We certainly can’t believe that Kaitlyn is 4 already. As usual, my parents made the trip out to celebrate her birthday with us, along with a few good friends, in our tiny apartment. This year, Kaitlyn’s birthday happened to be on Chinese/Lunar New Year, so she got even more attention than she would have gotten already.

As much as I think that she is spoiled/blessed with so much materialistically & attention-wise, I believe she deserves all of it very much—she has grown into a very mature 4-year-old single child.

What do I mean by mature? Well, if I have to describe her, I would say she is hardworking, honest, very caring & considerate, brave, optimistic, funny, ambitious, fair, a good listener & has a passion for learning; I don’t think many of these traits are considered common or natural in people today (including myself), let alone a 4-year-old girl.

Of course she is still a handful, but she’s only 4 and that’s what great about it.

Besides, Kate has Mel & I—the best parents for her!

OK, enough talk. Let’s look at some photos from this year’s party!

And if you want, before clicking on the photo thumbnails, first click on the arrow below for some background music while looking at the photos! Enjoy!

Daughter — Peter Blegvad

Last Saturday we went to see the Ringling Brothers’ Coney Island Illuscination show with the Yau’s. Originally we were supposed to go last Wednesday, but the show was canceled due to power outage, so we went on Saturday instead. That turned out to be a good thing, since it’s on the weekend, Mel was able to join us. Also, thanks to the storm (Huricane Earl) that never came, by Saturday the heat wave was over & we ended up spending some time on the boardwalk after the show.
I thought the show was good, much better than the one Mel & I watched a few years ago at Madison Square Garden. For almost the same amount of money, we got to sit much closer to the action this time because of the small tent. Last time at MSG, I had a hard time keeping up with the show because there was stuff going on in 3 rings, whereas this time there was only 1.
Anyway, here are some photos we took. Enjoy!

Two Saturdays ago, Kaitlyn was invited to her classmate Emma’s birthday party at the Build-A-Bear Workshop on 5th Avenue. Here are some photos taken on that day. Enjoy!