The adventures of Liam...

Hanging with the fam

2010-11-21T23:38:00.000-08:00

Emi borrowed her cousin's swinging chair and we used it to entertain Emi in the mornings while we got ready for school/work. Here is Liam giving sis a kiss in the mornin after he got ready. I love seeing this!

Here is Miss J who came over for a fun playdate. The girls love spending time together.

Liam and Julia are trying to play together, while Emi happily watches. You can just tell she wants to play with them so badly.

One of our new favorite things to do is fire up the barbie and rost marshmellows. I think Liam was getting spoiled because we would have smores once a week. But what the heck. Isn't that what summer is for?

Fun in the backyard

2010-11-21T23:35:00.000-08:00

I thought it was a nice day to take pics. We got some really cute smiles out of our little missy.

After the 200th photo, she had enough. It was really sweet to see Liam comfort her.

She was willing to receive some sweet brother kisses.

This is Em listening to Gramps talk to her about nature. She seemed to have listened for the most part.

August Fun!

2010-11-21T23:32:00.000-08:00

So we spent most of August playing with our friends and attending end of the summer parties. Oddly enough, we still had some wacky weather, but I think we made the most of our summer. This is a pic of Liam and Emi sucking their fingers. I love this pick because I have a similar pic of my sister and i doing the same thing. I'm going to have to upload that to show a comparison.

Liam went to the demo durby with his summer buddies. He had the best time. He really enjoyed watching all the cars crash into each other. Surprisingly, he did not mimic this behaviour at home.

Liam and Emi at Denise's house party. I love their cute outfits. Summer dresses are the best.

Can you tell it's a hot day? Liam isn't wearing a shirt. He is feeding sister and she's loving the extra attention. She is so lucky to have such a helpful big bro.

Four year old Monkey

2010-08-01T22:20:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd take some pics of Liam today since he looked so handsome. Little did I know he was going to be a difficult subject. He was definitely not in the mood to take these pictures. Thankfully, I got some good smiles though.

My favorite so far.

My clown.

He loves to be silly these days. He's reached an age where he knows that what he does, can crack us up. So he tries his best to give us these crazy faces to remind us to lighten up sometimes. Thank goodness for silly little boys.

Emi is 4 months old

2010-08-01T22:16:00.000-07:00

Ok. I know I'm biased because I'm her mother, but Emi is pretty darn cute. I love her smiles. They truly brighten up my day.

She is a natural with the camera. It wasn't hard to get smiles from her.

EXTREME CLOSE UP!!

Little Miss Drooly. I swear her two bottom teeth are going to pop out any day now. She is a drooling machine these days. Liam loves to get her wet kisses. He thinks its funny and gross.

More Emi hospital pics

2010-07-15T23:36:00.000-07:00

Emi meets her first visitors, Aunty Kelly and Julia. Actually, her first visitor was her Uncle Casey. He actually came over within an hour after her birth. I don't have any pics of him because I was still in a fog, but we were really glad to see him.

Emi bonds with her Uncle Jaeson.

Sweet Emi is so sleepy.

Not sure if that's my hand or daddy's hand, but regardless, we wanted to get a shot like this because brother has a similar pic. Too funny.

Emi is born!! March 22, 2010

2010-07-15T23:32:00.000-07:00

So I'll spare you all the details of my preterm labor story, bed rest baloney, several trips to the hospital, and a wild night of contractions after a fun date with the hubby. If you take all that rubbish out of the story, Emi's birth happened within two hours and I pushed for 10 minutes. That was incredibly painful, but the short labor was a blessing. Emi's temperament was very similar to Liam's. Very zen-like. She barely cried in the first 24 hours. Mommy is already happy.

Here is Emi after her first bath. She looks so clean and content.

Emi gets her footprint taken.

Big brother meets baby sis for the first time. Can you tell he is so excited!!!

March 2010 onward...

2010-07-15T23:25:00.000-07:00

We got these beautiful pics of our family taken by our dear friend Jodie of Bissig Photography. I didn't do this when I was preggo with Liam and I figured, since this is my last baby, I better get some good pictures.

As you can tell, I was a huge fan of all the pics I took with Liam. These are photos I will cherish forever.

February 2010 Highlights: Sorry Jan. I dont have pics :(

2010-07-15T23:20:00.000-07:00

Liam dines with his Aunty Lana and Aunty Vanessa

Liam gets dirty in Uncle Jaeson's yard

Uncle Justin and Aunty Kim visit us.

December 2009 Highlights

2010-07-15T23:14:00.000-07:00

Liam decorate Christmas tree cookies at school

Liam has developed a silly sense of humor

Here is Liam Christmas morning. It looks like he was a good boy this year.

Liam makes snow angels in the snow. He loved visiting the snow up by Gramps' place in Grass Valley.

Geez its been a long time..

2010-07-15T23:06:00.001-07:00

So I apologize deeply for not posting as often. Its been crazy with the big fat belly, preterm labor, new job, losing job, new baby, moving house, kids' birthday, trip to hawaii and here we are. That was my life in a nutshell. I'll post highlights for every month I was delinquent until Emi's birth. That way, I can post lots of pictures of her because of course, its all about her now. LOL. Just kidding Liam. Mommy still loves you ;)

Happy Halloween!!

2009-10-31T04:25:00.001-07:00

Not Liam related, but still a proud moment in my family

2009-10-08T21:14:00.001-07:00

Congratulations Baby Sis! I can't believe you are old enough to be a Senior in high school, let alone HOMECOMING QUEEN!! Love You!!

Kayaking at the Lake

2009-09-16T12:14:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, we decide to go to Howarth Park for some outdoor fun. At the last minute, Daddy and Liam decided to jump into a kayak and take it out into the lake. Liam was very excited to be out on the Lake. I opted to lay on the "beach" because I wasn't feeling well. :(

Liam jumps into Corey's lap with enthusiasm.

Off they go. They went pretty far. At one point, i couldn't even see them. But from Daddy said, Liam had a blast!

Daddy and Liam return from their water adventure. Safe and sound :)

Visitng the Train Museum in Grass Valley

2009-09-16T11:56:00.000-07:00

On our last day in Grass Valley, Gramps took us to the local train museum. It was pretty neat, from a guy's stand point. I personally am not that interested in trains, but it makes me happy to see both of my guys get uber excited about these locomotives :)

Liam and Gramps check out an original caboose from 18something. I wasn't paying attention. Just thought it was cool.

