tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41674275217794368152024-03-05T18:45:06.096-08:00Da Wang BoysPSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.comBlogger424125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-65923947878285703952017-11-05T07:30:00.002-08:002017-11-05T07:30:59.996-08:00School AssemblyBarely one month into the new school year, we were hit with a pleasant surprise. Hickory Elementary gave us notice that Casey was being presented with an award at the year's first assembly. It's always good to hear you child is getting an award, but I'm especially proud of this award, mainly because of what it stands for. He was given an award for "Helping Others"... Way to go, big boy, Mommy and Daddy are very proud of you.
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<center>Helping Others Award</center>
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<center>Award Winners</center>
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<center>Doesnt He Look Thrilled</center>
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<center>Sydney is Happy for his Brother</center>
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<center>3rd Grade Winners</center>
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PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-76849702089713600282017-06-28T16:37:00.000-07:002017-07-03T17:09:19.646-07:00Sydney's First Track MeetIn May of 2017, Sydney competed in his first track meet. He had been going as a spectator for two years, but finally became eligible to compete in the Kindergarten division. He competed in three events. The 100 meter dash, the long jump and the 50 meter dash. His first race was the 100m. He ran an effortless race. Some athletes make it look easy, like they are not exerting too much energy, not trying very hard. Sydney looked like he was out for a Sunday stroll, without much sense of urgency. He finished in 19.18 seconds, which is a great time for his first 100 ever. His second event was the long jump. Again, he cruised through it, seemingly without exerting much effort. His best jump was 4'8". When it came time to announce the medalists, Sydney crowded around with anticipation. This is the first I realized he WAS motivated to win a medal... In his final event of the day, the 50m; something clicked. He ran with a purpose!! The focus and intensity was definitely there! He ran a great race, and as he passed the finish line, he was SO excited, claiming "I won in 3rd place" Alas, he was edged out for 3rd place, and finished in 4th, barely out of the medals.
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<center>Preparing for his first event ever </center>
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<center>Action Shot: 100M Dash </center>
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<center>Long Jump Approach </center>
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<center>Long Jump </center>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/224118249">Sydney's First Track Meet: Long Jump</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/224118211">Sydney's 1st Track Meet</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-82756561984923100102017-06-27T21:50:00.002-07:002017-06-27T21:53:19.620-07:00Mother's Day 2017For Mother's Day 2017, Da Wang boys made gifts for Mommy and Nai Nai. It was an adventure... Trying to make concrete garden stepping stones for the first time. The idea was to celebrate Mother's Day while simultaneously commemorating the 3201 Onrado house. Daddy and Da Boys snuck over to the Onrado house and mixed the cement and poured it into the mold. It hardened to the point where Da Boys could add stones and personalize it. Mommy's read: I love you. You're the best XOXO. Love, Casey and Sydney.
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Da Boys repeated the process for Nai Nai's stone. This time, instead of handwriting the messages, they used stencils. It read, "Thank you, Nai Nai and Yeh Yeh" . It was a way to thank them for all the help and support and to have a little piece of them in our new house.
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<center>Da Boys Making Garden Stones </center>
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<center>Mommy's Garden Stone </center>
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<center>Presenting Nai Nai with her Stone </center>
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PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-43397569322518763322017-05-28T07:56:00.001-07:002017-05-28T07:56:44.084-07:00InternetYet another sign that they grow too fast. The other day, Casey was working on a homework assignment. He was writing a report on George Washington. So, he went to 'his' laptop, turned it on, fired up an internet browser, and typed "George Washington" into a search bar... All by himself, without direction. I just stood back, watched in silence, with my mouth agape.
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Oh, did I mention.. 30 seconds later, Da Boys managed to search "Mario and Luigi Videos". And there went good ol' George Washington. I guess that's elementary school procrastination, digital-age style. Time for me to install parental controls on 'his' laptop!
