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2011.10.22, 28, 29, 31 Halloween

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This year we celebrated Halloween quite a lot, it's fun that Bebe is big enough to have some fun :)

2011.10.22 Kid Halloween Bazaar

we were invited by our friend to their daughter's school Halloween event,

it was held by the school gym. They have so much fun games for kids and most of the game cost 25 cents to play and there's always cute gift for playing the game :)

2011.10.28 Church's Harvest Party

it's like costume party at Church, I decided to do the Black Swan make up and Bebe was wearing the cute pirate costume for the first time :D

Baby Pirate with Golden Mullet!

2011.10.29 Halloween Hot Pot

Another Halloween event at my friend's place. I was so upset because I can't find my pirate costume, we originally purchased the mini pirate costume for Bebe so that he and I can be pirate together. Long story short, I found the costume like a week after Halloween... T^T

both of the little pirate and little devil hate their hat!

2011.10.31 Bebe's First Trick or Treat

We were watching kids doing trick or treat at our friend's house at Mercer Island, and later took Bebe to the neighbor's houses to do his very first trick or treat. Some houses were very well decorated and the host were dressing up in eerily cool costumes. It was such a fun experience!

Bebe was wearing the same pirate costume with different make up. I didn't put costume because I can't find my costume...lol...instead, I put purple and blue lashes

our dear friends, Chasidy & Doug

the kids were so funny, when they saw Bebe they screamed "there's a baby with mustacheeeeeeeee!!!" and the girl keep gushing "GOSHHHHH...he is soooo cute!! GOSH...GOSH!!" lol

Bebe's first trick or treat

by the way...who wear it best? ;)

2011.10.15 A Day full of Incidents...

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This is Bebe when we left home, his cute face was flawless and got no scratch whatsoever

It was a great day, we hang out with out family friend, and Bebe had a lot of fun too

then...later on he fell on his face on top of the gravel :( he cried so loud and as always, his face turn really red. I can't see any scratch at his face at first (because his face was so red from crying) and after he stop crying, we find out that Bebe got scratches on his nose, forehead and above his lips >,<

but he still looks lovely tho :)

and after we got home, my active Bebe try to climb the rocking chair...he slipped and bumped to the wood arm rest!! His lower lips was bleeding and mommy was freaked out! the bleeding stop soon, and Bebe left with swollen lips...sigh...what a day!

This is the before & after picture...despite all the accident, Bebe is still happy and smiling

2011.10.14 Sweater

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It's Fall season now and it's time to put on the cute sweater :)

Bebe is so sweet, he kisses me more and more lately, sometimes without being asked , too!! <3

2011.10.13 Same Pose!!

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I found these pictures are so funny, Ethan and his buddy, Luki had very similar poses while playing together... the picture was taken during the family care group :)

2011.10.12 My precious

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I enjoy hugging Bebe while he's having his milk before bedtime :)

2011.10.11 Face Palm

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I was uploading Bebe's old pictures all day long, mostly the 0-3 months old pictures, I got so many of them...it makes me miss the little him <3 He was 3,5 months in this picture

I'm going to have my driving test on Thursday, so today my friend come over and take me to drive around the DMV office to practice more. Too bad it turn dark so fast that I couldn't practice longer, also it was raining. It made me nervous.

Bebe is 16 months now, and he like to imitates whatever I do.

After I cut his finger nails, he took the nail clipper and try to copy whatever I did earlier

I'll close this post by a hilarious picture of Bebe, he was sleeping with his palm under his cheek earlier,

so he got this hand mark on his cheek as if he got slapped (by his own little hand) really hard! XD

2011.10.10 Columbus Day

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Today's is Columbus day and hubby got a day off. It's so great to spend quality time with my family today at home. I was crashed after cooking for so long last night and also it's my time of the month, so I feel exhausted. My braised pork belly that I cooked using slow cooker last night turn out to be so good,

you can find the recipe here

Watching Bebe growing up is truly amazing,

now my 15 months starting to play remote control car!!

He loves affection, hugs & kisses

Bebe is very ticklish, he's so funny...

sometimes I wish that he would stay small & cute for a little bit longer

2011.10.10 Body Shop Tea Tree Line

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Brand: The Body Shop

Product Name: Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner & Tea Tree Blackhead Exfoliating Wash

What it Claim: The Body Shop Tea Tree lines claim to keep the skin clear by helping prevent blemish and blackhead and controlling excess oil.

Tea Tree Blackhead Exfoliating Wash

I love how this exfoliating wash is different from any other face scrub I used before. It's creamy with little chunk of crushed apricot stones that allows me to move the crushed apricot around and concentrate on some parts of my face that need exfoliation the most.

After washing my face with this cleanser, my face feels soft & smooth. It doesn't make my skin feel dry and tight, so it's a plus!

Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner

The first couple times I used this toner, it stung my skin and it felt hot and my skin turn red. I keep using them for several day after that to see if I can really use it or to return it to the store.

After a few days, the toner didn't stung my skin anymore. I occasionally still feel the warm (not hot) sensation when using this toner, especially after I use microdermabrasion type of scrub on my skin.

I have a very oily skin, but sometimes this toner can make my skin feel dry.

Overall Review: While I'm still have problem with blackheads and, I noticed that after using these products for a month, it is a lot easier to clean my blackhead when I use the pore pack. The pore pack now picked a lot more blackhead than before, even if I don't use my special combo product before using the pore pack.

Now I can just put the pore pack directly after I washed my face and it will do a great job picking my blackhead.

Also, I notice that this month when I'm having my period, I don't have as much hormonal break out as I did last month. I only have 2 small acne this month and I'm quite happy about that.

2011.10.09 4 Hours of Cooking

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Today, after went home from Church I start cooking nonstop for 4 hours.

I made pork bone soup, pumpkin pie (first time baking pie...yay!!), mash potato, and braised pork belly.

Hopefully I can post the recipe on my cooking blog by tomorrow :)

Here's my first pumpkin pie, it seems like the recipe was enough to make 2 pie.

I baked the filling leftover on a dish and just ate it with whipped cream...yum!

and this one is the braised pork belly, I pan fried the meat and now it's cooking on the slow cooker for 10 hours so tomorrow I'll wake up to a tender braised pork belly. I also added some hard boiled eggs & mei gan chai (preserved Chinese vegetable) into the pot

btw, this is our picture from today, before we left for Church in the morning <3

and this one is my sweet little guy that like to plays in the kitchen :D

2011.10.08 Pumpkin Patch

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Today, we went to the Farm1 at Snohomish, 1 hour from Seattle.

The place was huge and they have a lot of different activities going on. We were so excited because it was our first time went to the pumpkin patch / real farm.

Bebe got to sitting on a real tractor and he was so happy and was play there for a while :D

the thing that excite Bebe the most was the farm animals. They have bunnies & baby bunnies, donkey, ducks, pigs, chicken, lambs and some cows

There was also duck race & the pig show.

The duck race was so hilarious, the ducks were swimming super fast!!

while waiting for the pig show

we were waiting for 20 minutes, because the seat was limited. We sat in the first row...the show itself was cute, it was the story of 4 little pigs (instead of 3 little pigs) and the bad guy wasn't a big bad wolf, but Uncle George (a big fat pig). The show only last for 5 minutes!

