A Fun Day!

Today, we had a good time. We took our boys to NYC to go to Disney Store on 5th and 55th street. We stayed there about at least less than a hour and half. We were browsing around to see what they have. It s very nice and colorful disney store. Me and Dan see something that we would like to give to the boys for christmas from us. But we will see in the future of what is the plan for christmas break.

We met characters from Disney. We seen Pluto and Minnie Mouse. We took some pictures already. It s not a lot characters that we seen in FLA or Calforina! Some day we will go there again in FLA. Hopefully in the future we will go to Calforina to Disneyland, Universal Studio. It will be fun, yet not now. Someday!

I will upload the pictures that we took from today.

Anthony loves Pluto. He laughed when Pluto tried to licked to Anthony's. It s cute! But Tristan won't do it to go by himself like Anthony did. Anthoy walked to himself to see Pluto and Minne. But Tristan kinda scared of it. But When Dan hold Tristan.... he's okay with it. So, we took family picture with Pluto and Minnie as well.

We went to get Mr. Pototes head for the boys. We didnt get body of Mr. Pototes head, because we have it. We got them some various things like shoes, hats, different kind. The boys love it!

Dan wanted to see train store in Brooklyn. We waited in the car while Dan looking around in the train store. He told me it s cheaper, which it s good new. I told Dan that it s time to eat for lunch, it s kinds late. We had a late lunch. We went to Coney Island which it s near by the train store, about ten mintues, I would say.

We had lunch at Nathan's world famous hot dog place!! I wanted to show Dan's where is the world famous hot dog that was so popular since early 1900's. We had fun, we stayed there for very short about 30 mintues and looked at the candy store. The boys wanted the prezetel.. but no luck to find it. We gave them small lolipop. They were so exciting for that. It was time to go home.

We took few pictures of city while we were driving. We were trying to aviod the traffic there and there. it was not that bad.
So, we had a good time today.Tomrrow, we will go to Congers Italain Featival. We will see how is that.

Updating what s happening so far since august and september

Just to update what is happening so far. Last week, we went to see ENT in the city. BOY!!! Tristan had very hard day! Tristan refused to let the doctor to look at him. He s so strong. I couldn't hold him

He went to see audiologist for bit. He was scared at first then he opened very nicely. His right ear shows 65 -70...

Finally, we went to see the doc. Me and my mom and the secretary had to hold Tristan down on the laying chair to let the doctor to look his ears. Everything looks good. Boy, Tristan cried and cried. Glad that was over!

However, the doctor recommend us to get Tristan to have cat scan and blood work and genetic testing as well. This Wednesday, he will have cat scan it will be crazy morning for me and Dan. We have to be at the Nyack hospital at 8:30 am. Also, The doctor and nurse will put Tristan to sleep while doing the cat scan to be prepare. I know he will NOT BE HAPPY. Also, we will do blood work at the same time. So it will be easier for all of us.

On Sept 4th, he will go to the city again for having a surgery to have remove that he had extra skin tag next to his ear. It s better to have it remove before he will enter school next year. I don't wanted Tristan to feel low self esteem because of that. Just wanted to get over with it. I am glad we already taking care of that. Dr. Mike Rothfeild will doing to do that. He have no problem with that. He already checked his ear. everything looks good.


After we came home from the hospital. Trsitan was very tried of course the medicine effected that. Around in the late afternoon close to dinner time, he felt warm. So we gave him Tylenol to keep the temp. down and keep an eye on him. Over the weekend, he seems be to good health. :)

Two days ago, it s his first day of preschool. He loves it! He have a wonderful time, He will be attending five times a week from 12 30 to 3pm. I am glad that he likes it so much. The teachers are very warm and friendly to children that make them open to each other. That's what we wanted to see, from shy to open up to each other by talking, sharing, showing of 'show and tell', colors, and play each other. It will be a lot of fun for all of them!

Yesterday, we went to nyc again for check up for follow up for Tristan's. Dr. Mike Routhchild already took care tape on Tristan's. It s done. Of course, Tristan was crying while the doc tried to take it out. His boo -boo shows red. The doc informed me that it will go away and the scar will fade as well. I m happy everything is well. :)

We went back to the nyc for genetic counselor. Because it s refer to us to go by audiology. I am hoping no more doctors after that, expect pediatrics doctors and audiology that we have been going to. Genetic counselor have been asking some questions of our families histories. The boys were pretty good in the beigning but it was pretty long time that we stayed there. At least about three hours, i would say. While we were driving to the city, Tristan kept saying, I dont wanna to go to the city, I hate the city. We have been telling him, that we re not going to the hospital. We are going to talk, that's all. Of course, he was upset about that. We met few people who wanted to questioning us and mesure Tristan's head, ears, his height, and his weight. They are just doing their evlatuion. I m glad that Tristan willing to do that. Its take a while to let Tristan to see how much this and that. He kept saying, I wanna to go to the store! Then the next part, that they wanna to take the pictures of my face, Anthony's, and Tristan's. I went first, GOSH, Anthony had a fist! He creid and creid while they were taking a picture from side to side face. They are using cool technology. And we were waiting to the laptop to upload the picture to dots it up and show the 3 d of my face. IT S SO FREAKING! It s freaking becuase they rotoated the face it s so freaking. Its like the show, called, BONES. When they demostetion of ed faces/person. ITs looks like that.
So, the next person is Anthony. He s doing good so far. I have to tell him to look at the bear's nose that is the top of the product of camera. It s good so far. Then the next is Tristan. JEEZE! he wont do it! I had to hold him and take a picture of his face. We got it but not a good picture. It s a picture of him crying/screaming. At least we got it. We have to send them few other pictures of Daniel of close up and others too. I am hoping we are done with the doctors for now! We will see. Tristan miss his afternoon class today, we cant make it on time to get there. It s pretty a long day for all of us!

