Summer's very first time riding her tricycle by herself

We've been pushing Summer (2 1/2) with the pushbar for a year now. Finally, she is able to reach the pedals and ride all by herself! We were all so happy and proud!

Summer rinsing after brushing

Summer (2 1/2 yrs) is being silly while she rinses her teeth. Although she is wearing her backpack, she is actually getting ready for bed.

Beach Babies Fall Festival

Summer had so much fun at her preschool's Fall Festival. There was a moon bouncer with a giant slide. Summer played with her classmates, Saleem, Chris, Timmy and Jordan. They all had so much fun!

Julia's 3rd birthday party

Summer had a lot of fun at her good friend Julia's 3rd birthday party. There was a cool bubble artist that put the kids in giant bubbles. Too bad Summer didn't want to be in the bubble.

Nerdy Summer

Summer received these fun glasses at Nehemiah's Halloween Party. It's funny, she always has a nerdy pose when she wears them.

Summer washing her face

My mom taught Summer how to wash her face like this.

Summer's first trip to SeaWorld

We all had a great time on Summer's first trip to SeaWorld. There is a great deal going on right now, buy one day and get an annual pass for free until the end of Dec 2009. So there will be more postings of SeaWorld in the future. We stayed over in San Diego at the Hilton Friday night, which Summer kept calling Elmo's house. Our good friends Mary, Alex, and Annabelle as well as our San Diego friends, Kento, Shiho, and Nanami joined us at SeaWorld.

We started the day with Breakfast with Elmo and Friends, then we went to see the Shamu show. Summer knew what Orcas were from her favorite show Go Diego Go. Then we went to the Sesame Street Bay of Play area and was stuck there for a few hours. We ate lunch as Summer napped and then we saw the Elmo in 4D movie and then the Shark and the Penguin Exhibit. Next time we go we will see the Dolphin and the Sea Otter shows.

After SeaWorld, we went to Kento and Shiho's beautiful new home for dinner and to play for awhile. Summer had a lot of fun, but it was a really long day. We were all super tired when we got home at 11:45pm that night.



Summer dancing to the Shamu show music.

Halloween 2008

On Halloween, Summer had a fun-filled day.

First, we went to music class and I was very happy that Summer agreed to wear the fairy wings. I thought she looked adorable and Summer thought she looked cute, too. She kept telling me, "I be butterfly princess!"

Then in the early evening, Summer's preschool had a Halloween parade. She usually does not go on Fridays, but I brought her for the party. Summer would not walk on her own for the parade, I think she was overwhelmed by all the people.

Then we went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood with Summer's good friend and neighbor, Lora, and Lora's friend Ethan. This was Summer's very first time trick-or-treating. Although Summer was scared of some of the decorations, she had so much fun receiving candy. After the kids collected tons of candy, Borami, Lora's mom invited us over to play for a few hours. We all had a great time!

Summer's first time pumpkin carving.

My friend Jennie invited us over to her house to carve pumpkins. Summer and the other kids carved pumpkins for about 5-10 mins and then ran away to play. The mom's did all the carving. The last three pictures are of pumpkins I carved in 2003. That was the last time I had so much free time to carve pumpkins. :)

Random Pictures from May 2008

Here are a lot of random pictures from May, in chronological order. Summer is about 2 years old in these.

Summer's second trip to Disneyland on her birthday.

On May 21, 2008, we took Summer to Disneyland and California Adventure (again) to celebrate her 2nd birthday. This time we made it in time to see the Little Einsteins in the Playhouse Disney Show. Summer LOVED it and had so much fun!

Summer's first trip to Disneyland

In May, Eddie and I bought annual passes to Disneyland and we took Summer for the first time (she was free). We meet our good friends and neighbors Borami and her daughter Lora there.

First we went to California Adventure to try to catch the last showing of Playhouse Disney, but we were too late. We did stay there to see the parade then head over to the Disneyland side to see the other parade there, go on the Finding Nemo submarine ride, the jungle boat ride, and then to the Tiki room. Summer had lots of fun and was amazed by all the wonderful things to see.

Ross' 2nd Birthday Extravaganza

Summer met Ross in music class earlier this year and soon they became great friends. Summer attended Ross' 2nd birthday party on May 4th and she had the most fun ever! My friend Michele, Ross' mommy, went all out for her son's 2nd birthday. There was an abundance of activities, she had a petting zoo with adorable baby animals, pony rides, then lunch on kid-sized tables, a music guy, a face painting clown, and a Pooh bear impersonator. Wow!

Playa Vista Halloween Party

We attended a Halloween Party at the CenterPointe Club, our community center. Summer had fun playing with her friends Julia, Lora, Annabelle, and Saleem. Afterwards, Annabelle gave Summer a ride in her pink car and shared some berries she picked from the bushes.

Hawaii 2008 Part 2 ... Finally

Sorry we are so behind in posting photos. We went to Hawaii in April, but finally here are the rest of the photos.

Nehemiah's Halloween Party

Today, we went to Nehemiah's Halloween Party at his amazing home in Northridge. Summer had so much fun playing with her friends and decorating and eating cookies. Afterwards we stopped by a local pumpkin patch.

Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch

Summer (2 1/2yrs) visits Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch with her friends Lora, Julia, Max. and Ava. It was over 90 degrees that day, so Summer could not wear the fleece kitty costume I bought for her. Summer received this princess dress from Auntie Doris for her 2nd birthday.

