More MOS and Lunar New Year Celebrations

Last weekened we went back to the Museum of Science. I know, I know, 4 times in less than 2 months... but it's different every time! Aki had an especially good time this time.


Aki spelling her name on the giant lite-brite


Aki playing bird calls


Aki eating some giant Lucky Charms


Aki playing with the bear cub


Oh, was that not a bear cub? Then is this not a real acorn either?

The next day we went to the Lunar New Year festival at a high school in Quincy. I've never seen so many Asian people in one place!


This was the longest line there... for the roulette wheel at the Harvard Vanguard table


This place called Mohegan Sun had a big big table...


Why do roulette when you can win one of these ox?


Vietnamese Boy Scout troop


The clock was in a cage


I got to make a mask, but it wasn't for swimming


I am an Ox!


There was some Thai writing on the wall. Mommy said it was not so good.

Then they had a show which we loved:


Aki watching the show


First up was the lion dancers. Best lion dance I've ever seen!


Then came these drummers from the Boston Folk Arts group. I like drumming.


The drummers came back out after a little bit to do Chinese yo yo. I've never seen this before, but it was awesome!


Of course, my attention is only so long... My sticker is on my chin


Dancing Chinese kids

We had a fun weekend, and this weekend we're off for another short trip! See you when we get back!

Chinese New Year's at the Natural History Museum

We celebrated Chinese New Year's this year by going out to the Harvard Natural History Museum. They were having a game where you had to go around and find all the animals in the Chinese calendar.


I found my sign


The rooster sign. What is dimorphism?



Wait, is this a rooster?

Besides the Chinese animals we saw lots of other fun ones too...


Here are some owls, like in my Owly book


A bunny and a baby bunny. That's mommy's animal.



Several hedgehogs. One in the back is curled up into a ball.

I love this museum. It's got all kinds of things to see...


Like magnifying glasses


And mama napping Aki on the bench. The sign above her says "Evolving for more than 500 million years."




We ate a traditional Chinese New Year's lunch at a place called Four Burgers, not to be confused with Five Guys or wherever that place is. I had four fries while Aki ate just about a whole order of fries.

Happy Chinese New Year!

More Museums and Sledding

Wow, has it been over a week since I last posted? I don't even remember how long ago some of this was, but this is what we've been up to this month...

We went to Emmy's birthday party at the place where I used to have gym class...


The usual suspects. I am trying to inch my way out of the lineup on the left.


Aki demonstrating her skillz: cruising along the balance beam

The day after the party we went back to the science museum. It was snowing pretty hard that day, but daddy and mommy really wanted to get out of the house. They drove extra carefully out to the museum. On the way there they saw cars spinning all over the place... even a police car!

We saw some new things at the museum that day.


Two turtles


Whiteout outside the museum


On the way home we passed a little snowplow that had turned over.

I guess next time they will think a little longer about going out when it's snowing so hard!

The next weekend we went to the Children's Museum with Troy, my pal from the "old school" as mommy likes to call it.


Me and Troy driving down somber street...

While we were cruising, Aki found something that she couldn't take her eyes off of. It was a shaggy-haired baby doll without any clothes on. She was kind of fascinated and scared at the same time...


In case you were wondering, this is not Aki's happy face.


But she couldn't take her hands off of the doll's shaggy hair...

Later we went sledding. And not just a little sledding. We had to get all ready to go out.


Wearing daddy's my goggles


Ready to go!


Going down the hill using daddy's famous sideways technique

After going down the hill, it was too far to walk back up. Luckily I had a ski lift.


My personal ski lift


Ready to go again?


Aki didn't have quite as much fun


I think she's thinking that this is just another stroller/car seat, only colder and not as safe

Ok, I think that catches you up a couple of weeks. That'll have to do for now. By the way, Happy Chinese New Year's everybody!

Last Weekend at the Museum of Science

Another week gone, and we're already falling behind on our posts!

Last weekend we went to the Museum of Science again. It was the second time in two weeks. The week before was not so good. I went with daddy on the train and mommy ran errands with Aki in the car. When she came later, the garage was full, and the guards told mommy to park far away. They wouldn't even let her drop Aki off!

Daddy decided we had to leave before it was time because mommy wasn't going to be able to get Aki to the museum on the snow covered sidewalks. I was upset about leaving, so that's why we got to come back again the next week, that is, last week. But don't feel too bad for me. I got to go to the big going out of business sale at KB Toys where mommy ended up parking, and I got some sweet Matchbox cars for half off (whatever that means)!

Ok, back to last weekend... We went to some parts of the museum that I had never been before.


Making a computer fish that gets released into the fish tank in front of me


Making a "drawing" with colored metal bead-ropes. Mine is the one in the front: a dozer. Mommy's is in the back. I think it's some kind of bunny.


Aki got to play in the "crawlers" room


I call this "Abstract Building." Really.


What can I do with these?


Binoculars! Daddy says I look like WALL-E, whoever that is...

Yay for the Museum of Science two weeks in a row!

Happy 10 months birthday to me!

Yesterday I turned 10 months!

Here are some of the things I can do:

I can crawl after Owen and I love to smile.

I can pull up to a stand and cruise (slowly).

Baby food are for babies. I want real table food that mommy, daddy, and Owen eat. I love slurping up noodles. Rice and beans are quite yummy too.

See you later!