The good news for me, that I am approved for getting hearing aids by VESID (VR counselor). I am happy about that. I will be getting the hearing aids in two to three weeks. Hopefully, everything will be ready for ear molds and hearing aids as well. So, we have to see how I would likes it and etc. It have to go through process step by step to see if I can hear with new hearing aids.... if not, audiologist have to find other hearing aids will help. We just have to play around.The hearing aids that I have is almost ten years old!! It s time for me to get new one!! I am so grateful that VR will help me out to get new hearing aids. Right now, the hearing aids are crazy prices. VR helps women who are stay at home mom to take care of children. That s why. I am grateful for that! :)


Dan is doing well. The old job wanted Dan's back. But Dan is not going to take that chance after what they treated him. SO, we will see in the future with the jobs situations in different location. But not right now. Perhaps in Jan's??? That's what my VR sent me contacted until Jan. So, we will see from there.

Anthony is taking up a storm. He's still learning a lot. He's so smart. He is good boy! And Tristan too. They both becoming mature. Keep a fingers cross!!!

Just to let you the update of everyone! Hope everyone is well!! Hugs Hugs!

Exciting new!

Exciting new to share with ya'll!

Yesterday, I took a road test near my home area. And I finally passed my road test! It s so exciting! And of course, finally too!!

When I was in college, I took classes for driving. Yes, I was so freaking nervous about driving around. I was not confident into myself. I was kindna not ready yet. Even though, I am okay with driving. Just that in my head/mind, that I am not ready for it.

Yet, I am ready and feels alot of confident into myself. That's great new for me! Before took a road test, I have been driving alot for my mom's and going to stores, which it s good practices for me. And good start too!

WHOO!!!


A big day tomorrow! My cousin asked me to be a godmother for her baby son. I am so exciting for that. I just finished making candy wrapper. It's fun to do and enjoyable, too.

I am so beat!! I am going to bed. Nite nite! Just to share the excitement new!

this week - potty training

This week is potty training for my both boys. Anthony is on and off, I belive it will comes around soon. For Tristan have been wearing underwears during the days. I am kindna nervous how he will do during the nites. So, I put him pull up on during nites time.

Yes, he had some accidents during the days. I guess, he didnt realized it s time.... or dont think of it.. or too shy to go to the potty. I had to remind him do u needs to go.. or take him to the bathroom. Sometime, he run off to the bathroom to sit on the potty and go. He s getting there. So we will see how he s doing with the process so far.

Two weeks ago, we went to Indiain event. it s fun and small of course, I will upload the pictures next time.

The boys are getting taller now, just noticed that few weeks ago. WOW the times have gone so fast!! I gotta to upgrade the pictures so far what they look like now.

This weekend we will go to Altamont Fair in New York to see our friends. We're looking forward to see them and spend time with them. It will be fun weekend then! Cant wait! The boys will be so exciting to see them as well!!

Well, it s time for me to go to bed now! I am too exhuasted!! Nite nite!

July 4, 2008

On July 4th, we went to New York City as known as NYC! We had a weonderful time to see our ole friends from college! It was so wonderful to see them and catch up the news and our kids spent time with our friends' kids as well.

We went out to eat at Dallas BBQ. It s so yummy yummy food! We went to Madam Tusancy, (neeeded to check the spell right) that is a wax museum. It s very cool place to explore! We aslo went to Dave and Buster for little bit. We went home because we were alll exhausted all day long!! The kids were pretty cranky and terid. They both fell alseep in the car way to home. Our frineds slept over and watch the fireworks from across the street. It was nice for them to come over and spent time to catch up news. We had a good time. We all miss them !! We all miss our freinds all the time! We alway wondering how are our freinds doing and etc. We are trying to catch up with evertything. Of course, our freindship is very important to our lives. We all love you guys to EVERYONE!!! BIG HUGGIES! And not only that, our families as well!!! MWAH!!


Here are the pictures at the NYC!


Will Smith and Me!! I wish it s real!


Dan and Will Smith


Tristan, CHEEESSSEE!!!


WTC - men putting the flag up together.


Spice Girls and me. One of them is missing!! Where is Sexy!!?!


Tristan and me trying to dance and sing


WHOO! GO GO GO, Tristan!!

Eric's farm

Few weeks ago (on July 20th), we went to my brother's farm. We were so busy that day and helping each other to get ready whatever the barn needed to do or needed to be done. It s still needed alot of work to do. And not finish yet. But it will comes.

The kids had a great time seeing the hores. My brother and his lady have six horses together. They wanted to do broading horses. So we will see how it will go in the future. I am not sure when they will be able to do it yet. But the stables needs to be finish and needs to be clean up and fix the light and fix the patch on the wall and etc.

Here is the pictures of the farm.


Eric's farm



One of the horses! Cute huh?


Tristan is riding a horse! He loves it!


Dan and the boys! As you can see, it s needed a lot of repair work!

