The Amazing World of Jellyfishes and Seahorses

Hannah checking out the Penguins



A couple weeks ago, we took a 3 day trip to Monterey.  Last time we went, the girls were 17 months; they sat in their strollers with snack traps and water bottles and were very happy campers.  This time, our 2 1/2 year olds were active, active, active.  They absolutely loved the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Dennis the Menace Park.  Noah also took in alot of the scenery, but he mostly slept when we were out and about.  

Just finished lunch at Fisherman's Wharf

Alexandra and Noah

Sophia posing with Dennis the Menace

The Many Expressions of Noah

3 months old

Just having a snack

Here are the girls having a snack and sharing their little table.

Heads up

2 1/2 months

Who dialed 9-1-1?

This evening, we got a visit from a Belmont police officer at 6:20 pm.  

Here's our story about our exciting Saturday night. 

The time was about 6:00 pm, shortly after dinner.  The girls were playing in the living room and Noah was napping on the swing.  In a matter of minutes, but more importantly, all in unison...Noah started to cry and the girls started to fight/scream/throw a tantrum over who could hold the cordless phone.  

Daddy went to change Noah and mommy tried to distract the girls with other toys.  Sophia said she heard a knocking at the door, but since I didn't and we weren't expecting anyone, I did not go check the front door.  The knocking continued and it grew louder.  I finally looked through the peek hole and asked who is it.  He responded with, "Belmont police".  I asked who is it again and then opened the door.  Then I asked for ID.  I was so paranoid that he was an intruder dressed as a police officer.  He asked if everything was ok because they received a 911 call.  I immediately thought (with embarrassment) that the girls accidentally dialed 911.  John came to the front door and asked the officer if there was a message on the 911 call.  The officer said, "yes, there was a crying baby and kids talking."  He peeked in our house and said, "you got your hands full, don't you?  Just as long as everything is alright."  I told him that everything was fine and apologized because one of our kids probably dialed 911 by accident.

After the officer left, I checked our phone messages (our ringer was off).  There was a message at 6:15 pm from a dispatcher who received a 911 call from us and if we did not call back, she would send a police officer to our house.   Five minutes later, when we were calming down 4 kids in our house, the police officer showed up.  

What are the odds of them dialing 911?  Well atleast we don't have to worry too much about teaching the girls to dial 911.  However, I suppose we ought to teach them to only dial 911 if and when there is an emergency.  ;)

We like to think this is a typical evening with the kids, but this is a rare photo of them "playing nicely all together".

Big sisters welcome little brother Noah

Noah Jacob Kwei Chan was born on January 20, 2009 at 6:14 am.  He weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long.

Mommy and baby watched the Inauguration in their Labor and Delivery room, waiting for Daddy and sisters to visit.

Happy New Year

A little belated, but the Chan Clan wishes everyone a healthy and prosperous 2009!

We celebrated New Years Eve (Natal, Brazil time) at our friends house.  So, the countdown was much earlier than the actual time.  We were able to enjoy good food with the company of good friends (I think there were more kids at this party than adults).   And we still made it home to bathe the girls and get them to bed by 9 pm.  The girls were so tired from all the festivities that they fell asleep quite quickly.  

Just some random pics of the girls.

Sophia Hannah checking out the kazoo  

Alexandra and Sophia