strongHere are some of the funny things that Kaitlyn says from time to time. We intend to update this post with new ones, so for your convenience, we will keep it at the top of our site./strong

strongCheck back often Enjoy!/strong

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Kaitlyn was watching Benji (an old movie about a dog saving 2 kidnapped children) with Daddy.

strongKaitlyn:/strong What do dogs eat?
strongDaddy: /strongAh, dog food.
strongKaitlyn: /strongDog food spiders?
strongDaddy:/strong I don’t think so.

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We were at Wal-Mart, a woman over the P.A. system called for a “code Adam” to all store associates. I think code Adam means “drop everything you are doing look for a missing child.”
The woman over the intercom went on to give a description of the child said something like, “The boy is wearing a grey shirt, blue jeans, has brown hair…”
Looking a little lost, Kaitlyn said, “Oh dear, what’s that??! I don’t know what that means.”
But then, after giving it a second thought, she understood it.
“Oh, she’s talking about him because it’s his birthday!”

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On our way back from Kaitlyn’s dance class, Paw-Paw (means “Grandma”) asked Kaitlyn if she gave Ms Lyons the Christmas gift bag in Chinese. Kaitlyn said yes. Then Paw-Paw asked if Ms Lyons said “Daw-Jeh” (means “Thank you”). Kaitlyn replied, “No, she said ‘Thank you.’”

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Kaitlyn was on the floor coloring. She sneezed.

strongKaitlyn:/strong Who’s going to say “bless you” to me?
strongDaddy:/strong How about me?
strongKaitlyn:/strong Yes.
strongDaddy:/strong Bless you.
strongKaitlyn:/strong Thank you! Now you say “you’re welcome!”

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strongMommy:/strong Now I can’t get that song out of my head!
strongKaitlyn:/strong Because there’s no hole. That’s why. (said it matter-of-fact-ly)

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We were having dinner at home. Kaitlyn was eating Chinese-style steamed spareribs pulled a small piece of bone out of her mouth. Speaking in Chinese, Daddy told Kaitlyn to wipe the chipped bone off of her finger with the napkin, he said, 「Kaitlyn, “hi”喺呢度。」(“Kaitlyn, wipe it here.”)
Kaitlyn, holding the bone close to the napkin, with a soft, squeaky voice, she said, “Hi! Hi!”
“To wipe” in Cantonese Chinese is pronounced “hi”.

This is what a typical “breaking news” on the death of a famous person is like on American television:

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Amazingly, Ether barely coughed for a day or two this past winter/spring. He was able to stay healthy for the most part. I guess, for him, work is just not as stressful as school.

Work-wise, he hasn’t been getting as many hours this year. Things have slowed down even more since a big project (a 2-year long project) that he was involved in is coming to an end in July. It was good in a sense that his work schedule and his awesome boss were flexible enough that he could basically take as much time off as needed. He was even able to work from home on many of the days that Kaitlyn was sick and had to stay home or go see the doctor. With the reduced hours, he’s even able to occasionally do the dishes, cook early dinners, and get grocery. Occasionally.

However, now that things are back to normal, he’s in the lookout for either more freelance work or a more stable full-time job again, here or elsewhere.

Do you see what Kaitlyn is holding in the photos below?

They are things that she took from grocery stores (which we returned afterward) back in June & August.

What’s next, you ask? Well, how about swearing?

WARNING: If this is a hollywood movie, it would be rated PG-13 because of what Kaitlyn appeared to have said in it. Cover your young children’s ears or put on some headphones before playing this video. You’ve been warned! If your kids start saying the same bad word out loud at church or at your in-laws’, don’t blame us!

What are we going to do??!

*more videos on YouTube

Don’t we all just love high humidity on top of 90°F+ days? I guess I should be happy that at least I’m not in Hong Kong right now.

FINALLY… after 2 months, the conclusion to the Ling Family Visit in May.

Our trip to the city (Top of the Rock @ Rockefeller Center, NBA Store, & Central Park)

Taking turns to take pictures with the princess (we charge $100 per picture. haha):

Their final day in NY:

We miss you guys! Can’t wait to see you next month!

Okay so we’re REALLY behind when it comes to posts and pictures.. (our bad!).. so Ether’s family came for a visit last month and Kaitlyn had a blast. She really enjoyed the attention and good company. Unfortunately she caught a fever the day that they arrived and it lasted for 4 whole days. So we really didn’t get to go anywhere until after her fever passed. We were able to go to Downtown Philly and the Amish country for a day. Here are some photos from our trip. Just click on the thumbnail photos to see the bigger versions; click on the right-half of the large photos to see the next one.

Which photo do you like the most?

– while in the car:

– Downtown Philly:

– Messing around in the gift shop:

– Amish Country (Pennsylvania):

Kaitlyn’s sort of going through a phase where she wants to remove her clothes. Sometimes she’s successful, sometimes not. Most of the time it just looks like she’s trying to make a fashion statement.

*This is actually an old entry that I haven’t put up.*

So much has happened since we haven’t really updated. Here are some things that she has learned to do in the last 2-3 months (some things might have been repeated from a previous entry – i can’t remember):

- She no longer drinks from a bottle (nipple) and only uses a sippy cup or drinks from a straw. She learned it pretty quickly. At first she would just bite on the straw, but then when I showed her how to suck up the liquid, she did it! We were very proud.

- She can feed herself w/ a spoon. Of course she still makes a big mess, but she’s still learning.

- She can also brush her teeth w/ her new toothbrush.

- She could pretty much identify and point to all the major parts of her body, except her eyes.

- She smiles when we ask her to (like in the 7th pic).

- She dances whenever she hears music or just about anything w/ a beat.

- She screams at the top of her lungs just to get what she wants (and to drive us both crazy).

- She spins around and around.

- She climbs up on the couch, futon, and stairs.

- She understands sit and stand.

- She folds her arms to pray and says “ah-mama” (AMEN)

- She says “Ah-mo” for Elmo.

- She says “hi” to everyone she sees and calls almost every kid “be-be” (baby), even if they’re older and bigger than her. She also says “be-be” whenever she sees us using a camera or cell phone. She wants to see pictures of herself. (vain baby?)

- She says “Boosh”, meaning bird.

- She says “ba-ba” (meaning dad) everytime she hears the door open. (usually because it’s Ether that’s coming home from work, but it isn’t always him at the door.)

Little kids always do something that’ll make you laugh..

Here she is trying to get into her booster chair (with the tray already on):

Here she was starting to fall asleep on the floor:

Yes, I did put her into her crib after I took these pics. What was I doing while she was falling asleep, you ask? I was chatting online with Auntie Jen!! =D

Here is a picture of her sleeping in her crib (on a different day obviously):