Bronx Zoo

Today, we went to the Broxn Zoo with my kids and my mom. It was really nice and fun. The kids really enjoyed it very much. Every wednesday it s kinda free. But gotta to give some money to donation. Not bad idea and save some money that way. We see so many animals at the Zoo. We went on the monorail, went on bug- careol? not sure how to spell it right it s like merry go round hourses. but this one have bugs, inscets stuffs. And we had been walking alot at the park. It s good exerieces.

This morning, I thought we will not go today becuase we had a nasty rainstorm in early in the morning. The storm was ranining and thurderstorm. Then all the sudden it was so nice day!! LATER in the afternoon, it got so hot hot hot!! Not bad in the park today. On the weekend it can be worse than today. Today was a good day! We had a good time.


I will be uploading the pictures this week that we went to the park today. Just to up date whats happening so far.

HUGS HUGS

What a nice weather!

Past few days, the weather have been so nice! The boys and I have been going to the pool lately. We had good time. But I gotta to keep an eye on them. Well, both eyes on two boys! They really did good job with listening. I told them, if you don't listen to Mama, then you will go back to the house for not listening. They really understood what I am talking about. I told them before we entered to the pool, 'what we have to do', they said, 'teamwork!'. Thats right! I told them that we have to stay together and help each other. They really into it. I am happy for that! Thank goodness of the one of the show on NICK JR. The show, Wonders Pets. It s about the teamwork that they have to help each other and stick together to figure out what to do... how to get out... why and etc. It's shows that teamwork is important. Sometime we watches it, sometime not.

Some tv shows are very postive. I am trying to avoid crappy shows like spougepant bob whatever it s spells. I am trying to teach my boys to do postive attuide and try to be nice to other. Not giving nasty, mean attuide. Of course, it s depends on the ages as well. Every parents have different style of teaching and what they would like to do and etc.

I am still trying to teach my boys with their singing languages. I am hoping they will improve. I know it will take time and etc. The same as with the potty training as well. Tristan is doing okay so far. But hoping to do more than twice or third times a day. I know for sure, it will comes around. HOPEFULLY!

Anyway, we had a nice weather so far. It s nice out to play in the pool. Hopefully, we will do it again tomrrow.

We feel little sad that we havent go to family reunion in Flordia. There is no way that we can go there with this crazy prices with gas. The price gas is nuto! There is not many peeps going away. The economy is not doing good so far. It s hurting people's business.

Hopefully, it will changes. we will see about that. dont know when and etc.

Well, i m going to bed. Nite nite!

CRAZY CRAZY

WOw, i am EXHAUSTED!!! Soon, I am going to bed! Last nite i went with my cousin who was in labor with her first baby. i had to be with her because she didnt took the class for lamaerze class. It s could be me or my mom will go with her to help her out with her financee.
I dont wanted to risk my mom to go with her becuzse of her knee injuring. She just had her knee surgery a while ago. About two weeks from now.

I went with her around 730 or 8ish. She was in pain. We all helping her out to learn how to breath. But no patience to do it at all. that s fine Thats understandable. She was in labor for 27 hours. I think more than 27 hours. I only slept on the chair for three hours about that time or 2 and half hours or three hours.

In the early in the morning, i had to leave from the hosptial because i had to watch my boys while my mom go to work for a day to due to a phone call for her job. And dan needs to go to work.

In the morning, the midwife were concered about the baby's heartbeat. So they went to had a c-section. My cousin and her baby is doing well. They are doing good. The baby is boy. The baby is 7 pounds and 20 inches. thas what her finacee told me while I was looking at the nursery room. her financee was with the baby in the nursery room, while the nurse checking on him. I had to leave at 7 30 becuase dan was picking me up to go home to watach the boys.

it s long day for me! I took a short nap with anthony i would say about a hour or less by on and off to make sure everything is okay. In the afternoon, Me and the boys and Uncle chris went to the pool together. the boys had great time. They are a swimmers now! But gotta to watch them no matter what they do! They started learning how to swim about a month. Anthony haev been a condfient himself. But not Tristan. It s took about few weeks for him to build a condifent in the pool> Finally, he did it about two weeks ago! WHOO!

Not potty training yet. I am still working on it! i am hoping this summer will be success for both of my boys! We will see.

Recently we went to see a show - Big Apple Circus. We had a great time. It s great show to watch. It s very exciting and nervous rack to see the show. I will explain little more about it. But right now, I am going to bed! I am way too terid!!

NITE NITE

Crazy week of june 22to 29th

During the week is good, but in the middle of the week. it s crazy hestic for few days.

I will explain what will happens so far.

Few days ago, Anthony got bited by a dog. My parent's and my brother chris own the Dog, Remi. We were all outside. I was picking up the weeds in the small garden area. Tristan was helping me out. Anthony was wandering around back and forth to the garage and to me. I told Anthony come over here to help Mommie. Anthony dont want to. He wanted to play with the stick. I was looking back and forth. But I didnt look at Anthony that he s near by the dog. The dog dont like to be close and be pick on. I don t know what Anthony did. I am sure Anthony was bothering him.

I looked over to my left to see what s up. All I see Anthony running to me and crying. That moment I knew, he got hurt. I have to picked up and to looked where he s hurt. He got bit on his left hand. enough sure, Remi ( the dog) bited him. We had to take him to ER to make sure his hand have no infection and no broken bones. He's fine, for now. Thank GOD! while at the ER he took IV antibiotics. Afterwards he still has to take two different meds!

