Trip to the Acadmey

Over the holiday break, K took her first trip to the Academy of Sciences. We were expecting it to be super crowded the Monday after New Year's, but we were pleasantly surprised that it was not bad at all!

K got to see many animals and exhibits such as real reindeer. We learned they eat corn and sweet potato.

We also saw turtles from the Galapagos Islands. Daddy has been to the actual island. He was in the water next to the turtles and said they are quite friendly.

We saw a penguin get ready to take a dive in the water as well.

K's favorite attraction was the aquarium. She was in awe when they swam by her.

She wanted to touch the fish. As you can see, she is not wearing any shoes. Her socks got rather dirty. I think it's time to purchase some shoes for her now that she is able to stand.

K is waiting patiently for the the Nemos to swim by.

Before we headed home, we ventured into the Snowman dome and K watched her first movie on how snow was made. K wasn't too interested and was rather bored. Mommy didn't care for it either. Next time K goes to a theater, it will be a kid's flick for sure!  The coolest thing happened when we got out of the dome, snow started to fall.

The academy was a fun way to end our holiday break. We are looking forward to going again soon!

Hello 2012!

K would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

She wanted to stay up for the countdown, but it's way past her bedtime. She said hooray for 2012 in the meantime! Let's get this party started!

K: What were you thinking Mommy? This hat is too small for my head!

The afternoon of New Year's eve, K met up with her friend Courtney at Stanford mall. Don't they both look so comfy and warm in their stroller? It was so comfy- both girls took a nap while their mommies walked around and shopped.

Uncle Pete says yikes...this is what it feels like to have twins!

Baby swap...should we trade for a day and Auntie Ali take K home?

Post family Christmas pic in front of Brook's Brothers. It does make for a nice scenery!

Hoping 2012 is filled with love, happiness and good health for everyone!

8 months old

For K's 8th month birthday, Daddy got Kara's cupcake and topped it with a candle to celebrate. Too bad she can only look at the cupcake and can't touch or eat it. Maybe next year K!

At 8 months, K is learning to stand.

She got an activity table for Christmas and can stand up for a good 5 minutes before taking a break. It's been fun watching her go through the different milestones. We will see what's in store next month!

Who's That?

Two weeks ago, we had to take K to the pediatrician to get her flu shot. We had to wait for a couple minutes for the nurse to come in. This was fine by K since she kept herself occupied by the mirror in the room.  She sure loves the baby in the mirror! Kisses to her!



In other news, K has moved on to her big girl stroller. The weather has been quite chilly lately, so we finally got to use the bundle up blanket when we take K out for walks. What a life to be pushed around and kept nice and toasty!

First Christmas

On Christmas Eve, we went to great grandma's house on Daddy's side of the family. Uncle Daren took a few family pics, so once he sends them over, we will be sure to post.

On Christmas Day, K woke up and got to open presents. She is looking at Mommy and Daddy and wondering which one to open first.

This is her first attempt at opening a gift. She absolutely loves to rip paper!

This is her second gift. K's loves when Mommy reads her a book about Elmo and always smiles, so Daddy did some research online and found "my first elmo". This elmo is chewable and the perfect size for babies.

Can you tell how much K loves her new toy!? She is already trying to kiss and bite him.

After K opened a few more presents, she played and took a nap. When she woke up, Daddy's family came over.  Baby Aiden came over too, but he was napping and not in the picture.

Later that afternoon, we went to Po Po and Gung Gung's house. After dinner, K had more presents to open. Talk about one lucky baby! Daddy's car was filled with all of K's gifts. We had so much to bring home, we even left behind her booster chair at Po Po's house.

Auntie Vandy and Uncle James even mailed a gift to K all the way from Japan. She got the cute bear below but she seems more interested with the tag at the moment.

K had a fun first Christmas. Despite her catching a cold, she was happy to spend it with all of her family.  Merry Christmas everyone!

Inexpensive Toys

Household items have become K's new toys. She can keep herself entertained for a good 20 minutes playing with kleenex.

She enjoys the effect of tearing the paper into pieces.

Water bottles have also capured her interest. She likes banging them together to make noise. Guess Mommy doesn't have to buy new toys anytime soon!

Holiday Cheer

Auntie Shirley and Uncle Rob hosted a Christmas luncheon last weekend. In usual fashion, we tried to capture a picture with all the kids. Here are some of our attempts... (L-R: Nate, Court, Tristan, Rylan & McKenna).

Next was a pictures of all the girls and the kiddies.

The adults L-R: Auntie Esther, Auntie Alice, Auntie Ali, Auntie Lauren, Auntie Shirley, Auntie Stacey & Auntie Becca

Over the weekend, we also went to get K's handprint and footprint at Create-It in Palo Alto. We figured we better do it now before her hands and feet gets any bigger.

The finished product will be ready next Feb! The owner was telling us the clay goes through a rigorous schedule. It has to be dried, then fired up, then dried, then painted, then dried again.

And finally- K's first cousin, Aiden stayed over on Friday night. This is Daddy's sister's son. He lives in New Hampshire and this was the first time meeting him. He is about 2 months younger than K.

He only stayed for a day and went to Sac to see grandma and will be going to LA to visit some other of his relatives. We will take more pictures when he comes back up for Christmas!