Philip the Builder

I had been looking at getting Philip a "toddler toy" for awhile now since he outgrew all his baby toys and we had the extra space. I saw some tools on sale at Toys 'R' Us so I went out and got him a workbench from craigslist as well (I love that site!). Now Philip is a carpenter and loves to play with his sander, drill, screwdrivers, and wrenches, but his favourite has to be the hammer (what else? hehe). We can always hear him hammering away every chance he gets! Do we see a handyman in his future? As Bob the Builder would say: "Can we build it? Yes we can! Can we fix it? Yes we can!"

Daddy's 31st Birthday

We celebrated Paul's birthday with a nice home-cooked meal (huge steaks, of course!) and a yummy chocolate cake. Happy 31st to the best daddy in the whole world! :)

Kevin & Danielle's Wedding

Paul's good friend Kevin got hitched with his high school sweetheart, Danielle, on September 15, 2007. Congratulations to the happy couple and we wish you all the best! Welcome to wedded bliss!! :)

Paul's 32nd Birthday

"Big Paul" turned the big 3-2 so we celebrated by going out to Texas Longhorn for big fajitas and then heading to our house for his favourite, a big strawberry cheesecake! Happy birthday, Paul, with big hugs and big kisses from Philip! :)

Winston's 3rd Birthday

It was cousin Winston's 3rd birthday party so we all went over to my parents' place to celebrate. As usual, there were a bazillion people there and even the Changs came up to visit but it was fun seeing all the cousins play with each other. My parents love the fact that they have five grandsons but Auntie Joanna says that we need a girl in the family... and fast! Unfortunately for her, Paul and I aren't planning on Philip being an older brother for at least another year or so, and even then we can't guarantee a girl! hehe... oh well! Happy 3rd birthday Winston, love "Baby Philip"!! :)

Labour Day @ The Ramlogans'

We headed over to the Ramlogans' house for the last long weekend before school started. It was great to catch up with Behrooz, Alan and Olivia again since it had been many years since we last saw them. Philip was in heaven with all the balls that Wendell took out for him and of course there was enough food to feed an army, as always! Too bad Labour Day marked the end of the summer and a sad goodbye to all my free time for 10 months... boohoo! Thanks for the breakfast, lunch and dinner that day, Yen Vi and Wendell! hehe. :)

First Post of Many - Liam & Philip @ Muddy Duck

Ok, so school started which of course means my posts have been non-existent since the end of August. Well, since I'm avoiding my prepping and marking, I decided to finally update the blog. Here is the first post of a month-long backlog of events... I tried to match the dates as best as I could... enjoy the catch-up! :)

Liam and Philip got together for the last time before their mommies (and Liam's daddy) headed back to school the following week... boohoo! We first went to the Muddy Duck to stuff our tummies with a brunch buffet and then headed over to our place to hang for a bit. Philip and Liam are only one week apart so it's fun watching them grow up together and hopefully become really good friends. It looks like they really like ducks too... quack quack! :)