The Best of Hong Kong and Taipei

I had one month left of maternity leave, and I wasn't going to spend it idly! So we packed our bags (again!) and flew to Hong Kong, where we spent 5 exciting days exploring the city with the Chua Family.

We went shopping (of course!), ate a lot (dimsum at its best!) and went to both Ocean Park and Disneyland HK. Dylan was at home here (well, he blends right in!), and he ate noodles and fried rice to his heart's content! But more so, he just loved spending time with Beanne, his puppy love (awwww!). They are just so cute together!

We flew to the Philippines (more on that in my next blog entry), then on our way back to SF, we spent a day in Taipei. We hired a limo that drove us to the city's main sights before catching our flight home.

Isn't this picture a classic? Definitely illustrates what we've been doing this past couple of months, with kids in tow! Click on it to view our full HK/Taipei album:

Just had to add this adorable pic of the two lovebirds on their honeymoon in Disneyland!

Roadtrip with cousins

Two weeks after coming back from Toronto, we were treated to a special visit from Cousin Michelle, Cousin Daniel and Tita Margaret. I guess they can't stand being away from each other for too long!

We crammed 4 kids, a jumbo stroller and ? luggages in our Highlander, then drove down to Southern California where we spent a week at Disneyland, Sea World, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Old Town and Griffith Observatory. Call us brave (or crazy!).

But the kids had fun! Dylan, Daniel and Reese met Mickey for the first time. Reese went on the Pirates of Caribbean ride, at 10 weeks old! We all fell in love with Shamu. There were lots of headache, but the smiles from the kids made it all worthwhile. Dylan even watches our videos from that trip almost every day!

Click on the image below to view our SoCal Roadtrip album:

We spent another week just chillin' in the Bay Area (and recovering from our whirlwind roadtrip)! We went on the "Duck Ride" through SF, which was as much fun for the locals as it was for the tourists! Rode the cable car, visited the Jelly Belly Factory and Fairyland, swam at the Cull Creek lagoon and pigged out on Filipino food! And of course, we visited Bapa Dick and Mama Lulu, then went shopping! Yup, these mommas are unstoppable!

Click on the image below to view our "SF with cousins" album: