Welcome Addison!

Welcome Addison Kanaelilia Ching born 5/29/08...

Congratulations to Adam and Shandis on their new baby girl! We can't wait to meet her!

Who's who?

Can you tell which two pictures are Isaac and which two are Jed?

These days, Jed is more often able to fend for himself during bath time since he is officially crawling. Compared to Isaac, he's definitely more on the serious side, but he'll often let loose with a giggle and a smile. As you can see, they wear the same size diaper.


Jo thought it would be so cute for Isaac to finish his cold stone in the car. She thought he had until she discovered the cone tucked away in the the car seat the next day. Not so cute.

Tacoma City Marathon 10K

I must clarify because people are thinking that we ran the marathon, when we only did the 10K! Dan was too lazy to update..we ran the 10 K, which was part of the marathon...but hopefully, you will see more "marathons coming." I find it more of a challenge to train and reach that goal has been good exercise and also goals to reach..next up--Narrows Bridge Half Marathon. We are running it on our 5 year anniversary!

Guys day out-photo shoot

Here are some photos, Dan and Rob took on their rare guys day out around town. I recommend whoever reads this blog and works for Lucky--you have a new male model.

Catch up Time...

Time has been flying at our house..Jed is now seven months..he has been sitting up and crouching quite a bit..just two days ago, he started from stomach to sitting up and started holding his bottle. Yay! Jed is getting to be a big boy eating three solid meals daily and enjoy playing under the crib with his brother.
Jed is our super chill man, he loves to be around people, but never fusses or cries
Dan calls him our observer.




Here is Isaac and Hannah at the Puyallup Spring Fair with Joy. Isaac only went on a few rides before he got freaked out, also, over half of the rides, he was way too short--I hope he doesn't have my genes when it comes to height!



Last weekend, Selin and I went on a girls day out-Shopping, while Dan and Bruce took the kids out to the Pacific Science center--here is Isaac and Rohan on the ride.


Tacoma City Marathon-10 K..for mother's day, Dan and I did the Tacoma 10 K together. I normally do not like running with Dan because he is a lot faster than me, but we decided to run together, but he cannot talk to me because I am an oxygen hog. We had a really good run thru downtown and stadium/theatre district...it was slow but nice pace..at the end, I sped up and sprinted for the finished line, little did I know, Dan was behind me walking up a hill...needless to say, let the time tell the story.

315 Jui-Han Tacoma , WA 29 F 33 137 210
Chiptime 01:09:00.0 Finish 01:09:05.0
314 Daniel Tacoma, WA 29 M 10 74 211
Chiptime 01:09:03.5 Finish 01:09:08.5


YES, that is correct, I beat Dan by 3 seconds! And he honestly did not try to let me win!

Well, this is a quick catch-up on our end, we've been having a great time getting to know new friends, trying to work-outs (the spinning class killed my butt, overall was a good experience though)..Dan found a new photo buddy..and our family of four is just getting comfortable and enjoying everyone's company!

Re-tagged

The rules are:

* The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
* Each player answers the questions about themselves.
* At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog.


The questions for Mimi:

What I was doing 10 years ago:
Ten years ago, I would of been just graduating from East HS and heading to UIUC for college.

Five things on my To Do List today:
1. Fold laundry
2. Put kids to bed
3. Run
4. Sleep
5. Fold more laundry that Jo left from the week before

Snacks I enjoy: Thin mints, mint chip ice cream, fruit pies, banana pudding

Things I would do if I were a billionaire: pay off student debt, pay off my house, and my family's..and help out whoever..oh, and then invest in ?stocks. Ha
Three of my bad habits:

1. I scratch my head and rub my hands when I get excited
2. I am a maniac when it comes to cleaning
3. I love my mac

Five places I have lived:
1. Rockford, IL
2. Urbana-Champaign, IL
3. Detroit, MI
4. Kansas City, MO
5. Quito, Ecuador

Five jobs I've had:
1. Lawn mower
2. Office Assistant-data entry
3. Chem TA
4. Worked in a foundry and drove a fork truck
5. Retail, all departments, even womens plus sizes!
6. Tech support person

Current position: Resident

I tag Rob, Seth, & Adam

we are still here!

