Vivian and her Nativity set

Last Sunday afternoon when I was setting up some unwanted stuff to take pictures for ebay auctions, Vivian won't let me take a picture of the Nativity set because she said she wants to keep it and play with it! She kept sticking her head behind the set so that I won't be able to take a picture... Here's a picture I snapped.

We've got Universal Studios Theme Park annual passes!

It was a great deal for the Southern California residents... Buy the 1-day Universal Studios Theme Park ticket and get the 2010 annual pass! We immediately signed up for it and 40 minutes later, we were at the front gate! Both girls loved the WaterWorld show, Shrek 4D show and the Special Effects show but was totally terrified at the Backdraft show! Even though we told the girls that everything there were just for the show and we all would be fine... Poor Vivian cried and thought she's gonna die at Studio 30 (Backdraft show) when the chemical warehouse set caught on fire and things started to blow up! Today's weather was as beautiful as it could be, we spend a great afternoon there! When we asked the girls when do they want to come back again, they said "how'bout tomorrow?"

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year to everybody! Warmest blessings to all our friends and family in the year of 2010! We kicked off the New Year by taking the girls to the "Lake" and let them try the ice skating for the 1st time on the 1st day of the year. The girls had a blast and took a good afternoon nap after that! Where should we go tomorrow?

Pre-Christmas Getaway!

We took the girls to Las Vegas/ Mt. Charleston again this year for the good food and enjoy the winter wonderland up in the mountains. We booked the hotels online via Travelocity, the rates were so cheap! It's nice to walk on Las Vegas Blvd at night, There are a few new hotels on the strip since last year! Overall the business in Las Vegas was quite slow. Vivian was sick during the trip (got it from her schoolmates), she's feeling better on the way back, we hope she'll have a full recovery soon!

We gave away tons of toy gifts to Erica and Vivian's class this year for Christmas, the girls also received quite a few gifts from their buddies... 3 more days till Christmas, we can definitely feel the holiday spirit!

Los Angeles Auto Show 2009

After a nice pancake breakfast at IHOP, we went downtown to see the LA AutoShow... It was not nearly as crowded as we were expecting. The show was definitely not as exciting as previous years. Europeans like BMW, Audi and VW all have some nice new additions. Japanese Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus both are doing great with their family and fuel efficient vehicles. Some people said the new Hyundai cars look cool but I just don't like them, "Hyundai" sounds weird, even the logo is ugly! American Ford seems are on the right track but others are just not cutting it... The girls were not too excited about the cars but they had fun at the Kid's Fun Zone. We went Costco shopping and had an early dinner on our way home. Christmas greeting cards and annual letter are done. Helen and the girls set up the Christmas tree tonight... It sums up a pretty productive Sunday.

Erica lost her 1st baby tooth!

She has been waiting for this day for a long time! Most of her best friends started loosing their baby teeth when they were in kindergarten, Erica was checking everyday to see if her own teeth were wiggling...

It came off this morning during her PE class. She was so excited and so proud! She put her tooth in the plastic box and placed under her pillow, hoping to find a dollar under the pillow from the tooth fairy when she wakes up tomorrow morning.

The Hollywood Christmas Parade 2009

It was a long waited holiday... We had a few gatherings with lot of friends during this 4-day Thanksgiving weekend. We had invited Helena/Henry & Bonnie/Danny's families over on Thanksgiving day for lunch, then we went to Dudee & Mr. Chen's house on Thanksgiving evening for dinner. On the day after Thanksgiving, we had invited Julia's family over for lunch and dinner. We went to visit Mike and Mari in Signal Hills on Saturday and they took us to a very delicious Hokkaido Buffet for lunch. This afternoon we went to the Hollywood Christmas Parade 2009 and enjoyed a wonderful event in the evening. There's only one more day till December, we are in holiday mood!