I really enjoyed spending time with my brother. It had been over a year since I had seen him. As you can see we spent most of the time talking about really important and serious issues. It was fun having Ryan bond with him too.

1st Driving Experience

Ryan driving the rental. Whenever he sees this picture he gets so excited.

Ryan having fun with po po and kau fu zai (uncle Justin).

Back to the homeland!

We got to visit Toronto this summer! My grandmother was having a banquet celebrating her 80th birthday. It was really nice seeing all the relatives again, it's been so long. It was fun having all the little ones meet each other. Ryan had a blast. He just ran along with the kids laughing and screaming trying to keep up. One of the most memorable moments was I was playing hide and seek with all the kids (along with Ryan). Ryan had sorta got the gist of the game. When we'd hid he understood that he had to squat or sit down with the rest of us and try to keep quiet. But every so often he'd get too excited and scream out. It was hilarious to watch them try to communicate with him.
Seeing that we were in Toronto, we took advantage of the situation and had all the Chinese food we could get our hands on. Out of all the places I've visited, outside of Hong Kong/China, Toronto has the best Chinese food! They also have the world's best "Bo Lo Ye See Bao" It was so tough to remember not to over eat, espeically at all the 12 course chinese banquets. Ryan and Sherman ate so much food, I was sure they'd get sick! I think we all gained a little weight on this trip.
Seeing as Toronto is filled with asians (especially the area I grew up in), everyone always thought that Ryan was my brother! We had to explain all the time that real situation and they'd look at us stunned. So eventually we just gave up and went along with it. It wasn't until we met up with our childhood friends that I realized that I was a young parent. It was kinda weird, seeing them made me feel like a kid again, but then you get pulled back into reality when your kid comes to you. I guess they thought it was kinda strange to b/c I was referred to as "Mother Esther" Nonetheless, I loved seeing everyone and catching up with them again.