7/4 Night: Firework

This year, like most of the years, the City had firework at Cupertino High, and we could watch it from the nearby park and school.

We parked at the Mall and walked to the park in Miller. It's not a short walk, but Hee made it. (Of course, Ha made it, too) Usually, Hee would say that he couldn't walk and asked us to carry him when it's a long walk, but this time, he didn't. I guessed that he's a big kid now.

This year, we had folding chairs, so it's very comfortable to watch the fireworks. Instead of being afraid in the previous years, this year, Ha and Hee started enjoying the fireworks. We had a good view and good time. Hee was yelling and talking at the first half of the show; however, he got quiet gradually....he's fallen asleep! He woke up at 6am in the morning to go to the bathroom, and he didn't take a nap, so he's too tired to enjoy the whole show. Now, we had to carry him back to the parking lot! As we walked back to the parking lot, the sprinkler of the lawn went off, and the crowds were running and laughing; actually, it was very fun!

Here are few video clips about the firework:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X54ToEtDv18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqxybTdmM70
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo0ouahmCqo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQrjLf4SQ3w

7/4 Afternoon:上屋頂

In the morning, they saw that 修水管的伯伯 went on the roof, so in the afternoon, Stephen asked them if they wanted to take a walk on the roof, too. Ha was afraid, but on the other hand, he wanted to try, so after few minutes of thinking, he went up. Hee was even more scared, but he also wanted to try, so after 10 minutes, when he saw Ha was happy up there, he went, too. Stephen was carefully taking care of them. I went up, but since I got not-so-good shoes, I was scared, so I went down right away. Both kids enjoyed the view, but they couldn't stay long because it's roof, not a playground.

7/4 Morning:修水管

Stephen said: "這個真的很像露營，因為在不一樣的地方洗碗！”



Well, we didn't do it on purpose. We had to use the bathroom sink to wash the dishes because our kitchen sinks were clogged.

Both kitchen sinks haven't worked well for few weeks, but with patience, water could still flow through. During the long weekend, Stephen had more time, so he tried to fix it with the 通水管的snake. It went all the way through, and we thought that the problem was solved; however, on the opposite, the sinks were clogged completely. Not a single drop of water could flow through! I guessed that our snake was too short , and it just pushed everything to the deeper place and got stuck completely. We tried few methods that I searched online: pour in baking soda and vinegar solution; cover one sink and use garbage disposal on the other side; cover one sink and use 通馬桶的那隻東西 on the other side; however, nothing worked at all.

We called our general contractor, and he referred us to 南灣通渠。 He is a Christian, 很客氣，準時，手腳又快，從屋頂通，不到半個鐘頭就完全搞定, so we had time to go to the grand opening of Blackberry Farm which was closed 2 years ago and upgraded and reopened. Kids played some games there, and we walked around and then went home for lunch. City of Cupertino provided free BBQ lunch there, but there were too many people, so we chose to go home and eat. I made pasta with cream of chicken and corn sauce, fast, tasty and easy.

Ha's fallen tooth #3

Ha's tooth #3 (bottom, left to the middle tooth) was fallen on 7/7/09 during breakfast time! He was eating soft bread and avoiding touching the tooth, but he wanted to try our crisp garlic bread. It was yummy so that he forgot to use the other side of teeth to chew, and here came the fallen teeth #3. He acted like nothing happen and just gave me the tooth and continued to eat his garlic bread. I guessed that it was not bleeding.

7/3 Dinner

When we got home from the beach, it was about 3pm, and Ha asked me to cook dinner？？？？？ We just finished eating at McDonald's at 2pm, and he finished his double cheese burger, fries and ate some Sundae. I couldn't believe that he asked me to prepare for the dinner.

The fact was that he loved to cook outside, so he couldn't wait for cooking the dinner in the backyard. I told him that I would start preparing at 5:40pm, and he could have dinner at 6pm.
We had 餛飩湯，Ravioli and Tuna fish for dinner.

The Tuna fish was from our next door neighbor, an old couple. I guessed that the husband is about 90 years old, and the wife is almost 90, too. They are always busy at their backyard, and I believed that hard working plus fresh air makes their body healthier. They have corns, lemons, oranges, kiwi, beans, different colors of roses and many other plants in the yard, and they have a boat in the yard, too. The old gentleman told us that they went fishing on 7/2 with his friend's boat. They were 50 miles off shore in Half Moon Bay, and they got a big Tuna fish. He shared the belly part of the Tuna fish with us. It was really good. The first night, I marinated it with salt and pepper and squeezed lemon juice on top when done; the second night, we dipped it with the BBQ sauce, and both were good. No matter how we cooked it, fresh fish is the best!

On Sunday, a friend asked me how many crabs that we caught？(I tried to borrow the net to catch the crab for the camping trip, so they knew it。）I told him that we didn't go, so we didn't get the crab, but we got fresh fish instead. God's provision is amazing! The Lord is my Shepherd, and I shall not be in want! We didn't ask for it, but we got it anyways!

A Video clip of cooking the dinner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTmdUx1CGGs 小菜秧(young 青江菜） was from our backyard. We still have the seeds, if you want some, please let us know.

Hee was dancing after dinner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6hwRnrXto These VBS songs were played over and over during our camp out days.

7/3 Santa Cruz Boardwalk

We searched online and found that Santa Cruz Boardwalk's temperatures was about 77 degrees at noon, which was better for us to play in the beach, so, with all the "sand tools" in the car, off we went!

Parking fee was $1.5 per hour, so Stephen went to change for the coins, and he got all the one dollar coins with different faces, and one of them was not the round shape.

I was too lazy to play, so I asked Hee to bury me with the sand. He was happy to do that, and I didn't need to move but laid on our 草席。 Stephen also took a rest on the 草席, too. Our kids are old enough to play by themselves, and we can 享享清福了。

Video Clip 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_dXJe-eIuU

Video Clip 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kd1o6uDBLc

Hee decided to bury himself, too, and Ha was building a bridge.

Video Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSCT_6DYFuk

休息夠了，我們大家一起挖洞鑿湖。 Stephen was like the 撒瑪利亞婦人,在正午打水。他一桶一桶的灌下來，後來，我也加入打水行列。

Video Ｃｌｉｐ：http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUb9-F-0Z5g

太陽漸漸大，水不再那麼涼，我們便讓Ｈａ　ａｎｄ　Ｈｅｅ　玩水.

Video Clip 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QEjEZOdkpw

Video Clip 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWAVSlgJ9Q

哈都濕了，豁出去了；嘻跌倒一次，雖然連衣服都沒濕，不過自此之後，就緊抓爸爸。

Video Clip1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BEitxR_nLw

Video Clip 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei1JmMG3-_E

收草席，準備回家了。

Video Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM5ICyeqCc

We went to McDonald's for lunch on our way home, and kids slept as soon as we started driving home.

7/3 Breakfast

After a good night sleep in the tent, we enjoyed our breakfast in the yard. it was 美心熟食部的港式叉燒麵包。差不多手掌大小。Ha and Hee ate one each and ate some cereals; Stephen and I ate 3 each. After good breakfast, we were going to the beach!

Video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey7EhCFccL0