One of them is not bad prices He took it very good. But other medience is DAMN expensive, even though the insurance paid half for it! Almost 190 dallors! There is no genetic brand for this one. But it s suck part that Anthony wont take that medience cuz it s horrible taste. the phamacny added flavor into it. But there is not much. I tired to mess with the food/drink.. NO, anthony wont take it. We called peditric to find out what to do. that medience gave Anthony bad dirherra bad one! IT was SO bad! Finally we changed the different medition to make him feel better. No dirherra that s good new so far.

For the dog, he s downstair in the garage, outside. He have be seprate for 10 days by the police. We already filled out the police report for dog bite. My parents and my brother decided to put Remi to sleep. But not sure when. To me, i feel it s my fault beucase I didnt watch Anthony for fw mintues. It s just happened so far and etc. I told dan how i feels about it. He kept me telling me that it s not my fault. I felt it is.

my brother got two birds (iguess to replace the dog). He love birds. He had one until he flew away while we were outside. How dumb was that! hahahaha it s baby parrot.

Anthony kept saying it s mine. It s my bird! hehehe. Sounds like he wanan a bird for himself. Maybe when we will have our own place, we can get a bird for him. A baby parrot bird.

After we changed the medience for him. he still getting dirherra. We have to feed him yougurt, banana, rice, pasta. He had a bad rash. I had to keep him clean as much as I can do. I am hoping it will go away!! We will see in few days then.

Anthony loves going to the pool now. He s a swimmer!! Tristan just started to learn more how to swim and be more condfient to himself, which it s great new. But gotta to watch them no matter what. They know that they have to wear lifejacket. thats the rule for them before the boys enter the pool. they have to put the life jacket.

Today, we had a great time. our friends came over to visted. We went to the pool and enjoyed ourselves and went to canviaral. We had a good afteroon/nite. Our boys loves each other and play the toys. they played so nicely. We will have to do it again!! :)

Just to update whats happening so far.

So year, I already make an appt for a road test on August 22nd. I konw it s almost two months from now! I'm wishing that it s earlier. I guess it s packed for JULY and early August. I believe i will pass it this year! Pray to the LORD !

Hugs hugs! I am getting terid now. nite nite.

Tristan's graduation

Yesterday, it s Tristan's graudation! it was a exciting day for him! We were waiting for the kids to come out and getting their dimopla. it s so cute. They did some songs and go with motion actions with the songs. But Tristan, ah, no he s just sat there and froze. he was picking on his nail. I had to signed him,'leave ur nail only. dont worry about it'. But he just looking his finger. The teacher called everyone by their name to get their award. Everyone had their own award. Tristan got a award for good at puzzles. He LOVES PUZZZLES!! hahah

Then went to to his classroom to have some breakfast foods. Boy! there were alot of good stuff there! We took picture. here are the pictures. We are so proud of Tristan!!!

YAY FOR HIM! Now he s moving up to other year of preschool in different school. HOPEFULLY!!! He needs to be in potty training already. But it still frustion. Hopefully, he will gets it done this summer before the school starts in fall.

Here are the pictures.



DA-DA here are they!


*hmm*


here is my award!


Brotherly Love


Lynn and Daddy and Tristan. (That is Tristan's speech teacher,Lynn, just to let you know)


Mama and Tristan

Gave a baby shower

Last week on June 7th, me and my mom gave my cuz's baby shower. We had it in the place in New City. Gosh, i forget the name of the place already! we had a wonderful time! The food was SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOD and so YUMMY!!! It s good to see everyone in the party.

My cuz mary is going to have a boy. She s due in July. She s looking forward for it! its going to be so exicting!

Here are the pictures.


I made a diaper cake!! Isn't CUTE thing you ever saw!?! It s so easy to make!!
I love it!


Mary's belly!



yay, opening the gifts! How fun is that!

Anthony's accident on feb 5th.

Sorry for not typing up quicker than I would like to! Just so busy and trying to get things done around my parents' house.

Anyway, back to Anthony's accident. Anthony had his accident on Feb. 5th 2008. Gosh, it was so freaking moment for me. But at the same time, I tried to be calm.

I had the old radio on the top of the tv entirment center. I put it up there, becuase, I don't wanted the boys to play with it. Not only that, it had sharp antrea that it was broken. it was sharp. Thats why I put there.

Well, Anthony was opening the glass door I told him not to do that. Anthony likes to open the glass door to get snow globe or getting mickey mouse figures characters or trying to look at dffernent glasses that " my mom have it for collections" i think, it s junk!! It s too much!

Anway, Anthony tried to open the door at the same time, the radio fell down and hit on Anthony's head. BOY, that s hurts alot! I was sitting on the couch, and saw that coming. it was too late to move Anthony's OR catch the radio. Anthony was crying and crying. I was not sure, if he got cut and etc. It took few second to check on him. Sure enough, he s bleeding. He have blood on the floor and I was looking at his head to make sure.I found it. Gosh it s so bad that he needs stitches. it s about three inches open. It s not bad. but still my poor baby got hurts!! Cant you imagize if your baby got hurt, we all can get emotions whats happening to our children.

At the same time, i treid to calm down. my freind was with me that time. She called 911 for me. Cuz I dont have a car. She treid to call my hubby's to come here. Even though he was five mintues away from his work to my home. That s his previous job. Now he have a different job, that is in suffern about fiffteen mintures to gets there.