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He also told me that he had a surprise for me. That night, I took painkillers and went to bed, assuming he forgot all about my surprise. I woke up the next morning, and wasn't allowed in the kitchen. Turns out, Da Boys decided to make me breakfast in bed. It was all Casey's idea. He needed a little of Mommy's help executing, but Sydney make sure to tell me that it was all Casey's idea. Both Da Boys served me waffles, fresh strawberries, banana, bacon and orange juice in bed.
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So yeah, my shoulder hurts pretty bad right now, but my heart is melted; full of joy and pride.
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Two blurry game videos, featuring Casey (#40 in black)
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<center>Rebound and basket</center>
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<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/210314174" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/210314174">YMCA Basketball 2017</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<center>Coast to coast for the layup</center>
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<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/210314167" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/210314167">YMCA Basketball 2017</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-26889040957364074832017-02-19T15:48:00.002-08:002017-02-19T15:48:57.997-08:00Sydney's First ToothOn Friday Feb 17, 2017, Sydney lost his first tooth. And it's about darn time. Long ago, the permanent teeth decided they couldn't wait for the baby teeth to vacate, so they started growing in... right behind the baby teeth. But, finally, the first tooth decided to come out. Perfect timing too, because it coincided with the 'biggest rain storm in recent So. Cal. history'. At least, that's what the news media billed it as. Alas, it did rain that night.
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At night, we put the tooth in the tooth fairy pillow. Come morning... the tooth was still there! The working theory around the Wang house is that because of the rain, the tooth fairy was not able to come. Something about her wings getting wet and she not being able to fly... I mean, it's either that, or Mom and Dad failed to oversee... Nah, it's gotta be because of the rain...
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PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-65976835886821758322017-02-19T10:26:00.002-08:002017-02-19T10:26:22.547-08:00Happy Birthday 2017We recently celebrated Da Boys birthday, 2017. They are now 8 yrs old and 6 years old! Oh my, where does the time go? This year, we had separate play date celebrations in Hickory Park. Each rather low key affairs, they invited friends to play and.... EAT DONUTS!!!
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<center>Casey's Crew </center>
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<center>Sharing a Moment </center>
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<center>DONUT! </center>
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<center>Sydney's Crew </center>
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Da Boys had their choice for special birthday dinner. Of course, they could not agree on where to go. Sydney wanted McDonalds, while Casey wanted rolled tacos. Sensing a 'teaching moment' in logical thinking, we presented Da Boys with a choice... Option #1: Pick up McDonald's and take it to the rolled taco store... OR... Option #2: Eat at McDonald's one night, and the rolled taco store the next night. The logical thinking was... option #2 allowed for TWO special dinners. It took some convincing, but they finally bought into the logic. We had McDonald's one night, and the next night, we had 'McDonkey'... You see, the local rolled taco store is called El Burrito Jr; and it's logo is a donkey. Somehow, in all the conversations, McDonald's and McDonkey became a thing...
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The night culminated with the most decadent chocolate cake ever. It was a chocolate cake lined with Kit-Kat bars and topped with M&M's... Severe chocolate overload!
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<center>Mario Decorations</center>
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<center>Decadent Cake</center>
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<center>Family Shot, with a Thrilled Daddy</center>
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Our adventure started out with Daddy and Casey trying to "Go Big" on a steep sled run. Well, we ended up crashing, and Casey blamed Daddy. He got out of the snow throwing stuff at Daddy and hitting poor innocent Daddy. In his defense, after viewing the video, it was clear he slammed his face in the snow pretty hard...
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/203028826">Mt Baldi Jan 2017</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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Snow ball fight! Da Boys re-purposed sleds as shields; they hid in their bunker...
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We took this photo at Downtown Disney. Her two boys and our two boys. To me, the contrast in size is a powerful reminder that it all is going so fast. It seems that in a blink of an eye, Casey and Sydney will be as old and as big as Alex and Owen...