After the pig show, we went for the hay ride to the corn maze. It was $6 per person, and it was also the only ticket we purchased. We ended up just stay in the truck and didn't went to the corn maze because we didn't bring stroller, the corn maze is huge and Bebe is really heavy...and he was sleepy too :)

Last but not least, we went to the pumpkin patch to get some pumpkin. It was really exciting because it was my very first time went to the pumpkin patch, and it remind me of Cinderella story book I used to read when I was little. We ended up bringing 2 pumpkin home, they were $2 each. I'm planning to make pumpkin pie with one and pumpkin soup with the other.

Bebe was so funny, he didn't understand that we were going to picked some pumpkin, so he didn't really care about the orange pumpkin. On the other hand, he was so into the green pumpkin, maybe he though that it was his favorite fruit, watermelon! XD

it was a great family outing, the weather was perfect too! I can't wait for taking Bebe for his 1st trick or treat this year :))

2011.10.07 Bebe's First Skinny Jeans & Growing Pains

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Bebe surprise me everyday with his new trick.

This morning, he took out the word card box from under the bed and bring it to my bed,

it was quite heavy for his size!! and after he moved the box, somehow his right arm was out of his t-shirt...lol

and this sweet little boy still loves to hold me before he went to sleep...

I don't know how much longer would he wants to hold me like this,

but I'll enjoy it for now :)

Today I'm so happy because Bebe's clothes came a week early from the scheduled delivery,

I order him some vest and his very first skinny jeans.

I think skinny jeans is great for rainy weather like now, since it's tighter on the bottom,

the bottom of the pants won't touch the ground and get wet / muddy.

my big boy in his skinny jeans

Today we went to the DMV office to schedule driving test for me next week. The lady that passed on the waiting number always give everyone nasty look...I wonder why -_____-

Anyway, I'm very excited to take my driving test next week, so I would finally got a driver license!!

After making the appointment, we went to eat Pho for dinner.

Bebe enjoying pho... XD

After we got home, I dyed my hair before hubby had to go to his basketball practice.

This time, I'm using 2 bottle of hair color to make sure I have enough product to saturated my hair.

I haven't dyed my hair with this much product before, the washing hair part was scary, all my bath tub turn dark purple...lol...luckily the water washed it away.

This is the first time I'm trying this brand, it's quite moisturizing and my hair feel so smooth afterward.

I'll take more picture tomorrow :)

Talking about basketball, last week hubby told me this funny / ironic story. There was this old guy that play basketball with him, and the old guy asked hubby why he haven't show up at bball for a long time.

Hubby said that he was busy taking care of the baby.

Then the old guy said "don't spend to much time with your baby! they won't remember it anyway!" He said that he used to carry his son on top his shoulder and walk the son around, now the son is grow up and work as a dentist. The son doesn't remember anything about it and also doesn't want to hang out with the father anymore.

In a way, this story is funny how the old guy became so bitter like that, but it's also ironic at the same time that as parent, we try to cherish every single second of our baby's development. We want to pamper and hug them as long as we can, knowing that they won't remember any single thing we did to them when they were baby. I know for sure that my baby won't remember that I always kiss him everyday, that I say that I love him everyday...it's sad...but I just want to enjoy all the moment. I want to kiss his chubby cheek everyday, and hug him until he fall asleep.

One day, when he grow up, I'll show him this blog to show him all his pictures since the day he was born, all his funny stories when he was a little baby, all the precious moments we had together. I hope time won't flies too fast...just a wishful thinking...

2011.10.06 First Family Care Group

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After I became a mother, sometime I surprise myself that I can do a lot of thing at once...

cooking, feeding baby, try to schedule an appointment on the phone, all at once!

Bebe doesn't like the sound of vacuum cleaner, it scares him :(

so he sit on the stairway while peeking at daddy vacuuming the kitchen floor

Lately, Bebe had been starting to putting his toys back to where it belong after he finished play with them.

I keep praising him "what a good boy you are", "thank you for cleaning your toys".

Praising him made him feel happy and encourage him to do good things :)

Today is a special day for us, our church starting this special "family care group" at our place,

basically it's for all the family, with or without children.

It's amazing how parent can concentrate listening to the bible and pay full attention to the kids at the same time, talk about multitasking here!

Can you see that Bebe really loves to hug??

By the way, the upper right picture was so hilarious, Bebe was peeking one of the girl using the bathroom, and he was pointing and giggling while peeking at her...what a naughty boy!

it was a great night :)

2011.10.05 Happy Birthday Honey

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Today it's hubby's 33rd birthday, and I made him this birthday card using my iphone app <3

I thank God for a wonderful hubby, he's truly incredible and I'm incredibly in love with him.

He made me feel safe & loved, and I know that I can always trust him,

also, he's a great daddy too!!

By the way, lately we notice that Bebe is getting a lot heavier...look at this thunder thigh!! XD

Bebe love Japanese rice cracker, just like his daddy.

We didn't plan any special thing for hubby's birthday,

we probably going to have his birthday dinner on weekend.

But for today, all he wanted for his birthday was Pho dinner...Pho is his favorite food :)

so we tried this new Pho place near our area

Pho 99 Vietnamese Noodle House

9828 15th Ave SW
(between 100th St & 98th St)
Seattle, WA 98106
Neighborhood: White Center

(206) 762-4699

the pho was not bad, I order the small pho, and it was...small!

I mean it's smaller than other place's small portion.

but the cool thing is that I can add pork feet into my pho, so it's a plus!

the teething Bebe also enjoyed the pork feet there :)

2011.10.04 Growing Up...Too Fast!

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I'm so glad that I had finished posting the overdue posts from months ago. It is a lot easier and fun to write a daily short post than the super long monthly posts :)

Anyway, lately I've been telling hubby about how fast Bebe had grown up...Bebe is so big and tall now, and he always running around everywhere. I'm trying to taking as much pictures and recording as much videos of Bebe as I can, in attempt to preserve all those precious moments. It's funny that when Bebe was still little, we can't wait for him to be able to walk and stuff, but now, we miss the little him that would just let us hug him all day long...

Bebe really like to watch PBS Kids on Ipad

he climbed up the stairs while holding on this empty milk gallon...!!

I told hubby that this year I want to go to the pumpkin patch,

and we are planning to go this weekend if the weather is nice.

Then we saw this little pumpkin patch at QFC...hubby said, "now we don't have to go to the pumpkin patch anymore" LOL...

when we got home, the first thing Bebe grabbed was daddy's basketball

2011.10.03 More Flannel Pajamas

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Fall is here, and most of the time Bebe would wears his flannel pj :D

sit up exercise...surprisingly Bebe got a strong core muscle!!

this is the before bedtime routine...bath time, playing a little bit, drinking milk, then it's time to sleep

2011.10.02 Surprise Wedding Shower

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Our Hope Seattle Church throwing a surprise wedding shower for our friend Jeng & Tab <3

2011.10.01 Hello October!!

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It's the first morning of October...Bebe still looks sleepy

I love the Fall's flavor coffee...this one is Pumpkin Spice Latte with extra pumpkin & vanilla powder <3

Baby flannel pajama is the perfect warm & comfy pj for the cold weather,

especially for Bebe because he doesn't like blanket

2011.10.04 September 2011

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It surprised me that when I look at September picture, we really didn't have a lot of thing going on...I still wondering now, what did we do during Semtember... o_O'

2011.09.01 Being a Good Host

Ethan entertaining daddy's aunt while daddy is at work

2011.09.02 3 Teeth & counting...

2011.09.03 Is He Teething...?

Bebe really likes to use my phone and call random people...

it's so funny how he mumbling to the phone

like father like son

later that afternoon, Bebe got fever...it went up to 101.3F...then later that night it became 103F :(

all he wanted to do was sleeping...we were wondering if Bebe was teething...

