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my oh my... it's been a while Mommy hasn't wrote anything. There are a lot of things going on. Exciting things! Ready for a long story?

First, grandma An, grandpa Dicky and grandma Yayuk came to visit us, and we had a whole week trip to Niagara Falls and New England area. You can check out our pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/setiabud/RoadTrip2009#

It was a lot of fun, especially we went to the Old Orchard Beach to play on the beach and we saw many beautiful sea/ocean view.

I met koko Fiel and Cici Beyesha for the first time when we visited them in NewYork city. They are my cousins.

Then on the first day of September, I went to school! My first real school at Calumet Christian School. I just love it on the first time. I learn quickly about all the rules, all my friends, my teacher and all the stuff going on when you go to school.

Mrs.Frechette is a very friendly and loving teacher, even I got time-outs several times :) I know all my friends, 9 friends: Michael, Andrew, Bella, Lucy, Anna, Layla, AJ and Claire. It's a very small class. I love to draw and coloring since then.

We have several events at the school: first we went to a pumpkinpatch and rode the wagon. I picked several indian corns, gourds and pumpkins. My bag was very heavy that I had Mommy to carry it for me.

(at the corn field with Andrew & Lucy)

(at the pumpkin patch)

Next we had a Halloween Party. All of my friends came to school with costumes. I was a Bumble Bee transformer. We had a parade to the first to third grade classes, and the teachers' office. We even play at the playgroung wearing the costume!

(with mrs. frechette)

I also did some pumpkin carving with tante2. Bebe helped me to carved it, because I got bored and it was hard. But, the fun things in halloween is the 'trick or treat'. I went around the neighborhood with Daddy and got some sweets to enjoy. Not as many as last year, to keep it enough for a week (that's what Momy thought)
Here's the pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/setiabud/CalumetHaloweenPartyTrickOrTreatAndPumpkinCarving##

I went to Put-in Bay with Daddy and Mommy's friends. It was cold, but fun, because we had to drive 2.5 hours to the port then crossed the lake by ferryboat. We rode the long golfcart there and climbed up to the national monument. But it was very cold and windy, so I stayed inside. We also went to Perry's cave to see the stalamite and stalagtite. It was so cool to walk in the dark and explore some stalagmite that has funny shape like animals.

On October 22nd, we celebrated Daddy's birthday. Mommy made some yellow rice and called it 'tumpeng', and some of Daddy and Mommy's friends came over. And there was a cake :)
http://http://picasaweb.google.com/setiabud/JoeSBirthday#

On the first week of November, there was a fire-drill at school. It was the first time I heard fire alarm went off. It was very loud. All of sudden, Mrs. Frechette told ud to drop our toys, line-up and walked out from the classroom, out from the building in a hurry with our mouth shut. Mommy was in my class volunteering, so she helped all my friends to walked out. She said most of us barely walk in a line and we were the slowest one and took the longest walk to the farthest spot off the building. Then Mrs. Frechette explained to us what was going on.

Now, today, I had a Thanksgiving Party at school. I learn many things about the Indians culture and why they celebrating with a feast. I learn that we have so many things.. all of things to give thanks to God. I told Mrs. Frechette that I give thanks for turkey and hands :)
I tried on some of the Indians clothes, play with some dried corns, reading some stories about Thanksgiving, and we're making a headband like the Indians. Mrs. Frechette pretended as the pilgrim when we had the feast and Claire giving thanks to God for our food. We had a lot of food today to enjoy. But earlier this morning in the class, Mommy and Mrs. Hullet were cracking up some nuts for us to see and eat :) Look at the picture of our plate, we had: cornbread with honey, pumpkin pie with whip cream, banana muffin (Mommy made it, and I love them :)), some blueberries, caramel popcorns beef jerky, some milk and apple cider. I only ate the muffins, corn bread and a bite of pumpkin pie.

There'll be some more fun and interesting things to explore and enjoy.

red white and boom!

Friday, July 3rd 2009, I went to downtown with Daddy, Mommy and all their friends to see fireworks for United States Independence Day celebration.

It's a long way to get there. First we stopped at Matthew's house for dinner, then we all walked down the street to Hight St, to catch the bus. We had to wait for a while until the bus arrived. Thankfully, Matthew and I were sitting on the stroller when all the long walk took place :)

It's been a while I hadn't ride the bus. I was so exciting. When the bus reached campus area, it became so full and packed with all people going to downtown.

Then we're off at Long Street, downtown and took another long walk to get the good spot.

Finally, we settled down on the pavement across the river from the Veteran's Memorial Building. I walked with Bebe to go to some portable potty, then we walked around to see all the things around. There're soooo many people.

Finally, after the sun set, we all sat down and enjoying some snacks, funnel cakes, blooming onions and juices.

I heard several loud canon shots before the fireworks began. They were very loud! I can feel my heart beating and the vibration on the ground.

10pm, everyone standup when they played the Star-Spangled Banner song.

Finally, the fireworks began! It was very LOUD! I sat on Daddy's lap and asked him to cover my ears. Surprisingly, I enjoyed watching the fireworks. I didn't like it before, but with both my ears covered, I can see the beauty of the fireworks.

It took maybe 30 minutes after the show finished, then again, we had to walked back to High Street to catch the bus back to Matthew's house.

We had to wait in line with so many people trying to get to the bus as fast as they could.

I sat on the back of the bus on Mommy's lap, next to Dudud and Matthew's who sat on Bebe's lap. I was very tired and slept on the way back, whick took almost 1 hour!

When the bus stopped, we still need to walk back, but Dudud held me because I was too heavy for Mommy now :)

Dudud took us home to have a good night sleep, without another peep...

PerPer 2.0

Meet my new PerPer and his friend, FishyFishy.

Daddy and I went again to the pet store to get another fish, the day after PerPer the First died, but instead of one, I get two! THANKS, Daddy!

my first pet funeral

Last night, on June 24th 2009, my little blue betta fish, PerPer, died after suffered several heart attacks (shocked from hearing us smacking the flies) and maybe consumed some dead flies in the tank.

I was so sad and told Mommy some ways to make it alive; change the water, wait a little longer that he'd swim again and knock the tank. It's even more sad when Mommy told me that there's nothing I can do if something or someone dies.

So finally I was ready for the funeral. Mommy dig the ground at the backyard and put PerPer inside then covered with some soils. I put the American flag for the sign. PerPer is American :)

Bye bye PerPer.. I will have another one soon.. but I'll miss you.

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jello day

Today I'm not going to playgroup. it is cancelled, so Mommy and I are thinking of making jello. I asked her to make jello from 2 days ago, because I saw some jelly moldings laying around in the kitchen. (They belong to tante Vonny who just moved to our house).

So, we make it! It's lychee flavor jelly. I helped Mommy stirring the mixture on the stove, wiping the molding, checking out whether the jelly ready or not, and finally testing it :)

I finish all the jelly in the sea creatures molding just in minutes! I left 1 for Mommy.

We have to wait longer for the bigger moldings. I need to wait after dinner tonight.