I had to clean his wounds and put the pressures on it to make the bleed to stop. the cop came to check out. He agrees that he needs stitches. I brought his favorite teddy bear - Winnie the Pooh bear. hes love that bear. i have to bring few others things iwth me to keep my boys busy while we going to wait in room at the hosptial. So, the albumance came. I had to lay down tte stroller I dont knw what is called.I had to hold Anthony. he was pretty upset and crying too. I had to calm down. Dan drove so quickly to checked it out. He s glad that everything is okay.. but felt bad what is happening so far to Anthony. So, Dan took Tristan in his car. I go with Anthony in the albumance. The ems guy said, i did pretty good job to hold the pressure down to make the blood to stop. But needs stitches.

Finally, we got there at Nyack hospital. we had to wait to see the doctor. it s took a while. While we were waiting, my mom came to see us. And Chris and his friend, Rob. They both heard from his friend who is in the job as EMS position. They all glad that Anthony is okay.

It s took about two hours, i would say, to see the doctor! finally, the doctor looks at his head. and gave him a staples. gosh , i hate it! it s horrible to go through this. And not only that, it s make me feel that the doctor dont do it right. Cuz, anthony was crying for the pain!!! it s should not hurt. But it s hurts him. I had to keep an eyes on him. I had to make an appt to see my pedertic doctor for Anthony to take out the staples out in a week.

During the week, he s doing good. And coming along. My mom brought my boys a toy of firetruck from little people. they really enjoy it.


In a week went by, it s time to go to see the doctor and check Anthony's head. While the doctor tried to take it out. He got two out. But not the third one. There were three staples on his head. i forget to metions it. But the doc couldnt get it out the last one, it s stuck! it was open again! It make me so upset and feels that I wanna to cry and hold my Anthony. But i had to control myself and not to show him that I am crying. I dont wanted him to feel over line for it. Of course, he was crying as well. the doctor had to called other doctor to help each other to get it out. The last staple couldn't get it again, cuz the doctor at the hosptial was stuipd! She couldnt not rush things like that. Should listen to child if it s hurts. How dumb the doctor is! Anway, She put the staples under the skin to tight. she not supposed to do that.She suppoused to do it as lightly, and hook it on. Not hook through the skin as a fish hook. thats not suppoused to be. But the doctors at peditiaci did it! they finally got it out. But it was open wound out. It will heal itself.

Yes, it make me feels better that it is out. but at the same time, i felt bad that Anthony going through like this. So much accidents not exaclty accident. I would say so much emtionals momement that time.

In a week to two, his wound is alot better! i am glad that he s okay. thanks to the lord for watching out. And everyone helps out too to make sure Anthony s okay.

Wow, i needs to look into my calendar to see what did we missed so far!

WOW! It s have been a long time now to update of my families.

Well, we re still living with my 'rents. We are still paying the bills. Hopefully, we will be finish paying the bills this year expects few others bills that always there.

Well, for Dan, he have a new job. He quited the job in Feb. 2008 to a new job that pay better than previous job. Yes, Dan still miss the previous job. Yet, there is problem with the owner that don't give the co-workers enough raise. The owner is just being selfish to himself. That's what we all agrees. Dan is very hard-worker and enjoys it very much with previous job - Mclaren Engineering Group.

Dan is working with angency for six months policy. After six months, he will transfer to the job that he's working for. There is no guartuee that Dan wanted to do that. We are still keeping an eye open to other place. Our goal is to pay the credit cards and save a lot of moola! Don't everyone wanted to do that too?!?! I am not only one who have the same problem. Well, back to Dan's, he likes it, but I think he wanted something more into it. So, we will in few months then.

For my boys, Tristan and Anthony are doing good so far. They can be hyper and stubborn, but always happy and cheerful. Tristan is now 3 and half years old. He s attending to Jawino for preschool. It's only from 9 - 11:30 a.m. His bus comes every morning around 8:30 to 8:50 am. Also, dropping him off at home around noon -ish. Sometime, well, most of all the time, that the bus came late to pick the children up in the morning. Its not always at 8:30 am. I wish it does. It can make it easier to be on time for school. But the preschool dont have 'time' of what time the kids have to be on the dot at 9. i think they should. The parents pay for the school. For us, we got it for free this year through school distinct. From last year it was paid by early invention program by the county of NY state.


Tristan is doing well in school. He seems to enjoy it very much. I am sad about there is no kids to be soical with us in this area. Yes, I feels lonely. The boys keep me busy as much we can.

Tristan is recieving five time a week for speech therphy. one teacher will do three time a week. -regular speech therphy. And other is two times a week is teacher for the deaf will do speech as well too. The regular teacher know abc's signing that s all. We were like BIG WHOOP! because in this ages from babies to 5 years old, siging language is important to all of us. We were saying that, what if the child don't wanted to talk, and use by their gestures and pointing. How can we commuicate to each other? Sometime, we think that maybe they are too lazy to take a try to do it. I seen a little bit of signing posters in the classroom. Question is that, are they using it?

Teacher for the deaf, Lynn is great. She s commuicate with me with signing and uses with Tristan as well too. She see our point of veiw. She have been with us since we moved from Rochester. I would say three years this summer! We really enjoy it very much.

