taking home the top layer. We locked it up in the freezer for the entire year. 

After one year and one day, we took out our wedding cake. It still looks edible and the fillings are pudding and strawberries. I had the courage to take one bite but WHY?? Why would I want to eat an year old cake??!! Hubby took several bites till I told him to stop..... hahaha :-D 

More photos of our wedding cake (Click Here)

6人小組

忘了從什麼時候開始我們給我們自己取名為“6人小組“

就是有6個沒什麼朋友的6個人（結完婚的人都會覺得自己沒朋友）

其實除了3對夫妻之外還有兩個小孩

但是我們只算大人, 所以還是稱為“6人小組“

這小組的特色呢, 就是吃, 除了吃還是吃, 吃完還要泡老人茶＋閒聊

聊是非, 聊生活, 聊工作, 聊夢想, 聊要去哪玩, 聊說誰要加入我們

另一個特色就是大部份的時間, 我們都在有小孩的家裡面聚集

而且吃一吃偶爾還要聽聽小孩的爸媽discipline小孩

閒聊的時候還會有一個爸或媽去幫小孩洗澡

當然, 我們也會去外面逛逛玩玩或是吃飯

曾經有一個晚上換過3個餐廳才吃到飯

目前我們最喜歡吃的是Carlsbad的Benihana

還有Boiling Crab的蝦, crawfish, 玉米和螃蟹

還有在家裡吃火鍋, 還有85度C的蛋糕

今天6人小組的一員飛回台灣, 開始為期一個月的亞洲巡迴

所以我們決定趁他不在好好大吃大玩, 還要照相寄給他看

沒有啦.....我們哪會這麼殘忍, 我們大家都會很想他...

我想我家老公會特別想他, 因為他就像老公的男朋友一樣

祝他帶著神的恩膏回到台灣！We pray that God will heal you completely and give you wisdom & good memory with the lyrics! =D May God send His angels concerning you to guard you and protect you in all your ways!!!

Z-Baby's Baby Shower

We just threw a baby shower for Janice and Will to welcome their second baby. Her due date is in two weeks but her tummy is super HUGE!! I can't imagine how a baby could squeeze in there. I'm asked again to film the entire delivery like last time when she gave birth to Zoya. I'm surprised that she actually watches the video, so brave. 

I like baby shower. It's always so much fun and everyone is full of joy expecting the new addition to the family. Isn't it great for the baby to know that he/she is welcomed and loved even when he/she is in the mother's womb.

Here's the diaper cake hubby and I made together for the shower. We made it while watching the soap opera. =D We used 72 diapers and made it 3-tier. Hubby helped me to roll up most of the diapers!!! Thanks!!! It's always cheaper, fun, and personal to make our very own. We got the idea from the diaper cake on the babyshowerstuff website.

More baby shower photos from Janice:

01 Baby Shower Preparation 

02 Baby Shower Brunch

03 Baby Shower Games

04 Baby Shower Group Photos

05 Baby Shower Gifts

命中注定我愛你

已經很久沒看連續劇了

很怕看上癮, 很怕那種一直想看下一集的那種感覺

也覺得每次看都會浪費好多時間

小時候喜歡看瓊瑤的八點擋

好多年前日劇流行的時候也看了幾部

像是“神啊請多給我一點時間“, "長假“...等等

韓劇嘛...我只記得“大長今“, 還有“天堂的階梯“

最近心血來潮, 竟然跟manman借了這套“命中注定我愛你“

聽很多人說這部片很好看, 沒想到, 還真的不錯看ㄟ！！！

我跟老公兩個人一看就被“迷住“了, 完完全全忘了“節制“這兩個字

我們還破紀錄的在星期天下午回到家就開始看

整整看了快11個小時

還有熬夜看到半夜兩點多.....

雖然這是有點搞笑的偶像劇, 可是還是有些感情戲讓我們感動到哭

對...是“我們“, 就是老公和我都看到哭（對的, 我老公是很感性的）

而且不是落淚而已, 我已經抱著棉被啜泣.....

不過這部片到後面有點拖戲, 有點過於搞笑

但是overall來說是一部看了讓人蠻開心蠻感動的一部愛情喜劇

心得：

1. 這世界上真的只有懶女人, 沒有醜女人

2. 如果錯過了一次機會, 就該好好把握住第二次的機會

3. 好好珍惜你身邊的人, 不要等到失去了才發現他們的好

4. 如果能讓身邊的人感到幸福, 就盡力去做

5. 人與人之間總是會有不小心造成的誤會, 給別人一個機會解釋清楚

偷笑.....

老公和我都很喜歡小孩

我們參加過很多個baby shower和小朋友的birthday party
也探望過很多新出生的newborn babies
身邊的朋友很多也都有小孩
當然, 我們最愛的還是我們家的小若雅
我們常常覺得她就像是我們的親生女兒一樣

其實, 我們也很期待有一天手裡抱的是自己的小孩
逛街時買的衣服和玩具也是給自己的小孩
所以, 我們也一直把這件事放在禱告中
我們知道, 也有很多人在幫我們禱告

前幾天晚上, 我和Will有這麼一段對話

Syd: 如果我們已經有兩個女兒, 你會不會還想再生個男生?
Will: (想得很快) 會!
Syd: 是喔~ (心裏想說, 拜託! 怎麼還有這麼傳統的觀念), 那如果第三胎也是個女的, 你還會再生喔?
Will: 會!
Syd: (聲音分貝上升音量加大) 你以為我是豬喔!!!!!!!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

父親節當天, 有一位吳牧師和我們全家吃晚餐
晚餐後, 爸爸請她幫我們每個人先知性的祝福禱告
以下就是據我有限的記憶所記得的內容

吳牧師先幫我禱告:
"我看見妳在挖土, 在灑種, 在灑很多種子, 妳在吃自己所結的果子"
(當時感覺我的職業好像是農夫一樣...)
禱告到有關"傳福音" (頓時感到有點愧疚, 我都沒有好好為神傳福音)

(繼續禱告中....這時還真的蠻感動....)

接著吳牧師就為我們有孩子禱告
求神賜給我們恩典, 她禱告說我們會有很多孩子
她看到一個數子"3" 接著又說, "還有一個數子"5""

(在這麼神聖的禱告中我竟然整個人忍不住的"噴笑"出來....馬上腦海中想到聖經裏神跟亞伯拉罕說, 明年撒拉必生一個兒子, 結果撒拉在帳棚偷聽到還暗自偷笑, 神還問撒拉說妳為什麼偷笑?! 撒拉害怕不敢承認, 神說有, 妳有偷笑...所以我趕快跟神承認我剛剛笑了, 而且還笑出聲音來...)

(繼續幫Will禱告中........)

最後, 牧師說她看到Will開著一輛敞篷車, 上面載滿了好多的麵包和水果!
(哇....我老公以後會開著麵包車去賣麵包嗎??希望是85度c的麵包.....)

至於這兩個數字"3"和"5",
3個小孩, 5個小孩, 3月5號, 5月3號, 3個小孩一家五口......(微笑中......)

God, we received. We open our hands wide open to receive all the blessings from You! May Your will be done in our lives!

Blog Update

Ok, here I am again!! Didn't abandon this place, just didn't have much time to sit down and blog like before. June is so far a busy month for me with wedding, graduation, kids choir, and birthday. Even though it has been gloomy all the way, it's just full of celebrations. Looking forward to more sunshine and more fun for the rest of June.