Adrian at Vieira Park

If Adrian isn't at home with us or at Grandma daycare then you can pretty much find him at a local park. The expressions on his face are well worth the time and effort it takes to shuttle him around even during our most coveted days of the week - the weekends! Here he is having a ball (and being goofy) at Vieira park in San Jose.

Google's Spring Festival

Funny how Adrian went from picking zero eggs in 2009 to so many that I've lost count of them in 2010. Adrian's second East Egg hunt this year was hosted by Google. Their events are always well planned and nicely put together and this one was no exception. This event naturally included an Easter Egg hunt with both plastic and boiled eggs scattered on the grassy lawn. Our little munchkin preferred the plastic over the real eggs! There was an animal petting area, a tunnel thing for kids to crawl around in, an area for cookie decorating, help yourself candy station and various snack areas scattered around the campus. Lastly, what kiddie event would be complete without jump houses? There were not one, but two jump houses for all of the awaiting kids. The animal petting area and the jump houses were the more popular attraction and needless to say, the lines were fairly long. Fortunately, Adrian obediently AND patiently waited in line until it was his turn! Great job, munchkin! :)

Father & Son Balancing Act

Praticing for the circus? No! This is just a normal day at the Tam household! :)

Easter Egg Hunting in Los Gatos

Last year's Easter Egg hunt turned out to be a major disappointment! Not only did we have trouble finding parking, but we were a few minutes late and by the time we had arrived onto the field, the event was over! BOO!!! I was so bummed that Adrian wasn't able to pick up a single egg for his first Easter! Read more about last year's mishap here. This year, we weren't going to have any of that! We were recommended by a friend to go to an Easter Egg hunt in Los Gatos. Although the event didn't start until 10AM, Ed and I made sure to pack up the little munchkin and get there 45 minutes early! We didn't want a repeat of last year and we wanted to ensure that we get there early enough to find parking. That decision paid off nicely. Not only did we find a great parking spot close to the event, we got to enjoy some of the activities available before the lines grew several blocks long. Adrian got to pet some animals - the first time in which he truly felt comfortable chasing after the animals and petting them and particpated in many other activities catered for kids! The weather was amazing and all in all, it turned out to be a wonderful day for our little family!

Our Lil House Cleaner

Having observed his parents clean up after him during all 20 months of his life, our little munchkin decided to lend us a hand and help wipe down the house! :) See how meticulous the little guy can be cleaning only the circles on the rug and cleaning the inside and outside of his daddy's slippers! :) This is one precious video to keep for the many years to come! Next up, it's time to teach him to mop the floor and/or wash the dishes!!! :)

Adrian's New Bed

Adrian has been a regular fixture in our bed since he was 4 months young. While I (secretly) enjoyed having him with us and experienced many special moments such as his early babbling (while in bed) to his more coherent words. We were also fortunate enough to be woken up by sweet kisses from the little guy (see my best wake up call blog here) All of which cancels all of the kicks/elbows that we've endured to the head, face and body etc. over the past months.

Having experienced success (or extreme luck) with weaning Adrian off the bottle (a week) and off the pacifier (zero days), we decided to go for the turkey (a term bowlers use when they score 3 strikes) and moved Adrian into his own little bed (while crossing our fingers and praying for success)!

Below, Adrian is testing out a mattress at the furniture store

A week later, here he is in his little bed. It worked well until 2:41AM when he woke up and cried for us to fetch him and return him back to his rightful spot - dead smack in the middle of Mummy and Daddy! Oh well, we can't always be so lucky. We'll try again soon!

How To Eat a Breakfast Burrito...

Adrian's 3-step process to eating a Mickey D's Breakfast Burrito:
Step 1. Have a good grip on the burrito and make sure that the wrapper is out of the way!
Step 2. Take a HUGE bite!
Step 3. Savour the taste and see how much of the burrito is left to repeat the steps! :)