Wild things and ballerinas...

So, I just got back from a little unexpected trip to California…more on that later…in the mean time…here are some pictures from the last few weeks. I got home to see a surprise present Eric had painted for Max’s room…isn’t it amazing? I have one talented husband!!!!Eric got a chance to go see our neice’s dance recital. Here he is with Jenna, our other neice. Is she not the most precious ballerina EVER?!

Here is Brooke showing Carli her moves!!! Shake that groove thang!!! The elderly man with the red baseball cap seems enthralled!!!

The Lion's House, the Bjorn and the Temple

Eric and I each had to teach in church on Mothers’ Day, so we decided to meet up with Jim, Julie, Carli & Chuck in Salt Lake at the temple the day before.

Here is a picture of us torturing Max’s soul…

The flowers were amazing!!!

Max and his Grandpa

We all know what kind of picture this looks like. I took this picture of Chuck and Carli…pretty artistic, huh? Chuck was nice when I showed him the picture of them… “see, you are artistic, Aimei!” I think maybe Chuck should go into teaching, too, because he was very good at finding ways to be encouraging (even if I didn’t deserve it).

Me & Eric being sacrilegious in front of Emma & Joseph

Max and his Grandpa

The Phillips Three

We went to Brigham Young’s house for lunch.

I had the Beef Wellington (which was fabulous) and we all had a great time (other than Max having a blow out...)

We all got cupcakes free for mothers’ day...but before we decided to take a picture I had already eaten my cupcake, so Julie let me hold her's...don't judge me!!!

Calling all Eldredge family members!!!!

This is just a save the date notice. The Phillips are in charge of this year’s family reunion. It will be in Evanston, Wyoming on August 8, 2009 (which also happens to be me and Eric’s anniversary). Knowing that this year’s reunion will be a slightly farther trek for some of you, we are planning a myriad of activities that are sure to please.

More details to come…if you could all please send a baby picture to me via email aimei.chiu@gmail.com

If you can’t scan it, we can work something else out, just let me know.

If you have ideas or want to help, feel free to email me and I will pass it along to the proper people.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you all!!!

Tater Twister

For my birthday last year Julie and Jim got me a massage…while the masseur, Paco, was well trained in prenatal massages…I opted to wait until after I had Max…and it was well worth it…for anyone who lives in or near Evanston, Paco was great!
We stayed the weekend in Evanston and since Hanky and Jenna were there, too, we decided to bust out our tater twister. We bought it at a garage sale (new- the owner said she never used it) in Afton a couple of years ago for a dollar…I googled it today and found it on sale (used) for $65.00!!!
Here is a picture of one of our longest curly fry…as you can see it’s longer than Hanky is tall!!!

Hanky was so excited to have a boy cousin with an “X” in his name…he really was great with Max the entire weekend. Here, I bought them matching Superman pajamas!!! How cute are they?!My little super Max

Super Three...Hanky, Max & Jenna

Here's Hanky teaching Max how to fly!

Easter

These pictures are from Easter. Here is one of our first family photos. (Thanks, Camille, for being the only person who noticed that we were all matching…I love matching!)

Here is Max hanging out while I made deviled eggs.

This year I made deviled eggs with crab and capers (I’m a big mayo fan, though I used Miracle Whip instead of Best foods…I’ve always been a big supporter of knowing your audience and when you cook for the Phillips family…it’s Miracle Whip all the way).

Max’s 100 day Celebration

It’s Chinese tradition to have the baby’s celebration at either a full month or 100 days…so, as luck would have it, we were in California for Max’s 100 day. Here we had a family get together with my father’s side of the family.Me & Eric. I was so happy to have Eric with me...I went to California two weeks earlier and Eric stayed behind to finish some big cases...and to make matters worse...we got too busy with Easter that he didnt' even have any food in the house...on several occasions I called him at the office at midnight while he ate a lunchable for dinner!!!

Me and Max.

I like this picture of Eric and Max.

Max’s yummy strawberry sponge cake!!! MMMMmmm good!!

Here is a picture of me, Eric and Max at the beach by my parent’s house. If you notice, we are each wearing a Bjorn…that’s because we were testing out the final two we were deciding between. A few of my parents’ neighbors were so excited to see twins and as we got closer and they noticed that I was carrying an empty carrier, they all just looked as us oddly and didn’t say anything! We were wearing our matching plaid outfit….

Here’s Max’s plaid outfit…we didn’t want him getting cold on the walk earlier.
These are two of my best friends Tamara (who was my maid of honor) and her husband Curtis.

Here we are at the Coriya Hot Pot City. Hot pot is sort of like a Chinese fondue, except instead of cheese and wine, it is a broth and everyone gets to put in whatever meat, seafood and vegetable they want. It was so much fun!!!

Next we got an opportunity to visit George and Joan. It was funny…Max LOVED Joan! Immediately, he couldn’t stop smiling at Joan!

Here we are at the fabulous restaurant they took us to in Los Altos. The waitor was the owner. Interestingly, a few nights earlier we went to one of my favorite restaurants where the waitor was also the owner. I ordered one of my favorite dished (eggplant) and the owner saw Eric roll his eyes and told us that he, too, did not like eggplant. He suggested we order the green beans instead, I politely said we would order both…he tried to dissuade us, again,…but I was determined to get my eggplant…apparently he was more determined for me not to have it, as they never brought it out and he refused to get it for me…random, huh?!

Max's big introduction to the world

Greetings from California! I’ve been visiting my parents for the last two weeks and we’ve been having a marvelous time. Max was amazingly cooperative on the flight and none of the stewardesses even knew there was a baby on board.

What a difference three months makes...here he is at two days and here is Max the day we got there…he’s wearing his new little baseball hat…



My mom has bought him so much stuff for him to have while he’s here with his ‘Wi-Pua’ (that’s grandmother in Chinese).
Here's my mom holding Max

Hanging out in his little green outfit (I took this picture for Kristina Hopper because the outfit has a frog on it and says, ‘Little Hopper’ and it made me think of you).
A few days after we got here, there was a heat wave (low 90’s here and higher inland). Here is a picture of Max taking a nap in just his diaper…he was SO hot!!!
Here we are on our way for a little morning hike in our new baby Bjorn…way more expensive than other carriers…but also worth every penny!!
We went to San Francisco Chinatown and found this little outfit for him…it’s a hoot…he’s so cute!!!! My favorite part is the braid that is connected to the hat!!!

You can see he was a little bored with pictures after a while!!! I finally understand what Meradith means…I’ve got a serious crush on this kid!!!