Growing With Our Children

children make us grow up

Crispy Chicken Chow Mein

We do like crispy chow mein, but every time we go to Chinese restaurant, the crispy chow mein is not so crispy by the time they get to our table. I found the best way to make crispy chow mein that will still be crunchy until we finish the meal. The trick is the noodles,

Christmas 2012

2013-1-1 This year we celebrated our New Year In Reno as last year, it’s a white New Year. 2012-12-25 This year Spare The Air Alert was off- We could have our fireplace on, unlike last year, it’s so nice. The cookies were gone and so was the milk, Audie and Brando got their sold out

Ardenwood Elementary 8 Great Traits

Both of our children attend Ardenwood Elementary, we’ve been going to PTA and school meetings whenever we had a chance. Last week, when I was at the parent meeting, I was reading the poster on my son’s door, “Ardenwood Elementary Eight Great Traits” and I think these traits should be maintained and carried through life

Disneyland CA 2012

So, Audie is 8 and Brando is almost 6 and it’s their first time to Disneyland. I was shocked to see the prices on line. I remembered the last time it was $32-36, it must have been a while then. Brando didn’t make the Indiana Jones ride, it requires 46″ tall and with shoes, he’s

Audie First Star Test

Audie took the first STAR (Standardized Testing And Reporting) at the end of her 2nd grade. She was so excited about the results, she checked the mail every week for the whole summer. The reason is that we would reward her with a build-a-bear if her score is over 90%. Actually, she was so sure