Thankful

This a note for Sydney.

Syd, just a note that I'm writing because (as you probably will learn) if I don't write things down, they don't happen.

We were lucky enough to have Gong Gong and Po Po visit for the last week and a half. It was great having them at the house (which feels way too big and empty without more people). I can say that it's always amazing to spend time with them. Most people find their in-laws somewhat intolerable, but I think that I'm lucky to have such great in-laws.

In the time that they were here, there were a LOT of high-end chinese dinners and dim sums, parties at relatives, and plenty of trips to Richmond. But at the same time, it's amazing to see how much heart they have, how much they enjoy the simple things in life, and how they will do anything for you and your mom (and subsequently me... :)).

Some highlights:
- Po Po and Gong Gong brought a stove, a ton of toys, and gardening tools from Edmonton; not to mention that we did a major Costco run as well.
- Po Po planted 4 trees in the backyard which look great, and trimmed all the trees and bushes in the front yard (with mommy). It's night and day in terms of appearance, completely gorgeous. She has a real eye for gardening-goodlooks.
- We stacked Gong Gong's monster trick full of weeds and branches and dumped them off at the green depot. I should have taken a picture...
- Gong Gong, Po Po and I cleared out the disgusting, rotting "barn" shed in the backyard. Good grief, there were so many bugs and spiders... mom would have freaked.
- Gong Gong made enough food for a month...
- Po Po and Gong Gong were up every morning at 5:00 a.m. waiting for you to get up. You had a blast with Po Po entertaining you during diaper change. In general, you were attached to her like crazy.
- You also learned the answer to "who loves Sydney?" You answered "dada - mama - goo-goo and pupa." It was awesome.

So thanks to Gong Gong and Po Po for visiting. I hope that we can convince you to move here soon. :) You can live in the other basement suite, and we'll build an extension for Ong Noi and Ba Noi. The lot is big enough, that's for sure.

:)

P.S. Those dang weeds grow back so fast!