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We rang in the New Year with the Nakamura's. As usual, all four boys played so well together. For the first time ever, Da Boys stayed awake until midnight!!! Quite the milestone...
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First, a little back-story. For two years now, we have had Legoland annual passes. It has worked out great, since Legoland is located in San Diego County, we tie visits in with trips to Nai-Nai's house. That said, for Da Boys, its always a special treat to stay in a hotel. Our plan was to maximize the hotel experience, even at the cost of neglecting Legoland resort itself. (We figured that we could goto the resort anytime)<br><br>
Upon arrival, our first activity was the hotel pool. It was pretty much like any other outdoor hotel pool, except it came with floating Lego bricks!! <br><br>
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One thing Da Boys really enjoyed was... A TV in their bedroom!!! A definite highlight was for them to be able to be in their bunkbeds and watch TV until they were SO tired, they couldn't even keep their eyes open.
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Another highlight for Da Boys was the treasure chest. They had to complete a scavenger hunt to decypher the code to the locked treasure chest. Each parent took one kid to separately do the treasure hunt. We all met back at the treasure chest so Da Boys could open it together.
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The hotel also featured a castle play area. Da Boys made Lego guns (oh yay), and played shoot 'em up with other hotel patrons.<br><br>
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Toward the end of the trip, Da Boys rated the Legoland Hotel as "The Best Hotel Ever". <br><br>
PS: They had so much fun at the hotel, we didn't even set foot in the Legoland resort... PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-76632658420689841842017-01-05T21:10:00.002-08:002017-01-05T21:10:44.689-08:00Holiday Season 2016: Part 1We had an action packed, adventurous holiday season. It started with a trip to San Diego during the week before Xmas. We visited Nai-Nai, and baked holiday sugar cookies.
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Da Boys surprised Nai-Nai with a Christmas gift.
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We had a slumber party in San Clemente with the Mirski family. All the children got along so well. Nicole taught Casey how to makes eggs for breakfast.
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We returned home on Christmas eve; left Santa a note...
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Apparently, Da Boys were good (enough) throughout the year, because Santa came, and even left Da Boys a return note... And ate the cookies and milk we left for him.
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I guess Da Boys didnt think they were all that good all year long, because they sure were surprised on Christmas morning, once they realized the Santa visited. The big gift from Santa this year was the Nintendo 3DS!
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Halloween night, we went trick-or-treating in the Hickory neighborhood. This year, Sydney often took the initiative and was first to the door. Big brother Casey was considerate enough to let Sydney lead some of the time. Sydney tapped out first, so Daddy and Sydney walked home together; Sydney was all excited to hand out candy to our visitors.. Alas, by the time we got home, we got ZERO visitors.
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Next up was the donut eating contest. The rules were simple. They hung a donut from a string. You could NOT use your hands. First one to finish donut wins. Our little donut lover, Sydney took 1st place. The rest of the family got DNF's because our donuts broke and fell on the floor.
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Next was the water bucket relay race.
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The last event we participated in was the water balloon toss. Prior to the event, we all got a great illustration of how Sydney's mind works. Having already won 3rd place (foot race) and 1st place, (donut eating), his goal for the final event was a 2nd place finish... So he could have one of each ribbon. Had he won 1st place, I have no doubt he would have gladly traded, or even forfeited into 2nd place. That's our sensitive, sweet Sydney...
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Such a cool event, we're so thankful we were included. Da Boys (and us) were surrounded with friends, and good times and great memories!!
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Da Wang household recently experienced pinworms.. We first heard about this from the pediatrician a few months ago. Didn't know if it was an urban myth, a scare tactic.. I can now most definitely say "Nope, it's real".
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For those of you non-doctors out there, I'll give a layman's description of pinworms. They are tiny little white worms that craw around in your anus. There aren't a lot of obvious symptoms, except for itchy-butt. Now, I know this is very real, and not at all a myth... because, I saw actual worms, in a actual anus, with my own two eyes... Without naming names, let's just say one of Da Boys was complaining about butt-itchies, and recalling the conversation with the Dr., Mommy decided to check. Then, said Boy wanted to see for himself, so we spread his backside open and videoed the crawling worms...