From last year when Tristan was in infant program at Jawino. He had a tough in the beiging to let it go from me and going on the school bus. It took about two months of crying and emtion for Trisatn. I remeber that on the second day of school, I was so emtional to see Tristan going to school. Jsut being so proud of him. I had to leave and go inside, while Dan took Tristan in. I don't wanted Tristan to see me as emtion that will affect him more. He s doing well in school. In the beinging, he would not soical with others. Of course, it s took time for that. Finally in few months later, he talks to other but not alot of talking. the teacher name is Jamie. Tristan really loves her very much! And enjoy the class room with her and two other teacher asstiances.

Anthony is at home with me while Tristan in school. He s doing well, playing toys, listening musics, read stories to him and others too.

I am trying to think what we did in 2006-2007loween, umm... we went out trick or treating here for short time. Tristan dressed up as Elmo. Anthony dressed up as monkey. They love it! Umm.. Thanksgiving... we were here at home. it was nice that s all, i can say. LOL! UMM.. Christmas! Of course, it s busier holdiay ever! Christmas Eve, we had company over. Tara and Anton, They both slept over. Of course we had seafood-italian food. Christmas day, Jenn and the family came over. It was very nice christmas. Oh yeah, it was first christmas for Anthony. He was pretty overwhelemed. We all had good time. I am sure, that i wrote it down in my journal about that. Then anthony's birthday too. let me seee, Oh right, i jsut rembered that in march we suppoused to go to Fla. HOWEVER, Dan had an accident by riding the dirt bike. he was riding my brother's bike. i dont know why he did that. He was riding across the street from my house. He was going up the hill, then boom soemthing happened. Dan said, that the bike was kicking the speed while Dan was trying to take contol of it. he fell on the street. he got a HUGE, HUGE bump on his head. I was freaking out. i was not sure, if he was broken or anything. My mom went with him to ER to make sure everything is okay. He came home, with no broken bone expect a chipped on his front tooth. he had to use sling brace for his arm. he was sore on his arm or shoulder either way. I was not sure. BUT he had a HUGE bump on his forehead that touch on his top of his nose. It s looks like A HUGE HUGE ZIT. but it s not. Its all of fluid in it. We had to postone the vacation to FLA to middle of April.

It took a two to three week to heal his bump down.

April, we went to fla to see Dan's parents and the families. It s crazy vacation ever!! We went to Magic Kindom. We had fablous time! We all had a good time. The kids love to see Mickey Mouse and other characters. And seeing the shows, the rides, and the parades as well. We had a blast. We would like to do it again.

Then we stayed at Dan's parent's new home. it s so lovely and beautiful trailer they have. its double trailer. It s nice. They do desevered it to have a new home! We have been traveling back and back from dan's home to see Gray's parents.... Dan's grandmother in olca. We brought her with us to stay with us to spend time with us. She really enjoy it very much. then visited Dan's sister and her family! we had great time to spend time with them. Not only that the day of her daugther's arrival is so excitement!! I never forget about that day! It was crazy for all of us! because dan's mom was driving to see laurie. But her car broke down. We had to drove all the way about two hours trip to see whats the matter. She need the part to fix the car. We dropped Glenda (Dan's mom) off to the hopistal to see Laurie's. Gary and Dan working on Gelnda's car for few hours. It s crazy, they had to go to the store to get some part it was back and forth back and forth to get the right tools, right part for the car! FINALLY IT S WORKING!!! The boys were getting restless and cranky.

After all the trouble was done. But the excitiment new is that we have a newborn baby girl!! She s so beauty. We went out to eat at olive garden to take a break and celebrated too.

We went home for a long day!!! Then we went to picked up dan's grandma to spend time with us. And Joel as well too. Few days later, i couldnt rember which days. We went to see laurie's and the families to spend time with them for a day. We had a good time. the boys had a good time to spend time with their cousins. It s sad that it s short! Hoefully, in the future we will spend time more. Then days after, not sure which day again. it s long vacation for us. i think it s 10 days vacations? not sure? Then we went to MGM a day before the flight to go back home to NY. We had a good time at MGM. The boys really enjoy to see Mickey Mouse again and JoJo the circus as well And others too. But later the day, later the evening, it was so bad for Anthony. he was getting cranky and hot! It s turns out that he had a fever. It was time to use to go hotel to rest. Poor Anthony was burning up. It was time to take him to ER. It s turns out that we didnt give him a enough dosage becuase of his weight! I hate that when it s happens. When his weight increase, have to increase the right dosage. I have to keep that in my mind. i have two boys in different weights that time. that s why, i had a hard time to keep a right track for right dosage for TYL. for my boys. It s turns out he s okay. The hopsital there is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NICE!! They took us in.. we had to wait for few mintues. Then checked him out. Then we were out in two hours. This was a best expericne ever in that hopsital than here for ER services. Me and Dan were saying they take serious with children. that's what we think that time.

We got hotel. we were so beat! We had a short sleep and it was time us to go to airport to go home. Yes, it was sad for us to leave. But we will do it again! We had a wonderful time all those day we spent time together. we all love them! MWAH!

May? not sure about that month. June, it was Tristan's last day of school and his graduation day from Infant program. i videotaped it of his graduation day. it s so lovely graduation from his infant program. It s make me so proud of him. umm... what s else? nothing i know of.

