Jeremiah's Journal

I'm on my way to sunny Southern California to spend the holidays with Mommy's family. We (Mommy and I) took the first flight out of Dulles, and I'll be out there for about 3 weeks. My favorite is the sand on the beach. Daddy will come out over the weekend for a couple of days to celebrate Christmas with us, and then Mommy and Daddy will go to Urbana for a big missions conference, while I soak up the rays. Daddy took some pictures of the past month, December 2000, and he tells me it snowed on the evening after I left.

I like surfing on the Internet, and I'm online as often as I can (thus Daddy and Mommy aren't able to update this journal often at all). Some of my favorite web sites are: kiddonet.com , nickjr.com , VeggieTales at bigidea.com , pbskids.org , Sesame Street at ctw.org . My web browser of choice is the "blue E" (Internet Explorer). Today I've been snacking most of the day, and slept through lunch time, so I didn't eat our traditional chicken & rice, even tho' it's sitting in the 'fridge now.

I talked on the phone twice with people this week, I told them about my day, my week, my favorite animal (elephants), and my friends at preschool, Isabel and Robbie. On Saturdays, Daddy and I have settled into a routine: Daddy mows the lawn, I watch a DVD movie, we do lunch and get some chicken and rice (usually that takes the form of combination fried rice), we surf the web, and we nap in the afternoon. Mommy gets home before dinner time, after she works at the flower shop . Recently, we've had a number of out-of-town visitors with us, including Gung-gung and Po-Po. They rode the train cross country to visit the East Coast. I had a lot of fun with them, and I got to go "swimmin'" at the hotel pool. I'm also learning to type on the computer keyboard. I can spell my name: Jeremiah.

I am doing so many things now, and keeping both Mommy and Daddy very busy, so they don't have time to update these journal entries. Actually, I like to talk some times, and explain what is happening, so it might not be too long that I'll dictate my own entries. What's happened since May? I'm now going to a new school that is closer to home, just three days a week. I like going to new school. I know my shapes. I know colors. I know numbers 1 through 10. I know my ABCs. My favorite song is the ABC song. Next time won't you sing with me? I know several others songs too. I like to watch movies on Daddy's DVD computer. I also learned to pray, saying grace at family meals: God is great, God is good, and we thank you for this food. Amen.

I'm learning to use the digital camera; nobody is teaching me, but I do like asking Daddy for it, and looking at the picture in the LCD panel on the back, and taking pictures. I've actually taken several pictures with it now, knowing where the shutter release is, but I do have some trouble getting my fingers out of the way, and aiming.. but believe you me, I'll get better!

I just returned from a 2-week vacation visit with my "gung-gung" and "po-po" (my Grandpa and Grandma, on Mommy's side). It was a fun time in Southern California. I loved the beach the most: the waves coming over my feet made me giggle every time. One place we went to was the San Diego Zoo! We saw the flamingos, the polar bears, the baby panda, and many other animals too! We also visited with my ol' friend Brian, who is one of my story readers.

On my 3rd birthday, we celebrated with a trip to the Baltimore Aquarium! I love seeing the sting-rays and the dolphins! It was a great day, as my friend Shannon and her parents came to join us too. Just the week before my birthday, I learned my alphabet- I can sing the whole ABC song! And for my birthday, I got two e-greeting cards, along with several animal toys.