ISSUE 1 YEAR 2010 VOLUME 6 A BUNDLE OF BROWN ND

SOFT JOY INVADES YEOH

HOUSEHOLD ................. 1

A SISTERLY MOMENT IN

PARIS .......................... 2

CHILDREN SHOW NO FEAR

OF EXTREMET CHILL ........ 2 New Yeoh times GR EET ING S F RO M ST . C LO UD MI NN ESO T A (W E HOPE T O

BE EAR LI ER N EXT YEAR W IT H T HI S N EW SLETT ER …)

The year of the bull departs as we welcome the year of the tiger!

How is it possible? Another

wonderful year for the Yeoh’s Winter is still going strong in Minne-

sota as we welcome the new year.

We are so glad that we just had an-

other wonderful year with everyone

healthy (most of the time) and we

were able to add to our family!

Hamilton comes to us in September

from Bigelow, Minnesota. Our new

little bundle of joy weighs about 15

lbs at first but balloon quickly to

about 55 lbs in February. We just

adore him.

Ming Wei follows her big sister and

starts learning piano in addition to

Chinese lessons on Saturdays. She

loves going to Montessori School and

apparently can be defiant at school at

times, we are so proud of her!

Ming Ying finally lost her first tooth!

Her Spanish is getting stronger and

she moves into first grade.

Winston is now eight. While slower

in body, his youthful spirit comes

through when he plays.

As we welcome the new year, we

want to wish you all a happy and

healthy one as well.

Puppy Love In September, after our summer vacation, Boon Siew drove down to Bigelow, MN on the

Iowan border to pick up our new puppy. The name has been picked by Ming Wei—Hamilton

is the name of a cartoon pig she adores. Indeed Hamilton is cute as a cartoon pig, perhaps

even more. Winston greeted him with apprehension but slowly has warmed up to his little

brother. Watching them playing together is gratifying. Ming Ying and Ming Wei play with

their dog brothers so much more now.

These Boots Are Made For Walking We walk and we walk, we seek to see as much

of the world as possible...

January 2009

Ming Ying turns six

February 2009

Festival of the Lights at

CDM—Ming Wei’s debut

March 2009

A day trip to Minne-

sota Zoo. Ming Wei

chooses to buy a rub-

ber snake and parades

around with it in hand.

Panicky bystander

think a real snake was

stolen by the innocent

looking girl.

April 2009

Finally a thaw

and we could

bike outside!

Another debut for

Ming Wei and

her “Skuut” no-

paddle bike!

May 2009

Ming Ying

generously

donates her

long hair to

Locks of

Love.

June 2009

School ends and summer starts.

Ming Ying tries soccer for the first

time.

A sister can be seen as someone

who is both ourselves and very

much not ourselves - a special

kind of double. ~Toni Morrison

July 2009

The fireworks at

Wilson Park over

July 4th are amaz-

ing. We endure a

very hot day

watching live

taping of NPR’s

“A Prairie Home

Companion” in

Avon, MN

August 2009—part 1

Boon and Ang took a

weekend trip to Duluth in

celebration of Boon’s 36th

birthday. We check out

sights along the way i.e.

the giant Swedish Red

Horse in Mora.

August 2009—

part 2

Our summer vaca-

tion this year is in

Europe, thanks to

mommy’s job!

Hamburg, Berlin

and Paris. So

much fun and so

exhausting...

September 2009

Ming Ying starts first

grade at Clearview

Elementary School.

Ming Wei starts year

2 at CDM. And little

Hamilton comes

home!

October 2009

Boon visits his

family in Malaysia.

He comes home

just in time for

Halloween with a

little witch with her

super-girl sister.

November 2009

Ming Wei

turns four

and

Winston

turns eight!

December 2009

Mommy and her girls go on a couple of

road trips. We love the world’s biggest

ball of twine!