Liam enjoyed sitting in this little bus that participates in the town parade. You can tell he really wants to drive it.

Liam on the train tracks.

Visiting Gramps and family

2009-09-16T11:48:00.000-07:00

In the beginning of August, we decided to make the drive up to Grass Valley to spend time with Gramps and family before they moved out of their current home. It was such a HOT day that we all decided to go out to the river.

Can you tell this little boy loves throwing rocks? Every rock he could find, he was throwing them into the river. He scared me at one point because I thought he was going to drop a humungous rock on his toes. It's a good thing he's stronger than I think he is.

Daddy is searching for treasure. Wouldn't this make a great Facebook profile picture :)

Aunty Pooky is doing her best to make sure Liam doesn't fall into the water. He eventually fell on his butt, but he's ok. The cold water was a nice relief from the blazing hot sun.

B-Day Party in San Jose

2009-09-16T11:32:00.000-07:00

Liam (with parents) went to Nico's first birthday party in San Jose. Nico is the son of Corey's high school tennis buddy, Erdy. We've gotten to know them over the years and really enjoyed spending time with this family. They've got THREE boys. I don't know how Marie handles it all. She's superwoman. The birthday party was at a park. Liam enjoyed the "construction" toy at the playground.

Liam participated in the games and won the Elmo nose game. He takes after his mommy :)

Liam waits patiently and eagerly for his turn to hit the pinata. He actually got some good wacks in. I didn't get any good pictures, but I did get some good video.

Liam and his friend Noah. Liam enjoys playing with the Barlahan boys. We hope to spend more time with them in the months to come.

Last Fair pics I promise

2009-09-16T11:26:00.000-07:00

What's a trip to the fair without a toy to bring home. Can you guess what Liam wanted?

I told him if he wanted it, he was going to carry all the way to the car. He agreed and stuck to it. I'm very proud of him.

We had one more stop on our way to the car. Can you tell Liam is done taking pictures for the day?

Good-bye Dinosaur. We had a great time at the fair. See you next year.

Fair pt.3

2009-09-16T11:13:00.000-07:00

Liam participates in painting the community dinosaur mural. He wanted to paint with pink and he did a really great job staying in the lines.

He takes his painting very seriously. Do you see the paint stance? He held that stance pretty steady the entire time he painted. It was incredibly cute.

FREE ICE CREAM is the best at the fair. Thanks Clover Stornetta. You rock!

What's going to the fair without watching a horse race. Liam was very excited to be sitting in the stands to watch the horse race. As the horse galloped around to the finish line, he actually stood up to scream and yell. It was pretty funny. Even our neighbors in the stand had a good laugh. It's amazing how much he understands these days. He's no longer my baby but a little man :) Soon he'll be betting on horses.

Sonoma County Fair Fun part 2

2009-09-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

Liam loved looking at all the animals at the fair. He had never seen baby chicks up close. He thought they were so cute. He even got to pet one.

Playing with corn kernels are a ton of fun, but don't attempt to stand on them. Liam and all the other kids in this pen kept falling over everytime they stood up because their feet just rolled on the kernels. Eek.

Liam checks out the horse.

Liam digs for dinosaur bones at the dinosaur exhibit.

Sonoma County Fair Fun

2009-09-16T11:09:00.000-07:00

Liam and I decided to go to the fair at the end of July. We had a lot of fun. I didn't think Liam would enjoy riding rides by himself, but he really liked it.

This ride took Liam awhile to get use to. He had to watch it for 15 minutes before he decided to go on. Then I couldn't get him off the darn thing.

This was also another favorite. Liam was the only kid on this ride who REALLY enjoyed it. He steered the entire time the ride was going on. The other kids looked absolutely bored.

Based on all these pictures, you'd think Liam had the best time of his life. In all honesty, he just knows how to take great pictures.

Adventures in San Jose

2009-08-16T12:48:00.000-07:00

We hung out in San Jose before we headed south to Monterey Bay. We got to stay in this wonderfully plush hotel in San Jose. For dinner, we decided to eat at my favorite place, the Spaghetti Factory. Yum yum!! Here are the guys more focused on their "toys" instead of talking with us. Sheesh.

Me and My Sis.

The beautiful flowers outside of our hotel.

Here we are in front of our hotel. We are ready to head south for our Monterey Bay adventure.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

2009-08-16T12:46:00.000-07:00

Liam loved that so many of the exhibits were hands on. He was very fascinated with the sting rays but he couldn't touch them because his arms weren't long enough and I wasn't about to dip my child in the sting ray pull just so he could touch them.

Liam is looking through a underwater telescope to get a closer look at the fish below.

Here is Liam playing with the sea star.

Aunty Kacie is getting ponded by a wave.

Visiting Monterey Bay

2009-08-16T12:42:00.000-07:00

Liam loves exploring in the kids section and learning about the local marine life.

Here is Liam trying to figure out how tall Aunty Kacie is compared to a whale.

The Seahorse exhibit was really cool. Did you know that it's the male seahorse that gives birth. Who would've thought.

Sweet lovely sea otters. This one looks like he's chillin.

Celebrating Aunty Kacie's B-day

2009-08-16T12:40:00.000-07:00

Kacie got to job shadow a dear friend of mine who also happens to be named Casey. This was a great learning experience for her because she's interested in becoming a chef.

Here we are in front of John Ash, the restaurant Kacie spent the day at.

Here is Kacie opening her b-day present from us. We got her some nice jammies.

Liam LOVES spending time with his Aunty Kacie. We miss you already and hope to see you again soon.

Adventures in the Redwoods

2009-08-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

While Nana was still here in July, we decided to take a trip into the Armstrong Redwoods with the whole family. We had a great time together. Here is Liam and Julia taking a break on the wooden chair.

Liam and Julia explore the inside of a fallen tree trunk.

Liam spies a millipede. Ack!!

Liam and Julia burrow in the hole like good little bunnies.

Adventures in the Redwoods pt. 2

2009-08-16T12:32:00.000-07:00

Here are the girls, as pretty as can be :)

I love this shot of my two guys.

The guys and their little ones.

Liam and Julia decided to be silly and get zipped in Uncle Jaeson's sweatshirt. Silly guys.

Kissable lips

2009-07-07T00:33:00.000-07:00

That face. Those lips. Utterly cute.

