Journal

Isaiah and Kiala

2010-11-18T00:03:00.005-05:00

You can tell that he would be such a great brother....

Isaiah misses Auntie Mary

2010-11-12T04:53:00.004-05:00

All My Loving

2010-11-04T01:45:00.002-04:00

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you,
Tomorrow I'll miss you;
Remember I'll always be true.
And then while I'm away,
I'll write home ev'ry day,
And I'll send all my loving to you.

happy birthday, Isaiah!

2010-10-28T10:12:00.002-04:00

Isaiah is three!

he's a punk

stubborn

silly

loves to say, "poo poo!"

is speaking a lot

surprises us with new phrases everyday

- yesterday, when he woke up the first thing he said was, "a cube is a square. it's like a box."

earlier this week, when he woke up, he climbed into our bed. i asked him, "what do you want for your birthday?" and he answered shortly after some thought, "a sister." just like that! matter of factly. neither Grace nor I have mentioned having another baby nor anything about having more siblings. he thought of it all by himself. it was funny because Grace and I just looked at each other, surprised by his answer.

and for the record, we're not trying for a third kid! (boy or girl)

anyways, Isaiah turns three today and we are very happy and proud to be his parents.

We love you, Isaiah!

On our way to Plastic Beach

2010-08-13T08:12:00.002-04:00

"Aye, aye, captain!" – Jonah

I'm a good rider

2010-08-08T02:14:00.004-04:00

Jonah riding his balance bike down a small hill for the first time.

Isaiah listening to Caillou

2010-07-27T06:57:00.003-04:00

On Melancholy Hill

2010-07-04T01:37:00.004-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9thjgHGS38k

I love this video from the Gorillaz. A co-worker posted it recently on his Facebook status and since then, this song has been stuck in my head.

Up on melancholy hill
There's a plastic tree
Are you here with me
Just looking out on the day
Of another dream

Well you can't get what you want
But you can get me
So let's set up and see
'Cause you are my medicine
When you're close to me
When you're close to me

So call in the submarine
'Round the world will go
Does anybody know
If we're looking out on the day
Of another dream

If you can't get what you want
Then you come with me

Up on melancholy hill
A manatee?
Just looking out on the day
When you're close to me
When you're close to me

When you're close to me

My favorite photo

2010-07-04T00:59:00.005-04:00

My favorite photo of Jonah these days.

After visiting the grand opening of the Lego store in Rockefeller Plaza last week, we headed towards the Apple Store since Grace wanted to check out the iPhone 4. We stopped by Diesel, where Jonah tried on the Mowie motorcycle helmet. I love his smile in this photo.

http://www.diesel.com/collection/lifestyle/lifestyle-helmets/mat-white

Can't wait to watch Toy Story 3

2010-06-18T23:08:00.002-04:00

Downtown Disney, 6/10

Lego Store @ Downtown Disney

2010-06-18T23:07:00.002-04:00

saying goodbye to courtney

2010-06-18T22:48:00.002-04:00

We'll miss you!

NYC ✈ LA (and back)

2010-06-18T22:46:00.001-04:00

Firefighters

2010-05-18T01:21:00.003-04:00

The boys love their firefighter outfits.

Mike calls Isaiah "Lips"

Some of their LEGO firefighter sets. LEGO is life.

Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader

2010-05-16T23:15:00.004-04:00

Jonah's favorite Star Wars character is Luke Skywalker...

Isaiah's favorite is Darth Vader.

Jonah falls asleep at night quickly and peacefully.
Isaiah requires an hour-long routine to fall asleep... he's a punk!

Jonah is affectionate, warm and a sensitive person...

Isaiah is stubborn, unruly and only affectionate to Grace.

Jonah's physique is thin and lanky. He fits his clothes so well.

Isaiah is thick-boned. Like a football player without a neck.

He's got the physique of a bruiser and walks in a waddling fashion.

Jonah is a sweetheart...

Isaiah is a little sneaky devil.

Jonah's favorites: Top Gun

2010-05-08T21:57:00.008-04:00

Jonah's favorites:

"Highway to the Danger Zone"

"Top Gun Anthem"

Furikake + Rice

2010-05-04T21:49:00.005-04:00

Jonah + Isaiah love rice with furikake

Thanks to our friend Grace Hoshihara, our boys ask for Rice + Furikake during dinner. Long ago, Grace sent a care package from Japan and included an assortment of furikake, or Japanese seasonings for rice. The boys gobbled it all up and have been requesting it since. It is one of our standby dinner staples, and is super fast and easy to prep. Haha - actually, there's really no prep at all!

"Boneless"

2010-05-03T21:14:00.006-04:00

Isaiah's favorite part of Mo Willem's book, Knuffle Bunny is when the little girl Trixie goes, "boneless." He walks around saying "boneless," usually sounding like "bonus!" And, of course, his latest nickname is Boneless.

Mo Willem's blog post about Boneless:

http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/2007/12/boneless.html

Mo Willems

2010-04-27T22:39:00.002-04:00

If you haven't checked any of Mo Willems' children's books... give it a try! He is a great children's author and our boys love to read his books. They are funny, silly, smart and goofy.

A long work week

2010-04-27T21:44:00.003-04:00

I'm not altogether clear why I enjoy documenting certain parts in my life; and, in this case, regarding work. It's not to garner empathy, nor am I attempting to score any brownie points with anyone. Ever since I started, I've de-activated the "comments" feature on this blog because I'm not always crazy about what people have to say.

Anyways, it has been a long work week. I am thankful that Grace has been supportive and holds down the fort with two growing boys, who can be rambunctious and unruly at times. I'd spend the mornings with the boys, who wake up roughly around 7:30am. So I'd hang out with them, feed them breakfast, watch Team Umizoomi with them and get ready while they watch Knuffle Bunny or Pete's a Pizza (Scholastic DVD) or Lego's Clutch Powers DVD.

THURSDAY

9:30a – 12:30a (15 hrs.)

FRIDAY

9:30a – 1:30a (16 hrs.)

SATURDAY

11:00a – 2:00a (15 hrs.)

MONDAY

9:30a – 1:30a (16 hrs.)

It was nice having Sunday off. I was on call, but when I got the email at 3pm saying I didn't have to come in, I went back to sleep and took my third nap. What I do for a living isn't saving lives, so I do take this past week's rare scheduling with a grain of salt.

"Love and respect"

2010-04-21T00:58:00.001-04:00

Tonight my dad said, "it's not just love. It's love and respect together that mean something."

Isaiah at MOMA

2010-04-15T23:28:00.003-04:00

Jonah vs. playground slide

2010-04-15T22:42:00.006-04:00

Today we received a call from Jonah's school. Let's just say that it's never a good thing to get a phone call from your son's teacher during the day. This afternoon, Jonah fell off a twisting slide at the playground, resulting in a bloody nose and a black-eye.

Thankfully, Jonah recovered well and was alright.

Team Umizoomi

2010-04-12T08:31:00.002-04:00

Seashells!

2010-04-05T21:22:00.007-04:00

Listening to seashells

Jonah + Jondou

Jondou + Isaiah