tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85045640772663497232024-03-05T16:24:19.862-08:00lukas&matildaour cute and beautiful munchkinsedithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-26190036363447674652010-11-07T14:10:00.000-08:002010-11-07T14:14:36.381-08:00Plenty of candyDue to my sister in law's wedding this past week, I forgot to post our Halloween photos. Well, here there are. We had lots of fun trick and treating in Grandma's hood. Matilda got scared while walking up to few houses but she still went to make sure she got her fair share of candy.<br /><br />Boba Fett & Dancing Butterfly:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI5Bu97B4SBkE607cLxr7zw6HjE_UBUNQFUUBSbB2JPgfCLXhnXnms_fp6UZrqFDvNwMHPErIAwYTwUHC0aDlWhvW6_RjCo8WJYnUufYxJfgS-Nr9pRozcgly29lzJvILjBi_kE6r4EeM/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536933956413287810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXI5Bu97B4SBkE607cLxr7zw6HjE_UBUNQFUUBSbB2JPgfCLXhnXnms_fp6UZrqFDvNwMHPErIAwYTwUHC0aDlWhvW6_RjCo8WJYnUufYxJfgS-Nr9pRozcgly29lzJvILjBi_kE6r4EeM/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Trick or Treat!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauGkxxCg_bnCDmD9wb18HVzNERRF90cboOwS7Lwe6Yd4ylBcjRKdWkr-JhIFnNHcM_lGx_a_ldFH4i2QSmsSW06lRj0DUJ58WyKBysdulSx4vv8Xn1lL5Fv9S1kLAp_cLzXjK0RviScxg/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536934108715339794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauGkxxCg_bnCDmD9wb18HVzNERRF90cboOwS7Lwe6Yd4ylBcjRKdWkr-JhIFnNHcM_lGx_a_ldFH4i2QSmsSW06lRj0DUJ58WyKBysdulSx4vv8Xn1lL5Fv9S1kLAp_cLzXjK0RviScxg/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" /></a>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-48638379259058711872010-10-31T16:40:00.000-07:002010-10-31T16:40:39.817-07:00Happy Halloween!From Matilda, the dancing butterfly, and Lukas, the Bobba Fett. More pictures to follow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8SOVtaN65p5UARKAm1h-7_onDcBzvkbm-O3pKoNs8Y7SAG5nPUemZcTxUmDYHh6AK-OQ5GnelfejQqjI02fBtlSXlIcIDC5I-SuetyH96EIe_UIW870SqFQgC58nVgYKh9_Wmr-2_0p5/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8SOVtaN65p5UARKAm1h-7_onDcBzvkbm-O3pKoNs8Y7SAG5nPUemZcTxUmDYHh6AK-OQ5GnelfejQqjI02fBtlSXlIcIDC5I-SuetyH96EIe_UIW870SqFQgC58nVgYKh9_Wmr-2_0p5/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-22094796959698210172010-10-12T05:54:00.000-07:002010-10-12T11:25:06.780-07:00Hawaii Fall 2010 - Climbing the Diamond Head<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6irgr5yoWWwEFFqGnEvAvKYwcxR0jISLbiCxKcb9iZvHfiVCGYIAE55TCMuLUI_4qn2GJLrVPBK9-UBuLKbNquMC5lvIQLTdFU_uEnR5FGgknGdF3sPcjYfccxTdEFmPP0iQoerTjxGON/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG"></a>This time, we have managed to not only sit at the pool, but also go for a super hike up the Diamond Head on Oahu. We hiked 0.8 mile up and down. Lukas managed to go all the way by himself and Matilda climbed on Patrick's arm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDaWFe4d-CYBa1hJU6SHTqJO_o3EMUo8Hx7ZLNAa65-QqeRghcwmjWNKaUPy7RC1UQUquQYtjcO4R8kxWc0Us06GN1GuCHy7uOqoXrOSv8DfxR2CQogAG-strUf-fM4S-QAHqd8BHkxQ6/s1600/DSC_0213.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDaWFe4d-CYBa1hJU6SHTqJO_o3EMUo8Hx7ZLNAa65-QqeRghcwmjWNKaUPy7RC1UQUquQYtjcO4R8kxWc0Us06GN1GuCHy7uOqoXrOSv8DfxR2CQogAG-strUf-fM4S-QAHqd8BHkxQ6/s320/DSC_0213.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The view is spectacular from the top of the crater!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUN1wP8HD3wLFQ6Ue33FPOc0cMQk5W7zDLD1xEeVxrr1mGAx8QdFXtdWp0rZtHahSFJHLgP_Nk77QhMdNpoBbavLfq0YVmqrf6h7N7VL1LQ_PV65oeWHsN6rDccuq42jrCJD3NqKpTs1S/s1600/DSC_0228.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUN1wP8HD3wLFQ6Ue33FPOc0cMQk5W7zDLD1xEeVxrr1mGAx8QdFXtdWp0rZtHahSFJHLgP_Nk77QhMdNpoBbavLfq0YVmqrf6h7N7VL1LQ_PV65oeWHsN6rDccuq42jrCJD3NqKpTs1S/s320/DSC_0228.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Yes, we did it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PyFSMN1NwvJslsLFepnMdwsHbDVuNCcFPKWlZLqGqTssdnG_JGrMGbxIgMlhzcLRo4x4P2so2BMKxPhFhSMR7uWE7SiWk4h4_Yz5ulojImWIThOGN-uQ0DNoumtfFou2pEc61KB0mCnB/s1600/DSC_0243.