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Good news is that they sell over the counter medicines to combat this. We rushed out to buy the medication, (the whole family is supposed to take the meds). So, I swigged the entire dosage... and about 10 minutes later ran to the bathroom. I'm not sure how the medicine is supposed to work, but I have a good guess... My diarrhea came out with such force, nothing in its path could have clinged to the anus and survived. It was like a torrential mudslide. I suppose that's one way to get rid of pinworms...
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I'll spare the viewers of this blog the video and the photos... Lucky you.PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-67233139116144032202016-09-18T20:16:00.000-07:002016-09-18T20:17:33.473-07:00That Time of Year AgainIt's that time of year again. Sept. Which means back to school. This year is special, because Da Boys are going to the same school, Hickory Elem. Sydney is starting kindergarten, while Casey is now in 2nd grade. On the walk to school on day one, I asked Sydney how he felt about going to kindergarten. He told me he was a little scared, but now he's not scared anymore and he's excited to go. After he got home from his first day, I asked him how his first day of school went, and what did he do.. His response? "I dont rememeber".. Typical...
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Flashback to last year, when Casey started 1st grade. <a href="http://dawangboys.blogspot.com/2015/09/1st-grade.html"> CLICK HERE</a>.
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Flashback to last year, when Syndey started his last year of preschool. <a href="http://dawangboys.blogspot.com/2015/09/sydney-pre-school.html"> CLICK HERE</a>.
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Flashback to 2 years ago, when Casey started kindergarten, exactly what Sydney is currently doing. <a href="http://dawangboys.blogspot.com/2014/10/kindergarten.html"> CLICK HERE</a>.
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When you are at the cabins, overlooking the lake, it is very relaxing, it feels like you are far away from civilization. Funny thing is, once you drive out the front gate, you are smack in the middle of Santee, 5 minutes from multiple grocery stores, or about ten minutes from Nai-Nai's house. Best of both worlds indeed.
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<center>Shirley Showing Da Boys How To Fish </center>
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<center>Casey and Sydney on the Dock </center>
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<center>Mommy and Sydney </center>
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<center>Casey's First Fishing License </center>
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<center>Nai-Nai and Sydney </center>
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<center>Casey Fishing </center>
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<center>Sydney Fishing </center>
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<center>Da Boys Just Chillin </center>
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<center>Dinner Time! </center>
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<center>Stylin' </center>
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<center>Snuggling </center>
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<center>On the Paddleboat, Feeding Ducks </center>
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<center>Group Pic </center>
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<center>Casey and Allison Circa 2012 </center>
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<center>Then and Now</center>
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<center>Goodbye Dinner</center>
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When we arrived in Seattle, we were greeted with one typical wet, dreary day... followed up absolutely gorgeous, sunny days! Our hosts showed us around the area; we hit the tourist highlights, such as the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Alki Beach and Snoqualmie Falls. And of course, Da Boys had plenty of time to catch up with their buddies, Gian and Paolo.
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<center>Da Fam by a pretty Seattle lake </center>
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<center>Sydney all smiles trying the big boy slide </center>
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<center>Sydney and Gian by the Space Needle </center>
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<center>Da Boys by the Space Needle </center>
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<center>Family picture atop the Space Needle </center>
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<center>The whole gang stop the Space Needle </center>
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<center>Bubble Gum Alley... NASTY </center>
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<center>Snoqualmie Falls </center>
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<center>Buddies </center>
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<center>Enjoying the School Assembly</center>
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<center>Beaming with Pride</center>
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<center>Award Winner Group Shot</center>
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<center>Award Details</center>
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<center>Award Details</center>
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He won an award for his outstanding effort and research on his animal habitat report.
And an award for excellent work on his King Cobra report- including awesome details and outstanding illustrations and handwriting.