July... is 4th of july. We took Tristan with us to Clarkstown South to see firework. We had good time. We didnt bring Anthony with us. I think he was sick that time with a cold. We didnt do on the 4th of july i think it was two days before.. one of the weekend. we have a good time. Next time we do that again. We will bring blanket, food, drinks, snacks with us and hopefully the boys too! IF they re not sick! Pray for the boys' health! it s really enjoyable to watch and listening to music that they have too.

August..... not sure.

Sept. 2007..... it s Trsitan's back to school for preschool. he s really enjoy it very much. His teacher named Cindy. The teacher assitance are Lindary and Julie i think? i already said about tristan's earlier.
We gave my parents' 30 years anniversary. we had a WONDERFUL TIME!!! We had a party at fire house at west nyack. There is a ballroom party. WE had a good time, We had a dj, food... drink. we had wonderful time. My parents was unexpect of this. But I knew that my mom knew She knows everything! hahah *WINKS*
Tristan is three years old! We went out to eat at Outback in Suffern we had a good time. we had an ice cream cake. He opened some presents. he have train layout, elmo... books. that s all i can think of.

Oct 2007 .... Tristan dressed up as Tigger... Anthony dressed up as Elmo for halloween. they had a good time going to trick or treat. We went to see Lynn's to see the boys wore for halloween. Lynn was happy to see us. the boys had a good time.

Nov... we had thanksgiving here at home.

Christmas we had a good time. no one shows for christams eve. but alot of food! Christmas day is very nice we had good time. the boys were pretty overwhelemd! I am trying to think anything more.... weent to chuck e cheese in naunet. We had a good time. I felt bad for tristan in the next day he got sick. A teacher told me, well, we saw tristan's teacher at chuck e cheese. She told me not to eat there. She tends to bring her kids to play,not to eat. Well, we havent gone there for a since! it was for Anthony's birthday, two years old.

We had a small new years eve party here. Tara and Anton were here. for new years eve. we had a good time. we had hero, pototoes salads, macronni salasd and few others.

I knew about my cousin mary's situation. I rather her to tell me first. I have a feeling that she s pregnant. And she is! She found about in jan's i would say. It s so exciting for her. It s her first baby. she s having a boy!!! Her baby will due in July! Summer baby!! HEHEHE! I cant wait to meet bundle of joy soon!

Feb.... Dan got a new job that month.

March.... umm.. we went to st. paddy parade in peral river. We had a great GREEEEEAAAT TIME! The boys had a good time to watch the parade! It was so cold and windy too! It s worth!
Also, it was Easter too. We inivited Julie and Jesus to come over to have Easter dinner with us and did Easter Eggs hunting. We had a good time. the kids really enjoyed it very much! The boys love Darion... julie and jesus's son. He s cutie pie!!

April... umm.. nothing well.

May... umm.. this is may! hahaha recnetly weekend we were so sick sick as dog!! We had a stomach virus! It was crazy! But we all feeling better!! YAY!! IT s was pretty long time to get over with it. I had it since firday and same with tristan. i felt better on monday. i think that s normal to get better after three/four days.

OH yeah that s right. I will explain more next time about Anthony's situation in recently Feb. It was nightmare for us! I will explain next time. Right now, it s getting late. i am going to bed soon. it s only 11:15 p.m. now.

I did typed alot today to typed what we missed so far from 2007. I am glad that i typed it up.

Good nite, ya'll!

Dont know why

Don't know why that I stopped doing this for a while. I should keep it up as it memeroies with families/close-friends.

WHOO!! FINALLY ITS WORKING!

WHOO!! UNBELIEVABLE!! I had a hard time to get the password. Even it s mine blog! GRR! I was fighting over this stupid thing for past two days!! Finally, it s here!!

sara

What a night! What a day!

Last night, gosh, it s drove me crazy all nite through!!

Tristan just started to have a cold again! GRR! COLD COLD COLD! I hate it! I wanted everyone to get better!

Then Anthony started to be feeling uncomfortable last nite. Something was bothering him. He have been keep waking up all nite. He didnt sleep very well. He was pretty fresity and restless. We all knew that he will gets a cold.

It was so hard last nite. Cuz Tristan woke up too in the middle of nite. he wanna his mama!! So Anthony too!! It s so hard to sleep in queen bed. I had to sleep the opposite side of the bed with anthony. And for Tristan to sleep with Daddy. Then around 3 or 4 in the morning, Anthony wake up again to gets a bottle. Me and him used Tristan's bed to be more comfortable and more roomy too.


This morning, Anthony had his check up routnies for his one year old check up. He s weights 28.4 pounds and 31 1/2 inches long. He s doing good. But hold on for the shots until he will gets better with his cold. Thats would be about in two weeks, so, he can take a shot for what he needs. The next appt for his check up rounties when he will be 15 months old.

Last saturday, Anthony turned to be one years old!! Cant believe that he s one year old already!! We had a wonderful party. It s really nice party. My cuzs came and friends came too. it s very nice. The kids had a good time playing the toys and the play dough! They love to play with it very much!! A good friend of mine took some pictures for me, It s so lovely for her to do it for us. She sent me the pictures of party. Anthony enjoyed his first brithday very much!! His birthday cake was from BJ's. It was very good cake. On the cake was the movie from "cars". Bj's bakery did a wonderful job to make ckae and design it as well. BEAUITFUL!! Anthony really enjoyed his cake very much. He was so messy all over himself! YUMMY YUMMY CAKE, huh? Anthony! hahaha
Anthony enjoyed opening the presents. Then the kids came in to rip the wrapping papers and bags. They really enjoyed it very much!! hahaha its cute when they saw and tried to help Anthony.