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PyFSMN1NwvJslsLFepnMdwsHbDVuNCcFPKWlZLqGqTssdnG_JGrMGbxIgMlhzcLRo4x4P2so2BMKxPhFhSMR7uWE7SiWk4h4_Yz5ulojImWIThOGN-uQ0DNoumtfFou2pEc61KB0mCnB/s320/DSC_0243.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-11491426220646998082010-10-11T04:56:00.000-07:002010-10-11T08:34:10.027-07:00Hawaii Fall 2010 - fun timeAnother trip, another set of memories is collected. We have visited Oahu again and had a great time. While still at the airport on our way back home, the kids asked when we are going to come back. That sums it all up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAVfGDLbg2BlmssLThk1js6fS7ZvrShjHfGd9AlXygcW8kp451NPOJDv1xrd5MYhb3I734g6eseswvmF4T9CTbGZKMl5vNgModp7UN-nRYGqG__vNq-hTw5xzXPBn5zOdvRctNIk1AXgg/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAVfGDLbg2BlmssLThk1js6fS7ZvrShjHfGd9AlXygcW8kp451NPOJDv1xrd5MYhb3I734g6eseswvmF4T9CTbGZKMl5vNgModp7UN-nRYGqG__vNq-hTw5xzXPBn5zOdvRctNIk1AXgg/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Yummy shaved ice on a hot morning.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5oCIdIyxyAAHWhptCowWrxm00OAsGSnNWqGq8RKBS5cLqtq84wkI6dbgs_c39zuBtu4Lp0CFGZPrbQ8kRR5rgf1o7QsjOqbI_K6MElLMNilu3PGz0oXk6XEKBbEXBN9SoY17esEovfTX/s1600/DSC_0247.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5oCIdIyxyAAHWhptCowWrxm00OAsGSnNWqGq8RKBS5cLqtq84wkI6dbgs_c39zuBtu4Lp0CFGZPrbQ8kRR5rgf1o7QsjOqbI_K6MElLMNilu3PGz0oXk6XEKBbEXBN9SoY17esEovfTX/s320/DSC_0247.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf3mhXElApmBsrEojPsLjUTYLDMj5xhKZ0zDl9wlXwZcwi8ad63bZrY-yv_5IIfvcCU8NBoObuONM_DpcyKIMGj4FI9G8X0D8PXZ4_t5ifMlsxJ4V6qZslLxOriRdgBm74SqXr_CVdIiK/s1600/DSC_0303.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf3mhXElApmBsrEojPsLjUTYLDMj5xhKZ0zDl9wlXwZcwi8ad63bZrY-yv_5IIfvcCU8NBoObuONM_DpcyKIMGj4FI9G8X0D8PXZ4_t5ifMlsxJ4V6qZslLxOriRdgBm74SqXr_CVdIiK/s320/DSC_0303.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The obligatory sunset photo at Waikiki Beach.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ493UOBeMpg43pAKNv4fwjgfS_mXcjM-cIVschdNQEpEeerVfewEfXcWaBO7_uh-P2coKrN8VAWKxwo2C9m3wGd5kyc6Bli0J126RGWNp746QWmWUXy-pH-p5ac43GAQ2i7oyRGlve3p7/s1600/DSC08891.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ493UOBeMpg43pAKNv4fwjgfS_mXcjM-cIVschdNQEpEeerVfewEfXcWaBO7_uh-P2coKrN8VAWKxwo2C9m3wGd5kyc6Bli0J126RGWNp746QWmWUXy-pH-p5ac43GAQ2i7oyRGlve3p7/s320/DSC08891.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-66334030739777605872010-09-13T21:17:00.000-07:002010-09-13T21:39:34.622-07:00Matilda's first golf lessonMatilda is now old enough to hold the plastic golf club that Lukas used to swing years back. So on Sunday afternoon we took her to the driving ranch to see what she's got.<br /><br />Well, since it was her first time, she didn't really understand that when you hit the ball, you just let it go. She picked up every ball that she hit and put it back in her basket. Luckily the ball only went 1 or 2 feet away.<br /><br />She did not want to pee in the hole (what an improvement to her brother at this age) nor did she throw a fit when we were leaving. So overall it was a great experience for everyone.<br /><br />BTW, big brother is improving with every swing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Fm1oy21QU4z1RRLpPW5ZMpkUrr3cfjGlEsZQ2-DjhUr7uOSiySLMFyPlDd-edO8glNx9OVV5DFlwunHuiExyf-3-2djMX07wk2hexs4t6ciiQCBU5_jH6RfkPsZ14FvRLYBPm5NAkQN/s1600/DSC_0180.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0Fm1oy21QU4z1RRLpPW5ZMpkUrr3cfjGlEsZQ2-DjhUr7uOSiySLMFyPlDd-edO8glNx9OVV5DFlwunHuiExyf-3-2djMX07wk2hexs4t6ciiQCBU5_jH6RfkPsZ14FvRLYBPm5NAkQN/s320/DSC_0180.