A Day at the Pumpkin Patch

This past weekend, we had the chance to go to Lemos Farm for some pumpkin festivities. It was a beautiful day in Half Moon Bay, luckily! Justin had a great time riding the ponies and train and feeding the goats. Even Brandon seemed to be having a good time!

 

 

 

ARRR

You might remember the playhouse I built when I was nesting in my last few weeks of pregnancy. Well after attending his cousin Olivia's pirate themed birthday party, Justin was trying to convince us that he needed another BIGGER box to build a pirate ship out of (Thanks Auntie Bonnie!) Luckily we managed to convince him that his playhouse could also be a pirate ship. Justin insisted that both Daddy AND Justin had to get into the ship with him. Gotta love kids' imaginations!

Hawaii

I'm not sure what made me think that a trip to Hawaii with two kids would be relaxing, because it definitely wasn't! Between having to nurse Brandon in the rental car every three hours, and Justin getting up at oh-dark-hundred every morning, it definitely wasn't relaxing. BUT, we had a lot of fun exploring the beaches and yummy food. We rented a house in Ko'olina which was a great choice because it gave us the space and amenities we really needed. The wedding was fun too (more pictures to follow). Alas, the week was over too quickly. I did decide though, that 5 hours on a plane is the most I'm willing to travel with two kids!

Tired after a long plane trip. Justin kept busy on the plane eating snacks and reading the inflight magazine ;)

Making sand castles with Daddy

 

All aboard the Pineapple Express at the Dole Plantation!

Family photo at the wedding

Character breakfast at the Aulani. Brandon is off camera napping (as usual)

 

 

Red Egg and Ginger Party

We almost didn't have a Red Egg and Ginger Party for Brandon, but I figured I didn't want to get into trouble when he got older and asked why he didn't get one too. Hazards of being the second born! We had a lovely party at Tatami in Cupertino. Brandon actually held up pretty well, sleeping most of the time while people stroked and patted his hair. We decided to just leave him in his stroller up at the front so people could come and visit him - what a little emperor!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon pics

Here are some more pics of the littlest Wong. He's about 11 weeks in these photos. And yes, that hair is all natural...we dry it like that after his bath and it stays like that until the next bath!

 

Singing "skills"

The Partridge Family we are not...

Justin had rediscovered his electric guitar (great) and really wanted Brandon to play with him, and I suppose I should be encouraging that, right? I've said many times that Justin is probably not the next American Idol...we are also NOT the next Partridge Family :)

2 months!

I took Brandon in for his two month check-up today. Here are his stats:

Weight: 14 lbs (92%)
Length: 24" (84%)
Head: 16" (63.5%)

The little porker got a clean bill of health and earned himself 4 immunizations. Poor thing is sleeping off the trauma now.

For those of you who are wondering how Brandon compares to Justin at this age, I dug up Justin's stats:

Justin's Weight: 13 lb, 7 oz (88%)
Justin's Length: 24" (87%)
Justin's HC: 15.75" (52%)

So it looks like Brandon is edging Justin out right now. One thing is for sure - we grow 'em big in the Wong Family!

Of course, the most exciting news is that Brandon slept from 10:15p to 7a last night!! Woohoo!! And of course, the first thing I had to do was rush to Brandon's room to make sure he was okay. I don't want to jinx anything, but hopefully this is the start of some more restful nights for me. Fingers crossed!