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.

November (Part 2)

Summer loves going to Julia's house to play. She especially loves playing with the kitchen so we bought her a kitchen of her own. There are also pictures of Summer eating her favorite fruit, watermelon. I'll post a cute video soon.

November (Part 1)

Here are some random pictures and pictures of Summer eating her favorite foods.

Summer at the Park in November

Here are some pictures taken in November of Summer playing at the parks in Playa Vista. Summer's sleep schedule is all over the place, so most the time, we don't see her friends at the park because they are napping.

Julia's 2nd Birthday

More photos of the same cute kids, just different party.

Ava's 2nd Birthday

Here are photos I snapped at Ava's 2nd Birthday. Enjoy!

Halloween

This is Summer's second year celebrating Halloween. This year Summer was an adorable cowgirl. Her uncle Charlie bought her this adorable outfit from Texas. She had a pink cowgirl hat, pink belt with a heart shaped buckle with rhinestones, and pink cowgirl booties. Uncle Charlie was a cowboy for Halloween too, and SweetPea was a horse.

We took Summer to two pumpkin patches. The first one was one we just saw driving by. Summer doesn't look too happy because she didn't nap at all that day. The second pumpkin patch was on another day at Mr. Bone's in Beverly Hills. Mia and Julia (the adorable lady bug) invited us to go. Mr. Bone's pumpkin patch was sooo cute, definitely the nicest pumpkin patch we've ever seen! We'll be coming here again next year. Enjoy the pictures!

Playdates in October

The first few pictures, of the kids on the couch, are taken at a playdate at Julia's house. The rest of the pictures are taken during Nehemiah's playdate. Summer always has fun at playdates.

October

Here are a lot of pictures taken in October:
Summer had so much fun at Brendan's 2nd birthday party at the Under the Sea indoor playground. Then we had dinner with Mia and Julia at Soup Plantation. Summer's hair is finally getting long enough to tie. She sported pigtails many times this month. They look super cute on her. I'll keep tying, although she always pulls them out.