So, there is much to update...since our last post, Dan is finally done with his boards and now we can relax and have fun!...He was studying daily for a few weeks...we literally felt like he hasn't been home. Isaac would come in our room surprised and said "oh, Daddy, your home?" it was cute and sad at the same time...

Jed is now 7 months and ready to crawl...he would put up his little legs and trying to move..he is so sweet and honestly, an easy baby..he loves playing with his old brother..it would be Isaac trying to hop over him or at times pull on his hair..he is always giggling..he is even more intrigued with his dad. When Dan is home and dosen't say hi to him after he gets in the door..you can see his eyes following dan around and start to whine...He is now eating three meals of solids and waking up once a night around 4-5, which has been great for us. They both go to bed at the same time, so after 7pm party at our house...:)

Isaac is talking up a storm..thank GOd for kids, because they sure put you in your place. One morning, I had a really hard time with Isaac. He was probably in timeout 2 or 3 times already. We got into the car with me still upset and didn't really feel like talking. Once we got driving, Isaac goes..."mommy, lets pray" I was like "you want to pray" Isaac replied, "yeah, lets pray." here are a few fun thoughts from a toddler...

after having a little hard time with bowl movement--"Mommy, I have a rain-deer in my butt, its ou-ie"

"mommy, i have a good idea, lets go to church and then hana's house. I think that's a good idea"

"mommy, i have a fever in my toe"

"daddy, you have an ou-ie?"--pointing at the zits on dan's face

"I'm a king and grandpa is a fat kitty cat"

"I have a big penis too..and daddy and Jed-di-di"

"a worm bite me"

"leave me alone, i'm doing something"

"no, Jed, don't touch me" --as Jed sat helplessly in one spot

"oh, that's my church"--as we drive by

"mommy, i go to big boy class. I'm not a baby"

"I want a drive a little bit"

Embarrassing story

Gon-gon and Po-po recently visited Taiwan and sent us a whole box of gifts that they got from there for us. Isaac's favorite gift is this new shirt (shown front and back). He likes all the letters even though sometimes they don't make sense. Yesterday, he wore it proudly to church, and I'm sure as soon as it makes it through the laundry, it'll be on him again this week.

On another note, I might be losing my touch with the art of hosting guests at our house. Saturday we made a last-minute decision and invited Mimi and Rob over for dinner. Jo took Isaac and went grocery shopping for the ingredients, while I had the dirty job of cleaning up the house with Jed. (Jo makes fun of me, but I always clean the house in only my boxers.) In the midst of all the noise from the radio and the vacuum, I didn't really even hear our early-arriving guests open the door and walk in, witnessing me full-frontal in my favorite camouflage underwear. Although it set the mood for a much more casual evening, i think it's safe to say that they definitely lost most of their appetite. You could even say that we bonded.

Didn't you know that grandpa is actually two words?

Tagged

I've been tagged by Sally

The rules are:

• The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
• Each player answers the questions about themselves.
• At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

And here's the meme:

What I was doing 10 years ago:
So ten years ago, I would still be back at UIUC finishing up my junior year hanging out with friends--Sally, Adam, Lester, Ren, and Dan ...our little group of 6..I was also very involved with Intervarsity ministries...those where the good old days!