2011.09.04 Fever

in the morning, Bebe's fever went down to 98F, we were so happy and relieved,

and Bebe became more active too

napping after playing with daddy...and later that night, his fever was back :(

2011.09.05

another set of my favorite falsie, the review is coming soon too :)

Bebe's fever went down again so we took him out for lunch at Panera Bread

...it's weird, the fever always went down during the day,

and perk up again at night...

and later on that night, we had dinner with hubby's aunt & family at Genki sushi :)

and took them to see Seattle nightview at Alki Beach.

the weather is getting really chill already, Summer is almost over

2011.09.07 Bebe Went to the Doctor

so after Bebe's fever gone, he developed rashes all over his body,

we decided to took him to see his doctor immediately.

he keep wanting to play with the computer while waiting for the doctor...

the doctor said that Bebe got viral infection, which is very common for kids his age,

Bebe didn't have to take any medication because his fever was gone.

btw, Bebe's car got a huge GPS... XD

2011.09.08 Before Bedtime

2011.09.09 Bebe's 15 Months Check Up

I don't know if this is coincidence, but seems like Bebe always got sick before his check up,

so he always weighted low. But soon after that, he will start eating a lot and get heavier o_O"

he was 24.5lbs & 31.5 inches

Bebe is healthy, everybody is happy :D

that day, bebe got 3 shots. He didn't cry much, just whining ;p

after the shot, we took him to Safeway nearby to get some gelato :)

later on that night, we took hubby's aunt & family for Korean BBQ dinner

Tobang

33324 Pacific Hwy S
(between 333rd St & 336th St)
Federal Way, WA 98003

(253) 874-8888

Bebe's dinner...the Korean egg stew was on the house a.k.a free of charge.

The waitress was smitten by Bebe and give him free dinner :)

look what we found at H mart...giant green onions!!

their last night in Seattle

2011.09.10 Bye bye for Now

I was so excited to show this picture to my sister and brother,

I remember we used to drink a lot of caprisun when we were little,

and now Bebe drink the same think too XD

we took hubby's aunt & family for Taiwanese breakfast before they left to the airport

Now that Christmas is near...Costco start selling a lot of toys,

and also Christmas decorations

I love to see them play together :)

not long after that, we got call from hubby's aunt's daughter, Aiko...she missed her flight! lol...

so we went to the airport and picked her up, then took her for dinner & gelato :)

look what we found next to the gelato store

bye bye Aiko...until we meet again!

2011.09.11 Sharing Earphone

can you guess what's he's eating...

it's the flamin' hot cheetos!! the sneaky boy grabbed it so fast...

2011.09.12

this is a happy face of a baby that just woke up from a good 13 hours of sleep...it's his longest sleep ever!

I love it when he got a lot of sleep, he will be a happy baby

he also finished his lunch fast (in 12 minutes) without being fuzzy

Ps. Bebe managed to chomping some apple with only 3 teeth

2011.09.12 Picky Eater?

I went to my doctor for regular check up and I saw this funny comic strip on their bulletin board

2011.09.15 After 20 oz of Milk...

btw, Bebe's 4th teeth is start coming out!!

oopsie...Ethan killed the penguin...!!

this is how he sleeps at night...

2011.09.17 Decoration

I was so excited when my pastor's wife asked me to helped her to decorate the church for a surprise wedding celebration for our friend :)

We picked up balloons at the party store, some decoration, also flowers.

It was my very first time arranging a bouquet, and I enjoyed it so much <3

my tall hubby is helping me hanging the decoration :)

I think the bouquet would be nicer if we had one more dozen of roses

2011.09.18 Som & Jim Surprise Celebration at Church

with hubby & Bebe at Church's kids room

the cute bride, Som.

we surprised her with the bouquet and veil... <3

Big happy family of Hope Seattle Church <3

after the church service, we went to one of our church friend to help them move.

They rented the biggest U-haul truck...it's so big I can running around inside it...haha

2011.09.20 Expert

2011.09.21 Afternoon Stroll

2011.09.22 Kitchen Vamp

After I lost my precious recipe book, I decided to record my recipe on a blog.

Also, it's easier to share the recipe with my friends :)

visit me at KitchenVamp

2011.09.23 I Love Everything About You

I love you when you are teething...

I love to see you dancing around while you watch your Barney movie

I love your wide imagination, it's so cute when you pretend to talk on the phone while holding the iphone case...I love everything about you, precious... :)

2011.09.24 Driving a New Truck

2011.09.25 Happy Sunday

that day, my chef friend taught me how to make Thai sausage,

go to my cooking blog to find the recipe :)

2011.09.27 Bebe love Orange!

...even though the orange was sour... XD

2011.09.30 Goodbye September!

look at this baby, he can tiptoe like a ballerina!! haha

his cheek looking like crayon sinchan...

Bebe laughed so bad when I bit his toes...XD

now he got 3 upper teeth, the last one just came out a little bit :)

this is him giggling after he tried to fed his belly button with his milk bottle...lol

Seattle is a colder city, and we are ready for Winter clothes shopping now :)

good night Ethan...

I love his monster pajama, the monsters happy faces are too cute XD

2011.09.19 August 2011

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2011.08.01 Hello August!!

Good morning, Love :)

Bebe is 14 months this month, and he almost never slept on his crib...sigh...

and last nigh, he start sleep on regular big bed :D

I don't get it why, but seems like Bebe always go backward before he will go forward...He crawled backward before he crawled forward...and he does the same with this toy...he keep pedaling backward...he even sits backward...lol

2011.08.02 FInally...

and finally bebe sits facing forward, but he still pedaling backward...haha

2011.08.03 Big Slides

I grabbed this delicious spicy pork tacos at the taco truck near my place...I love to drizzle the red chili sauce & a lot of lemon to make the tacos taste more spicy & sour...so good!!

we took Bebe to play at the park again

the highlight of that afternoon was that we tried to make bebe slides on the bigger & twisted slide...but at the end we decided that that Bebe was too young for that!...lol.

And when the sun is going down, it's time for the little boy to go home...

2011.08.04 These Are A Few of My Favorite Things...

I love to try new ice cream flavor...this Smores flavor by Dreyers is so good, I can actually feel the graham crackers crumble, and also the fluffy marshmallow. It remind me of my logging trip, we baked a lot of smores that night :)

Bebe wearing sleeveless clothes, he's cute even when he put angry face on!! haha...

to see Bebe's new trick every day...today he stacked all his bath toy inside the basketball net

I also love my NARS collection :)

2011.08.05 Big Boy on His Big Boy Bed

Since he refuse to sleep on the crib, Bebe is now sleep on a regular queen size bed. We put some pillow under the bed (in case if he fall). Usually after he woke up, he would just walk to mommy's room :)

2011.08.06 The Blue Angels Show

Good morning :)

This is our second year of watching the Blue Angels show,

and this year we are also going to watch it with our friend, Doug & Chasidy.

When we hang out with them at their area, Mercer Island, we usually have our meals at Sushi Joa

This year, the weather is sunny and perfect for watching the live show,

so we are going to watch the show from I-90 bridge.

They closed the bridge by noon, and there was so many people there :)

the amazing show, there was 6 of them

bebe was really tired, he fell asleep and didn't wake up even that the Blue Angels was crazy loud!!

ps. hubby said this picture looks like a war zone...but who go to war with short and colorful t'shirt...lol

in this picture you can actually see the color of the plane, it's blue with yellow stripes

this one is a funny picture, so the plane went 90 degree up, and it was so sunny and bright...so people are trying hard to see the action there

after the show, we went to hang out at Doug & Chasidy's place

Ethan got his 1st soccer lesson...and baseball lesson, and golf lesson!!