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Congrats to Casey, we are very proud of you!!PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-91562690940395616142016-04-18T16:57:00.000-07:002016-04-18T16:57:33.166-07:00Slumber PartyRecently, Da Boys have been organizing their own slumber parties. After we tuck them in their respective beds, kiss them goodnight, turn out the light and shut the door... The party begins. The venue rotates; sometimes they convene in Sydney's bed, sometimes they convene in Casey's bed. But more often than not, they bed hop and fall asleep in the same bed.
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<center>At Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye's House</center>
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<center>In Sydney's Bed</center>
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<center>In Casey's Bed</center>
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<center>Priceless</center>
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PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-88113434232294277672016-04-14T17:51:00.001-07:002016-04-14T17:51:52.729-07:00Window Into His SoulThe other night, Sydney and I decided to play Sorry. (The Board Game) There are four colors of playing pieces; Green, yellow, red and blue. As we were setting up, Sydney asked me what color I wanted to be. Knowing his ABSOLUTE FAVORITE color is green, and wanting to see his reaction, I told him I wanted to be green. Without missing a beat, he responded, saying he was going to be blue. I watched his facial expression, and his reaction... He didn't pout, he didn't whine, he didn't cry, he didn't throw a tandrum. He took it all in stride. If he was disappointed, he didn't let it affect him. After a minute or so, I asked him if he wanted to be green instead. Boy, did he ever jump at that chance! His reaction time was so fast. He took me up on my offer in a heartbeat. I settled on the color blue. But, my ultimate color is irrelevant. I intended to give him green the whole time. But what I saw warmed my heart. I looked through a window, directly into Sydney's soul. He has such a gentle, caring, giving and selfless soul. I'll take the ugly-ist color in the world, everytime, if it means I get to see such wonderful traits in my son.PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-14340201592520856052016-03-31T16:36:00.003-07:002016-04-07T03:06:21.023-07:00Track and Field, 2016Towards the end of track season last year, we asked Casey if he wanted to continue with track and field. He said, "No, its too much running". You got me there kid, track DOES involve running, after all... Fast forward to Spring, 2016. We asked him if he wanted to do track this year, and his answer was a resounding "YES". Recently, he had his first track meet of 2016.
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His first event was the 50 M dash. He ran a P.R. (personal record) of 9.82 sec, placing 3rd in his heat. This effort earned him a medal!
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His next event was the 100 M dasgh. He ran 18.17 sec (another P.R.), again placing 3rd in his heat, earning another medal!
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The next event he entered was the Long Jump. He jumped 7'7" (another P.R.). This effort won him 1st place, and his 3rd medal of the day...
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Then came the surprise of the day. Apparently, Casey wanted to channel his inner Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis and earn a fourth medal. He wanted to participate in the softball toss. In all his meets last year, Casey opted out of the softball toss. This time, he brought it up, and wanted to do it. His first toss traveled 48', good enough for 1st place and his 4th medal of the day.
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A big thanks goes out to little bro Sydney who patiently supported Casey all afternoon long!
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<center>Staring Down His Rival</center>
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<center>On The Medal Stand</center>
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<center>The 100 Meter Race</center>
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<center>Long Jump Action Shots</center>
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<center>Celebrating His FOUR Medals</center>
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<center>Little Bro Sydney Counting Medals</center>
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I love the smiles, joy and laughter.. Truly priceless!!
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/159879218">Casey Jump</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/159879142">Sydney Jump</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/159879255">Casey Sled</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/159879286">Sydney Sled</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user5395946">p wang</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>PSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498665076558896083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167427521779436815.post-46668735500812772252016-02-23T17:20:00.000-08:002016-02-23T17:20:47.192-08:00Community DaySydney's class had a community day. It was basically a costume day, where all the kids came dressed up as a member of the community. Ya know, police officers, doctors, fireman, etc. Sydney was the UPS man. And he brought a giant package.
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