Mason's 2 Month

Mason had his 2 months doctor appointment and his first round of immunization. He cried initially when given his shots, but calmed down quickly. He seemed to be a bit more sleepy than usual and slept for much of the day, but for the next couple of days he was fussier than normal. I couldn't put him down or put him into his swing, which meant no nap or rest for me. Needless to say it was a tough couple of days, thank goodness he's back to his normal self.

Mason's 2 month stats:
                        Weight: 13 lbs, 4 oz (重量 6 kg) (90th percentile)
                        Height: 24 inches (高さ 61cm) (90th percentile)
                        Head circumference: 16.25 inches  (頭部の円周 41.3cm) (90th percentile)
                  

Kristine & Norman Wedding

Peter's younger brother finally tied the knot. The wedding was held at the Purple Orchid in Livermore and our little Maddie was the ring bearer who unfortunately had a melt down the day of and never made it down the aisle. He did so well during the rehearsal too. Needless to say we were very disappointed (and a little embarrassed).

The wedding was beautiful and the bride was nothing but gorgeous. Both bride and groom were grinning from ear to ear, you can tell they were very happy, shedding happy tears. The weather was beautiful, but hot during the day and during the ceremony. It did cool down in the evening just in time for the reception. I'm guessing it was a Disney theme for the reception as the tables were named after Disneyland rides. Everything was perfect, just wished we could have hung out longer but with a newborn with sensitive ears we had to cut it short. Congratulations to the happy couple and Kristine welcome to the family. 

M&M did very well, aside from not doing his ring bearer duties. They both slept well, ate well, and behaved well. I think the reason why Maddie didn't walk down the aisle was 1) No Nap 2) I think he was afraid of the wedding dress and 3) hungry, thirsty & hot = irritable. Oh well I guess we had too high of an expectation from a 3 year old.

Of course we took 100's of pictures which you can view on our picasa album, but here are the highlights.

Entrance to the location	The ceremony location
Flower Girl & Ring Bearer during rehearsal	Mason's rehearsal dinner outfit
Mason's wedding day outfit	Maddie in his tux
Family Pic
The cake above	& reception table below
	Maddie was a dancing machine.

Japanese School

After my family's visit from Japan I was reinvigorated to find some kind of Japanese lesson for my son. I figured it would be difficult for him to start the formal weekend Japanese school at age 5, when at age 3 he knows none. So back on the web I went searching for any kind of Japanese lessons for toddlers, and at last resort I figured I would search or advertise through Craigslist to see if I can hire someone. That's when I stumbled upon Sora Classic again. When I first found their site they didn't have any Japanese lessons at that time, but this time they were offering a 45 min class, every Saturday for several weeks and it was for 3-5 year olds. YES!

Without hesitation I enrolled him, and began his Japanese class in June.  He's attended 2 classes so far, and with me making a conscious effort to speak to him in mainly Japanese he's beginning to pick up a couple words here and there. He's still shy in class and forces me to sit in class with him, but I think after a couple more classes I can hopefully slip out to at least grab some coffee with the hubby.

Sora Classics also offers art and music classes. You can check out their website at http://soraclassicarts.com/Sora_Classic_Arts/Home.html