Chasidy & I

it's always fun to hang out with Doug & Chasidy, they are so lovely...

ps. I got sunburn from watching Blue Angels show...lol

2011.08.07 Snoqualmie Fall & Casino Buffet

starting our day by taking a family picture XD

hi baby, you are so lovely...I'm so blessed to be your mommy! ;D

So...we haven't been to Snoqualmie fall for a loooong time, I think the last time we went was like on 2008, I was so excite to go there and imagining that we would have a short hike...but the day before we went, hubby told me that Snoqualmie fall is doing a reconstruction now and the hiking trail was close. I can't believe that they would take so long to "enhance" it...hopefully by the time they finished it would be super awesome!

Bebe was so excited, it was his 1st time to visit a waterfall...he can't take his eyes off the waterfall!!

me: hi, hello can you help us take picture?

random Chinese guy didn't reply but he took my camera (meaning yes, right?)

me: please take our picture WITH the waterfall

random Chinese guy: ok

so here's his masterpiece of our family picture blocking the waterfall...LOL!!!

luckily some other tourist and Chasidy help us took great family pictures WITH the waterfall :D

After the sight seeing, we then went to the Snoqualmie casino to try their buffet.

They have king crab buffet on Sunday and last time my friend went, they even have lobster!

The buffet line was crazy long and slow...we waited for more than one hour and bebe get so bored and cranky...he wants to play the slot machine just because he love to play with buttons, and also they were colorful. I think kids shouldn't play around the machine, but then bebe was start screaming and stuff...so...we let him play for like a minute or so...(without using any money, off course!)

the line...

Bebe munchin on cherios while waiting in line

finally...it's time to eat!!

the king crab legs was pretty good, but then there wasn't much food selection there...

2011.08.08 Sweetness Galore

Today is our Bali wedding 2nd anniversary, but both of us kinda forget about it...haha...

anyway, Bebe is so sweet, he loves to hug me when he sleeps, or just leans on my shoulder.

Bebe also left a drool spot in my bed...it was a heart shape!

2011.08.09 Kimchi Lover

Bebe is not a Korean baby, but he sure does love kimchi!!

At first hubby let Bebe tasted the kimchi just for fun...lol...who knows that Bebe would keep eating it??!!

and that day Bebe refused to sit on high chair, he wanted to sit on regular chair like mommy and daddy XD

2011.08.10 I Love You, Mommy...

The way he looked at me was so sweet X)

90 % of the time, Bebe would sleep like this :)

2011.08.11 From Light to Dark

I love our funny family picture :D

I'm so happy to finally got my own somtum (Thai papaya salad) bowl!

I went to a church where the majority of the people are Thai, and they always made this delicious green papaya salad, they teach me how to make them, and now I got my own somtum bowl, I can make the perfect somtum :D

Today is the grand opening of a new Safeway near our area, I love their gelato! yummy & cheap!

today, I also marinade a huge bowl of chicken wings for the next day BBQ,

I don't even remember what did I put there...lol...let me try to remember! chopped garlic, lemon grass, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce (Indonesian ABC brand!), Korean chilli pepper, ung...can't remember anymore...haha :D

oh...in case you wonder what the meaning of the post...from light to dark??

tadadaaa....after having a super light hair during Summer, I finally decided to dye my hair darker!

this is what I use

Loreal mousse hair color in 50 Pure Medium Brown

before & after picture

I do a review of this hair dye HERE

2011.08.12 Dark Hair

Bebe was trying to eat a corn while we were at Safeway...

2011.08.13 Megumi Festival & Family Dinner

We were invited to go to Megumi Preschool's festival by our friend, their son went to that school.

It was fun, I saw a lot of kids wearing Yukata, Japanese Summer light kimono :)

Bebe really loves the goldfish stand, he played there for a long long time!!

their food was also good, overall the kids festival was fun <3

after the festival, we went to this new yogurt place at Broadway,

Yogurtland

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt [Edit]

1620 Broadway
Ste D
(between Pine St & Howell St)
Seattle, WA 98122
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill

(206) 860-1386

www.yogurt-land.com

I love this self-service frozen yogurt, not only they have this uber cute Hello Kitty cup and spoons,

but they have so much frozen yogurt flavors, they are delicious!!

Some of my favorite flavors are: taro, NY cheese cake, peanut butter cookies & juicy peach tart

the water dispenser they had a bunch of fresh strawberry on it

today ,we got a new baby harness for Bebe...we like to call it monkey strap...lol

that night, we had to go for family dinner because hubby's brother and cousin was in town...

Bebe met his younger cousin for the first time and kiss him...

I love Bebe's big eyes, he looks so much like me...haha <3

family picture...

Bebe is such a happy boy <3<3

2011.08.14 New Tooth!!

I love to see Bebe sleep...always so peacefully

and...finally his 3rd teeth is coming out!! lol

2011.08.16 Big Boy

15 months ago, we took him home in this onesie...look how big he is now!!

2011.08.17 Hot Summer Days

Watermelon is Bebe's favorite fruit!

During this scorching Summer days, we ate at least 2 huge watermelons every week...lol

thank you dear hubby for always cutting them up. I don't like cutting fruits...

a lot of people said that hubby and I look alike...do you think so too?

when we are talking about Summer days, we can't forget about this icy treat...Ice cream!!

during Summer, Haagen Dazs had their limited edition flavor,

these two flavors are extremely delicious! especially if you like caramel,

the caramel apple pie one had apple pieces and the cake's crust...oh so heavenly!!

I lost count of how many tube did I ate during Summer...haha

my favorite clothes during summer is short denim & thin blouse

and sometimes I'll let Bebe running around in his diaper too...lol

both boys were topless while doing their circus

layers and layers of cuteness :D

2011.08.18

Bebe likes to drinks his milk while watching kids tv show at ipad...

...but he likes it better if mommy hold the bottle...lol

naughty boy...

my hair is super long now, it touched my waist line...I want to cut it but haven't find the time yet!

2011.08.19 Little Pirate

I love his pajama, so cute <3

Bebe keep bumping his head everywhere... >,<

falling asleep while drinking his milk...

do you like my falsie? I'm going to make a lot of falsie review soon after I finished this post!

Later on that night, Bebe pull my make up tray down...and killed some eyeshadow >,<

2011.08.20 Leak...

This will surely happen when Bebe had 20oz of milk the night before...

even if he wears the special night diaper!

I love his serious face

I love his round big eyes

pinkpinkpink...pink wallet, pink camera + pink camera case, pink ipad case, even pink blotting paper :D

2011.08.20 Seattle Aquarium, Waterfront

good morning! I'm very excited about today, because we are going to go to the aquarium!!

I noticed that when we had dinner at a Chinese restaurant last time, Bebe keep pulling me to take him to the aquarium. So I asked hubby, why don't we go to aquarium this weekend :)

btw, I like to put flower pin on my hair, it's my signature look. what's yours? :)

my falsie here is crazy long...hehe...I have to keep trying different falsie to make the review

so we drove to Waterfront, and park somewhere at 1st Ave,

we decided to grab a quick lunch before heading to the aquarium

this is hubby, when I look at him, I fall in love again and again...lol...

He's a very funny person, always saying something that no one will even think about it...haha

He got salmon and chips, I got halibut and chips. I don't like cooked salmon... ;p

Bebe had his very first french fries that day...but it seems like he enjoy the ketchup better ;)

there was so many seagulls outside Ivar's!!