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyZmU6H9GTtuJF-a5Y69-1KsrJCaiv9RLbAPY8u5RNO0dk1aB71tgE_vXfpLY7tpFRWH79y6evm0IPx84gZ9Y97uc-eaa9Veiwh4SjB2SPbxtk5mCGWrDpH6XqTNtdEJ8vWQTgG-g8gDO/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyZmU6H9GTtuJF-a5Y69-1KsrJCaiv9RLbAPY8u5RNO0dk1aB71tgE_vXfpLY7tpFRWH79y6evm0IPx84gZ9Y97uc-eaa9Veiwh4SjB2SPbxtk5mCGWrDpH6XqTNtdEJ8vWQTgG-g8gDO/s320/DSC_0210.JPG" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-34575257656737669742010-09-11T17:11:00.000-07:002010-09-11T22:04:17.821-07:00MatildaSince summer is almost over, here are few summer shots of our sunshine Matilda. No comments are necessary, she speaks on every picture for herself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2fJWeJA2900wMXCBHbmG4Nr36-5qtd07PORYWpTONGSSV34xhI0AA1joAlq5CJ1H7aA7Adytrvq1PQNMsTI7T23MgpDyTt6UKX6Z6Dx4cN-0sE79n80LvSUBrqhdt1eAAj_qQa8CADq6/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2fJWeJA2900wMXCBHbmG4Nr36-5qtd07PORYWpTONGSSV34xhI0AA1joAlq5CJ1H7aA7Adytrvq1PQNMsTI7T23MgpDyTt6UKX6Z6Dx4cN-0sE79n80LvSUBrqhdt1eAAj_qQa8CADq6/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubIzFa_hBvaadMdmtxe9zpCwa6K6qz8Ru5Ski6W-dOEi8A2JbyXNRCVq7c94VOHvup9FShl5K_3h4gsLGaUtY9cyb0U6YmKBwgnKfrRHjYk1Sx2kM8KTgS9cHKS4DzZcVuaEDtg5im-nz/s1600/DSC_0085.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubIzFa_hBvaadMdmtxe9zpCwa6K6qz8Ru5Ski6W-dOEi8A2JbyXNRCVq7c94VOHvup9FShl5K_3h4gsLGaUtY9cyb0U6YmKBwgnKfrRHjYk1Sx2kM8KTgS9cHKS4DzZcVuaEDtg5im-nz/s320/DSC_0085.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9NPoxPfKCPNvv4voYinjHFTTMTbHVcq4Z0YwS5-auJjqVxCMD71M04jm60liGbC2BxzL02TWMMXdAAubRMku_Di3KADPhexbkkGrmkCT1AXtPE75skjuLAE-Ww_3hrAJL6buJP6WKwho/s1600/DSC_0140.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9NPoxPfKCPNvv4voYinjHFTTMTbHVcq4Z0YwS5-auJjqVxCMD71M04jm60liGbC2BxzL02TWMMXdAAubRMku_Di3KADPhexbkkGrmkCT1AXtPE75skjuLAE-Ww_3hrAJL6buJP6WKwho/s320/DSC_0140.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWPl9UQcAjZEqnYK4MO1SwxKGCQRF6wq_j4PXX4YQgkSnDl9i9-Kf4BdRWg7eM2PHZ4Lmfd9Ohkeqo_YH3CCmtq1_gkPKt_eUby976yjv6gID7oW-9ZSdedv_iGr5eBiBsFcdZmti8oPP/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWPl9UQcAjZEqnYK4MO1SwxKGCQRF6wq_j4PXX4YQgkSnDl9i9-Kf4BdRWg7eM2PHZ4Lmfd9Ohkeqo_YH3CCmtq1_gkPKt_eUby976yjv6gID7oW-9ZSdedv_iGr5eBiBsFcdZmti8oPP/s320/DSC_0149.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-21471835338299362222010-08-31T14:05:00.000-07:002010-08-31T14:10:50.464-07:00Matilda's first day of preschoolAnd here we go again. Another school start for us. Today it was Matilda's turn. She is now ready for preschool, the same one that Lukas started at. Her teacher, Mrs. Margarita, was there this morning to welcome her. She ate her breakfast, had a blast playing outside with the other children and did some serious art work. She even tried a tuna sandwich for lunch. And all of that in 3.5 hours. Now Tuesdays and Thursdays are school days for her. <div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRRkoPEUxD0LvLNungCBUCMoOq9F2C6MxDQ7KcQVZ4650I0DVnrawLWrrMDf_eoATc3wEpohPWnkVGgTo42ySSikNAu7P0PEb-3GT8EGfqLmsQyA5HW074VyNrtAN6I3ouGNzL44yZmZG/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511683423458303986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRRkoPEUxD0LvLNungCBUCMoOq9F2C6MxDQ7KcQVZ4650I0DVnrawLWrrMDf_eoATc3wEpohPWnkVGgTo42ySSikNAu7P0PEb-3GT8EGfqLmsQyA5HW074VyNrtAN6I3ouGNzL44yZmZG/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Here she is marching to school this morning.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQgJTHIFmfgLhmez176OXAyo14n2hgdZthIImINtphq4e5Q3GsUZ_dVYYaO4jIlw4sng8SvU3Q10aNFWQjKDhFTjWWovnF5tUeJNfYOPFlKKw0K5gbASzmQKyHNLig7yzKrpFK39cqh4w/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511683601855006034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQgJTHIFmfgLhmez176OXAyo14n2hgdZthIImINtphq4e5Q3GsUZ_dVYYaO4jIlw4sng8SvU3Q10aNFWQjKDhFTjWWovnF5tUeJNfYOPFlKKw0K5gbASzmQKyHNLig7yzKrpFK39cqh4w/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" /></a></div></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-30253547803628977952010-08-30T15:13:00.000-07:002010-08-30T15:17:53.299-07:00First day of KindergartenIt's official. Lukas is a big boy now. Today was his first day of Kindergarten. This morning he was curious and nervous but not worried or scared. He waved good bye to us as we had to leave the classroom right after we dropped him off and he came out happy and calm.<br /><br />He has to wear a school uniform and since I prepared him for that already, he didn't even ask for his usual jeans/character t-shirt school outfit.