In case if any of you were wondering, Daddy is the great photographer behind these pics. I played the assistant.

Jump Liam Jump

2009-07-07T00:32:00.000-07:00

We got some really cool jumping pics. Liam thought it was the coolest thing in the world to jump off of the bunch. Hilarious.

Could you see the glee in his face?

Pictures that I've already post processed.

2009-07-07T00:30:00.000-07:00

More cute pics

2009-07-07T00:29:00.000-07:00

For Liam's 3rd birthday, we thought we'd take pictures of him to give to the family. Here are some photos from our "shoot" at the JC. We also posted a bunch on Facebook. I'll try to create a photo album on Flickr after I get the chance to edit the photos.

What a cute kid. Goodness. It really is hard to resist that face.

Hanging out in SF

2009-07-07T00:25:00.000-07:00

If you ever want to go to Golden Gate park the day before a holiday. Don't. It was awful. We paid money to go to the Academy of Science and it was a disappointing experience to say the least. There were way too many people and we didn't get to see all the exihibits we wanted to see. Oh well. At least we got to spend some time with our dear friends from Hawaii/Oregon. Here is a pic of Liam spending time with the Buddafather (Uncle Justin). Liam was so thrilled to spending time with Uncle Justin. And ironically, they are dressed alike. I guess great minds think alike.

Here is Daddy, Liam, Aunty Nat (the princess) and Uncle John at the Boudin restaurant.

Best buds.

I love this. I told Liam I wanted him to pretend to eat the alligator so I can take a picture of him and he totally knew what I meant. I love it! He's a well trained monkey.

Armstrong Highlights

2009-07-07T00:20:00.000-07:00

To stay cool, we tried to venture to Armstrong redwoods to stay amongst the cool trees. i didn't help. it was hotter than hell there too. oh well. i got some super cute pics of my guys in the meantime.

Butterflies and Backyard Pools

2009-07-07T00:18:00.000-07:00

Liam went over to Julia's house on Sunday afternoon to play with her swimming pool. Liam loved this. He was so excited that his cousin had a pool just like Brendas.

Here the two kids are cruising on their own slides.

After the pool fun, Liam and Julia got to feed the butterflies and touch the cacoons. It was a great learning experience. Do we expect anything less from Aunty Kelly the scientist?

Liam admiring the butterflies.

Swim Nemo Swim

2009-07-07T00:15:00.000-07:00

Liam has rediscovered our pool at our townhome. He is having a blast going swimming with daddy on hot summer afternoons. Corey describes Liam's experience as a kid on crack. He is so hyper and giddy in the water. It's pretty cute to watch. I think this little guy needs to take a swimming class soon.

Happy Father's Day

2009-07-07T00:13:00.000-07:00

This was a poignant father's day for one of our special dads. With the recent loss of Baby Kate, we spent Father's Day at her beach off of Morgan Hill. We flew kites, had a small snack, then ate a big meal in Guernville. It was a lovely day. Here is Uncle Jaeson opening his gift from us. We took 3 month old pictures of Kate and finally had the chance to frame them. We had done something similar with Julia when she was 3 months old.

Daddy is opening his cool gift from Julia and company.

Pictures of the dads and kites at the beach.

More birthday

2009-07-07T00:08:00.000-07:00

Liam also celebrated his birthday at school. As a way to celebrate, the kids all made birthday crowns and practiced writing Liam's name. It was really cute.

Liam is making his gal pal Mia crack up with his silly faces.

Yeah presents!!

And fun cards. What a great birthday celebration.

Liam's birthday party at the park

2009-06-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

Liam had a last minute birthday party at the park. I wasn't quit sure if I wanted to throw a party because my mind wasn't "in it" at the time. But at the last minute, I figured, what the hey, I can do this for my son. I decided to plan Liam's party in the middle of the week because a) at the time I only had 1 part-time job so it wasn't suppose to pose a scheduling problem and b) we were planning to be out of the town on the 12 (which didn't happen) so I couldn't schedule the party on the weekend. Unfortunately, that meant a lot of family and friends couldn't celebrate with us, but at the very least, I was grateful Dad could be there. He was such a big help in making the last minute party a success. Thanks Hon! You're the best.

The only "activity" I set up for the kids was for them to all decorate their bikes with streamers. I thought it would be so cute to see the kids decorate their bikes and ride in a "motorcade."

Here is the entire gang all lined up for fun. All of the kids decorate their own bikes, with little help from parents. Can you just tell how happy Liam is? I promise that is a genuine smile. He got a kick out of everyone lined up with their bikes. After the picture was taken, we had the kids "race". Liam was the only one who took it seriously, peddled his little heart out. He finished "first" and in record time. He asked to do it again. Little did he realize that it was a magical moment that could only happen once.

I made cupcakes because well, I wanted to make something simple. They were strawberry. He loved them. We sang "happy birthday" (Liam's favorite song for the longest time) and he got to blow out his candles twice. Don't ask.

More birthday fun

2009-06-14T23:54:00.000-07:00

Liam doesn't waste anytime enjoying his cupcake.

Still eating that cupcake.

He really did make that one cupcake last forever.

Party bag time. The kids looked like they enjoyed the fun gift bags.

Liam ends his birthday party with smiles...

2009-06-14T23:51:00.000-07:00

Here is Liam with his new buddies Sullivan and Skyler.

Liam's and his biker buddy Bryce,

Liam makes a daddy face while posing with his pal Sebastian.

Liam shares a tender hug with his pal Peyton. So sweet.

Quilt Show

2009-06-14T23:44:00.000-07:00

Our friends Jodie and Mia invited us to the Quilt show at the Memorial building last weekend. I was so excited because I love sewing projects and quilting is something I've always wanted to learn. Jodie promises to teach me this summer. I won't bore you with my quilt pictures, but if you're interested, you can read about it here. Otherwise, here are the funny pictures I took of Liam during the quilt show. This is what a silly boy does with cool fabric Mommy bought.

Liam is so funny that he cracks Mia up.

These two kids make such a great pair.

They ended the show with a little fabric fencing. It was a lot of fun until Liam accidentally got whacked in the eye. Then he wasn't too happy. Luckily a chocolate kiss got him to rebound and he ended the show in great spirits.

