We made it! Hong Kong here we come!

We arrived in HK (on honk honk, as I say) in one piece! That was the longest flight ever! 14.5 hours! I barely slept on the plane (1 hour...maybe) b/c I was so excited. But when I got here, I crashed. Totally slept on the chairs during dinner...without moving at all. Brendan didn't sleep to well on the plane either. He's not used to sleeping on Mommy or Daddy. Of course, we all got up super early this morning. Mommy and Daddy are pretty tired. They didn't get much sleep either. Paw Paw and Gung Gung were on our flight too...I even visited Business class....but they wouldn't let me stay there even though I was being quiet and good. I did get some treats up there though. :)

Uh oh! It's Parent-Teacher conference time!

Yup. So Mommy came in today to chat with my teacher. She is nice...and well...here's what she had to say about me.

"Cameron is a sweet, polite and happy boy. He is always kind and tries to help everyone including the teachers. He likes to explore in the area of math jobs and practical life. We are working with him to help him overcome his shyness and gain more confidence in speaking mandarin. We are lucky to have Cameron in our class."

Isn't that nice? Mommy is so proud of me. And she was worried that I wasn't behaving. I like to help the other kids with their worksheets, so after I finish mine, sometimes I'll help them with theirs. My worksheets were very messy at first, but now they are very neat! I also help the teacher get the class ready when it's time to go to the bathroom by helping the others clean up and get in line. Then I'll hold the door open. In the beginning, I did not enjoy the chinese lessons, but now they are fun (though if you ask me...I'll just deny knowing anything!) I know my numbers and letters and can write some of them. I'm learning to make friends and play with others. The thing that I have to work on is...taking care of myself and my things. Like hanging my jacket in the right place (and knowing where it is when I need it), putting my jacket on myself, and putting away my worksheets.

Good big brother

I've been a good big brother, so far. Sometimes, I'll fight with Brendan, but that is because he is ALWAYS into what I'm doing. Can't wait til he can play nicely with me. He's always grabbing at my toys. Can't he find his own games to play? Most of the time though, I really love my brother. He's little, so I have to take care of him. When Mommy leaves the room, and Brendan starts to cry, I'll talk to him or sing to him and give him a kiss and tell him not to worry because Mommy is coming back. Or when Mommy leaves the dinner table, and Brendan starts to cry, I'll make a funny face, and then he'll start laughing instead of crying. :) Sometimes, I'll even step in and feed him. Yeah, I'm a good big brother.

We're getting ready for our big family trip. It's coming up soon and I cannot wait. Daddy reads me a story about Hong Kong every night. I'm so super excited.

So, my black nail finally fell off last week. Mom said it looked like a witch fingernail! Now I have no nail, but my finger feels just fine. :) I hope the nail part grows back soon.

I take pretty long naps these days (yes, I'm still taking a nap). I think I'm super pooped from preschool. I'm totally loving it. Mom sometimes catches me singing Chinese songs! Ha! I also sleep pretty nicely at night too. And since I can read the clock, I don't usually go out of my room too early. For naps, it's usually 2-4, or sometimes 5. And at night I sleep from 9 until about 8 (sometimes 730). Oh, and I can count in Chinese....except I tend to skip some numbers just for fun. 1-6...and then 21! Ha! And I'm learning my days of the week in Chinese too. Chinese is pretty fun. :)

Happy Halloween

Trick or Treat! That's right! I had a great Halloween. My school had a special Halloween parade today and it was fun fun fun. At first, I didn't want to go, but after the parade, I told Mommy that is was fun and I was happy to be in the parade. I was a lion....ROAR!! Brendan and Mommy came to watch me. We got some treats from the other classrooms, too.

Tonight, Daddy and Mommy took me Trick-or-Treating. I only wanted to go to Caleb and Joshua's house...I said I had enough candy after 2 houses! I had way more fun passing out candy and glow-in-the-dark bracelets to the other kids. We had a bunch of trick-or-treaters come to our house.

Mommy said I can only have one candy per day, so that's what I'm sticking to. So my teeth don't fall out! Ha ha!

Earthquake...rumble rumble

We had an earthquake tonight. 5.6. It wasn't so bad. It happened when I was decorating my pumpkin for tomorrow night (Halloween). The ground started to shake a little bit...and it didn't seem to stop. Then Mommy and Daddy grabbed Brendan and I and we stood in a doorway. I wasn't scared at all, because I'm a big kid. It was only 15 seconds long, but it felt like longer to me. Brendan didn't know what was happening, so he wasn't scared either. Mommy and Daddy were so proud of me for being brave!

Fall is here!

Look...the leaves are changing color. Pictures of me sweeping leaves are posted in my 41st month. Check them out.

Stay tuned for more pictures of the changing leaves....

Fireman visit

The firemen came to my school for a visit today. Mommy brought me to school just so I could see them. First they talked about being safe and what to do when there's a fire at home. I learned that if my clothes catch on fire, I should STOP, DROP and ROLL! And I can show you how to do it too! Also, I know to call 9-1-1 in an emergency. (Actually, another fireman told me that when I saw them at Santana Row).

Then, we got to go take a look at their big firetruck. I didn't want to go inside, but my friends did.

Plus, here are some pictures of me at school. I used to not like Chinese circle time. But now, I love love love the songs. I always ask Mommy to play Chinese songs in the car. They are way awesome!