<br /><br />Here is Lukas with little sister who asked the whole morning when we can go and pick up big brother.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q82F7PboO05anlJeqMDn5oAEjT1neiGdz_A0WFgt6a_wTtfeIEJ1w6TLy6LCD4UA7xYdpXk3A-KjgOYjEMT-rJBuYIYgs3mdwjqAtZRIJTlodF-qhDUJDiXirG7qIRL4sggWwD2x_4jZ/s1600/l&m_1stday.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511329752493011906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q82F7PboO05anlJeqMDn5oAEjT1neiGdz_A0WFgt6a_wTtfeIEJ1w6TLy6LCD4UA7xYdpXk3A-KjgOYjEMT-rJBuYIYgs3mdwjqAtZRIJTlodF-qhDUJDiXirG7qIRL4sggWwD2x_4jZ/s320/l&m_1stday.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-76375875467747100982010-08-25T05:08:00.000-07:002010-08-25T09:40:32.819-07:00We like to bike!Now that Lukas mastered the biking on his own, we purchased a bike seat for Matilda. She loves to sit in the back and let Daddy ride her around.<br /><br />No park is safe anymore, no distance far enough.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ9jNBmqT_8_IAEilf3zWLGM4OALptvsPxn5u5yBKlNaSNjFcDmFS6wA_Ay97FB2TW0LQKYSXq5zvenM9ih3xgcjpzFejKuEjITQ_fEhFri6iNA2ZIpu0sALS4pJ8nkj9xf0gf3nri75-/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ9jNBmqT_8_IAEilf3zWLGM4OALptvsPxn5u5yBKlNaSNjFcDmFS6wA_Ay97FB2TW0LQKYSXq5zvenM9ih3xgcjpzFejKuEjITQ_fEhFri6iNA2ZIpu0sALS4pJ8nkj9xf0gf3nri75-/s320/DSC_0042.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Lukas driving on his own. It took him 10 minutes to get the confidence to balance and drive on his own. Now he is doing stunts already.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO8obKvGi3_1488IUTnC79xwtu0xnCjmnLzAsDj_5pUBhN6OnxV-0YHKRGalWchp85nZ1JvA467JxYihXRDw1E5BgYzmHcWCcQnFZm9ey0wjqM4cujyBsWXHke0ahXjot37sKp9hhBkQR/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO8obKvGi3_1488IUTnC79xwtu0xnCjmnLzAsDj_5pUBhN6OnxV-0YHKRGalWchp85nZ1JvA467JxYihXRDw1E5BgYzmHcWCcQnFZm9ey0wjqM4cujyBsWXHke0ahXjot37sKp9hhBkQR/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-87853419637308617472010-08-23T05:47:00.000-07:002010-08-23T09:00:02.356-07:00Sunday afternoonMatilda playing outside in the afternoon sun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGR4ob9rb3F7tfI1eq7bfES9rmsgKFzcCstdxgOm2VDh0BCDxKLu1Jap8GyDAZnNlM-7hBbrcKyIphdP3n9ey8kmIBuQdGfhbeoPN-k7sSa0rpRwoO4Sj_YIeS-Pv-hVibhVT5U0j4ka0/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGR4ob9rb3F7tfI1eq7bfES9rmsgKFzcCstdxgOm2VDh0BCDxKLu1Jap8GyDAZnNlM-7hBbrcKyIphdP3n9ey8kmIBuQdGfhbeoPN-k7sSa0rpRwoO4Sj_YIeS-Pv-hVibhVT5U0j4ka0/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-68148893262633717412010-08-12T05:13:00.000-07:002010-08-12T08:33:03.585-07:00No stage frightAt our recent Great America visit we watched Matilda's favorite show with Charlie Brown. She even participated on the stage, playing a music instrument.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEh1CzqLsuhQmsVglgxQt5dj9QL96X1q79wvdH8-5KdA6ztruqUtWRaOeJazJubIFCS3wvAeNQXyF2OIUwgq7Pb4eLJ-vcfyjIoAlKDMZjcBp-FzUyIxEbXYi9OH1IuJgOSHIhnmlQ1Dh/s1600/DSC08391.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEh1CzqLsuhQmsVglgxQt5dj9QL96X1q79wvdH8-5KdA6ztruqUtWRaOeJazJubIFCS3wvAeNQXyF2OIUwgq7Pb4eLJ-vcfyjIoAlKDMZjcBp-FzUyIxEbXYi9OH1IuJgOSHIhnmlQ1Dh/s320/DSC08391.JPG" /></a><br />Hug!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yr8KOjTL2_91qC6tqKIHJIMXo5_iydHyEt13EQRbtfuEQSKgyJAno4cH1c5UIPOH-5AxtnCxxJ3FweqzWm3If8zDUtXrSHdMxcyulzbsm8dZyosjeEpd_bv3o4mVrr2_Z_sIrfO93O2F/s1600/DSC08395.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yr8KOjTL2_91qC6tqKIHJIMXo5_iydHyEt13EQRbtfuEQSKgyJAno4cH1c5UIPOH-5AxtnCxxJ3FweqzWm3If8zDUtXrSHdMxcyulzbsm8dZyosjeEpd_bv3o4mVrr2_Z_sIrfO93O2F/s320/DSC08395.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-46884668625205658662010-08-10T04:59:00.000-07:002010-08-10T09:08:07.551-07:00A day at the beachMy favorite place to be is the beach. Any beach, anywhere. Last weekend we went to the Santa Cruz beach, right behind the Boardwalk. It's a OK beach but we still had a good time. The kids even dipped into the ice cold water.<br /><br />My handsome husband.