We came back from the ski trip last night. It was a long drive, Philip drove the whole 11 hours. It was a very fun vacation. On Saturday after a whole day driving we arrived at Albuquerque, NM. The boys did very well in the car, they didn't want to go outside the car at all, and it was very convenienet for them to go potty into a water bottle while the car was moving!!

We went to eat at a Chinese Buffet then went to the saints' home for hospitality. The couple has 3 children, age 8 months, 3 and 5. They live in a church owned house right next to the campus. It was a very nice house, the outside looked old but the inside was newly remodeled. The room we stayed in was big, about 2 times our master bedroom. It has 3 twin beds and a bathroom in it. It was quite cold in NM, and extremely dry. The next morning we went to the Lord's day meeting to blend with the saints there. We dropped the kids at a house near the elementry the church meeting was, then enjoyed the meeting very much. They have about 40 people in the meeting, and it was very vital, a lot of people shared one by one. Even the boys had fun in their meeting(playing toys).

After the meeting brother Joe Ho took us to eat Chinese noodles then we all headed to Santa Fe. On our way to Santa Fe all 3 of us fell asleep while daddy drove for about 1 hour or so. We decided to check in at our hotel directly so we could unload the luggages and took some rest. The hotel was called The Bishop's Resort. It was a 3-star resort. We got a nice room which had a small living room and a bedroom. The boys slept on the sleeping sofa in the living room. After we unpacked a little, we were ready to go up to the mountains to see some snow.

It was about 16 miles to drive up to the ski area on the mountain. We got there at around 4:30pm and it was already starting to get dark. We looked around, saw snow and felt how cold it was... then we decided we'd come back early the next morning. On our way down the mountain, we saw the Japanese spa place where Philip and I and our friends had a outdoor spa there about 13 years ago!! It's name is Ten Thousand Waves 萬波.

We went to the Furr's for American buffet... the food was not very impressive. but we realized it's very hard to find a decent restaurant in a place we were totally unfamiliar with. After dinner we headed back to the hotel and started to rest.

The next morning we quickly ate breakfast and decided to go up to the mountain, by the time we arrived it was about 11... time for lunch again!
Jacob started to feel uncomfortable for some reason, I was so afraid he was sick and would't be able to ski... we already rented all the ski equipment for daddy and the 2 boys on our way up the mountain. I didn't rent any because I thought I'd better be more cautious and not ski this time. After we rested a little the boys started to ski a little. I had to hold Timothy and ran down the little hill with him because it's his very 1st time skiing... WOOHOO!! He did so well I couldn't believe it. He was not afraid AT ALL. So did Jacob. They skiied a few rounds with our help, then they started playing snow with Henna and Tirzah and we just watched Daddy ski. It only took daddy a few times to get used to skiing. He has great sports genes, only fell once!! Then Cephas and Cherie also tried to ski for a little bit borrowing Philip's ski equipment.

It was such a nice day, with the sun brightly shining, it was not cold at all. I enjoyed watching them skiing, and hoping next time we will all ski when the baby is older.

At about 3pm we started to head back to the hotel, this time we went to another hotel that we bidded on priceline.com the night before. I loved this hotel. It's called the Inn of the Governor's. It's 3 star as well. We only had 1 room but it had 2 queen beds in there and was very clean and comfortable. The best part was they had a heated swimming pool which Philip used and Free HOT breakfast. Yesterday morning after we woke up we went to eat the breakfast oh I was SO surprised how good the breakfast was. It's got fruits, cold stuff, hot stuff, all kinds of yummy juices, and coffee and tea, and so much to choose from. I was very satisfied with this hotel. Will have come back to it again next time! After breakfast we decided to go ahead and leave without waiting for the Lo's family because I'd like to arrive home as early as possible to get a good night sleep.

So we came back home happily and safely... how nice to be home sweet home after the trip. Philip drove the whole way back, I slept most of the way...  I know Philip must have been so tired but he wanted to make sure I feel good. What a nice husband. Thank you Philip!!

Then came this morning, our 1st visit to the OB's office. Philip went with me because we were going to have a sonogram to see the baby. We had to wait a little but I know it's common for seeing a doctor. I was kind of nervous because this is the 1st time I got to get a sonogram this early. The Sonogram lady was very nice(Lori). She congratulated us and quickly found our little baby on the machine. The baby looked very cute.. with 4 limbs(2 arms and 2 legs), and a strong beating heart. The heart beat was 171/minute. I was so happy to see our little peanut on the sonogram. It's really true!! A baby is living inside my tummy, with a heart of its own.. How amazing! We got to take 2 pictures home. The baby's due date is estimated to be around 8/1/2006. So the baby is 8 weeks and 1 day old today.

Then we waited some more then we saw brother Mike(dr. Coward). It's so nice to have our brother be my OB this time. He is such a positive person, with big smiles, warm encouraging heart and willing to spend lots of time talking to me. I am sure I will enjoy this pregnancy because I know it's going to be our last. We talked about sterilization and Philip is willing to have it done. I am very grateful. Brother Mike will refer a good doctor for us, maybe next time I go in. Philip said it's a good time for him to do so..... when he turns 40 in March. We will be happy with our 3 lovely children that the Lord has entrusted us with.

Thank you Lord for watching over us every minute of our lives. We love you Lord Jesus!

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