Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Saiya the Engineer


We took Saiya to Downtown Disney yesterday.  We ate at the T-Rex Restaurant and Saiya got to make a Dinasaur at the build a dino store.  At the Lego Store, Saiya went right to the Lego build center and started putting things together.  She has a very logical mind.  It was fun to watch her little wheels spin.  Enjoy the pictures from an awesome day!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Lost Tooth!

 
Thursday night Saiya lost her first tooth!  She was so happy that the Tooth Fairy came and gave her a quarter for her bank.  I asked her if she was going to put the money in her piggy bank (which is a nice ceramic sculpture of a chinese girl standing next to a pagoda), this was her response:

"Mommy, I dont have a piggy bank because its not a pig.  Its a people bank, 'cause its a people."

Silly girl.  She takes things so literally...  Tempted to buy her a pig so i can call it a "piggy bank"  HAHAHA!

Last night she lost another one.  That money went into her people bank.  :D

Friday, January 11, 2013

A Night at the Stables


Saiya has been begging me to let her ride when we go to the stables every week.  So yesterday after practicing over and over how to ask Ashley in sign language if she could ride, she managed to win her over with a smile and her newfound sign language skills.  :)  Saiya was given a helmet and we brought Doc out so she could brush him.  Ashley let her brush his tail and even showed her how to clean out his hooves.  After that, Ashley brought out her old saddle and we geared up Doc for an easy meander around the larger ring.  Saiya was all smiles!  She loves horses and yesterday I think she fell in love even more.  So now, we have to decide if she wants to continue with Kung Fu or if we want to switch her to horse lessons.  I really like her being in Kung Fu, but even Ashley said she's never seen Saiya smile so wide!  Its going to be a long conversation for sure.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Making Sugar Cookies for the New Year


It was just Saiya and I for New Year's eve, so we put on a movie and made sugar cookies.  I've never made sugar cookies from scratch before, so this was a lot of fun for both of us.  We even made icing from scratch for the cookies!

Happy New Year!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Sea World at Christmas Time


We took Saiya to SeaWorld's Christmas celebration last week.  She had a great time.  We got to see Santa and bought some ornaments for our tree with our names and the year on them.  The walrus was really enjoying all of the kids.  He came up to the glass and would bob up and down in the water.  Then he smeared his whiskers along the glass and tried to kiss the kids.  Saiya was lucky enough to be sitting right up front while he was doing his antics.

Enjoy the pictures!!





Thursday, December 6, 2012

Living Room Camping and a Party!



Saturday night, Saiya's cousin spent the night.  It was nice and cool out, so we set up the fire pit and let the girls roast marshmallows.  After that, I figured since we werent able to go camping last month like I wanted, I would let the girls camp out in the living room.  We set up my new tent and let the girls sleep out in the living room.  They had a great time!!

This past Sunday was Saiya's Kung Fu Christmas Party.  We had a great time.  Saiya and her class performed some Kung Fu stances and katas for us.  The Sifu even performed for the audience.  It was an amazing display of talent, skill, and dedication.  Saiya won an award for being the most energetic in her class.  She was so proud of herself!  This is the first award she has ever won!  We were so proud of her!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Trip to Boston for Chinese New Year


This February is the CAWLI Chinese New Year luncheon.  In previous years, there has always been a large party with a raffle and auction and traditional Chinese performances.  We have never been able to go, so this year, I promised Saiya we would go.  As it turns out, the venue where the party was always held closed down, so they are doing a luncheon in China Town this year.  I conspired with the Winter family (who live in Winsconsin) and we are all meeting up in Boston for a few days with the girls.  Saiya is SO EXCITED!!  She has not seen Matteah (aka Wen Wen) in about two years.  The first december they were both home, was the last time they saw each other.  I would love to try to get them together more often, but lives and schedules always seem to get in the way.  I hope over the summer we can arrange for Matteah and her family to come to Florida for a visit.

I booked our tickets to Boston today.  Saiya is going to be super happy!  :)