Seattle Waterfront

it's Dori!!

finding Nemo :D

it was really cool to see the clown fishes was swiming around the dancing anemone

the cool dome aquarium

Northern Fur Seals

and after the aquarium visit, we went to yogurtland again...yay!!

Bebe was mixing all the flavor in my bowl...eeeekkk...

after the long day Bebe was so tired...

it was almost home, so I tried to keep him awake by tickling his feet...lol...

and then he start giggling in his sleep!! too funny!!

oh yeah...I edited this picture using a new app...lol

2011.08.21 Dinner at the Wynn

Our dear friends, Tess & Bill Wynn just move to their new place, and they invited us over for dinner :D

Bill open the water sprinkle for Bebe

the boys

it was a hot day, we can't stop drinking the ice water!!

delicious feast!!

Urap, oxtail and udang goreng. I like to dip the shrimp on mayo + sriracha sauce, but they don't have it...

so I made the sauce from Bill's favorites condiments, bleu cheese + tabasco...not bad!!

the delicious Indonesian delicacy...Sop Buntut / Oxtail Soup

hey Muffin :D

after the dinner, they took us to this nice playground around their house

the Wynns

bye bye Muffin!

2011.08.23 Junior Master Chef

Good morning, sunshine :)

poor Bebe was teething and he cried a lot and very fuzzy >,<

lately, Bebe really likes to "helps" me cook. When he saw me cooking, he would rise his little hands, demanding for me to pick him up. Then, he would like to helps me stir the food...haha...so I gave him one of my old pan and a spatula and let him play with it

2011.08.24 Still Loving the Pan

Bebe loves to play with the pan while eating his meal

Bebe's favorite fruit, watermelon

after lunch, Mommy & Bebe are watching The Incredible :)

2011.08.25 Camp Survey

Our Church, Hope of Seattle always have annual camp with other Hope Church in USA. This year camp was in New York, and we will be hosting the camp for next year here in Seattle.

I was joining the pastor family to do the camp survey, booking the room and stuff.

We made a quick stop at McD...lol...and Bebe got his first McD meals...

it was banana strawberry smoothie and chicken nuggets.

He loves the smoothie better...good boy!

P'Sung (the pastor's wife), Ann & I.

I love them both, they both are Thai. When I'm with them it's like being with my own family <3

P'Sung and Ann told me that Seattle got the best camp site, each room have their individual bathroom, which is awesome...the thought of sharing bathroom with other people kinda creep me out...lol

the conference room is huge!

each bedroom come with a queen size bed and a bunk bed, it's family friendly room

the camp map & other facilities

it was a hot hot Summer day, Bebe turn into a red lobster...

Luke & Bebe, the only 2 boys in our Church...hehe.

Luke is only a month older than Bebe

after the camp survey, we met hubby at the Ave (Seattle U District) to eat boat noodle.

Ann had been raving about this noodle, she said it was really good.

It's like Thai special noodle, where they mix some blood into the soup, kinda new to me but it was good.

somehow, lately I keep taking this kind of pictures...where you can clearly see the ray of light...I like it!

some random stuff...I saw this popcorn at Uwajimaya, isn't it cute??!!

2011.08.27 Din Tai Fung & Mini Golf

I was trying a new pair of eyelashes that day...a review of it will be coming soon <3

Bebe looks so naughty with his new upper tooth!! haha

We went to Bellevue to eat the famous xiao long bao at Din Tai Fung <3

Din Tai Fung

Categories: Taiwanese, Chinese

700 Bellevue Way NE
Ste 280
(between 6th St & 8th St)
Bellevue, WA 98004

(425) 698-1095

www.dintaifungusa.com/

the dumpling armies, they were making dumpling non stop!!

we were waiting for 40 minutes before we were seated...they are always so packed!

the menu

they even have truffle dumpling!

while we were ordering our stuff, Doug pointing out that the building infront of us had this funny pac man stickers on the windows :D

Hubby's mango smoothie & My yogurt green tea with boba...I love yogurt drinks, so refreshing and good!!

our foods...yummm...

ps. their service was great too!

their world-famous xiao long bao (juicy pork dumplings) was really good!

we re-order that dish once more... XD

our dessert was the delicious Taiwanese shave ice with puding, bobba, azuki, taro & more...

it was huge!

funny picture of Bebe & Doug <3

and off course, a family picture :D

what's the fun thing to do after lunch...??

it's mini golf...yay :D

at the first hole,

Bebe keep trying to jump into the pond.

and guess what!! he did fell!!

his short, t-shirt and bib were all super wet >,<

and no, he didn't cry when he fell, he STILL keep trying to jump to the pond again...

so I decide to "do laundry" on each stop...trying to get his clothes dry

this is where the fun ended...we only complete 12 out of the total 18 holes.

Bebe was sleepy and really cranky...It's hard to carry the golf stick, camera, and bebe's clothes at the same time...I ended up dropping my new camera...boo!!

and...guess what I made for dinner...lol

it's dumplings!! after all the dumplings we had for lunch, we still miss the dumplings,

and I ended up making 2 types of dumpling, the regular pork dumpling and salmon dumpling.

The salmon dumpling was my original idea, find the recipe on my new cooking blog :)

I love to eat my dumplings with hot & sour sauce like this

Bebe had the same dinner with us, and he also got to eat one his favorite snack...roasted seaweed!

2011.08.28 Hope Family

For this year annual Church camp, our pastor made t-shirt for everyone,

and we decide to wear it to go to Church that Sunday :D

Bebe chomping on banana on the way to church...lol

hang out at Green Lake's wadding pool after Church

Bebe & Jada

2011.08.29 Funny Boy

In the morning...

at night...he Insisted to help mommy cooking the soup,

it looked like he enjoy it a lot :)

2011.08.31 Welcoming the Guests

Bebe never failed to entertained me, this is Bebe acting bored...lol...

He just lying on the floor, staring at the wall...haha

the ripe blackberries at our backyard, they are sweet!

Hubby's aunty (a.k.a his late dad's ex gf) is visiting with her family,

we went to her friend's restaurant for dinner. The restaurant is very famous for their Sezhuan style foods,

and they are indeed very delicious. My favorite were the walnut shrimp, stinky tofu, salty duck and the catfish dish.

Chiang's Gourmet Restaurant

Category: Chinese

7845 Lake City Way NE
(between N 12th Ave & 78th St)
Seattle, WA 98115
Neighborhood: Roosevelt

(206) 527-8888

www.chiangsgourmet.com

2011.09.16 July 2011

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2011.07.01 Bebe loves his foods

do you like his bumble bee shoes ;)

2011.07.02 Bridesmaid Make Up & Crossroads Park, Bellevue

I did bridesmaid make up for a client in the morning, she was late so I was in huuuuuryy because she booked another appointment with the hair salon afterward. She loves the result but I think I could do better if I had more time :)

since we only have a short summer in Seattle, we better enjoy the outdoor & the warm weather as much as possible :D Crossroads park in Bellevue, WA is a very nice park with a lot of water sprinkles, it's perfect to take bebe for a fun Summer day :D We slathered bebe with sunblock, all over his head too...then he's ready to play! I was so proud of him, bebe wasn't scared to play and he didn't pushed other kids on the park :))

after too much fun, bebe had a gooooood sleep :)

2011.07.03 Jogging at Alki

after church, we went to Alki Beach near our house to jog

my sweetheart knows how to pose for camera :)

ps. it's so funny that bebe's face is super square while hubby and I both have a very oval shape...bebe's faceshape looks like my sister!! lol

2011.07.04 Happy Independence Day!!

we started our day by going to Crossroads Park, again!...haha...bebe dressed in patriotic color, white, navy and red X3

and on the evening, we celebrate the 4th of July with our church's friends :)

2011.07.07 An Angel...??

he sure does looks like and angel while he sleeps...

but once he's awake...he like to make a huge mess...!!

oh btw, bebe got his first mini basketball today :D

2011.07.08 Daily Life

what does he likes to do on daily basis...? it's snacking and playing ipad!!

