Rai started playing with the guitar and piano almost immediately after he came home. He loves to dance to nearly any music, but he hasn't been much of a singer. I'm working on it. :-)
And yes, he's still fascinated with the lawn mower and the weed eater. Here his one of Rai's afternoons in the yard. His general conversations involve the following: "I need to weed! It's LOUD! I got gas! I need to weed! Careful, it's hot!"
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Honoring My Friend and "Twin", Dr. Janet Johnson
Today is a celebration of a great friend and my so-called "twin." Today at 10:00am, Janet Johnson will be hooded as Dr. Janet Johnson with a Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Texas Women's University.
Today, her friends and family will come together and support Janet during this wonderful conclusion of a chapter in her life. This chapter began before I first met Janet, but I am honored to be a small part of this stage in her life. A stage which marks the end of a difficult rite of passage and yet the beginning of a career in academia. As a scholar, Janet takes pride in the realm of research and analysis.
This blog certainly does not do this day justice, but I wanted to take a quick moment to announce this exciting occasion before the day unfolds.
Here are a few pictures taken yesterday to help prepare for today's ceremony. (A few goofy pictures certainly helped any pre-graduation jitters!)
Today, her friends and family will come together and support Janet during this wonderful conclusion of a chapter in her life. This chapter began before I first met Janet, but I am honored to be a small part of this stage in her life. A stage which marks the end of a difficult rite of passage and yet the beginning of a career in academia. As a scholar, Janet takes pride in the realm of research and analysis.
This blog certainly does not do this day justice, but I wanted to take a quick moment to announce this exciting occasion before the day unfolds.
Here are a few pictures taken yesterday to help prepare for today's ceremony. (A few goofy pictures certainly helped any pre-graduation jitters!)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Swimming!
I picked up Rai from preschool early today in hopes we could play soccer. He was too tired to play, so we changed plans and went to the pool. Although the water was a bit cool, Rai had a great time!
And yes, for those who remember these swimming trunks from last year, Rai can still fit into these. :-)
Last year:
This year:
And yes, for those who remember these swimming trunks from last year, Rai can still fit into these. :-)
Last year:
This year:
Sunday, May 2, 2010
A Busy Saturday (and Sunday)
Saturday, May 1, 2010
10:00AM After a busy morning of getting ready, we stopped by my parents' house to see my aunt who was in town briefly
11:00AM We took the DART Rail (despite Aaron's frustration with DART) or as Rai calls it the "Choo-choo Train" to the Dallas Arts District for an Asian festival
11:30AM We arrived at the Asian festival for a few children's activities (including face painting by the Crow Collection of Asian Art) and made our way through the row of booths. I have to admit that I wasn't too pleased with the large quantities of companies selling products and services. My idea of a festival doesn't involve shoving brochures in my face while we're trying to find one of the few booths with food. We did find a good place, and Aaron even tried Catfish stirfry.
It was helpful that the Nasher Sculpture Museum was free for the day and had a very child-friendly indoor and outdoor collection.
3:00PM We started to head back to the DART Rail Station and found an NAACP Rally for Immigration Reform. That explained the 5-7 helicopters we saw hovering in the area.
And as usual, Rai was fast asleep on the DART Rail and stayed asleep in the car and in his bed after we got home.
6:00PM (8:00AM Sunday - Korean Time) With the help of two wonderful Korean students, we had a memorable phone conversation with someone special in our lives. We save each phone conversation on video and look forward to showing Rai the videos over and over when he's old enough to better understand this special opportunity.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
7:00AM Mowing the Lawn!
Only a few weeks ago, Rai was scared of the lawn mower and anything else that made a loud noise, but just recently, Rai rediscovered his toy lawn mower and has been adamant about playing with it outside. So this morning, he got his first opportunity to play with his lawn mower as Aaron mowed the lawn. I got a bit more gardening done, but our front yard needs much more work. The original flower beds put in by the home builders were not dug properly, so the roots of all our bushes are caught in the clay soil while the grass has slowly creeped in. It's a good thing Rai likes to pull weeds. :-)
10:00AM Tent-Making
Rai and Aaron had a fun morning building a tent in Rai's playroom.