Grandparents come to visit

2009-06-14T23:39:00.000-07:00

My Dad had originally planned to visit in May to give Liam's his SPECIAL birthday present. With the passing of Kate, Grandma Rene and Nana came up as well. It was nice to have everyone around during such a hard time. Liam and Grandpa have some bonding time while watching t.v. together.

So here it is. Liam's special present. My Dad had it in his mind that he was going to buy this for Liam the day he was born. Being that my Dad works on cars as a trade, it seemed only fitting that he'd get Liam his "first car."

As you can see, Liam is a master at driving it. It didn't take him long to start going off the track. It was so much fun to watch the pure joy in Liam's face everytime he sits in that car.

Here is Liam making a dramatic turn around the corner. Mind you, this thing moves at like 1 mile per hour. It's VERY slow.

End Grandparents visit

2009-06-14T23:35:00.000-07:00

The boys are pooped. This was so cute because Liam rarely gets to sleep in our bed, so I bet he was very happy to sleep on Mommy's side.

Here are my parents and Liam at the Double Tree Hotel before we said goodbye.

Nana and her babies.

Our Sweet Baby Kate

2009-05-25T15:32:00.000-07:00

For those of you who may not know, we mourn the loss of our sweet baby Kate who left us for heaven on Wed, May 20 in the early morning. I remember hearing the news from Corey at around 3:45am. I sat in my room and listened to how silent the early morning was. I didn't hear any crickets singing or any birds chirping. I didn't hear any owls hooting or any dogs howling. The air was silent. I felt as if it was nature's way of having a moment of silence for the magnificent spirit that just left our world. It's a moment I will never forget.

We had Kate's memorial service this past Saturday. It was the most beautiful memorial I had ever been to. Everyone who was there, was there to project their love for this beautiful family during their time of grief. The service that Kelly and Jaeson planned was immensely thoughtful and beautiful. I am in awe of their strength and peace during their time of grief. They shared the story of Kate and the deep love they have for her. The entire service too, is a moment I will never forget.

The loss of a child is unbearable. We may never understand why God needed his angel back. The heart hurts...a lot. But as they say, time will heal. As every day goes by, it will hurt less. In time, there may even be a whole day when her name doesn't cross our minds. But I promise you, she will never be forgotten because who she is and the many gifts she gave us in her short and intense life, is imprinted in our hearts for eternity.

We love you, our sweet little Kate!

Mother's Day

2009-05-12T00:19:00.000-07:00

We hung out in Petaluma for a little while on Mother's Day. I love Petaluma because of the TONS of fun stores they have within a block distance. Liam and Daddy did a lot of sitting while I browsed through stores. Thanks for being troopers guys.

I took a picture of this to show all the funky stuff they had in this one store called Hee Bee Jee Bee. I totally loved the store. Everything about the store was modern with an antique style. I bought a sheet of wrapping paper that I hope to be able to scrap later. We also stopped off at the antique store and I was VERY close to buying a bag of antique buttons. But I couldn't justify the expensive purchase for BUTTONS!!!

After hanging out in downtown Petaluma, we headed to the uber park next to the SRJC Petaluma campus. Liam didn't do much exploring at this park. I think he rather watch the big kids play.

When we got back to the house, I got to take a nap. Yeah!!! Then I watched the kids ride bikes in the courtyard. I love this photo I took of Julia and Liam. It really shows the joys of being a kid.

Hope everyone had a lovely mothers' day!

Visiting Kate on her pseudo B-day

2009-05-12T00:14:00.000-07:00

We hung out at the hospital to give Kate a special present from her closest family and friends. In the meantime, the kids were distracted on the other bed because they were watching "Cars". Liam is happy that his cousin loves "Cars" too.

Hi Sweet Baby Kate! It was so nice to see her that morning. She looked really well. You can tell she is on the mend. This sweet baby is a figther.

Liam meets Julia's best friend for the first time. Liam admired the hugs the girls gave each other upon greeting. He asked me "Mommy, can I hug her too?" I said, "Liam, give it some time. You JUST met her." He was good. He resisted the hug urge.

Gramps came to visit from Grass Valley. Liam was very excited to play with his Gramps. We ended the day with eating "local" food, like the kind you would find in Hawaii. Ah, it was so 'ono.

Friday Play Date

2009-05-12T00:10:00.000-07:00

On Friday, I got to hang out with the kids. It was a gorgeous day for the park. Since I was the one watching the kids, I didn't get the chance to take a lot of pictures. But the ones I did take, were pretty darn cute.

Liam and Julia came by my work to look at the yummy candy displays that the students made. Liam kept asking if he could eat it. I don't think Julia figured out that everything was edible.

"Hmmm. Would they noticed if I ate the 'sand'?"

Liam liked this pyramind display. He's a smart kid. He knows that everytime he comes to "mommy's office" I have some treat for him. Who wouldn't if they were surrounded by good food all the time. I was able to share some cookies with Liam and Julia. I think Julia will be back to visit me again. Now she knows why Liam loves visiting Mommy at work.

Are you my Murther?

2009-05-12T00:06:00.000-07:00

Liam's preschool invited me to a "Mothers' Day Tea" this past Wed where I was presented with my gift. Here is Liam preparing my gift.

Ta-Da. Liam painted the pot all by himself. I love the pretty colors he chose for his mommy. He knows me so well.

Happy Mothers' Day to me!! I'm the luckiest mommy in the world.

Liam Goes to another Party

2009-05-12T00:04:00.000-07:00

Liam is helping Mommy decorate the wrapping paper for his friends' birthday presents.

Here is the final "project" gift. Aren't Mommy and Liam so crafty?

Birthday boys have the coolest homemade "mom" cake I had ever seen. In my current work situation, I see a lot of pro cakes, so that's why I had to label it a homemade "mom" cake.

Liam and his buddies. I swear, Liam is such a ham for the camera.

Funniest phone conversation

2009-04-27T12:21:00.000-07:00

Liam parks his bike next to a college student's bike out side of the library. I thought this was pretty darn cute. While in the library, Liam gets a phone call from his cousin Julia.

Here is Liam taking the phone call. He walks out of the library and down the pathway, all the while talking on the phone. We got some college students snickering at this amusing sight.

He gets to the bottom of the pathway and decides to stand in the shade to finish his conversation.

Then he sits, all the while, still talking to Julia. It was so funny to watch. He was very involved in his conversation, even though most of it was "hello Julia. i'm talking to you. hello? what you doing? what? Ju-Lee-Ya. Hello??"

