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Brave Little Sweetpea and her new Ear Bling

Last Friday, we took our little one to get her ears pierced... and my, does it look super cute! We expected her to maybe scream and cry, but nope, not a tear was shed. In fact, moments later, Sweetpea was dancing and squealing with glee as if nothing happened... so, both daddy and I are very pleased at the fantastic job they did with Sweetpea and with piercing her ears.

Our Red, White, & Blue Weekend

With the sun up and no dark clouds in sight, it was a beautiful 4th of July weekend... perfect for our first family hike. To start off the weekend, we went on a short hike at Snoqualmie Falls.




It was fun because it became a mini group outing for us and our friends; you could say that this was a small test run to see how our tots would do on a hike. The trek to the falls wasn't too bad at all since it was all downwards... The trek up, on the other hand, is a different story. It was a bit more tiring especially for the parents carrying the tots :) Here's some pics of our travel companions and friends who shared our adventure.


Here we are on the bottom.

Where's the little Sweetpea; what's she doing? you ask... Sweetpea fell asleep on the trek down.

Fortunately, she did wake up just in time to enjoy the scenery before we had to head back.


The next day, we went to Uncle Bob's for 4th of July bbq and fireworks. Sweetpea enjoyed playing with Naomi jie-jie and Noah geh-geh.
She also enjoyed her first burger. yummy!

Thanks for letting me play with your toys and nifty new kitchen.


The girls wanted to take a picture together, but Sweetpea kept trying to escape

We wanted a family shot in our red, white, and blues, but as you can see, the toys are too much to resist.

Before we left, we watched some fireworks. Sweetpea got a taste of some juice and really enjoyed it... so much that she wanted to get every last drop!

What an eventful weekend!

First Visit With Jacob

Towards the beginning of April, we got to visit and see my cousin Jacob for the first time. We had lots of fun spending time together even though we just looked at each other most of the time. Maybe when we're older we can run around and play hide and seek in the house :)

Mommy and Ah-ee's friend Auntie Rica came over to see us while we were there, so I got to meet her too. I like to dance to the pink musical elephant that she gave me; thank you.


We hope we can visit again soon... and of course, we'd love for you to come see us here in Washington when you get a chance!

Role Reversal

Say "Ah", Daddy.

Please excuse my hair in the video clip; Lolo decided to style my hair that evening :)

One Year & More Party Pics

Little Sweetpea is growing up so fast. It seems like only moments ago we were sending out birth announcements, and now, she is One. It's amazing how time flies and how precious each memory can be.

On Sweetpea's actual birthday, she had a pediatrician's appointment. Unlike past appointments which are typically a week off, this appointment fell right on her birthday. Despite the earlier measurement check, little Sweetpea did well and is growing beautifully. She is growing nicely along her new weight growth curve, measuring in at 18 lbs 11.5 oz. As for her height, she is shooting up towards the sky measuring 31 inches in height, placing her in the 95th percentile. Sometimes, we can't believe how fast she's growing.

Since we've had requests for more pictures from the party, we've included some more photos below for our friends and family to enjoy including my new monkey sent in the mail from Uncle Mike. He wouldn't get off my back and stuck to me, so we became friends :) We all had a great time at the party and hope those in attendance did too. Hope the Sweetpea trivia winners Auntie Phoebe and Auntie KL enjoyed their prizes as well which silly daddy announced as "a Hawaiian shirt wrapped around a box" when in actuality, it was chocolate truffles in a novelty tropical shirt box. Funny how Auntie Phoebe said, "how do you wear this?" Thanks for joining us for this fun and memorable occasion!

First Cake


Rocking Giraffe


After party/ after nap playtime

Happy Father's Day 2009

Happy Father's Day Daddy, Lolo, and Ancong!! You have been a blessing in my life. Thank you. With Greatest Love and Appreciation, Little Sweetpea.