"A successful man is someone who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of others and the love of children; who leaves the world better than he found it; who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty ; who always looked for the best in others and gave the best he had. "
- a variation of "Success" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

My boy can rock!

Alvin can certainly rock ...


and, he can also be very quiet...

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Beautiful Souls

As most of you might know, Alvin's mom is always "on the go" and she always determines to do everything by herself. But one day her doctor stopped her and put her on bed rest for the duration of her pregnancy. Confining on the bed 24 * 7 is a devastating news to mom, not to mention she has to worry about the baby and who would take care of her two boys.

But, there is always hope. Our family is so blessed to have good friends around giving us unconditional helps and heart-warming words. As days go by, we appreciate life more and more because we have you, those beautiful souls, standing by us and helping us through the difficult period.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

What happens in Vegas...

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. You know we are talking about your gambling money.

It also holds true for Alvin's behavior in his daycare center. To parents, Alvin has always been a quiet and shy boy. But, yesterday, Ms. Mary told mom that Alvin can be very social and wild. He jumped and danced and laughed, and even held his fellow buddy Preston's hands for a dance. This is not the only thing Alvin hides from his parents. He learned to count 1 to 10 in English and he knows how to sing along with teachers - "ABC" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". We later tested him at home and sure enough, my boy knows more than we could imagine.

Acutally, starting from couple weeks back, Alvin became "smarter". He started to put words together to construct phases and even sentences. That is a breakthrough for his language skill. He loves to learn new words, often asks parents the things he is interested in, again and again. He practices his new words everyday by pointing to the objects and naming them.