All tuckered out...

On Sunday after church we went to the mid-levels for lunch but before we could decide on a restaurant I fell asleep for the 2nd time ever in my stroller. As soon as we walked into the restaurant though I was wide awake! I've got a sixth sense about food. No way was I going to let mom and dad eat without me!

Ssssslurp!

For dinner tonight we had spaghetti and turkey meat balls and I loved it! I'm getting really good at eating by myself. This morning I fed myself my whole breakfast using a spoon and I did great. Tonight though it was all fingers!

Kadoorie Farm

Today mom and I went on an adventure to Kadoorie Farm and Botannical Garden. This is the place with the giant pigs! We saw them first and I was trying to perfect my piggy snort but mom said I sounded more like a lion. Unfortunately we forgot to take pictures...














Shortly after we arrived we took a shuttle bus up to the very top of the mountain. The views were amazing and periodically we got to get out and walk around. I had fun smelling flowers, throwing rocks and running in the grass.



















I also met Kwun Yum, The Goddess of Love and Compassion. I was way more interested in my cracker though...







This journey took so long I fell asleep on the way back down the mountain so we didn't get to go see the rest of the animals. Dad said he would take me back there soon.

Hike to Bride's Pool

On Saturday I got to go on my first back-pack hike! We took a bus out to Tai Mei Tuk and then a taxi took us up to the trail entrance. We hiked up to see a waterfall and a place called Bride's Pool. I had fun giving Daddy hugs and bouncing to make him go faster.
When we got the the waterfall I got to play in the water because I had my new sandals on! There were thousands of tadpoles everywhere and I had fun watching them swim.
I didn't sleep the whole time we were out on this trip. There was just too much for me to see! I went 7 whole hours without a single wink of sleep. I was a real trooper.

Waterfront Park

The day before Dad had to go back to work my parents took me to the Tai Po Waterfront Park and boy was it fun! My favorite thing to do was smell the flowers and I had to make sure mom got a whiff too! You can see me pushing her head close to the flowers.

Girl Germs!

Today mom and I went to the park as usual but this time there was a little girl there by the name of Cassidy. Sounds harmless enough right? Let me just tell you what happened...

Everything was going well, I was running around laughing and playing and mom was blowing some bubbles for me to pop. Well, Cassidy wandered over to us and she was quite fascinated with the bubbles. I guess she also took a liking to me and she started hugging me! I was okay with this at first but she just wouldn't stop! And mom was no help because she was laughing so hard. Her mom pried her off a few times and I kept furrowing my brow at her but what can I say, I'm a handsome guy, why wouldn't she want to hug me? You can't blame her! Well, then I was minding my own business and she came up behind me, wrapped her arms around my belly and held on. Of course we both fell over, I bonked my head and we both started crying. (Just for the record, I was more startled than hurt.) Well from then on when I saw her coming I ran!
I'm just not ready to be tied down. I hope I don't have "cooties" now.

15 months!

I am 15 months old today! Time sure does go by fast. I am doing all kinds of new things these days. For starters, I've graduated from walking to running. I mostly like to run from mom when she tries to put my clothes on me in the morning. There's just something so free-ing about being in my diaper.

I don't have to go in for another check up until I'm 18 months old so we're not sure exactly how much I weigh or how tall I am. I've gotta be gaining weight though because I eat like a horse! If I'm not sleeping, I'm eating. We have to go outside and play a lot or else I would eat all day long. The kitchen is my favorite room. I know the food lives in there! When I get up from my nap I always reach for the kitchen first. Some of my favorite foods are cheese, blueberries, dried apricots, apples and prunes, rice cakes, toast, eggs, and dad's pancakes! On Saturdays he makes me really cute teeny tiny pancakes. I of course devour them.

Even though I am already a great communicator, I am learning some sign language to tell mom and dad what I want. So far I've learned "more" (this is essential when my food runs out) and "please"...sort of. For that sign mom says I am suppose to pat my chest but instead I pat hers, or dad's, whoever is closer. They just laugh at me. I can also sign "crab", "lizard", and "crocodile". I'm a big animal lover.

I say lots of words these days. (At least my parents understand me.) My favorites are: cheese, blueberry, banana, apple, ball, balloon, birds, go, woof, keys, shoes, socks, ears, and cracker.

Another fun fact about me is that I am a clean freak. Somehow the recessive genes of my parents got passed on to me. When I am outside I pick up leaves and throw them away. If they are on park benches I pick them off one by one and make a neat pile. If I fall down and my hands get dirty I ask mom to clean them right away. Also, at home when I am done eating I always take my bowl or plate to the kitchen and put it up on the counter. And after I get my diaper changed I like to take it and throw it away. Mom says I'm a good little helper, I say someone's gotta do it!

I still give the sweetest kisses too. However, mom and dad are always giving me kisses so sometimes, when I am in the pouch with dad and mom is walking beside us, I will take his face and shove it over to her to make them kiss. Mom thinks dad put me up to this... but I swear it was all my idea!

Well, that's all for this month! See you soon!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone!

The Easter Bunny delivered me a special package via Grandma and Grandpa Herzog last week. I got some cute clothes, a puppy, a bunny cup and some chocolates... but I think mom and dad devoured those before I had a chance.




I wasn't a big fan of the weird green Easter grass or those silly bunny ears. They didn't stay on long.


Today after church and my afternoon nap I went on an egg hunt! Mom and dad weren't sure I would know what to do but I surprised them! As soon as they handed me the basket I took off right away and found all of the eggs and plopped them in my basket. I was a pro! I was having so much fun mom kept hiding the eggs over and over again for me to find them.












Each time after I found an egg, I would look at my parents and put one hand up in the air like, "Are there anymore? Where are they?"





I think maybe I will go on an egg hunt every day!

Hong Kong Railway Museum

Today mom and dad took me to a train museum! It was a lot of fun to walk in the old trains but my favorite part was picking up rocks and throwing them on the tracks.


























Mom and I love having daddy home with us. He's on Easter Break and this year he got 2 weeks off!
We've been having so much fun playing together, I will miss him when he goes back to work.

My First Easter Party!

I had a blast at my first Easter Party! Last week one of mom's friends organized a great party with tons of kids. First I went on an egg hunt. It was fun to pick up the eggs but I wasn't sure what to do with them. I found 3 (with a little help from mom). Rumor has it there was some candy in those eggs too but I didn't see any of it....Mom?


























After the egg hunt I got to dye some eggs. I really got in to this! I loved to dip the egg holder in the colored water. I even tried to taste a little but mom nixed that idea.














Next I (well, okay it was mostly mom) decorated a paper egg and made a tissue paper cross craft.