Happy Chinese New Year! Bring on the Rabbit Year!

K wanted to spend Chinese New Year with his family - so we loaded up and went down to LA for 5 days. We went to the Chinese temple and saw some fun stuff. I don't have pictures of it all because at some point I was so worried that we had lost s. Then he was found and I was able to enjoy the day. My favorite part was the dragon that dances. It is so beautiful and amazing how the men make his body move. Alas I don't have a picture of it. This is part of the temple we were at.

Here is the wishing tree. Spencer wanted to get the red ribbon but didn't want to throw his wish in with the others. It hangs in his room - hopefully to bring him good luck all year.

Then we waited in line for some STINKY TOFU!! That is some disgusting stuff, and the line is LONG. The boys tried it and liked it (we bribed them with $1) Even the Bizarre Foods guy thought it was nasty. I did try some and it was like cow dung exploding into my mouth and nose. Then a couple of hours later it would just pop back up in my nose. Never again.

On the walk back to the car..

There may or may not - have been a Sushi rodeo

We went to the parade in Chinatown, but I think I took pictures with k's sisters camera. Oh well. Here is Sushi in her Valentine's Day party outfit - so cute.

Two stories I have to record.

The other day the boys were getting in the car after school. J looked like he had won the lotto, and s looked like he was going to cry. Here is a little of the conversation

J - laughing, laughing - oh that was so funny

Mom - what was funny? and why is s so sad?

J - Oh it was so funny to me, but not to him

Mom - (insert. short lecture on the not-so-niceness of this attitude) so what happened?

S - head down, and some tears in his eyes

J - oh we were standing there when some girls from my class came up to s and said "you're so cute!!" (some more laughing)

Mom - speechless (and inside kind of laughing too)

Poor boy - These little ladies have been bugging him all year.

On the same note. K was going through j's valentine loot from school when he started to laugh and said "no way".. Well - yes way - there were some Valentine's in j's box from his class - for s. A little crazy, but funny - these are some persistent ladies.

And then he was 9

Where does the time go? Another birthday - but a different theme. Aliens was what J wanted and K had to deliver. Notice the chopsticks holding up the mother ship. They didn't prove to be strong enough. They lasted just long enough for the pictures.


I am noticing a trend - there is never going to be another birthday where someone doesn't bite the cake. I get it - they are boys. What they don't care about is tainting the whole cake with their nastiness. Seriously - save me some dang cake. There was barely any left by the time J and S had at it.

Here is the Sushinator showing everyone what she thinks of bows. First she finds it.

Then she pulls on it.

Then she discards it! What a butt!!

We were at my new little niece's baby blessing when Sushi saw her pain as she lay asleep in my arms. Sushi knew she had to rescue Penelope from the annoying bow on her head. She did all she could to get it before I could stop her but I am too fast! Sushi is looking out for all the little ladies who hate the bows.

Christmas - the best present ever!

Well that's what my boys said. Christmas was filled with family, food, legos (you can never have too many legos), and - wait for it - hissing roaches. As we were driving away J and S were discussing how those roaches are the best present they ever got. They are sadly still alive (did I mention that they are huge). These pictures are self explanatory. (If your eating, put the food down - these babies are gross)




Oh and Sushi loves them as much as her brothers. She wants to grab and play with them - and let's be honest - eat them.

I just can't help adding extra pics of the pretty lady. These are from our fun day of pics in a tutu DeAnn made her. She is so fun!

a bad gene

Yep folks, I got one. A bad gene.. I don't know what chromosome it's located on - maybe all, but it's a beast. LAZINESS!! Here goes a quick update on life in CA. We had some birthday celebrations - if that's what you could call them.

I am only blogging S right now because I can see the laziness looming in the near future (like in the next 5 min). :) He turned 7 (CRAZY!), and he wanted a shark birthday. Well the cupcakes for his class had sharks on them, but the home cake was a shark, squid, octopus, sea cucumber and sea crap cake. S has been obsessed with the ocean for quite a while. In the summer he took a class where he got to dissect a squid. He wanted to keep it, but the stink was unbelievable. (of course k is the magician with the red licorice - making all the sea animals needed)

They tried, but he's just too "king kong" for them.

