Dec 8: Spice Up Your Life

Hey Syd,

Last weekend we had some visitors in town. I'd like to say that they came exclusively to see you, but you were the 2nd highest ranked performer of the weekend. Auntie Christina & Jade, Big Sister Jess, and their buddy Grant (a girl) all came to town to catch the Spice Girls concert.

Their initial plan was to "hardcore study" (well, except for Jess because she's maxed out at a 3.5 GPA in business... good grief, getting a 3.9 should be a lay-up) and go to the concert. However, I think it's safe to say that you were happy to play the role of "who-wants-to-study-let''s-play-with-my-pianofrombanoi-and-drumsfrompopo"-major distraction hostess. You easily cut their study time in half.

We had a good time taking Jade and Christina to sushi (Jade's first time and she liked it... yummy, makes a difference when you find a place run by Japanese people vs Chinese people re: authenticity). There was also the not-meant-to-be-aprank-call call from Jess on my Blackberry to Uncle Lam at 3:00 a.m. (years from now we'll be able to laugh about that... but Unc was pissed... hahaha). A fun weekend, I hope that you can go with all of them to the Spice Girls Reunion Concert in 2017... it will be sweet. Mommy was a gracious hostess, hopefully the girls will make it up to mommy at some point (hint-hint losers).

Oh and just a Sydney status
- Hoorah, you haven't been sick for a month. Your immune system is definitely building up. You're really liking daycare in terms of hanging out with other kids. I cry more than you do when I drop you off in the morning... I'm such a mush.
- You're SOOOO close to walking. You can take a few steps on your own, but not full walking yet.
- Considering how much you love your piano and drum set, I think you'll end up loving music. But as you love laptops even more, a future in game development may be right up your alley.
- Your current morning nap-in-the-car playlist includes "Bubbly", Hayley Sales, and Viva Forever.

I'll separately post your "boogie" video. You have this new head-shake, full-body-bobbing dance... it's so cute.

Love you,
Daddy