Events

Garden d’Light!

Karen, Lia, and myself went to the “Garden d’Light” at the Bellevue Botanical Garden. The lights and designs were gorgeous…

Along the way there were many neat patterns, such as these colorful tulips…

Or this spider web…

Unfortunately Lia wasn’t too crazy about being a model…

But nothing a little snack wouldn’t fix…

After that, getting her to smile was a challenge…

Then we visited the cafe, which had a nice aquarium behind a glass…

It was drizzling quite a bit, but I took advantage of what nature provided…

Unfortunately taking pictures of a toddler can be a daunting task, so we only talked through part of the garden before they shut the lights on us.

To see higher quality versions of these photos, go to the Garden d’light section of the photo gallery!

Events

Jujube’s 2nd Birthday

We had a little celebration at Kindermusik in Redmond, where we enjoyed a short musical program involving music, toys, and gymnastics.

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It started with some xylophones…

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And then moved on to horsey…

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And then to ribbons…

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And some maracas…

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And then some Hula hoops…

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A little story time…

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And then some bouncy balls…

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And then the parachute…

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Then we sang the birthday song…

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And took group photos…

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And that was the end of the fun-filled birthday event. Happy birthday Jujube!

Check out the Jujube 2nd Birthday photo gallery for more photos of Jujube’s Birthday Celebration!

General

Updated Photo Album

After stagnating for a year, it’s time to refresh the photo albums!  Here are some of the new albums added:

Denver Vacation
Chloe’s One Month Party
Grace’s Baby Shower
Halloween Costume Party
Mom’s Birthday

These days I don’t take as many pictures as I normally do at each event, as I need to watch Lia, but I do make an effort! All albums are always available from the Photos link on the right side.

General

Jeffrey and Grace’s Isaac!

On Saturday, Jeffrey and Grace were officially initiated as parents…

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Unfortunately because of H1N1, the hospital didn’t allow young kids into the delivery rooms, so Lia couldn’t meet Isaac.  Karen and I had to take turns visiting…

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Isaac was sleeping like a rock the whole time…

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But otherwise was happy (I think) and healthy.

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Congratulations Jeffrey and Grace on their cute baby boy!

Events

Costume Party 2009

It’s that time of the year when everyone gets to assume a different identity. For us this year, the theme is “Greek/Roman”. In the past we’ve purchased pre-made costumes, but the past couple of years we decided to switch it up and make costumes ourselves. So we bought the fabric, cut the gold leafs, and out came the Greek family…  or is it Julius?

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Grace, who is expecting in a few weeks, took advantage of her bump…

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Eddie and Claire, assuming the role of Doctor and Bunny…

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Jun, Christine, and Carolyn being pool, bee, and honey pot.

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Angela, Johnny, Toby and Kenzie being various characters…

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Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to take pictures of everyone, but hopefully others have pictures of others who attended the party. Have a safe, happy October 31st!

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