Here are the pictures from the party.

What a lovely christmas!

Wow, its have been a while for me to post anything lately. Just so busy with my two boys. They are doing good. Of course, they are getting big too! And getting smart too. For past couple weeks, everyone were sick with sinus pressure, cold and aching. Tristan had few days with the fever, which it is not good. But he s alll BETTER!!! whew!

We had a nice christmas eve and had a wonderful time to spend time families and a friend of my cuz's who from Russia. Her name is Dasha. She s so sweet lady. We had so many food, like every years. Yet, something is different this year. No Pupino family come this year. Things have changed. Oh well, yes it s sad. But it s happened.

We had a wonderful time to spend time our families. We ate alot of shrimps -- few diffferent kind of shrimps, mini crab cakes, cod fishes, mussel and others things. plus pasta of course. it was yummy yummy! After that, we had desserts.
My cuz Tara and her husband, Anton and Dasha slept over.

We were pretty exhuasted of course. Eveyone was! I read a book to Tristan, " A night before christmas". He seems to be enjoyed it very much. He understand the meaning of Santa Claus.

Before that of christmas eve, we alway listening to music of christams songs. We all enjoyed it very much. We sing a long and danced with it. Tristan just learning some words with it. He sing along with it, or by himself without the music. He s so smart. Anthony love to dance. he s so funny how he do it. He was on the floor, sitting while listening to music. He was wiggling his butt and shaking his head and body. It s so cute how he do it. :)

On the day of Christmas, the boys are pretty overwhelemed what they have seen all the presents. They are so exciting to open the gifts. Anthony did opened few presents but just so thrilling and attract to the presents that he opened. He really enjoyed it very much. We can tell that Tristan was so exhausted to open the gifts. But very exciting to open more. We had to help him out.

The boys have so much toys and clothes now! They love it so much.

During the day/and the afternoon, we had company. Jenn and her family came over. We had a wonderful time. They enjoyed the dinner and dessert of course. Ameila is very shy at first. In few hours later, she did come around. She didnt wanted to open the presents. But i have to play with her to make her comfortale. Finally, she opened the gifts. It s take a while for her to come around. Jenn was telling me that it s the same issues with her two other childern.
We had a good time. It was very nice christmas.
everyone went home to rest and etc. Of course some of them had to go to work to the next day. We cleaned up the house and went to bed.
Before went to bed, Tristan slept with us and holding my hand. He love to hold my hand. dont know why. Just that he love it so much. He ws talking to us. He said, thank you santa claus, thank you mom and dad, thank you grandma thank you grandpa. It s just so sweet and thoughtful of him saying that. Of course he had a big day! So, Anthony too!!! he really enjoyed it very much!!!!

Here are the pictures. Some of them are few days before some of them this week.
It was taken on Dec. 21st.
Tristan loves hero sandwitches. It s just so funny how he took a big bite of sandwitch.




the day of christmas

Thanksgiving break

We had a nice thanksgiving break. Mommy had a surgery. She had her gall bladder remove to due to gall stone. Now she is all better and recovery well.

Tristan watched thanksgiving parade on tv. he did enjoyed it very much. He likes the clowns and enteirments too. It s his first time to watch it. Glad that he enjoyed it very well. But he dont watch the full show. Just the beinging of it, I would say, less than a hour. He keep going to his chair --rocking chair and sit down and watch the show. its cute when he does that.

Anthony is getting bigger and learning how to balance himself. he did so well with it. He have been walking alot, of course he fell down and landing on his butt. He s doing well. he started table foods about a month and half ago. he loves table food.

Cant wait to forumla to be finish. Soon he will be one year old. Couldnt believe it, he s grew up so fast!! he s a big boy!! Its seems yesterday that he born!!! Wow, he is growing so fast and getting strong too.

We ate some turkey, sweet pototoes, corn, cranberry sauce, green bean cassole, stuff mushrooms. It s so yummy!!!

We had dessert too. it s so yummy!! I couldnt eats so much. I jsut have to watch out. It s looks so good!

It s nice thanksgiving.

We went shopping on saturday for short. Just o look around. it s good for me to walk around. It s nice break to stay home with the boys to rest.

hugs hugs

First time potty!!

Yesterday, Tristsan went to potty!! yay for Tristan!! We re so happy for him.


What s happened was that, Tristan took his disper off. I wanted to put a new diaper on. Tristan dont wanted me to. I was kindna upset that Tristan dont wanted to put the diaper on. Normally he do it ahead to put it on. So, I let him be. In few mintues, he ran to the bathroom, i have to follow him to make sure he didn't pee on the floor. He sat down on his training potty. I put the light on so he can see. He told me turn off the light. I was like, "tristan, u needs the light" then I turned off the light and put the bath tub light on. I left the bathroom to check on Anthony. he s fine. Then went back the bathroom. He came out the bathroom. I asked him, did you did potty? So i had to looked inside to make sure. Sure enough!! He did! I screamed! YAY for Tristan! he did potty!! WHOO!!! Mommy is so happy for you!! yay for Tristan.

Then, I put Tristan's diaper on. Yay for Tristan. I am so proud of him. Hopefully, he will do more. I know it will takes time.

Just wanted to share the new with you!

HUGS