2011.07.09 Boating

good morning, silly boy :)

today we going to go to ride the steam boat with our friends Doug & Chasidy,

the boat docked at Mercer Island, where D & C live, so we going to pick them up :)

Dunking lesson at Doug's house

Mercer Island got a lot of really nice houses!!

the boat engines

it was a fun experience :)

bebe was tired and passed out, and boy...it was really heavy to carry a toddler uphill...Doug was trying to pushed me from the back and see if it would help me walk easier...lol

we visit the Mercer Island Fair, and I bought a very good dipping sauce there...oh so yumm! :D

and off course we gotta play at every playground we saw...haha :D

then it's time to say good bye to our friends, next destination is Apple store!

my Ipad had been crazy, it won't ready my sim card at all...the technician try to check it up and said that they never seen problem like this and they can't fix it, so they ordered me a brand new one. They have a really good service!

it's dinner time!! we had our dinner at one of our favorite Indian restaurant,

Cedars

1319 NE 43rd St
(between N Brooklyn Ave & N University Way)
Seattle, WA 98105
Neighborhood: University District

(206) 632-7708

It was bebe's first time experiencing indoan Food, and he loves it!! (bebe is 13 months)

the curry is rhick and rich, while the bashmati rice is fragrant and light...it was perfect match.

Their Shish Kabob is the best!!

2011.07.14 New Toothbrush & Ipod :D

Bebe finally some teeth (one and half...) to brush...haha

and hubby got me a new ipod. Mine was stolen at 24 hours gym, West Seattle. So I was putting my ipod back to my locker and took out my gloves for some weight lifting, and when I came back to the locker 10 minutes later, my locker was unlock, and My ipod was gone. Then I reported it to the staff, then the staff went back to the locker room with me and we found pieces of the lock...and the worst thing, we saw lines on the lock next to my locker, it seemed that the thief was trying to break the other lock too. I was so mad...especially because they said this is not the 1st thing it happened there and the management just won't do anything. I was so upset with the way they manage the gym.

anyway...thank you sweet hubby for my new ipod touch :)

2011.07.15 Bebe

Most of the time, he looks really serious while drinking his milk

Now he can climbed up the regular bed without any help

like to make a mess...and will cry on the floor when I scold him...I cannot wait for our shelf to come!!

2011.07.16 Bite of Seattle

it's time of the year again, the annual Bite of Seattle event!!

btw, this summer I dyed my hair super light...hehe

this year I finally got to taste the alligator meat...IMO it was just like a very dry and tough chicken

and it's time to picked my new ipad at the Apple store...yay...bebe loves to play at Apple store too!!

Red Mango at University Village

at home, bebe was enjoying his brocolli :D

2011.07.17 Happy Sunday!

Bebe's first time wearing his bumble bee shoes :D

at church, hubby and I was holding this cute little girl, Madee, and Ethan got super jealous and upset...lol

our dinner...I love cooking!

2011.07.18 How does it taste?

also, he's a pro of climbing up and down the stairs now XD

2011.07.19 Bebe is...

an Ipad pro, he can open, unlock and find his own favorite apps without mommy & daddy's help. His favorite app is the PBS Kids

always enjoy his bath time :D

2011.07.20 Shave it Off part 2

so...we decided to shave off bebe's hair one more time...

before picture

shaveshaveshave...

after...he looks like a little monk...lol

2011.07.21 Pho Bac

Hubby is the biggest fan of Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup), but I'm not. I don't like or eat Pho unless it's from Pho Bac, china town. Despite the ehm...ghetto place, their Pho is the best in town!! They sell nothing but Pho, and they are always busy. If you are in Seattle and want a real good Pho, you definitely need to visit this place :)

Pho Bac

Category: Vietnamese [Edit]

1314 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98144

(206) 323-4387

By the way, I just realize that 2 out of 5 pictures of Pho Bac at Yelp was taken by my hubby...lol...and yeah, Bebe's 1st pho experience gotta be at Pho Bac :D

the boring noodle soup without cilantro was mine. I don't eat cilantro.

while we were in China Town, we also went to Uwajimaya to get one of my favorite ice cream

everything with Hello Kitty on it will look more delicious...lol

then we decide to go to this new park around our place,

it's rare to see children playground in such a monotone colors like this

2011.07.23 Musashi & Gasswork Park

If you love sushi -I'm talking about those real sushi with raw fish, not California rolls- definitely gotta go to Musashi, this tiny tiny restaurant had THE BEST chirashi in town. Love it!! Even their sushi rice is very delicious.While I was pregnant, I got so depressed because I can't eat them...lol.

Musashi

1400 N 45th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Neighborhood: Wallingford

(206) 633-0212

The restaurant is tiny, so usually we already wait outside before they are open. A lot of people do the same thing...lol

then...off course I gotta make a quick stop at Trophy cupcakes nearby

hubby only let me got 2 cupcakes... T^T

and off course I gotta pick my favorite, Salted Caramel & Chocolate Peanut Butter.

I don't like chocolate cake, but I looooooove their chocolate cupcakes!!

also...we got some gelato at this famous local shop,

Fainting Goat

1903 N 45th St
(between N Burke Ave & N Meridian Ave)
Seattle, WA 98103
Neighborhood: Wallingford

(206) 327-9459

www.faintinggoatseattle.com

If you love anything salted caramel flavor like me, definitely try their salted caramel gelato! I also love their pistachio flavor...also the tiramizu...the coffee...lalala...

and these are some interesting facts about gelato

ok, enough about the foods...lol...

I had been living in Seattle for almost 6 years, and this is my 1st time visiting this part of Gasswork Park.

It was 7.15 pm when we arrive there and the sun was still so bright, I love this year's Summer!!

Bebe was playing with these 2 random girls, and they said "He knows the way to women's heart!" lol...Bebe is a very friendly little boy X3

Bebe mesmerized by the music

it's time to go home, dear...

2011.07.24 Mt Rainier

good morning! this is our breakfast for today: home made vanilla crepes with fresh seasonal fruits + honey...so delicious and fulfilling!

Today is our Church's outing event to the top of Mt.Rainier

It wasn't cold at all...some people even wear a super Summer clothes...lol

it was the perfect weather and the scenery was really beautiful, the hiking was really fun...even Ethan walk a lot there :)

after the hike, it's time for dinner...so we were all heading to the picnic site

Ethan & Jana (the Pastor's youngest daughter) are both so affectionate, they love to hug and kiss :D

amazing view during the dinner

and guess what, we saw a fox walking by! and I know I had to run and capture the beautiful picture, I fell...lol...but I got the picture!! :D

it was a great day spent well with great people :)

Bebe was so tired, he passed out right after we put him on the car seat...It was 2.5 hours drive to go home, and when Bebe woke up, he was really hungry!! haha

2011.07.28 Care Group

Bebe loves fruits! fruits are good source of vitamins :)

this picture is so hilarious...so, our church had care group every Wednesday, and that Wednesday we were hosting the care group at our house. My friend had a son that is a month older than Ethan, and they both wanted to play with the red car...Ethan doesn't push other kids around, but this time, he just jumped and sit on the other boy's lap...lol...but later on Ethan got pushed away from the car haha...

and I made crepes for the care group, they all loved it!

my friend, Yosuke brought plums from their own garden...and Bebe enjoy them a lot X3

2011.07.29 Delridge Wadding Pool

I remember that I used to spent a lot of money going to photo booth during my high school year, so I was so happy to find this cool photo app on Ipad...and it was free!! yay!!

