oh, boston.

john wearing an awesome shirt:
i gave my word to stop at third
1987 teen abstinence day
suffolk county public schools

after john got off work on friday, we went back to his place to see the babies. the last time i saw my nephew and niece was at thanksgiving, when dylan was just a couple weeks old. natalie is about to turn three and as cute as ever. and she never ceases to amaze with how good her memory is, how well she speaks mandarin and her chopstick skills. dylan has gotten so much bigger and also much much cuter - and it's funny because he has to wear this little styrofoam helmet for a month (something about the shape of his head) and so he looks like the cute little chubby football player - especially since there is a new england patriots logo on the back of it.

cindy & baby dylan.

so the whole fam minus - minus mike, who didn't come to boston this weekend - had dinner at shabu zen. delicious as ever! and we even ordered a plate of kobe beef and oh my goodness was it tasty. $70 for a plate with eight thin slices, but wow. when raw, it literally just melts in your mouth. and when cooked in the hot pot for just a couple seconds, it has such amazing flavor.

kobe beef.

saturday we went to newton to eat at this place that serves chinese breakfast only on the weekends. soooo good. afterwards, mum&dad, john&cindy and the babies went to the decordova museum and sculpture garden. it was a very interesting place with lots of great works to look at - and the weather was great so it was nice to be outside and walking around. harvard&cindy made prime rib for dinner, which we ate back at john&cindy's place and we all just spent the evening chatting, switching between basketball and baseball games and what not. you know, family stuff.

natalie hugging artwork at the sculpture garden.

my parents and i stayed at the sheraton, which had free wireless in the lobby. so i spent my evenings there working on my senior design. i didn't get a lot done, but still more than i expected since i really didn't think i'd have time to work on it at all while i was in boston. on sunday, john picked up my parents and i and we proceeded to go seafood shopping at james hooke & co. for our lunch that day. seven lobsters and a huuuge freaking crab. it was all very delicious, and we even had some of the super tasty hamachi that my mom brought over from california. anyway, i'm back in philadelphia and definitely not happy about it. however, a bit of good news is that i finally purchased my flight back to LA and it's in less than a month!! counting down the days..

my dad and natalie with the crab we ate for lunch on sunday..

side note: i found out that hugh laurie was at dreamworks on friday!!! oh what i would give to have been there.. *sigh* haha.