More SSU

2009-04-27T12:16:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of Daddy taking pictures of flowers.

Liam found an abandoned cart and decided to drive it. He was very excited.

Liam parks his bike so that he can play.

He loves weaving in and out of these bike racks.

A visit to SSU

2009-04-27T12:15:00.000-07:00

We decided to go to SSU to take pictures because the flowers there are GORGEOUS. While Daddy was off taking photos, Liam and I decided to check out the Art Gallery. Here, Liam is smelling the poppies before we head into the gallery.

The exhibition was their annual Juried Student Exhibition. I was very impressed with some of the art.

This one was Liam's favorite. He was very tempted to stradle the thing.

Liam also enjoyed this photo take of an alley way in Chinatwon.

Lunch at Spring Lake

2009-04-27T12:12:00.000-07:00

We decided to have a picnic at Spring Lake before heading off on a picture taking adventure. We made Liam carry the food. He's gotten so good at riding his bike. I think we should get him a bike that actually has brakes very soon because he loves to "fly" down hills.

Here is a bird's house I found in the tree. I thought it was neat.

Mommy and Liam are full from lunch. On to our next adventure.

Angie comes over to play

2009-04-27T12:10:00.000-07:00

Angie, Aunty Kathy, and Uncle Lerick come over with dinner on Thursday. It was so lovely to catch up with them and watch the kids spend time together. It didn't take long for these kids to crack each other up.

Liam was very excited to show Angie his new bed. It looks like the kids are pretending to sleep. Now if only it were that easy.

Liam shows Angie how to feed Lightening McQeen. She loved giving the bed "gas".

Here are the two monkeys inventing a fun game that made them crack up laughing. They had so much fun together.

Happy Birthday Sam K. !

2009-04-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

Liam celebrated Sam's birthday this past weekend at Kids Party Central. He LOVES this place. This is the perfect place to get rid of excess energy. Liam enjoys playing in the toddler section of the place. It's calmer there.

Here is Daddy and Liam going down the gigantic slide.

Mommy went down the slide with Liam one to many times. But Liam loved every minute of it.

Here is Liam going down a smaller slide. This is more like Mommy's speed.

Carousel fun

2009-04-23T22:13:00.000-07:00

We found this big globe and I thought it would be cute to get a picture of us in front of Hawaii. Liam was not having it. He didn't want to look at the camera at all. That stinker. He was starting to go downhill from this point. He was pretty pooped from all of our fun in San Francisco.

Liam gets to ride the carousel twice before we get back into the car to head home.

We had such a fun time in San Francisco with our friends Amanda and Mia. Even though our plans changed, it turned out to be a fun weekend after all.

Last part of our SF trip

2009-04-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

On our last day in the City, we decided to have lunch at the top of the Moscone Center. Did you know there is a full on playground up there with staff who supervise the kids on the playground? It was a pretty cool playground. Here is Mommy and Liam sliding down the slide together. Wheee.

Liam is making sweet music.

Here is part of the playground. They had some wicked slides there. Liam went sliding one of them and somehow got turned around in it and landed on his back. He was very upset about it and decided not to slide down again. Poor guy.

He quickly recovered once the staff person brought out the hula hoops. Liam loved playing with it. He especially liked chasing it after he got it rolling.

Gorgeous views

2009-04-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

I got to take some nice pictures of our view from the suite before we left.

Here you can see the Golden Gate bridge.

And the bay bridge.

If I live in San Francisco, I want this view. Corey, make that happen :)

After a long day..

2009-04-21T12:45:00.000-07:00

We really wiped these kids out. It took them a little while to fall asleep because there was lots of giggling and touching and tattle telling, but they eventually fell asleep. I love that they both have Curious Georges. That is too cute.

My little angel asleep. Don't they look so peaceful while they sleep?

So the kids had breakfast together in bed. How lucky are they? As you see in this pic, Mia is eating cereal and Liam is chomping on a banana.

Now Mia's got her own banana and Liam is eating his own bowl of cereal. I thought these pics were so funny. It almost looks like they switched breakfasts mid-eating. Hee. That's not how this happened, but I can imagine what that conversation could have been like.

Secret Playground

2009-04-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

We were very surprised to discover a super cool playground at GG park. It's called Childrens Playground. They had sand pits. Slides. Play structures and of course, swings. But they also had some really cool themed items placed in places for kids to play with. Here is Liam, getting on the face of a sea gull.

Here is Liam, climbing all over a crab.

This is really cool. The kids could climb on these waves. I didn't want Liam to climb these waves, so I had him "surf" instead.

Here is Liam's version of riding a wave. I even had him saying "Surf's up Brah!" lol.

Fun in GG Park

2009-04-21T12:39:00.000-07:00

After he checked into the hotel, we headed out to the Golden Gate park. We let the kids play in this empty water fountain. Here is Liam, with butt all dirty, getting uncomfortably close to people we don't know. I swear one of these days he's going to know the meaning of personal space.

Kids playing in the fountin. I love the color contrast in this shot.

Mommy and Liam at the park.

Here are some of the beautiful blossom trees that were blooming.

Super Cool Suite

2009-04-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

So Amanda has to hook ups when it comes to the Fairmont because hubby is the big cheese at Fairmont in Sonoma, so we got a killer room with a view at the Fairmont in San Francisco. The room and the view was SWEET!

Liam and Mia are trying out the bed. It looks pretty comfy.

They sure demonstrated their will power not to jump on the bed. Instead they "fell" on the bed. It's not the same as jumping, but it is just as fun.

Liam wanted to take a picture of me. I don't think he did a bad job. He just needs to move the camera higher. He's been wanting to take pictures of me and asking me to take pictures of him. I think this boy is going to need his own camera for his birthday. Grandma, what do you think?? haha.

Hanging out at the Pier

2009-04-21T12:21:00.000-07:00

After our fun adventure at the aquarium, we decided to eat at the Wipeout. I had to get Liam in front of the plastic girl. He was not in the mood to smile nicely for me, so this is the best i could get.

Mommy and Liam in front of Alcatraz.

I TOTALLY love this pic of the two kids. They are both posing so adorably. Liam looks pimpin in his Kanye West-like glasses and Mia looks like a sassy model hanging out by the pier.