...and finally we took Bebe to the wadding pool :D

In the beginning, he just stayed on the edge of the pool, but not long after that he was brave enough to going around the pool :)

2011.07.30 One Fine Summer Day...

good morning, Ethan loves to brush his teeth :D

we meet up with our friends for all-you-can-eat Korean Buffet...I love it, sooo good :D

thenn...we went to Crossroads Park (yes, again!), which located next to the BBQ place.

Here's Bebe's funny pic, he likes to walk like penguin...lol

daddies on duty!

this picture had a funny story...so Bebe refuse to wear his sandals and just ran and walk around. We were wondering, how came he didn't feel hot at all? and soon after that, bebe was start crying so loud because his feet were super hot...lol...poor thing >,<

then, my friend took us to this new self service frozen yogurt place. I love self service frozen yogurt place, it's so fun! you can have as many flavors as you want, oh delish!

Zoeyogurt

6900 E Green Lake Way N
Ste E
(between N 4th Ave & Ravenna Blvd)
Seattle, WA 98115
Neighborhood: Green Lake

(206) 829-8270

Faith & Ethan...so cute...she was trying to picked him up (because she used to picked her brother -that is one month older than Ethan- around) but then she said "I can't...he's too heavy...!" XD

I like it that now Bebe pretty much can eat whatever we eat, tonight's dinner is,

*Fiori with cod and fresh vegetable for Bebe

* Spaghetti with fresh vegetable & Hamburger with Mushroom Tomato Sauce for Mommy & Daddy

2011.09.15 June 2011

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2011.06.03 New Camera!!

Hubby surprised me with an early birthday present, it's the new Canon Powershot 500 HS in Rose Pink. He knew that I've been wanting to upgrade my point & shot with a new camera that can record HD video :)

Then, hubby asked if I want to take our son to go to a park, I said yes. While waiting for my new camera to get a quick charge, we shave Ethan's head...lol...not for fun tho! His hair was (and still is) so thin and start looking weird, so we decided to shave his hair really short. But before I had a chance to told hubby not to shave TOO short, he already shaved it all o_O"

Hi Point Park (from now on, all the new picture was taken using my new camera...yay!)

They also have this really cute outdoor theater

and later that night, It was Balinese night...I cooked authentic Balinese dishes for my girl friends :)

2011.06.04 My Birthday

In the morning, we went to Steward Park to meet our friends Doug & Chasidy :)

And off course an icy treat always good for a hot Summer day

after that, I grab some delicious tacos from this taco truck near my house...they are sooo good!! I especially love the spicy pork tacos

then, for the 1st time in a loooooong time, I'm having small birthday dinner with hubby, bebe and 2 of my Indonesian girls at one of our favorite sushi restaurant...my other friends keep asking me to throw big party, but I was in the mood for a simple dinner this year :)

I Love Sushi

1001 Fairview Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 625-9604

www.ilovesushi.com

their foods are always so fresh and delicious!!

can't miss any opportunity to play... :)

this year is the first year I celebrate my birthday with bebe :)) I thank God for His never ending blessing upon our life.

2011.06.09 Happy Birthday Ethan!! Off to Houston we go!!

Today bebe turn 1 year old, and we are going to Houston on the very same day for a friend wedding :) It was a great sunny day, a perfect day for a birthday, also for the flight.

Our view while enjoying our fish & chips breakfast

little boy won't stay still during the flight, he was too excited!

touch down at George W Bush Airport, Houston.

Our room at Omni Hotel was beautiful, I love it!

when bebe woke up he was starving, and he was hugging his bottle really tight while drinking from it...haha

then we had dinner with Hubby's aunty (not his real aunty, but hubby's dad's ex gf...hehe)

they even got a birthday cake for bebe...Happy birthday dear Ethan!! :))

back at the hotel, bebe was happy and dancing around

2010.09.10 Houston Day 2: Wedding rehearsal

good morning Bebe!! He got this doll as one of the birthday present from last night, and the doll's color matches Bebe's outfit!! how cute!!

We had breakfast at the hotel.

Ps. I was wearing Revlon's Colorburst Lipgloss in Papaya...I love it!!

walking around the hotel after breakfast

Hubby was the one of the groom's men, so he had to rehearsal with the other family member. The groom was like a father to hubby :)

btw, the Pastor looks like 50 cents...lol

before our laaate lunch / earrrrrly dinner, we went for a nap.

Thelma BBQ, supposed to be one of the famous one there, I don't really like the ribs, they are dry...but the pork BBQ was delicious. I also love the huge lemonade...perfect for the crazy hot weather.

these are some of the thing I see a lot in Houston but never saw one in Seattle...

1. Chocking poster on almost every restaurant we went

2. Seriously? you can ride a bike without helmet...?!?!?!

3. Cool looking street sign

after we went back to the hotel, my boys went to swim...I'm jealous...!! haha...why I always got my period during my vacation T___T

2011.06.11 Doug & Chasidy's Wedding

Beautiful union of two beautiful people, beautiful venue....it was perfect!

with the Groom's beautiful granddaughters, Adrienne & Ellise

our little family :)

wanna peek what's in my purse...?

iphone, blotting paper, compact, milk bottle and croissant for bebe...lol

beautiful, simple & fast wedding

bebe was too tired...good thing we stay at the same hotel, so we took bebe upstair, then hubby can go back to the party while I put bebe to sleep...good night Houston!

2011.06.12 From Houston to Seattle

I'm excited to go back home today!!

2011.09.17 Ethan's 12 months Check Up

Do you remember that my baby is so addicted to his binky (pacifier) ? I'm proudly say that he is binky free after June 17 :))

he still having his binky on the morning pictures

he was 23.6 lbs

and 30 inches tall

The doctor said that it is THE time to separate bebe from his binky...so later that night, we just stop giving him binky and he was totally fine, he was try to looking for it for a while, but then forget about that. And he's free ever since! :)

shot time!!

and later on that day, Bebe and I went out with my bff, Vanessa. She will going back to Bali for good...I'm sad >,<

2011.06.18 Birthday Preparation

I prepared some Indonesian Satay for Ethan's birthday BBQ

my friend, Tess send me my late birthday present, it's a hand-made quilt!! so pretty!!

2011.06.19 Ethan's 1st Birthday Celebration

That day also happened to be father's day and our Church's 7th anniversary

The Carkeek Park that we are having BBQ at also had this antique car meeting sort of stuff

fun BBQ with friends

I love this picture of Chasidy, Ethan & Doug...so cute!!

Happy Birthday again, Ethan!!

thank you everyone for my awesome birthday!!

some of the birthday present :)

2011.06.21 Empek Empek

all Indonesian must know this delicious fish cake in hot & sour broth...soooo delicious! I was craving for it so I made them...yumm!!

