Spring is Here!

I love Spring.

It's my favorite season. I love seeing all the life and colors in nature appear again. We've been learning a lot about how to take care of our yard. It's been exciting to see the fruits of our labor…well, Gordon's labor. :) He's been the main gardener of the house. In fact, he's become a gardening geek, spending a lot of time reading up on gardening tips. I am proud of him and thankful for the work and care he's put into our yard.

First few blossoms of the season…Aren't they so pretty?

I love our rose bushes.

The flowers aren't the only things that have been growing. The kids have been blossoming too. Sure, we have our rough days and really really rough days :)

…but they are a JOY to be around.

I can't believe Myla is almost 3. She still loves to draw and paint.

She's become more expressive and talking in complete sentences.

She's LOVES trains and princesses.

And GoGo is still her best friend.

concentrating on her masterpiece…

It's really neat to watch Myla's drawings grow too. Just a few weeks ago, she was only drawing a bunch of lines. Now she's forming faces. How awesome!

her first "happy face"

"sea horse fish"

"octopus"

(uncle pat pat should be proud)

dancing!

And what has our little Chic been up to? Well, Charlotte is 3 months now!

She recently figured out how to flip on to her back. She has been waking up in the middle of the night from startling herself when she rolls over. She's the most joyful person in the house these days…laughing a lot, esp. when being tickled. She's also starting to look a bit more like her daddy. :)

tickle tickle...

Charlotte has been chatting more with Myla Jie Jie,

and Myla Jie Jie still smothers her.

Chatting and smothering occurs at least once every day.

"Don't scream Mei Mei. Be gentle," says the one who screams the loudest and is the least gentle in the family.

More smothering...

Myla, the Photographer

Myla has learned how to use our camera.

It's been neat to see things from her perspective.

Here are some favorites from the many she's taken in the last few months:

self portrait

Saturday morning breakfast

Go Go and Daddy

GoGo is her favorite photo subject

more GoGo

lips…big pouty lips!

Me not wanting to be in the picture bc I was still pregnant and feeling like a big whale

Myla's foot

I really like this one…very artsy. check out the runny nose glistening in the dark. haha :)

Fighting Already?

Myla and Charlotte were having a sweet moment together before bedtime.

"Don't touch Myla Jie Jie. Don't touch people!"

Charlotte Turns 2 Months!

Time is flying by so quickly. Charlotte is now 2 months and sleeping better during the night. THANK GOD. I'm starting to feel more "normal" again…although normal these days varies. :) Charlotte can now smile back and coo. Once in a while, you can get a little giggle out of her. It's so fun. She also has a strong set of lungs like Myla…just not as high pitch. THANK GOD.

Charlotte and Mr. Octopus

Still a little wobbly on the Bumbo

Most of Charlotte's time awake is spent being smothered by Myla

More smothering

Poor baby...

chalotte wk 6

i love this picture that cynthia lay took. she looks so peaceful and cute here. so deceiving…she's still super fussy at night…all night long. i miss sleep.

Charlotte

At last! A new entry.

HAPPY 1 Month, Charlotte!

May-July Updates

I've been bad at updating our blog. SIGH...

Here's a summary of the last few months.

JUNE Highlights

We visited my brother's first art exhibition. So proud of you, Uncle Pat PaT (Myla likes to stress that final "t" when saying his name.) These pics do not due justice. Here are a few:

this rabbit and carrot story is so fun. can you tell who won?

this one took him a while to create. it's an intimidating piece. love it. :)

green horned monster

jelly fish??

patrick's favorite sea creature: the octopus

this is was a whole wall full of his intricate sketches along

with creatures he drew straight onto the wall

self portrait from a few years back

In June, we also celebrated Myla's SECOND birthday!

We had a simple celebration with the grandparents.

Myla picked out her own birthday cake.

But she got scared when it came time to sing her all time favorite song.

Maybe it was the candle that threw her off.

A-Ma and A-Gong

Nana and Yeh Yeh

Recent Pics

It's been a while since I posted photos. We've been in our new old house for like a month now and we're enjoying the extra space...although it also means there's more to clean now. :)

Wish we could post pics of the house, but we can't seem to find our camera.

It's gotta be in one of the boxes still waiting to be unpacked.

For now...here are some recent photos from Faith's First Bday:

Happy Birthday Faith!

Myla is scared to touch Trinity even though she seems fascinated with her. But on this day, she wanted to hold Trinity's leash...maybe she feels safer having more control. But Trinity ended up leading her instead.

Mariella, Faith, & Myla celebrating

Playdate with Austin Di Di: This is Myla running away from Austin. He kept trying to put his sunglasses on her, but she kept dissing him. Poor Austin...