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd4N4IH5LlC-J2bnnBao4Dk230dTXOlhLxmtGipr-vxOAXCsb6WtitaJqFyqf7y3l4sebNDvGCUHtvW8rZM-dbIidby9Z-VSkQrsIdLycN8dgCSbcOuTquZG5YYeXDWa8ANtZK3Dhru5R/s1600/DSC_0052.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd4N4IH5LlC-J2bnnBao4Dk230dTXOlhLxmtGipr-vxOAXCsb6WtitaJqFyqf7y3l4sebNDvGCUHtvW8rZM-dbIidby9Z-VSkQrsIdLycN8dgCSbcOuTquZG5YYeXDWa8ANtZK3Dhru5R/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We got the memo to dress in green.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLdmiiD-rcSHSOxidL0Nk2_Yxo1JT5SYwsX77CwcHbbF_vv18pEqIWxi05pgYk5fLWDuH585ycngfwWDfkPBYkSn4smMq-81qMvL7QVBRaqAtG3WnYNFRFzBJXc7vsGD9Jpldllg4wRfE/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLdmiiD-rcSHSOxidL0Nk2_Yxo1JT5SYwsX77CwcHbbF_vv18pEqIWxi05pgYk5fLWDuH585ycngfwWDfkPBYkSn4smMq-81qMvL7QVBRaqAtG3WnYNFRFzBJXc7vsGD9Jpldllg4wRfE/s320/DSC_0103.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Kids.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6zCq1rw0d3x9HrOaAb3mWnJA3q6TQE2hPD4l2c1YdVMCucwPcvZkDzNor-q4CBMR78HfuGyyd0G6EqzUZUwZrlZTRYyjmH5eliFhxoIlFZUlfh4GUEeQmfBREzE39TSw4bfXugOWA4qo/s1600/DSC_0137.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6zCq1rw0d3x9HrOaAb3mWnJA3q6TQE2hPD4l2c1YdVMCucwPcvZkDzNor-q4CBMR78HfuGyyd0G6EqzUZUwZrlZTRYyjmH5eliFhxoIlFZUlfh4GUEeQmfBREzE39TSw4bfXugOWA4qo/s320/DSC_0137.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-61269824583423023732010-08-08T16:56:00.000-07:002010-08-08T23:24:07.768-07:00Mommy, I can swim!The summer of firsts continues. As I mentioned in the beginning of this week, Lukas is taking swim lessons and over the weekend he showed his mad skills to Patrick.<br /><br />He is doing pretty good, if you ask me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1PLLAP8OQw1vLVls02HMMhecqqKGDbc7LGa-GcWqJNAxVY7FJrAJgDVyxkdedrJohyphenhyphenPCWVEHmSCiPPPD_mzv9h_Vttm0iVnrOXVC3hyphenhyphen7SSe_LvoOiw2QZxGKhsBrpI5eFirJsy5QsK0W/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1PLLAP8OQw1vLVls02HMMhecqqKGDbc7LGa-GcWqJNAxVY7FJrAJgDVyxkdedrJohyphenhyphenPCWVEHmSCiPPPD_mzv9h_Vttm0iVnrOXVC3hyphenhyphen7SSe_LvoOiw2QZxGKhsBrpI5eFirJsy5QsK0W/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj2e9y-M0Cn5EtQMw6ktioJuz9kseHslktRuBgi-jxg2wJ0Y_uQt5h6GJlGT4NxpxhR1kpdXbdt8HneNA-SmvyuKmACQrfSAKY7WnwebeXIdMFuPfbUNNt_Uk5msekS-g2g3cUc5YdilX/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj2e9y-M0Cn5EtQMw6ktioJuz9kseHslktRuBgi-jxg2wJ0Y_uQt5h6GJlGT4NxpxhR1kpdXbdt8HneNA-SmvyuKmACQrfSAKY7WnwebeXIdMFuPfbUNNt_Uk5msekS-g2g3cUc5YdilX/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-5891971064239007102010-08-02T15:37:00.001-07:002010-08-02T15:39:05.846-07:00Little fish little fishToday Lukas had his first swim lesson ever. He loves the water and to hang out in the pool for hours but he still needs the floaters for assurance. So today he got into the water with the instructor and I think in few days he will be ready to move around on his own without floaters.<br /><br />So many firsts this summer. Wonderful.edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-71580753503539834642010-07-22T05:19:00.000-07:002010-07-22T05:19:00.096-07:00Another milestone reached. No more 4 wheels!Yesterday, when Patrick came back home from work, we had a big surprise for him. Lukas just mastered to drive the 2 wheel bike! Oh, how proud I am of him. He overcame the fear of falling and he let me remove the extra wheels. I always knew he can do it but he wasn't so sure. After only few rides with me holding his seat, he gained confidence and went off.<br /><br />Now he is speeding down the street like he has done this for years.<br /><br />My boy is growing up.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx1fWZkwweyWjCu822QaRUvzNdK-bHs87pDjjB4MMixykVQroFq1d_l2PL2hJHcuxqz1LkpjLXs_peG4IohJw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-69866550854749700362010-07-21T06:48:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:09:25.032-07:00Our little Kai-LanMatilda has discovered her love for Kai-Lan. She loves to read the books and she even picks up few Chinese words. Here she is in her cute outfit, given to her by Grandma who recently went on a China trip.