Tahoe trip - Day 4

Nathan watched mommy tasting snow
Nathan tasted snow



Played at a pier.

Tahoe trip - Day 3

Everything changed dramatically after one night's snowing. Everything covered with white fresh clean snow.
We spent some time playing snow in front of the house, had lunch at home, then headed north. We drove about half hour to Incline Village, visited the beach near Hyatt, and had dinner in Hyatt.
In front of the rental home

Tahoe trip - day 1

The whole gang took a 4 day trip to Tahoe during thanksgiving holiday.
Day one, thanksgiving day, we left home around 11am, only 1 hour behind schedule. It took 6 hours on the road, including 1 hour stop for lunch. Everyone hit the road on thanksgiving day.
We arrived the vacation home just in time for the big "fire-pot" dinner. The pictures were out of focus because the camera was switched to manual focus.
The vacation home was very cozy and warm, actually too warm. It has 3 rooms, kitchen, living room, but only one bath room.

Tahoe trip - day 2

Nathan was working hard on his daily business. This is his "poo-poo" face




The second day, black Friday, was a raining day, we went to South Tahoe, leaving Rachel home for his project. We went to Ceasars for shopping, but was very disappointed. Totally different from Ceasars in L.V. We met Min and Hsui-Huei's family at a shopping plaza, when the rain turned into snow - the very first snow this year! Nathan was very excited, did not want to leave.
The snow continued and sky was turning dark as we left South Tahoe. It was fun to drive in the snow at first. After a while, we entered into a hill section, the road became covered with thicker snow, and the car in front slowed down a lot, leaving two tracks on the snow.
We started to worry when several cars stoped on the road, flashed their hazard lights. We stopped to ask what's going on, and a man said it's dangerous to continue, we better head back to South Tahoe. We stopped for several minutes, wondering if our Oddyssey could bring us home. At last another minivan passed us, we decided to follow it. The road now became very slippery, we could see ice started to form, like piles of robble on the road. We drove very carfully, stay on the tracks created by the van in front. It didn't take long before we arrived Tahoma, the little town where our temperary home was. But it took several turns before we finally found the correct way home, A Ju get off the car to look for direction several times. Everyone in the car prayed very hard, except Nathan that is. He slept soundly all the way home!

Timeout

There was a kid used to eat a lot, but suddenly won't eat his meal for couple of days. Mommy tried to distrack him even entertain him, but he still won't eat his food.



He was later timeouted, and he wasn't happy about that.

Getting ready for winter

Who's this cute boy in winter clothing? Oh! It's Nathan trying on new clothes (or used clothes).

Christmas box

Every year we prepare two gift boxes for the Christmas gift box program, the gift boxes are bring to church and sent to children in poor countries, where kids don't receive gifts on Christmas. This year mommy prepared a boy's and a girl's gift boxes, both for age 5-9. Nathan was helping put gifts in the box.
Pray for the people receiving the boxes.

kitchen

Nathan is not alowed to go into kitchen, and the entrance is his border. He often stops near the garbage can, waiting for mommy or aunty there.

But sometime he sneak in when people are too busy to stop him.

picnic in the park I

It was a very nice day to go out and have lunch in the park. We visited a nearby park, the whole family (daddy, mommy, aunty Denise, aunty Shelly, Nathan), and 豆豆哥哥, Isaac 哥哥. Fall is here and the trees are turning yellow and red.

Running around on the lawn.
As usual, Nathan is focus is on things on the ground.

picnic in the park II

I don't want to go home.

Santa Cruz trip I

10/29, cloudy. Daddy and Mommy took Nathan to Santa Cruz for a one day trip. Wandering along the downtown area while waiting for seating at a popular restaurant.

Santa Cruz trip II

It was very windy at the parking lot, but 海鷗 is worth seeing.
On the way going to the "butterfly trees." We passed someone with dog, Nathan was very brave, only couple minutes later he said "狗狗 爸爸 抱抱 (Doggie, daddy, hold)"
As usual, Nathan's favorite is collecting what's on the ground.

Later that day, we visited Nature Bridge park, it was the season that monarch butterflies (大王蝶) return to the park, thousands and thousands of butterflies clang to the "butterfly tree"