Five things on my To Do List today:
Dentist appt
Jed's 6 months appt
Lunch with Cousin Isaac
Shower
Workout
oh, and mom's night out with my MOPS group


Snacks I enjoy: Starbucks, chocolate, my new thing is USANA shakes, cake (specifically white frosting on chocolate cake)

Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Pay off my parents, parent-in-law, sister, dan's siblings house for them and our of course...10% to God..pay off our student loans, build a house in roatan and then invest the rest

Three of my bad habits:
1. I like doing the laudry, but hate folding it and putting it away
2. Anxious about tomorrow...even when tomorrow is like a year from now
3. Biting my nails when I am nervous

Five places I have lived:
1. Lisle/Naperville, IL
2. Urbana, IL
3. Dearborn, MI
4. Tacoma, WA
5. Taipei, Taiwan

Five jobs I've had:
1. Nurses aid
2. Data entry person
3. Front Desk Receptionist for a church
4. Tutor
5. Nurse

Current position: Adult nurse practitioner

Five people I want to know more about (a nice way of saying TAG!):
1. Adam & Shandis
2. May Yang Lee
3. Michelle Yu
4. Mimi
5. Brian and Carrie Turpin

Finally cut!

I've been thinking about getting a haircut for awhile now..while we were at the PX, i walked by the salon..so Isaac got a cut and so did I...I was honestly freaked out at first since I get so many bad haircuts! But the final outcome wasn't too bad...what do you think? this is after shower without anything done to it..its kinda hard to see we even tried to use a garbage bag as a trash bag to show it better...its too dark right now..maybe more photos later

california pictures and movies update

Finally, a little time to update the world...so, we had a short getaway to San Jose, CA two weekends ago for a wedding..Dan was asked to be the officiant, which was really neat and an honor to be part of Tram and Tom's big day...it was a traditional Vietnamese wedding with a western twist--Dan as the minister..hahaha..we had a lot of fun and had tons of great food!
The other highlight, for me especially, I got to hang out with my childhood friend, Jessica Yang now Stone and her family. I think last time I saw her, Sofia was just one...and now she is four. It was really nice to catch up..i felt like we never lost touch and was able to just chat and chat..oh, and eat! Yummy Dim Sum, even though Charles says it wasn't the best. Dan and I can't imagine what good dim sum would be then...then, Jess and I ventured to the local bubble tea joint with taiwanese fried chicken...I was heaven..i mean, you get these stuff on the streets of taiwan and here I am having it melt in my mouth!

Isaac and Jed are both good travelers..Isaac slept on a queen size bed all by himself without falling off..and Jed is getting so much more interactive. At one point during the reception, Isaac scoped out a dance partner, ran straight to her and brought her to the dance floor, by himself. It was hilarious for Dan and I to watch! He was very persistent in asking "where's the girl?"
Isaac hit it off with Sofia and Sarah pretty well. They would watch a princess movies together, while Isaac keeps asking Sofia "what happened?" I miss good friends:(

Isaac got a formal Chinese outfit (complete with rat-tail hat) from his cousin who just got back from a month-long exchange program across China. When he wears it, he walks up to complete strangers and says, "My name is Issac. I'm a king!" We don't know where he got that one. And, yes, we often let him ax on Jed.

How to break bad news...

This time has finally came for me...just two days ago, for the first time in my short nurse practitioner career I had to tell a patient that he has cancer. It was one of the hardest thing I've ever done...to look someone in the eye and tell them, they have cancer. To look at their family member and tell them, we found cancer...

My job has a focus on adult primary care, which means, I see a lot of chronic illness as well as routine preventative care. The cool part of it all is that I get to see patient get better and follow-up with them from time to time. Before you know, you are not only their health provider...you start to learn about their family lives, work situation, and more importantly, develop a relationship with them. It was a shock to my system to have to share the news...I ended up breaking down in front of them...I don't know how to describe it, but I feel for them and wish I could give them a pill and tell them, this will make you feel better. This is not a simple sinus infection that you can treat, but my boss said a cool thing...we may not be able to help treat, but we can be there to be their support, make sure they get in with the specialist..and let them know, we are available...for that, I love my job...I thank GOd for this career path to allow me to help people.. this experience renewed my passion for medical mission...I want to do more...be out there for people...thanks for reading...

Singing in Chinese

It's Isaac's newest thing, Jo just sang it to him a couple times and he picked it up right now. This is "Jesus loves me" he is pretty good...

Children's museum photos