<br /><br />Say awwww!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTj-lp3ncnLiy1mEV0avIjygyytuBruz1nuk_QM6LHy-Cfh6iLpmvEBfLV4Hnzt00aMnqTgrj27aeXO39OthDSPkcFcKBGXYJK16fhv5AdmUHm8GO0rUG8C-esRb9lW8Gj_L1LeEoFJUX/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTj-lp3ncnLiy1mEV0avIjygyytuBruz1nuk_QM6LHy-Cfh6iLpmvEBfLV4Hnzt00aMnqTgrj27aeXO39OthDSPkcFcKBGXYJK16fhv5AdmUHm8GO0rUG8C-esRb9lW8Gj_L1LeEoFJUX/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-43834284000420999862010-07-18T21:42:00.000-07:002010-07-18T21:53:22.643-07:00Street artistsOn the weekends, time stands still and we play from morning til night. This morning, while Patrick was tending to the grass, we made art outside the garage.<br /><br />Here is Matilda's project (with some help from me):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkzEX8HCGAjK3oBxZ47HFEko26F2me1-0lNB_MKb3gaGpQJN3zTFasWCajhU3SDsMkx6ZO8S1tT25R8kWMH7EZ5RxsNmBmr-0mBPgVLdiwKV-spQkjAUw0amvUrMspKmUT4hD2k8svOyU/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkzEX8HCGAjK3oBxZ47HFEko26F2me1-0lNB_MKb3gaGpQJN3zTFasWCajhU3SDsMkx6ZO8S1tT25R8kWMH7EZ5RxsNmBmr-0mBPgVLdiwKV-spQkjAUw0amvUrMspKmUT4hD2k8svOyU/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Here is Lukas, with his own creation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeusHmbgkljUGcEzKyWKSxCND4Kxj_vJQX1LZE_DNo34o3nf-zkuhU2uhmoIfxw84H5bbcPFFGLIutPCxIqUXT8RnROWpA_Q2Wm1paB7w_YxSUxeQjo-PhtFKnaCmL8FW2ZQbeR8ggXhd/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeusHmbgkljUGcEzKyWKSxCND4Kxj_vJQX1LZE_DNo34o3nf-zkuhU2uhmoIfxw84H5bbcPFFGLIutPCxIqUXT8RnROWpA_Q2Wm1paB7w_YxSUxeQjo-PhtFKnaCmL8FW2ZQbeR8ggXhd/s320/DSC_0107.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-91235484564582449552010-07-10T14:50:00.001-07:002010-07-10T14:56:48.402-07:006 years ago!Honeymoon to Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Phuket in Thailand. I want to go back!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif03mYpC4AIIe0ATlit4y2pjmsaqfsOObkM9fT5rRuv2TWil5mfjTOrzDNpT99QmcsHX8na_JyxWKz5OtzgwNarDO9_OCHTkQglBIMlsNFjjESfMkaqLnMAfThb7SNXkgY21iGT7H6g9di/s1600/dsc03012.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492399791847849250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif03mYpC4AIIe0ATlit4y2pjmsaqfsOObkM9fT5rRuv2TWil5mfjTOrzDNpT99QmcsHX8na_JyxWKz5OtzgwNarDO9_OCHTkQglBIMlsNFjjESfMkaqLnMAfThb7SNXkgY21iGT7H6g9di/s320/dsc03012.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Fun wedding in Las Vegas!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxZ93i7IZZDEnC8-45lDeviA5JYgEsvaEpNmlIVxeFbCbJLEKw_0wn8iNKsQ0HQrX9KddWceLb5cJn0cUF85rmPmXKz75-UvL4MyOVnQCbVgLBxGPDU5cOc7C4FJqSOwG0a2i3v3yjxxP/s1600/784252434105_0_ALB.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492398397497417362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxZ93i7IZZDEnC8-45lDeviA5JYgEsvaEpNmlIVxeFbCbJLEKw_0wn8iNKsQ0HQrX9KddWceLb5cJn0cUF85rmPmXKz75-UvL4MyOVnQCbVgLBxGPDU5cOc7C4FJqSOwG0a2i3v3yjxxP/s320/784252434105_0_ALB.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Traditional ceremony at Patrick's parents house.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAr9wGoM4U0MOoiO9yK_fw3CZQgNcL_bmU56QcSc9NGvSr4eN4vxhQs4NSdXxJDh7lPGE3nIuoZvbKKork7Uz62pKQbZENTxpVhx80SZCSzicfwBzWuSJQGEQTYX3HhTe2YBWmE9K2kXm/s1600/Pat_Edith.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492398259798029202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAr9wGoM4U0MOoiO9yK_fw3CZQgNcL_bmU56QcSc9NGvSr4eN4vxhQs4NSdXxJDh7lPGE3nIuoZvbKKork7Uz62pKQbZENTxpVhx80SZCSzicfwBzWuSJQGEQTYX3HhTe2YBWmE9K2kXm/s320/Pat_Edith.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-42057782456396243912010-07-10T04:54:00.000-07:002010-07-10T04:54:00.223-07:00Happy Anniversary!Love you now and forever.