Old and New Part III

Okay this is the last post from Philly. This is in Doris's backyard..which by the way is so very small. It is probably the size of three full bathrooms. I am not good with the metric system.

Tim uses scissors to trim the grass instead of a weed eater.

We sat outside on Friday for some fun in the sun. Some sweet pics with me and my girl.

Here is a summary of the rest of our trip in Philly and the events of the funeral. On Saturday we drove up to Jersey and stayed in a friend's home for the night so we would not have to wake up at 4am to make it to the funeral in New York City at 11:00. That night we drove into NY to have a dinner with all the Kungs. I didn't get any pictures because Ryan and I had our hands full with the kiddos. We were in a room that was big enough to fit two large round tables that could seat maybe a dozen people and there was only enough room left for maybe 5 people to stand. It was a small room. So ER, who has to run around, kept trying to escape the room and would not sit to eat at all. On top of it, she did not nap in the car, was starving and had a bit of a cold/allergies. She was pretty miserable. ( If you have little ones, you can sympathize). So finally after holding a squirmy fussy ER for half an hour, passing her off to one another, after several trips to the coy pond in the restaurant, and seeing that I was frazzled by the situation, Ryan made an executive decision and took ER outside and strolled her around the block a few times then ended up sitting in the van with her so she could watch Nemo and eat snacks. Poor guy, he didn't get to eat any food or meet all the family. He did that and other sacrificial acts that entire weekend so I could be apart of all the events of the funeral and see my family. I was so thankful for Ryan and how he constantly insisted on my participating and how he without question took ER off my hands. So much so that he got sick.

Thanks Ryan for serving me in that way and making sure I was apart of all the events of the funeral!

Here is the view we had as we were driving into New York city Sunday morning for the funeral. We got into Jersey the night before after the dinner around midnight and woke up at 5:30 am the next morning. Ryan said that on Sunday we were in the car from 7am till about 10 pm and we were only OUT of the car for maybe a total of 4 hours! The rest of the time was drive time. So you can imagine what is going on in the car during those hours. We are stuck in traffic almost the entire time, I am nursing Dean in the very back of the van, Sharon is tending to ER, and Lon is up front helping Ryan get around the city. It was crazy. I almost lost it several times. The car was a total mess, I was changing dean and ER 's diapers on my lap as we are in traffic, ER is crying, snack bowls and sippy cups are flying...it was ....ummm...memorable.

Sin was defiantly being revealed by all persons in the car!

This was at the burial site. A floral arrangement. Again, I did not get any pics cause we had the babies. So these few were taken by Sharon with my camera.
Here are all the children. My dad is on the far right. 7 in all.

I wanted a picture of everyone and certainly of all my cousins. I have so many cousins on my Dad's side! They are all about my age. Nine in all.

Sharon entertained and took care of ER the entire car trip. Thank you so much sis! I don't know what I would have done without you! Here she is playing peek a boo with ER. This is what Dean did the entire time- thank goodness! Sleep, eat and poop.
Some pics I got from the car as drove around New York City and Manhattan...
Sleepy girl- sharon took this one. I love it.
Ground zero

another of ground zero

This is at a banquet we attended back in China town after the burial. ER got her first red pocket from my grandmother. A red pocket is small red envelope filled with some money that adults give to their children or children in their family. It is a Chinese tradition. She did MUCH better at this meal. She happily played with chopsticks and ice on her plate. And only tried to escape the restaurant a few times.

ER with Autie Kay. I have the best uncles and aunties. I love them all!
We had some yummy food: lobster, duck, fish, soup, seafood dishes and more!
ER what she does best, pick pocket. She loves to get into purses. Note the hair nest on the back of her head. She had that for two days from being in the car so long. My cousin Joshua is next to her, who is getting married in October!, and Kinsen and Mary are in the background.
I didn't get a pic of all my many cousins. I was too busy with the babies. I wish I could have been able to talk with them more. I have some very cool cousins...

We visited over at Grandma's apartment after the lunch. ER with Auntie Camille.
...entertaining everyone around her with her cuteness. She literally had people around her in the picture.
We attempted an entire family picture with Grandma. My children were not cooperating...as you can see. Dean was so sleepy and was bawling his head off and Ella Reese, ...well she just does not sit still. My Grandma is so very sweet. I love her.
After several camera shots, Ryan continues to try to get ER to be still. And see me holding a pacey in Dean's mouth trying to rock him. It is hilarious to me now that I look at them..but not so funny then.

NEW

I took these maybe three weeks ago, and already I think he looks different. I took these with my point and shoot Canon. It is what I had near me at the time...although there are not nearly as clear as my fancy camera. I still love them. I was trying to capture his different face expressions...
I love this little guy,...we are just crazy about him...

he tried to roll from his back to front today and almost got it!

This one is blurry but I like it. We had Lon and Sharon over for burgers and dogs on the grill last last Sunday. ER loves Lon and calls him "Wan". She didn't always love him. She actually use to cry when she saw him when she was younger. All night she kept saying wan wan over and over and she loved it when he started throwing her around.