winter blues

it’s been a rough winter, sometimes sickness knocks you off your feet one family member at a time. mama is always here for the snuggles.

this one and i battled serious lethargy.

sleep, rest, fluids, and staying home from school. and a choice of her own movie “maya the bee”. :)

one of my january book reads, a major tearjerker.

happy milestone birthday to auntie jenn. it’s a big year for our 80’s babies!

winter pick me up and pedicures to pamper the birthday girl.

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magical milestone

my dear maj was turning 70 and we set out on a first ever quadruple date night in sf, sans kiddos to celebrate! first up, dinner.

next up, shin lim’s magic show! my parents and bro/sis are big fans of magic and AGT, so we all got sitters and made it a date!

after watching shin lim + colin cowell in “limitless”. fun tricks and amazing talent! we all love you, maj!!!

thanks so much to auntie emily + uncle roo for taking good care of the twins so we could go out! love this pic of these cousins.

all the love for cousin sleepovers!

special salmon sushi for “bring a loved one to lunch day”. these boys enjoyed an extra yummy lunch!

it’s a treat when we see our buddies a + b working the loop for school dropoff.

maya got to work on some sweet valentine bookmarks for her class. i love these cute stamps!

new year, new perspective.

new commitment for me. i’m ready for the challenge and wanting to complete daily readings so i can read it in its entirety in one year.

sweet boy helped me pick lemons from our little tree. we look to god in this new year and place our hope in him in the seasons to come.

goal is to eat healthier and adopt vegan meals when possible to support mr. mewie – made a simple and hearty vegan black bean soup.

seeing more clearly with a first pair of glasses and he was so excited! as was his sister that she wasn’t alone anymore in the glasses game. enjoying a lunch date with daddy.

teaching this art lesson in j’s class makes fridays more colorful and fun. shaping the kiddos into seeing more than one perspective with art and i love seeing their creations.

date night at a new restaurant for us to try. (thank you, Jings for sitting!!)

january 2015 —> january 2020. 5 years later, still making my brown bear breakfast treat.

spring parties

we kicked off easter weekend with a cousins sleepover.
easter egg watercolor creations.
we celebrated with k at her cute and colorful “2nd” birthday soiree and fun easter egg hunt, so many treats and prizes!
easter sunday photo op at church.
easter 2019 and asian appetizer cookoff.
just hanging out at the school book fair with his latest book find.
happy camper at daddy’s work event.
#unicornlife
putting their creative thinking caps on…
thanks daddy for the great evening and especially to mommy for driving into the city ;-)
happy 2nd birthday to our cousin, train conductor e! he had a chugga chugga choo choo party!
another pair of twins at the party :)
it’s always special when we get to see poh poh.
the super szeto brothers had an awesome bash at bill’s backyard outside of the children’s discovery museum, what a cool place!
always double the fun.
the party allowed us access to the museum and i reminisced of all the times i used to take the twins when they were younger (they forgot about this place!)
circa 2015. *sobs*
hanging with the ey kiddos post lunch. everyone’s growing up so quickly.

“it’s showtime!” school play

we walked home from school on this day and holding hands is always so sweet.
on this school day, these two woke up earlier than usual so he could participate in maya’s art class. messy hair, don’t care. :)
birthday dinner to celebrate uncle stephen.
ice cream treat after jeremy’s taekwondo promotion, yum!
some sweet cousin time.
early morning at the ppie run.
hooray for completing the kids challenge and supporting our schools.
“it’s showtime!” the play for the entire first grade at school was a mixture of cuteness, laughter and special moments onstage hugging it out. “i love you more, no I love you more!”
thankful for teachers like mrs. henderson who instill a love, passion and appreciation for music. what special solos and a duet to “how does your garden grow?”, a song that brings mrs. henderson to tears.
garden pics in our neighbor karrie’s lovely garden.
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spring break