12:00PM Rai's Afternoon with Auntie Amy (and our afternoon out)
Rai had a great afternoon playing soccer, coloring, and just spending time with his favorite aunt. Aaron and I went to Adventure Landing (our local Putt-Putt-type place) for lunch, miniature golf, bumper boats, and arcades. We promised to bring Rai back a surprise and managed to win enough tickets for a toy samurai sword, a small plastic airplane and car, a little kazoo, and a rope ring. Yes, the samurai sword is too big for him, but Rai didn't even realize it was a toy sword. Instead, he called it a weed eater. Can you tell he's stuck on mowing the lawn?
6:00PM The First Soccer Game of the Night
Aaron plays two soccer games on Sundays with his sister. (He's in three leagues, but the other league is on Wednesday nights.) Although the second soccer game is generally past Rai's bedtime, we usually make the first soccer game. Rai was a bit tired due to a short nap, but he did great watching the game. After the game, we stopped by a nearby park to eat our dinner (sandwiches I had packed earlier) and play on the playground. By 8:00PM, he was nearly asleep on the playground, so I got him changed and took him home. Needless to say, he was asleep within the first ten minutes of the 45 minute card ride home.
10:00AM After a busy morning of getting ready, we stopped by my parents' house to see my aunt who was in town briefly
11:00AM We took the DART Rail (despite Aaron's frustration with DART) or as Rai calls it the "Choo-choo Train" to the Dallas Arts District for an Asian festival
11:30AM We arrived at the Asian festival for a few children's activities (including face painting by the Crow Collection of Asian Art) and made our way through the row of booths. I have to admit that I wasn't too pleased with the large quantities of companies selling products and services. My idea of a festival doesn't involve shoving brochures in my face while we're trying to find one of the few booths with food. We did find a good place, and Aaron even tried Catfish stirfry.
It was helpful that the Nasher Sculpture Museum was free for the day and had a very child-friendly indoor and outdoor collection.
3:00PM We started to head back to the DART Rail Station and found an NAACP Rally for Immigration Reform. That explained the 5-7 helicopters we saw hovering in the area.
And as usual, Rai was fast asleep on the DART Rail and stayed asleep in the car and in his bed after we got home.
6:00PM (8:00AM Sunday - Korean Time) With the help of two wonderful Korean students, we had a memorable phone conversation with someone special in our lives. We save each phone conversation on video and look forward to showing Rai the videos over and over when he's old enough to better understand this special opportunity.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
7:00AM Mowing the Lawn!
Only a few weeks ago, Rai was scared of the lawn mower and anything else that made a loud noise, but just recently, Rai rediscovered his toy lawn mower and has been adamant about playing with it outside. So this morning, he got his first opportunity to play with his lawn mower as Aaron mowed the lawn. I got a bit more gardening done, but our front yard needs much more work. The original flower beds put in by the home builders were not dug properly, so the roots of all our bushes are caught in the clay soil while the grass has slowly creeped in. It's a good thing Rai likes to pull weeds. :-)
10:00AM Tent-Making
Rai and Aaron had a fun morning building a tent in Rai's playroom.
12:00PM Rai's Afternoon with Auntie Amy (and our afternoon out)
Rai had a great afternoon playing soccer, coloring, and just spending time with his favorite aunt. Aaron and I went to Adventure Landing (our local Putt-Putt-type place) for lunch, miniature golf, bumper boats, and arcades. We promised to bring Rai back a surprise and managed to win enough tickets for a toy samurai sword, a small plastic airplane and car, a little kazoo, and a rope ring. Yes, the samurai sword is too big for him, but Rai didn't even realize it was a toy sword. Instead, he called it a weed eater. Can you tell he's stuck on mowing the lawn?
6:00PM The First Soccer Game of the Night
Aaron plays two soccer games on Sundays with his sister. (He's in three leagues, but the other league is on Wednesday nights.) Although the second soccer game is generally past Rai's bedtime, we usually make the first soccer game. Rai was a bit tired due to a short nap, but he did great watching the game. After the game, we stopped by a nearby park to eat our dinner (sandwiches I had packed earlier) and play on the playground. By 8:00PM, he was nearly asleep on the playground, so I got him changed and took him home. Needless to say, he was asleep within the first ten minutes of the 45 minute card ride home.
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