2011.06.22 Vanessa's farewell at Little Lamb Hot Pot

I was really sad that Vanessa had to go :( (and still can smile for the cam...lol)

2011.06.23 A Regular Day

Bebe walks a lot now, he also love his books, and occasionally checking on the big sale on baby's store...lol

2011.06.25 Is It Christmas yet?

Not Yet!! but bebe got an eeeeeeeeeaaaarrrrly Christmas present from mommy!! XD

Ethan went to a friend's birthday party, and boy...this little baby love to hug everyone...lol

my happy baby :D

Our Hot Pot dinner at home :)

Ethan loves himself...

2011.06.28 Funny Boy!!!

this is so hilarious...so, Hubby was out of town and we were using viber on my Ipad, and Bebe was crying when he heard daddy's voice. Maybe he thinks that daddy was trapped inside the ipad...????

and this one, he just pretend that he got hit by the toy...lol

ahhh....that's a really long post!! XD

2011.08.23 May 2011

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2011.05.01 Sofa Shopping!

Bebe is 11 months old this month, and I love him more and more

so, hubby and I had been wanted to get a new sofa set for our living room. We went to like 4 or 5 different furniture store to find "the one"...who know that going for sofa shopping can be that hard!
this is the sofa that hubby was interested in
but at the end, this is what we got...I was so in love with the table that we had to find another sofa that would work with the table

2011.05.02 Happy Baby

2011.05.05 You Are My Sunshine...Bebe's favorite Book!!

I like to sing the song from the book to bebe :D

2011.05.08 Mother's Day Dinner

last minute dinner at Pike Place Market

2011.05.18

isn't the sun hat looks so cute on him ;)
I don't know if anyone have the same problem, but bebe refuse to sleep on his crib at all...for him, being inside the crib = being inside the jail, it made him cry non stop and start gagging himself...so we converted his crib into toddler's bed. And he still hate it. Bebe end up sleeping on the floor, like those Japanese traditional bed...
rarrwwwww...I'm a tiger!
Summer is here, and inside our house became really hot. We decide that it's the time to put the curtain on. Hubby wanted to have the thermal curtain, but there wasn't any cute thermal curtain (they are ugly and expensive!)...so we put another layer inside. A cute gold zebra print :)

2011.05.24 Alki Beach

Since the weather is warm now, it's the time to have afternoon stroll at the beach
with friend's baby
we accidentally found this super cute playground
hubby trained bebe to walk...and bebe walked a lot today (while hubby holding his hands)!

2011.05.26 Revamped Living Room

the furniture finally arrived, now our living room become more cozy :)
2011.05.27 - 30 Memorial Day Weekend Getaway

My dear friends, Tessa & Bill Wynn love outdoor activity, and they asked if we I want to go camping for the memorial day weekend. I don't like outdoor stuff...lol...so they asked if I wanted to try stay at a lodge and go to hot spring. I said yes!
thank you for the Wynns for arranging everything!!

checking in at Log Cabin Lodge, Olympia
the view behind our cabin
inside the cabin were pretty ehm...old granny looking...haha
we were planning for a short hiking (like 1 hour or so) for the next day, but bebe had cold, so I stayed in the car with bebe while hubby, Tess & Bill went hiking
this little raccoon keep going to the food box...
it was raining on our 1st day...
we spent the night playing card
on the 2nd day, we went to Forks to have some lunch...yes, the Twilight's Forks...It surprised me that the town was very tiiinyyy...
there was Twilight bus, Twilight tour, Twilight this and that all over the town...even Twilight cooking book!!
the Beach was so windy and cold
we stop by a beautiful lake on the way back to the lodge
bebe is 11 months and only got 1 tooth...
smores at night... x3
on the 3rd day, we finally went to the hot spring!! (we went there on the 2nd day but we could not enter because they were full!)
bebe can only stay at the kids pool, hubby and I take turn to watch him
the biggest pool were COLD water...at first I was really hesitated to go, but surprisingly, I enjoy the cold pool the most! the view was breathtaking, we were surrounded by the mountain.
I didn't stay long because bebe can't stay in the water too long, I took shower and wash bebe, then gave him milk at put him in the car to sleep...
later on that day, we stopped by the local street fair
bebe didn't like to stepping on the grass...
our last night
and guess what...bebe pick a new trick during our trip...flushing down the toilet!!

2011.08.22 April 2011

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various moments from April 2011
Bebe is 10 months now!

2011.04.02 Tess & Bill Wedding

family picture :D
isn't he's lovely!!
I did the make of for the bride, check on her review here

2011.04.08 Delridge Playground

since bebe is big enough to play, we start taking him to playground...it's really fun!!

2011.04.10 Thai New Year

it's Thai New Year celebration at my Church and I was doing the make up for the dancer.
and later on having dinner at Hooters, I love their chicken wings!

2011.04.12 Afternoon Stroll at Alki Beach

2011.04.15 10 Months old Ethan is a good eater

he also love his fruits

2011.04.21 This is how He's Napping

2011.04.24 Easter Celebration

2011.04.25 This is what happened if bebe had more than 8 oz milk the night before

2011.04.27 Bebe loves his frozen pop

and also loves Ipad...

2011.04.30 Friend's Birthday Party

I love how orange and blue look so good together
eating the birthday cake...yumm!!

2011.08.15 My Facebook Page

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Hi everyone,
this is my official facebook page,
visit my page for simple EOTD and product review :D

2011.07.21 March 2011

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what happened during March 2011 :D

2011.03.01 Ethan Visited NOAA

NOAA is the workplace of my hubby. Hubby took us there to see around and to show the baby E to his coworker. Here's baby E at Doug's office, Doug is hubby's coworker and also our family friend, a very cool guy :)
Ethan is happy because he can play with the keyboard and mouse...lol

I remember that March 2011 wasn't my favorite month at all because bebe got sick twice...I hate it when bebe got sick, It's hard for me to see him suffering like that.

2011.03.04 Went to the Doctor

seems like bebe catched cold from the other sick kids at church...he got stuffy nose and keep coughing, breathes heavily and lost appetite. He lost 2 lbs!
2011.03.12 Happier Day

We went to Lunchbox Laboratory, they had moved to a new location recently, and they still working on their menu. We didn't see much variation on the new menu @_@
My favorite stuff are the Truffle Love Burger & Boston Cream Donut Milkshake...ohh so yummy!! (and fattening...lol!!) their milkshake is so good, but really thick as well, I could never finished them XD
then we went to our favorite shopping place.....tadada.....Baby r Us!! lol...the place I go the most since I had baby E!!
look at this, bebe and the mobile were matchy matchy :D
I got him a new set of bath toys, he really loves it and made him want to stay on the bath tub longeeeeeerrrrrr.....
2011.03.20 Went to Birthday Party
little Barbie & Ken :D
with my friend, Shane...sice it was Princess party, I glued some of the confetti on our face XD
2011.03.25 Oregon Trip

We went to Oregon to attend one of hubby's best friend's wedding. And 2 days before the wedding, the bride asked me if I can do her make up, and off course I was happy to do so :)

shopping trip at Nordstorm
we stay at Hyatt Place
the next morning, I went to the bride's house early in the morning to do her make up...and later on, also did make up for the maid of honor, 3 other bridesmaids, the bride's elder sister, and also mother of the bride. The bride and Groom requested a suuuuper natural look, no false eyelashes.
by bff Vanessa also came with us to Portland, mostly for the shopping trip...lol
It was a pretty good trip, but bebe catched cold (again!) he was fuzzy during the trip, cried a lot in the car, and coughing and vomiting too :(

and this is taken just before we check out from the hotel, I left my make up pouch on the car and only had my Chanel Powder Foundation, Eyebrow pencil and Lipgloss with me. My skin was pretty ok that time, so I survive with the minimal make up...lol