Oktober Fest in Playa Vista

Summer had fun at Oktober Fest in Concert Park. There was free food, music, a bouncer, carnival games, and arts and crafts.

Disneyland in October

Today, we took Summer to California Adventure and Disneyland to see the Halloween decorations. We finally got a chance to ride on the new Toy Story ride with only a half hour wait. We were there at the park the day the ride opened in June and the line was 3 hours!

King's Hockey Game

Jennie and Sam, Max and Novella's parents, invite a bunch of us to an after party in a box at the Staple Center to see the King's play. It was the first time we had ever seen a hockey game and it was so cool to be in the box. We all had a great time.

Summer goes to Valoria's 3rd Birthday Party

Summer attended her friend Valoria's 3rd birthday party at the CenterPointe Club patio and fountain area. There were arts and crafts and Dora was there. At first Summer was afraid of Dora, but soon Summer was ok and had a lot of fun.



Summer sings Happy Birthday to Valoria's cake. The shrill voice in the background is Dora's. :)

Playing at my mom's house.

Summer, Keri and Kyle play at my mom's house.

Summer feeding Samantha

Summer (2 yrs) loves feeding her baby dolls. She finally got a chance to feed a real baby. This adorable baby is Samantha (11 mo), Julie and Eddy Kuo's daughter.



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Summer eating blueberries

Summer loves blueberries, sometimes she even eats the sour ones.



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Summer dancing to Go Diego Go! music

One of Summer's favorite shows is Go Diego Go! Here is a video of her dancing to the theme song.



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Summer using her chopsticks

Summer loves using her new chopsticks. To view all of Summer's videos and to view them more clearly, click here to go to youtube.com
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Daddy reading Blue Hat, Green Hat

For a while, Blue Hat, Green Hat was Summer's favorite book. She always cracked up when you read it to her.



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Summer and Ross in music class

Summer and Ross have so much fun in music class. Here Ross sneaks a kiss from her, but it's hard to see because the other boy is kind of blocking Summer.

Summer's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Summer's 2nd birthday at Under the Sea Indoor Playground. There was a mermaid there and lots of fun toys and play structures to climb, jump, and play on. Of course we had the same delicious cakes from King's Hawaiian Bakery as we did last year. Summer and all her friends had so much fun and this was the easiest party to plan. Everyone was happy, too bad the time flew by so quickly.

Nermie's 13th Birthday

On May 19, it was Nermie's 13th Birthday. Here Summer wishes Nermie a Happy Birthday and gives the kitties hugs.

Hawaii 2008 Part 1

In April, Eddie and I took Summer to Oahu, Hawaii. This was Summer's very first time to Hawaii and she had a great time. She loved 'swimming' (actually just floating in an inflatable boat), and playing in the sand at the beach.

We took about 700 pictures and so that's why it's taken us a little while to sort through them and post them. Here is Part 1. Be sure to look for Part 2 which will include Summer in more cute outfits, 'swimming' in the ocean, and a trip to Honolulu Zoo.

Summer peeling a tangerine

Summer loves peeling those Cutie tangerines. She actually squirted some juice in her eyes while peeling this one, but she was determined to finish peeling.

Summer knows her ABCs and some Numbers

On Tuesday, March 4th, I took these funny videos of Summer saying the alphabet (first video) and numbers (second video). She can say and recognize (upper case only) all her letters except for the letter X which she likes to call Y. Summer's Auntie Phoebe shows the alphabet puzzle pieces, and as Summer responds everyone (especially the Grandmas) cheers hysterically! Phoebe was already asking Summer some letters before I started filming, so you won't hear all 26 letters. I started filming when they were on the letter X, which is the only one Summer got wrong. Summer is 21 month now. Enjoy!



This video is of Summer saying the numbers 0-9, from her number puzzle. She only missed the number zero, which she called O. In this video, it is difficult to hear what she is saying because she is drinking milk and talking. At the end, she gives high-fives to everyone, even Sweet Pea. Enjoy!



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Summer sees a gopher

Last weekend, we went to the kiddie playground near our house and Summer saw a gopher.



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Summer dancing

This cute video of Summer at Old Navy was taken a month ago. Summer LOVES to dance. She is 20 months here.



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Summer sitting in the kitchen sink

We don't know what goes on in that little brain of hers, but Summer sometimes has these crazy ideas. In this picture, Summer got a blue plastic stool and brought it to her kitchen, took out the sink and climbed in. Then she decided to pretend to chat on the phone. Now we have to hide the stool. (She is 19 months here.)

Our Christmas Photo

We hope everyone had a great holiday. Thanks to those families and friends that sent us holiday cards and gifts. We really appreciate you thinking of us during those busy times.

Here is our Christmas 2007 Holiday Photo. Summer is 19 months here.



It's not easy trying to get the perfect family photo. These are the photos that didn't make it. Although we had a lot of fun taking the photos, it was a lot of work, especially with squirmy Summer. A special thanks to my brother, Charles (and Cookie Monster), who helped take the photos and made Summer laugh and smile at the right times. We really would not have such a beautiful photo without them...I mean him. :P Thanks Charlie!

December 2007 (Part 1)

Here are some pictures of Summer taken in December.

Photos of Summer

Here are some photos of Summer taken by a photographer friend on Feb 1st. Summer is 20 months here.

Summer eating watermelon

Summer (18 months) LOVES eating watermelon... it's her favorite fruit.