Favorites

Here are some of Tesshin's current favorites and a few of mine too

Tesshin's favorite:
food = avocado and gyoza
drink = Yakult
breakfast food = oatmeal
toy = basketball
article of clothing = Elmo shirt
Wii game = Mario vs. Sonic at the Olympic Games
phrase = "Jeff broke Wii. Need to fix it. "(He says this on a regular, just to remind us that his Uncle Jeff's Wii is broken. It's really not. That's just what we said so we didn't have to play it)



My favorite Tesshin-isms:
when he kisses my "owies" or "boo-boos"
when he finishes all of his food and says "ALL DONE!"
when he holds up two fingers when someone asks him how old he is
when he shows off his muscles and says "MUSCLE MAN!"
when he holds his finger to his lip and says "Mommy, shhhh, be quiet" (I think Tessho likes this one too)

My first poo poo

Tesshin did his first poo poo in the potty today!!! I put him on his potty seat to go pee pee but he gave us a little more. Tessho called it a "deer poop".
We've been trying to get him to go pee pee in the potty for quite some time. He's in his big boy underwear for most of the day. Maggie has been a big help. But the #1 motivator has been Peanut M&Ms. Tesshin loves getting those as his reward. We're starting a pee pee/poo poo chart too. I don't think it'll work as well as the M&Ms but it's worth a shot!

Weekend fun

We met up with the Fu's, Dave and Justo for Dim Sum on Saturday morning. I finally got to meet Ayumi (Jon and Karen's newest addition).

After we ate, we went to the park with the Fu's. It was fun seeing the kids run around and do their own thing. They are very independent. It was kinda tough getting pictures of the two of them together.

Suzuki Family

The Suzukis came and visited us in Long Beach this time around. They actually stayed with us in our teeny tiny house. It was a tight squeeze but it was so much fun. On Sunday, we went to Griffith Park to see the Hollywood sign and the sunset. Then we went to the Santa Monica pier. The kids got to play in the sand and froze they're tusshies off! We went to Disneyland on Monday and the Long Beach Aquarium on Tuesday. The kids loved feeding the Lorikeets and petting the sharks. Tesshin gets a little more comfortable petting the sharks each time we go. The sting rays get so close to Tesshin. He must smell real good to them. They left today. Here are a few pics