Liam got a kick out of the stinky sea lions lounging in the beautiful sun. What a life they lead.

Spontaneous Adventure

2009-04-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

So this weekend, we had planned to drive 5 hours to Hannford for a quilting weekend with the Roe girls, but it turns out the Bissig family got the stomach flu. Ick. We know what that was like, so thought it best to stay far away, like 4 hours away in beautiful San Francisco. We took the kiddies to the Aquarium by the Bay to learn about sea animals. Here is Liam and Mia looking very excited to get explore the under water life.

Liam and Mia get to see turtles humping each other. Isn't that precious?!

Liam was beyond tickled to touch all the sea stars. I'm so surprised at how adventerous he's been lately. This has not been his behavior before, but now he wants to try everything. He even wanted to touch the sting ray and tiger shark. Eek gad. Thank goodness those were too deep in the water for Liam to touch them. His arms need to grow a bit longer. He's very fascinated with sharks. I don't know when that started, but I will be smart and now show him the movie Jaws. It's not necessary.

Easter

2009-04-21T11:44:00.000-07:00

We had an early Easter celebration at Aunty Kelly and Uncle Jaeson's place. Here is Daddy instructing the kids where to go to find the eggs.

Daddy hid this one. It was pretty tricky, but Liam found it.

This is what happens when the kid decides to dress himself. What's funny is that he chose this 4th of July outfit for Easter. At least he knew it was a holiday of some sort.

Here are the kids, happy with their Easter egg find. For more great Easter pictures of Liam, check out his cousin's blog.

More Wedding Highlights

2009-04-21T11:38:00.000-07:00

Thank you Joy for taking these fabulous pictures. Here is me, Justin, and Wendy.

Liam and Mommy.

The full wedding party. Did I mention my friend is fabulous for allowing me to wear black to her wedding. Isn't that a super cute dress? I love it!

Liam is sitting on Aunty Chrissy's lap. He loves her. It's so funny how attracted he is to her.

Easter at Grandma's

2009-04-21T11:36:00.000-07:00

Before we left, Grandma made us a delicious pre-Easter meal on her beautiful China. It made me nervous having Liam eat on her china since earlier that week he broke his Aunty's jade bracelet, but luckily he didn't break Grandma's china. Liam and Daddy dye eggs for the occasion.

Liam is making it very difficult her his 93 year old Baba (great grandma) hold him still.

Aunty Karah hid the eggs and Liam found them all. He had tons of fun egg hunting at the house.

Here are the guys. My dad, Liam, and Corey

Kids and their technology

2009-04-21T11:16:00.000-07:00

Liam is hanging out in the back seat with his Aunty Karah. The next thing I know it, these two are listening to the same music. Here is Liam with the ear bud in his ear...

and Aunty with the other side. They had some music differences, but I think they worked it out. Liam doesn't understand that not everyone listens to Rascal Flatts sing Life is A Highway and my sister Karah needs to understand that a 2 year old is not going to groove to Japanese Pop.

OMG. Here Karah is, playing with her DS.

And here is Liam, playing with the iphone. Technology brings car trips to a whole new level.

Another day in Hawaii

2009-04-21T11:13:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, we got to spend some time with Uncle Justin. He came over to my parents to hang out with Liam before he headed home. Liam was not in a smiling mood, but he really enjoyed his time with Uncle Justin. Those monkeys are so appropriate for those too. Hee.

Another beautiful day in Hawaii. This picture was taken at the Pali lookout.

Can you tell it was a super windy day? It was sooo nice and breezy to be there.

Here is Corey, Liam, Aunty Ronette, and Aunty Rita. Liam is doing one of his cheesy smiles. That silly monkey.

Mommy and Her Peeps

2009-04-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

Two of my best friends from childhood,

and the best friend I married.

More wedding

2009-04-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

Here is the bride, groom, and family. We made it to the temple. Here is where are pictures get really sketchy because there aren't many. We're hoping that the bride and groom will share some pictures with us because the family photographer got lazy.

We are waiting at the hotel to get into the reception hall. Hi Chrissy!

My parents came to the wedding too. Liam was excited to spend time with his grandma and grandpa.

Liam was fascinated with Natalie that day. He kept calling her the princess. He came to visit me at the head table and said, "Mommy, I want to see the princess." It was soooo cute. He knows who the main attraction is on her wedding day. :)

Wedding Day

2009-04-21T10:58:00.000-07:00

The wedding was on Saturday. We got ready together in the bridal suite. It was so much fun to be pampered like this. She got us some really comfy robes. Liam LOVED how soft it was. I can't wait to use it during the Winter.

Here is the bride with her family. They came to hang out for lunch time. It was really sweet to see how involved her family was in the wedding. She's got a really close-knit family.

Here I am with Justin and Liam. I like the way we look together as a family. Whenever we take professional family photos, I should as Justin to be the stand in hubby, like what Joey did for Chandler for his and Monica's engagement pictures for the local paper. LOL.

Here is the family photo. If you look closely at Liam's shirt, you'll see that its creme and black. His outfit makes me and the hubby match. Aren't we adorable?!

Bacherlorette Party

2009-04-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

So that evening, we took our girl to party at Oceans. We triend to make sure everyone knew she was the one getting married. Did we make it obvious enough?

Here are the girls and Justin. I didn't get the black t-shirt memo, but that's ok. At least I wore black pants. Who the heck told Justin to wear pink?

After we hung out at Oceans, we met the guys at Aiea bowl to finish up the evening. I was very surprised to see Aiea bowl look like a nightclub with the loud music, professional photographer, and waitresses dressed like Pussy Cat Dolls. Who knew bowling could be so racy? I heard there was even a pole these waitresses were dancing on. My goodness.

Good times. Good friends. Good fun.

Bridal Shower Gift Highlights

2009-04-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

It was funny to watch Nat open her bridal shower gifts. She probably made a lot of similar faces that I did when I opened my own bridal shower gifts. I don't got out of my way to buy lingerie, so when I got a bunch, I was like "it's pretty but when am I going to wear this?" I love her face in this picture. In my opinion, the one I liked the best was the one from her future MIL. It was really classy, pretty pink, and silky. I loved it at first sight. When I found out who gave it to her, it made me feel old and reminded me that I'm a mom. Oh boy.

Fun fresh gifts for the bedroom. Heehee.

The college gang. It was such a fun reunion.

