Category Archives: Laughing

26Aug/11

On the Waterfront, Hobnobbing in Hoboken

Laughing, Smiling, Traveling

There are times to stay home and rest, and there are times to explore NJ before a big hurricane hits the East Coast, so we opted for the latter. Today was an especially sunny day, especially when the days preceding this have been filled with rain, wind, and more rain. The days after this are scheduled to only get worse. So, like all great parents do, we seized the opportunity and took a day-trip to Hoboken, NJ. As you can tell from the pictures, there’s nothing like taking Tiger to the park and letting him roam, or in his case since he can’t walk yet…sit happily on a swing

Another day, another day getting on the wrong train…eh, we eventually got to Hoboken

Obviously someone really, really misses Half & Half

If it was up to him, he’d play on the swing all day

For more pictures of Tiger in the playground, checkout the latest slideshow in “Tiger Pics“!

31Jul/11

Just in Time

Laughing

My mama and dada just told me that we’re finally moving into our townhome in Parsippany! It’s perfect because I just learned how to clap this weekend. Clap, clap, clap…we’re finally getting out of Union!!!

~Tiger

30Jul/11

Big Apple, Little Baby

Laughing, Traveling

Today was Tiger’s first trip into the City and I think he did pretty well. We wanted to make this a quick trip since the weather has been extremely hot as of late, and since we didn’t want to come back too late in the evening (and cause we’re finally getting the keys to our rental townhome tomorrow morning!).

We successfully took the train in Union to Newark Penn Station, then took the PATH to the World Trade Center station. Tiger did great with train rides, but refused to sit very long in his stroller once we got off the trains (my guess is that he was really hot sitting in the stroller).

After getting into the city, we were able to meet both Auntie Sharon and Uncle Bill for lunch in Chinatown to eat some dumplings. Too bad I forgot that we had our camera with us, or else I would’ve taken a picture of Tiger with them. After meeting with them for lunch, we all walked around Chinatown for about an hour (and even stopped to buy some banh mi, sugarcane water, logan, and guava!!!). It was definitely nice to see them again after so long, and definitely nice to know they live such a short distance away from us.

If it wasn’t so hot, we probably could’ve stayed longer, but the trip was well worth it, as we got to meet with family, finally eat some good Chinese food, buy some produce, and get to see the city a bit. I’m sure we’ll be back here sooner than we think, so today was a great way to slowly introduce Tiger to all that NYC has to offer.

Wait, we’re going where today? I just want to stay home and play with my blanket!

Dada! Don’t take a picture of me sneezing!

Yes! Finally something that’s not hot and humid!

I thought we came here to eat dumplings, what’s with the hot dog?

Riding on trains is fine as long as I have my cup of ice water.

This place wears me out.

24Jun/11

Quite Fair, By Jersey Standards

Good Eats, Laughing, Smiling, Traveling

Nothing beats a Friday, especially on a week where you started work at a new job, and just a week after your family moves cross-country. The NJ State Fair opened today and was advertised as $1 parking, $2 entrance fees, $1 games, and some $1 foods. With that in mind and a weekend to look forward to, we figured the 30-minute drive would be well worth it.

The fair was held near the New Meadowlands Stadium where the NY Jets and the NY Football Giants play there games, so it was cool to see what a new stadium looks like (ahem Qualcomm). Time flew by as we ate sausages, $1 hot dogs, $1 roasted corn with cheese, mayo, and chili powder, and even got a few prizes after Keante played a few games.

I don’t think we’ll ever fully get used to NJ, but this is a good start.

07Apr/11

And the Jell-O’s Jigglin’…

Laughing, Smiling, Sports

The late-great Chick Hearn used to always close a Lakers’ win by saying, “The game’s in the refrigerator, the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard….and the Jell-O’s jigglin’!” Well, it looks like the Jell-O’s jigglin’ on our time here in Los Angeles for now (just as Ry was getting used to watching his favorite team in the world…so he’s told)!

We’ll be temporarily (for at least 2 years) relocating to New Jersey for my work and will finally get a chance to experience the four different seasons. Being away from our friends and family is definitely going to be hard, definitely bitter-sweet, but we’ll hopefully try to fly back as much as we can. Hopefully people will also want to come visit us since we’re so close to New York as well. Once we find out where we’ll be living, we’ll be sure to update everyone!

~Dada

I don’t get it…we like the Los Angeles Lakers, and don’t like Jordan Farmar, but we’re moving to New Jersey where Jordan Farmer lives?

~Tiger