introduced daddy to their board game and he liked it very much, this “gamer” version puts a fun spin on the traditional monopoly game edition but i really think mario is always a shoe-in for the winner due to his superstar abilities.
we visited uncle s, auntie k & makena and snuck in a game of chess which is a favorite pasttime between these two.
we had a lot of simple playdates, including one at classmate j’s house.
twin moment at the park.
maya absolutely loves her art class.
this one keeps himself well entertained and quiet for 1.5 hours of waiting. mama’s secret = getting all the wiggles out at the park beforehand.
we decided to have a day of exploring downtown pleasanton and loved our visit into this bookstore after lunch.
sweet time reading with my mini.
next stop, inklings!
one hot cocoa, and one lavender latte on this rainy afternoon.
more play with h and her sisters.
we visited our cousins b + e and uncle cory.
the friday crew.
“she persisted” the musical was a delightful mother / daughter outing.
post show photo op with the cast!
special visit with grauntie g + gruncle a. they are near and dear to us in heart and in our prayers during this tough time.
auntie nancy put together a very cute superhero party for super a!
here to protect and serve!
daddy’s been working hard so we savor all the snuggles we can get. just a nice simple week spent at home and around town!

crafternoon tea

once i got into the zone, i created a ton of cards for a lot of the spring festivities coming up as samples for my neighborhood crafternoon tea. between birthday parties, easter, and mother’s day, i find myself in need of a lot of cards! i have the goal to host these at least quarterly, and we’ll add in one for the little kids at some point.
love the adorable bunny stamp from paper source. it’s so therapeutic just sitting and coloring.
the mess behind the creations.
“do something creative everyday”. love when i can pull out my easter chick and bunny decor i painted from the target dollar spot!
little pieces of happy. :)
current obsession = crafting.
hooray for spring!
a sunday afternoon well spent with these mamas.
she came back a sweaty mess from the skateboard park and helped herself to the supplies. this one came out cute!

cherish the love

fun day of play with cousins h + k, pizza making time.
date nights are a treat with this one.
girl scout daisies before their fun art time.
he spent time with dad at the skateboard park which he loves!
twinsies on the way to church.
grandma’s recovering from her second knee replacement surgery, she’s going to be even stronger after this.
auntie and nephew time at target while dada was at his doctor’s appt (tore his achilles) – guaranteed to take you to the book section and read! his choices were peppa pig and superheroes. :)
for a job well done on his oral sharing and in school, he was rewarded with some fantastic hand me down toys ;-)
family movie night watching the original ‘tarzan’. very intense, disney!
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transitioning into spring

maya loved her cousin e’s tonkatsu dish he made, she was excited to help out and make the same dish for dinner.
cherished our mother / daughter time.
cozy afternoon curled up in their reading adventures.
a taste of spring finally with the nicer weather outdoors allowed us to go for some bike riding with buddy G.
e + s are so good with the twins and give double the hugs and squeezes.
then h came over after running around outside to play some more.
pedicure pampering with kathy & mom.
red egg & ginger party for our sweet niece & cousin makena hope, brotherly love right there.
cutie pie looked so adorable in her dress!
mama’s boys or future heartbreakers?
sweet makena was tired from all the partying and yummy food.
after the red egg & ginger party, the twins had a blast playing at their cousins’ house and going to the park.
special time catching up with cousin b.
such a treat for me to feed sweet m her bottle at church.
lucky twins got to spend time with auntie shannie and her bf who stayed with us last week.
edible paint-your-own sugar cookies definitely = lucky!
bittersweet afternoon taking the twins to my childhood home and park to play.
spring, it’s so nice to welcome you!
looking forward to more outdoor play!
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snow in tahoe

we had a snowy weekend adventure to lake tahoe with daddy’s family. it’s been five years since they’ve been to the snow!
who is that guy?? ;-)
mystery man aka mike comes very much prepared for colder temperatures :)
thanks to these dads for doing the work in getting these kiddos situated and off!
snowball fight was the high of his weekend, love this picture of him in action!
the beautiful sky and this girl. such a special saturday.
jump if you love the snow!
what a gorgeous day it was!
bingo winners back at the hotel, ethan won 3 times!
celebration dinner for grandpa & grandma’s anniversary and auntie diana’s birthday.
goodnight, lake tahoe. thank you grandma and grandpa for all of these special moments & new memories!