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA9IRCB2Gfy6MbUd_HbKp6GKx73m0YvRpLZxIPs9her1uMo4TNU8Kw3a90RM19ZUvjVoNMHTBpns0jLIfwY9cWtDB7JuufbkfxCQeynj9daXweS-HMgxFoM1OiKlesMfWAvwIZmVmNdhM/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLA9IRCB2Gfy6MbUd_HbKp6GKx73m0YvRpLZxIPs9her1uMo4TNU8Kw3a90RM19ZUvjVoNMHTBpns0jLIfwY9cWtDB7JuufbkfxCQeynj9daXweS-HMgxFoM1OiKlesMfWAvwIZmVmNdhM/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-62759126051463620202010-06-30T08:19:00.000-07:002010-06-30T08:27:55.361-07:00Another milestone reachedAs Matilda is nearing her 2.5 years old anniversary in few days, she has also reached another milestone. She is fully potty trained and wears her Kai-Lan undies with big pride. Where did the time go? When did she start talking in full sentences? When did she start to bossy her brother around? When did she become this sweet person we can't get enough of?<br /><br />Partners in crime:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK8cnx7g_D2hlI1GU0eJXbu8DNJxcA5w1-uBlBTqH55kW9AseTFwzOXy5HP2lXBMJ0IZYsIBDZVKncXgvluJd9xg1Mzn_oQKEZKmJDF7boSl2WRsmV1qGP7lGr4_ktP4AtUHUH-gis3lI/s1600/2incrime.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 136px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488587376853431906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK8cnx7g_D2hlI1GU0eJXbu8DNJxcA5w1-uBlBTqH55kW9AseTFwzOXy5HP2lXBMJ0IZYsIBDZVKncXgvluJd9xg1Mzn_oQKEZKmJDF7boSl2WRsmV1qGP7lGr4_ktP4AtUHUH-gis3lI/s320/2incrime.jpg" /></a>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-32236828369464072332010-06-28T05:54:00.000-07:002010-06-28T09:01:16.861-07:00I'm cute like thatShe put the whole outfit together by herself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ6RljmtnnoDDGn5K730DXz_3em7m0XU0cj092ZSRk8da1LDD6T8H-Ng478Idwfh2or_xea_tdphnn3aJBPcP78WZdQrfq0i8Df0yI58fsz6F_E0e1oGtljnMhk29jbakPqQzs7diQGMq/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487699069789253490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ6RljmtnnoDDGn5K730DXz_3em7m0XU0cj092ZSRk8da1LDD6T8H-Ng478Idwfh2or_xea_tdphnn3aJBPcP78WZdQrfq0i8Df0yI58fsz6F_E0e1oGtljnMhk29jbakPqQzs7diQGMq/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hello sunshine!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G-nhGvqgA0XjrlshJabPNMmkGOFe897oKqGio0nxrY-vtLcFvu-G3E4YytP3cc1B3XawNKPGaJcOypykjqwR3ZGRd9QbkC-lyOqAzdqnerZpxbGGa77T9ab4LPbTTTM45eh15fp8yfZI/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487700598228248706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G-nhGvqgA0XjrlshJabPNMmkGOFe897oKqGio0nxrY-vtLcFvu-G3E4YytP3cc1B3XawNKPGaJcOypykjqwR3ZGRd9QbkC-lyOqAzdqnerZpxbGGa77T9ab4LPbTTTM45eh15fp8yfZI/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Flying high!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-lGaV3XSznRu6IL8hU_xF9v-7U_3diclo4JUORKun_kLWKovUx-ZGZaUEhPDpCl3DB2mPzT3I7v7RW0vi2b26yPRE6tH0M2S9US-uTUDtk1OxVp2779OtyYQznzVUyqr-Ssdatyn5kx7/s1600/DSC08003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487700076048339282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-lGaV3XSznRu6IL8hU_xF9v-7U_3diclo4JUORKun_kLWKovUx-ZGZaUEhPDpCl3DB2mPzT3I7v7RW0vi2b26yPRE6tH0M2S9US-uTUDtk1OxVp2779OtyYQznzVUyqr-Ssdatyn5kx7/s320/DSC08003.JPG" /></a>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-89940516809983861372010-06-22T06:22:00.000-07:002010-06-22T06:22:00.471-07:00The rising Kungfu StarLukas' new interest is Kungfu. I have found a summer camp with some kungfu teaching, Chinese language and arts/crafts and so this week Lukas is attending that camp. He loved the first day and was excited to go back next day.<br /><br />New moves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevXItY4X9qIytDy0iEinynOLnL9Dw4qoPw_1d7f1Kun7heM8FWcJjrtUxo3ERh5Pcied61liBUVd8aTtS3UAOGu0kahI58IBO_dyDQzXEF4rjm8L21kmrStxHuA3LVvEMZRYoIoG3Ulm6/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485340722770859330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevXItY4X9qIytDy0iEinynOLnL9Dw4qoPw_1d7f1Kun7heM8FWcJjrtUxo3ERh5Pcied61liBUVd8aTtS3UAOGu0kahI58IBO_dyDQzXEF4rjm8L21kmrStxHuA3LVvEMZRYoIoG3Ulm6/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" /></a>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-1398486354019268502010-06-21T14:16:00.000-07:002010-06-21T14:22:25.626-07:00Our summer so farAs you might have noticed, I haven't posted any photo since Lukas' graduation two weeks ago. Since he is off school, we have been doing lots of fun trips and excursions. We have visited the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum twice, went to the beach and picked strawberries at an organic farm in Watsonville, went to the Oakland Zoo and newly remodeled Happy Hollow Park in San Jose. Of course we have season passes for Great America and have just met Snoopy and his gang yesterday. Time is flying by so quickly and we love the summer.