Look at our little monkey. He thought it was so funny to put the soy bean bowl on his head.

Bridal Shower Highlights

2009-04-21T10:39:00.000-07:00

New daddy Deryl and his little angel baby Mia.

Chrissie and Amy eating the yummy buffet.

Corey is trying to figure out how many kimiboro are in the jar. He didn't win, but he made a good effort.

Liam with Lehua (godmom), Justin, and Tony. Liam sat on Aunty Lehua's lap the whole time. He told me that she is his friend.

Hawaii in April

2009-04-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

Yes, we are back in Hawaii again. This time we are there to celebrate one of our dearest friend's wedding commitment. But first, we gotta visit the family. Here is Liam, Tutu, and Aunty Karah enjoying some yummy yogurt from yogurt land which is by far my new favorite yogurt place. I totally love it. I just saw that they will be opening up a location on Berkeley soon. I am so there. My favorite flavor was taro and the cookiesncream. Hmmm good. Tutu treated us to Korean BBQ that day. Hmm good too.

On Thursday, we had the lovely bridal shower for the lovely bride at Natsunoya tea house. It was great to see all of our friends there. Here is Corey with Mark and Erin (good ole high skoo friends).

Here is the bride Nat and Mommy and Liam.

Liam meets baby Mia for the first time. Baby Mia was born the last time we were in Hawaii, so it's great to see her just a little bit bigger. She is soooo cute. Liam was interested for about 5 seconds. But that's ok. As long as he got to look at her. I'm sure the next time we're there, the two kids will be running around together like crazy.

Celebrating Aunty Kelly's b-day

2009-04-21T10:26:00.000-07:00

For Aunty Kelly's birthday, she wanted to spend the day with the family at Howarth park. It looks like they all had a great time.

I'm highlighting all the pictures that Corey took with the fancy camera of the kids. Here is baby Kate.

Here is a sweet picture of Julia in pure bliss as she rides the pony at Howarth.

I love this shot of Liam. He looks concerned/serious and it's such a sharp picture.

Game Night!!!!

2009-04-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

We had some very good friends over for some food, laughs, and good times. We played a trivia game on the playstation and the most fun board game, Cranium. Casey and Vinny usually whoop our butts at this game (and every other game we play together) but I think we won that night?! I honestly don't remember. It was so last month. Liam, if you are reading this, this is what Mommy and Daddy do while you are sleeping, just as you suspected. Later on, we're going to play with all of your cars too....

Who knows what the heck they were trying to draw, but the sketchs are always to best to look at. Especially the blind sketchs.

Vinny and Casey looking so serious.

Nate and Corey are just cruisin.

Highlights of the end of March

2009-04-21T10:20:00.000-07:00

We went to Kids Party Central for a playdate with some of our friends. I was surprised at how quickly Liam warmed up to this place. He tends to be shyer and more conservative in the way he plays. But today, he was all about going on the GIGANTIC slide over and over again.

Here are the boys playing. I love this picture of sweet baby Remy smiling. It's too cute. You can tell this little guy is ready to play with the big boys.

Mommy and Liam had a fun morning at Howarth some time during the week. He has really been into riding carosouls lately. He totally loves it, which is so different from a year ago. I can tell he's going to grow up a lot this year.

Aunty Kelly and Uncle Jaeson went to Vegas and look what they brough back. M&M shirts for the kids. I loved watching them play in their shirts. They look so cute.

Happy Birthday Aunty Kelly

2009-04-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Kelly's birthday late March before we left for Hawaii. Sorry I didn't get a chance to post this picture sooner. We had a great time celebrating such a wonderful aunty and woman.

Bunch of Layouts

2009-03-25T12:50:00.000-07:00

I've been working hard at creating some fun layouts of our favorite little guy. Thought you might enjoy some if you don't get the chance to pop over to my digital scrapbooking blog.

credits

Fancy camera shots

2009-03-24T22:11:00.000-07:00

I'm still learning how to use our fancy camera, but these are some shots of Liam I took with that camera.

As you can see, he's an easy model.

Charismatic.

Charmer.

Airplane Museum

2009-03-24T22:09:00.000-07:00

One of those overcast days in February, we decided to visit the Airplane museum in Santa Rosa. Daddy and Liam were very excited. Mommy was mildly amused. I couldn't tell you what any of these jets were, but I know this one is Daddy's favorite.

I couldn't tell you what was so neat and interesting about this plane, but Liam and Daddy enjoyed the informational interview with the expert.

Liam taking a peak inside of a helicopter used in the Vietnam war.

Can we say "when is laundry day?"

2009-03-24T22:06:00.000-07:00

Ok. So I let my kid wear red pj pants with green dino shoes and a cow umbrella. To my credit, it was a cloudy day, so the gear was appropriate. And I hadn't had a chance to do the laundry in awhile. I think the shades are the best part. Nana found these Lightning McQueen shades that look like they came from the 80's. It's very Kevin Bacon.

He calls it his "moo brella"

He's not going to like these pictures as a teenage boy, but what are mom's for :)

More fun at Julia's

2009-03-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

Liam loves playing with the foam fingers at Julia's house. I'm not sure why they have them, but it really brings out the "cheerleader" in Liam. He walks around the living with the foam finger chanting "We're number 1! We're number 1!"

Liam playing doctor with Julia. Yeah, I was a little surprised that they're playing doctor already, but I must say, Liam really took his job seriously. He checked her heart and her breathing. Now he's giving her the immunization shot. I was impressed with his "skills."

Cute cousins in front of a cherry blossom tree in Julia's backyard. Lovin it!

Nana and all of her babies. So cute.

Dinner at Julia's

2009-03-24T21:55:00.000-07:00

Liam and Julia have been seeing a lot of each other because Nana was in ton. He was "so excited" to see his "best friend" two days in a row. Julia has recently got some tattoos and decided to brand Liam for the first time. I was impressed with how patient he was with her.

This is Liam getting his hand wrapped with the tatoo.

And here's the final product. He's got hearts on his hands. He loved it. He showed everybody his new tatoo.

Liam is now blowing on it to make sure it dries. He doesn't EVER want to take it off of his hand.

Liam celebrates Mia's b-day

2009-03-24T21:51:00.000-07:00

Liam's friend Mia had a fun birthday party at her gymnastics place. It took Liam a long while to warm up to the whole idea of jumping in front of people, but once he broke out of that shell, there was no stopping him. Liam had tons of fun jumping, flying, hula hooping, and being dragged on a skate board across the floor. Good times.

