Logan had his 6 months follow up on the eye check up today.  I was off with the boys while Stuart had to work.  I decided to take them to Costco as I needed to shop for groceries to make dinners for the holiday.  Costco’s was crazy crowded as expected, but we were ok once we managed to park our car.  I had the boys writing and crossing out our shopping list which kept their interests the entire trip.  We had planned for an earlier lunch so I could get Connor down for a nap.  I also wanted to take a break as I started feeling under the weather.  I then sneaked out to take Logan for the eye check.
     Logan fell asleep during the ride to the hospital, so we did not get to talk much about the exam.  He cooperated quite well with the automated machine by staring at the "balloon" inside.  He even did fine with the puff of air blowing into his eyes.  He then sat nicely at the exam table and was ready.  He drew a blank when the eye doctor asked him the read the first three lines, but it turned out that he was quiet as he did not know "words".  The doctor clarified that he should just read the letters, then he answered as asked.  I started noticing that he could not read too clearly and start making mistakes as the letters got smaller, worse on one side than the other.  He answered nicely, "I like the first one", "Ya, this one is better", "They look the same", "I can’t see them, they are too small", or "They all look like squares".  The doctor confirmed that his nearsightedness has gotten worse and eyeglasses are now justified.  I was sadden by the news as Logan is so young, but I definitely did not make it obvious to make Logan worried too.
    I called Stuart to share the news while checking out frames with Logan.  Stuart and I decided to take Logan back for another exam just to confirm the situation and just in case Logan did not use his best effort during the exam.  Stuart and I will bring Logan back tomorrow.  We can also then look for a more suitable frame for Logan too.  Poor Logan!  He will be starting to wear glasses even earlier than me

     Logan needed a new bike as he has grown much taller lately.  Since Logan is not a big fan of biking, we did not think he would appreciate having a bike as one of his Christmas presents.  So we just decided to buy one over the weekend and we can use it over the break.  We asked Logan his preference of colors for the bike, and his first response was "a golden bike".  I was surprised with the response and not sure if I have seen a gold bike, I asked for some backup color choices.  Logan just replied "I like any colors except black, pink and purple".  Stuart measured Logan’s height and did some searching online, we decided on a bike at Toys R Us and we wanted to go there to have Logan try it out.  The interesting thing was that this model Stuart actually found with the better reviews turned out to be a gold colored bike.  What are the odds!  At the store the model was not available, so we just had Logan climbed up on an 18 inch frame to confirm.  We then purchased it with the free assembly. 
     On Sunday we went to pick it up after dinner.  Logan was quite excited to see the "golden bike".  It sure was shiny golden!   He did not mind climbing up on it in the garage or posed next to it to take a picture.  He was pleased to have it and I have not seen Logan smiling so much toward a bike before.  Hopefully he will really enjoy riding it too. 
     Connor was a little bit jealous at the "golden bike".  He touched it gently and said "Pretty!".  But when we told him that he would receive Logan’s previous bike as he is now ready for a bigger boy bike, he was quite happy.  It would be interesting to take both of them out for riding soon.

      After the kids went to sleep on Saturday, I drove to pick up Kathy headed to our destination restaurant to meet up with the others.  Michelle and Robyn were already there, then Julie and later Thuy arrived.  We all ended up having some food at this late hour, enjoyed a drink and shared a dessert too.  We had a great conversation, and before we knew it, it was almost midnight.  It was one of the latest I have stayed out for awhile.  Stuart stayed up for me; we ended up going to bed quite late after watching some TV.

     On Sunday, the Tashiros drove up to San Jose and arrived at the Hashiguchi’s first.  Then they all came over to visit us in our new place.  The boys had fun playing with the big kids and showing them around.  We then headed out to dinner.   Connor was funny, kept saying “Mommy, my tummy is BIG.  I don’t want to eat”.  So I just told him that he still needed to stay in his seat while the rest of us eat and talk.  Connor agreed and said “I am not going to eat.  I will sit and talk only”.  He ended up eating some food, but did stay in his seat folding his papers and talking with the big girls sometimes.  Logan requested “egg rolls, pot stickers, vegetables and that’s it”, and he ate a good portion of just that.

     Stuart posted both of the boys’ videos as Logan and Connor enjoy watching their shows.  I apologize for the shaky operator as I had to extend my arm up in order not to film the parents in front of me.  Connor was hidden in most of the video.  So if you like to see a glimpse of Connor, you will have to skip to the 5 minute mark or to the end where Connor met Santa.

      Logan’s drama skit was yesterday.  We were given the playlist awhile back and we were aware that Logan’s part in it was just “cheering”.  We tried to talk with Logan about the show periodically, but Logan kept telling us that he was not part of it as he had no line.  The day before the show, Logan suddenly told us that he only wanted mommy to be there but not daddy.  For the next day, we asked Logan several times and he was consistent.  Since this was just an extra-curriculum activity, we decided to follow his wish.

     I left work early and arrived at school before show time.  There were not as many parents as in Christmas Sing, but several classes of students arrived to watch too.  As I was checking out the crowd, I suddenly noticed Logan had arrived and was among the other students.  He was staring at me but did not give me much of an expression.  Then I saw the teacher helping the kids got ready, putting on their hats and having them spread around the stage.  The show then began.  Some kids were very good, loud and clear.  After a few minutes of dialogue, Logan along with few other kids came running up to the stage, but Logan was hidden behind and I could not see his expression.  The show ended with a couple of songs too.  Overall the performance was very cute.  After taking some group photos, the students were excused to go to the parents and Logan was happy to give me a big hug.  The drama teacher told me that Logan did well with her; he was quiet but he tried to participate and enjoyed being there.

    The weather was beautiful today.  So we made plan with Rohan’s parents to meet up in a nearby park.  We brought pizza and Vrinda brought side dishes, so we had a nice picnic there too.  Rohan and Logan were a little shy to see each other initially, but Connor showed his excitement right away.  They all played at the different structures, and later asked the parents to play chasing with them.  We were also prepared with their bikes for them to ride.  Both Rohan and Connor hopped on their bikes right away, but Logan needed some encouragement.  Connor was trying so hard to catch up with Rohan; he rode so fast but his bike was definitely not up for racing.  Logan was riding at a slower pace as he was worried about falling, and after a few rounds, Logan was done biking.  But instead, he was willing to run a few more rounds chasing the two bikes.  All the boys definitely had their share of exercise today.