Jacob wondering when he will be strong enough to stuff k's face in the cake... keep dreaming those big dreams little boy.

Of course I couldn't help slipping in a picture of the sushinator. She is sooo fun and cute, and the boys love her so much. They are amazing at helping out. They can make her laugh like no other, especially when playing games where she has the poop touch (related to the cheese touch in Diary of a Wimpy Kid). They are trying to run from her and she loves crawling after them, laughing as she tries to pass on the poop touch. They also love to take her into their room and have baby obstacle courses. She always accomplishes great feats - like crawling over pillows placed in her way. She in turn loves to eat their Lego pieces.

Sushi

Well I am trying to get some pictures up before we leave for WA today. I have been successful, which when you think about my record, it is amazing!! It is hot here in CA, and the kids are still enjoying their cousins like addicts!!

Some pics of the sushinator - I have some really cute ones on my phone that I may at one point in my life attempt to download. : )

Here are all the cousins on Sushi's blessing day - so fun.

This picture is what happens when the adult boys get together. Here is K swinging like a monkey around and around. It makes my armpits hurt just looking at it. The big boys got in there eventually, pushing K to make him go higher. I was impressed - all the boys and men took a turn as did some ladies. I am off to WA to see some Handy's - I will post some pics for those of you who know them!!

WHAAATS UP!!

You may say it has been a while, and I may say it hasn't. If you are reading this you know of my love of laziness!! So here are some pics of the M lady - or Sushi!! In my defense k works 4.5 hours away and has the computer with all the pictures on it.

Introducing the FATTY!! But a happy fatty!!


You know she wants to eat that flower - I would too!!

' She is saying "What's up dog?"
Here is my neice Alyssa holding her - Alyssa took all these pictures of the sushinator for me!! Girls are sooo fun - she wears a dress everyday almost!! :) If there were a celebrity lookalike contest sush would win - she totally looks like Yoda!! I will post again I am sure later than sooner.

Mei Lan

You know it has been a long time when you forget your password to log onto your own blog. Oh well - I have been a little busy and tired. She finally came - over 5 weeks ago! I have since blocked out the labor and recovery! I vaguely remember that 13.5 hours on Pitocin was not too lovely and I recall wanting drugs in the end. But it was too late and there she was! I do remember telling the doctor that I needed a nap before I could push, but the doctor didn't cooperate. The great ball of joy rang in at 7lbs 13oz, 19.5 inches at 11:21pm on Groundhogs Day, February 2ND. Her name is pronounced May - and it k picked it. We thought it meant plum, but k's dad and a few others say it means beautiful. Well that is a fair trade - her middle name is her grandma's first name meaning orchid. Beautiful Orchid - not to shabby. We all call her Sushi, so I guess it doesn't matter what her name is anyways :)..

Here is a pick of J holding her - he is in love. S loves her too, but I don't want to post another pic today.


Here she is thinking -"what did I get myself into?".. yeah sorry lady, you are stuck with us!
This is what happens when you have older brothers. Here is just one of the many poses J put her in. K has since put them into a power point presentation where it flashes the pics back and forth - making it look like she is moving. He is crazy, but it is funny.
Do you see that awesome flower!! Yeah too bad daddy is the headband Nazi - he says they leave marks so they are too tight!! I put them on, and he takes them off as fast as he can.
Can you believe this picture? K took it without looking - she was lounging on his tummy and he had the camera.

I am changing the title of our blog because we obviously moved back to CA. We just got our cars today so we are officially 100% Californian. It has been a crazy hectic 5 weeks and it does not appear to be slowing down. That means I will continue to be a lazy blogger - but maybe a cute little lady will inspire me. "Crazy People in Disguise" will probably be temporary - but it comes from the Robots in Disguise saying from Transformers! Plus we do try and look normal, even though we are crazy.