At the end of the fun actitvity, all the kids got stamps. Here is Liam with his friends Bryce and Hayden getting their feet stamped.

Liam loves his cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Ms. Mia!

Groovin to Elmo

2009-03-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

Elmo does this fun music and dance, which Liam LOVES to participate in. Here he is, busting a move. I've been trying to capture this on video with no success. But stay tuned. I'll get is sooner or later. Also, because of Liam's dance routine with Elmo, he walks around the house saying "Jazz Hands!!"

Liam's first field trip

2009-03-24T21:46:00.000-07:00

For Liam's new preschool, they do a lot of excursions. This is Liam's first field trip. We visited the Marine lab at Bodega Bay. The drive out there is always gorgeous. This lady was one of the more entertaining tour guides.

So, our tour guide is trying to tell the kids about the sea mammals and is Liam paying attention to what she is saying? NOOOOO! He's too busy flirting with a girl in his class. That is soooo his father. Nana will back me up on that one.

Look at those two. My goodness. Well, as you can see, I was more entertained by my son's flirting than the marine talk, but that's ok. It's my job to capture moments about our son. ;)

Here is Liam finally paying attention to the tour guide (and sitting far away from the pretty girl so he can pay attention). Liam got to touch a sea star, which was really cool. I don't have photos of that because I had to help him touch the sea creatures, but the whole experience was tons of fun. We can't wait to go on our next field trip.

Grandma Rene comes to visit

2009-03-24T21:40:00.000-07:00

Grandma Rene came for a visit in February. She just happened to be here around the time of her birthday. So of course, we had to celebrate it. Liam LOVES celebrating birthdays. Especially when he gets to blow out the candles. His poor cousin Julia had experienced shock when her cousin Liam blew out her candles at her birthday party earlier in the week.

Liam had a great time with his Grandma and continues to ask when he gets to see her again. Luckily, I can say to him "one more week buddy."

Monday Monday Monday

2009-03-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

On Mondays, Liam is the luckiest to have both of his cousins over to play. Nana requested some pics of her grandkids, and unfortunately, it was the hardest to get them all to smile in one pictures. Thank goodness Daddy is smiling.

Caught ya smiling silly girl. She's usually the hardest to capture smiling on film. :)

Sweet cousin moment with Corey's sleepy eyes in the foreground.

Yipee! Kate's mommy got her to smile so widely. Such a beautiful smile sweetheart. Nana is going to love these.

Hangin at the Mall with my girl

2009-03-24T21:32:00.000-07:00

We got to have lunch with Julia and her Mommy. The kids had a blast sitting in all of these cars.

Liam was not in the mood to say cheese.

This was so cute. Julia specifically asked if Liam could drive this truck for her. He happily obliged.

This is too dang cute. These two cousins make a great pair.

Vroom Vroom

2009-03-24T21:30:00.000-07:00

Someone got a new bed. Mommy and Daddy felt it was time for Liam's room to get a little make over. This bed is not what Mommy was expecting, but oh well. Who am I to stand in the way of Daddy and Liam's vision?

Liam loves his new bed.

He's checkin out the wheels. Making sure they are sturdy.

Liam is having the most fun climbing all over this bed. He totally loves it. I hope to take pictures of the whole room soon, because the bed also came with a matching dresser that "pumps gas."

Chillaxing

2009-03-24T21:27:00.001-07:00

New Skills and Being Silly

2009-03-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

Liam has learned how to cut paper at school with safety scissors, so we decided to get him his own pair for home. He's been having tons of fun with this new skill. Unfortunately, he has learned recently that he is not suppose to cut clothes. Eek gad.

Liam has become quit the pro using the Apple iphone. He navigates through the menu flawlessly and is very aware when new applications get downloaded to either mommy or daddy's phone. He also remembers which parent has certain games on their phone. He makes sure to remind us that we both should have the same games on our phone so he can play with them. He is a geek in training.

Liam's latest fun thing to do is built forts out of the cushions.

Silly kid. He could play in the cushions all day.

OMG I can't believe it's been so long

2009-03-24T21:22:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be posting pictures like crazy because we're leaving for Hawaii in a week and I want to be caught up with pictures before then because I know we're going to have TONS of pictures from our trip. So bear with me.

Liam has been riding his bike every chance he gets. Now that the weather is better, we hope to be seeing him ride more often.

Ka Chow! Liam's got the coolest helmet and shoulder pads. He's ready to ride with the big boys.

Action shot. Liam plays soccer with his daddy.

Liam being super cute with cousin Julia at a bike trip in Marin. Are those two cuties adorable with their helmets on?

(Still January) Guess What We Got

2009-02-13T11:43:00.000-08:00

I had no idea what Liam was trying to do here on the Wii fit.

We didn't even have the game set-up and he was trying to do this pose.

Then we realized he was inspired by this photo.

So he knew that is one of the things you do on this board. Silly guy.

Blankets for Liam

2009-02-13T11:26:00.000-08:00

I finally got to take pictures of the blankets I sewed as Liam's Christmas gift from us. I wanted to make blankets big enough for his toddler bed and I wanted Lightning on it, for obvious reasons.

I even got fancy and sewed an "L" for Liam. Ooooh.

This is another blanket I made for liam. I really like the way this one came out. The only bummer thing is I didn't make a border. I'm not good with borders. I'm hoping my friend Jodie will teach me how to make one properly.

I took this picture with the pillow that Aunty Kacie got for Liam as an accent to the blanket. I think it looks nice. Can you tell what Liam's new bedroom theme will eventually be? Not now though. I'm not ready to store all the baby pooh stuff yet.

Choochoo

2009-02-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

Now that Daddy gets his coffee table back in the house, it makes a perfect area for Liam's train set. Liam was very excited to "be in character" as he played with his trains.

Still January photos (so sorry)

2009-02-13T11:22:00.000-08:00

Now that Liam is 2 1/2, we're teaching him to do more chores around the house. He cleans up his toys and brings his plates to the sink. But now, we're teaching him how to set the table.

Here he is, being distracted with his cup.

Great job Liam.

Now he's placing the utensils. He's done such a great job. Now if only I can teach him how to throw out his night-time pull up trash bin. That sucker is S-T-I-N-K.