Being a full time mom for 2 weeks

I took my 2 weeks vacation which started from August 3 - 14th to be a full time mom for Ethan while Nai-Nai visits her other grandson.

I kind of planned ahead of what i should be doing during this vacation so i can spend the most out of it. No 1 on my list is to teach potty training. Eventhough Ethan started to do well at home, it is still work in progress. We have wet and dry days. I bought more underpants for him, Disney underpants.

My husband and I also planned a 4 days trip, going North CA. We travelled from August 6 - 9th. First, we visited the Sequioa National Park in Fresno. It was so beautiful up there. I liked being up there, but not so much the road that we had to take to get up there. Ethan also enjoyed the walk in Giant Forest Park, the air was so fresh and the view was so beautiful and serene. Ethan learned about big, tall trees, big rocks and mountains. We spent the night in Fresno, met Silas' friends who were very friendly. Ethan had a great time playing with their daughters who are 8 and 5 years old. The next day, we drove to Carmel and introduced the Carmel Aquarium to Ethan. We stopped at Casa De Fruita on the way there. Ethan enjoyed watching the ducks and fishes on the pond and the train that circled the pond. Anyway, back to Carmel aquarium. The aquarium has 2 parts, outdoor and indoor. Ethan loves the outdoor part. As for the indoor, he likes the big aquarium with lighting. But he was scared when we entered the aquarium areas with dim lights. We skipped those areas. Ethan learned about fishes, dolphins and other sea animals. After that, we drove to San Francisco. We spent 2 nights there, visited Rev. Stephen Hosea family and the Pier 39. Ethan loved visiting Pier 39. He learned about Sea Lions and Boats. At first, he was afraid when he saw the sea lions but got used to it after a while. The sea lions were laying on the dock and we told Ethan that they are asleep. Now, everytime we ask Ethan about his experience with Sea Lions, he would respond: "bobo (meaning sleep), hehehe...Ethan pa pa (meaning scared)". The next day, we joined the Sunday service at IEC San Francisco and ate lunch with Ricky's Family in San Mateo. Ethan had a great time playing baloons and running around the restaurant with Terrance. The buffet lunch was delicious. Thank you Ricky and Ei for your hospitality. Then, we drove back to LA.

During our trip, we mostly played Barney DVD "Learning to Sing", so Ethan sang and sang :)