<br /><br />What are your plans for this summer?<br /><br />Here are Lukas and Matilda at Auntie Pauline's recent company festival.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiHL_Xcx6WSZbsh4zvBzVb3Ej0J8d3gC5-tIflPhICE1YOiswHFK3Q5mUkT1qnWPVOw63MO8yyfbgM39vn__-e3TwezXhC4n0ydvHMiH1azBPtb9PU9YcdyCJUzMqoJ0-J-d2LuB4YiB0/s1600/DSC07984.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485340040531352818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiHL_Xcx6WSZbsh4zvBzVb3Ej0J8d3gC5-tIflPhICE1YOiswHFK3Q5mUkT1qnWPVOw63MO8yyfbgM39vn__-e3TwezXhC4n0ydvHMiH1azBPtb9PU9YcdyCJUzMqoJ0-J-d2LuB4YiB0/s320/DSC07984.JPG" /></a>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-6238676317829505382010-06-07T09:27:00.000-07:002010-06-07T09:43:05.120-07:00Lukas' kindergarten graduationLast Friday, Lukas' Kindergarten class graduated. After singing many songs to us parents and other guests, each child received their diploma and a special award. Lukas special award was "Most Atlethic" and the teacher highlighted his great spirit and energy. He made his daddy proud with this award, that's for sure. <div><div><br /><div></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmqqm_fMgAaIT30a-ECBZNeqQEky3s_HOKwkcmHlc6KkwXcbO0AkfLYZT5F-C3InvJqkbRWn41q2teibahyKPeaMkhqcT8MAgNx37nxCyMeRhvfZDoCKA19uFEeE11dDy5ZjVOZuuHe4Y/s1600/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071731960723042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmqqm_fMgAaIT30a-ECBZNeqQEky3s_HOKwkcmHlc6KkwXcbO0AkfLYZT5F-C3InvJqkbRWn41q2teibahyKPeaMkhqcT8MAgNx37nxCyMeRhvfZDoCKA19uFEeE11dDy5ZjVOZuuHe4Y/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>The children also performed a play and Lukas was farmer #3 with few lines to say. He did very well, spoke loud and clear. What an improvement to his social skills after being shy and softspoken few years back. Maybe there is an acting future in the stars. :)</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWkE8nMJHwwyUHpFw-5eUf1rL-XrEmyJ-sBCCKzrCoCEF4wQb_CFt_UlaElEZ6ZE_aougCy0Vp7X2kGErJ38iRKuDLZuP6UnqImqybt8V7bFv-wK1D5xmOMOcUp9y-_GHSUwTQ-bBPxG5/s1600/DSC_0094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480072449142202706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWkE8nMJHwwyUHpFw-5eUf1rL-XrEmyJ-sBCCKzrCoCEF4wQb_CFt_UlaElEZ6ZE_aougCy0Vp7X2kGErJ38iRKuDLZuP6UnqImqybt8V7bFv-wK1D5xmOMOcUp9y-_GHSUwTQ-bBPxG5/s320/DSC_0094.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>Overall it was a great evening and it will be sad to not see the other children anymore. Many of them are moving on to 1st grade in different schools.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11a-kal2woJD7EvUoIJKy-A4EzBkhLzcirZ4BYn6zaUoQKxVY1gwceOaOCvSI8zwZpk6cNM3I1otwkgPuORJw_JQxu5QXm54sDkWYAdPafUpWk6ohEPo8i5TVbJ5dT4KtbZod9n6ADJwt/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480070406600737554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11a-kal2woJD7EvUoIJKy-A4EzBkhLzcirZ4BYn6zaUoQKxVY1gwceOaOCvSI8zwZpk6cNM3I1otwkgPuORJw_JQxu5QXm54sDkWYAdPafUpWk6ohEPo8i5TVbJ5dT4KtbZod9n6ADJwt/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" /></a> </div></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504564077266349723.post-3305147422553376652010-06-03T10:59:00.000-07:002010-06-03T11:02:34.274-07:00At the beachFinally, the sun came back and the summer started. Of course, that made us pack up and go to the beach right away. The kids love to play in the sand, drift through the hours without an agenda, just enjoying themselves. <div><div> </div><div>Here is Patrick showing off his Hulk skills and making the boys scream.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBYfawxR6RNCTenxiIWoOTwzCAPyG5sQUir8vgZ2j1NZv9uQExRB8BQw9LLiU2AmE9-8fntDpd4rrc7lgxUIupDZWxVYqzyBtsQstm3VpCKbbt5BCRO1maQYUC2S4beqWGAaR4XtqBE6c/s1600/hulk.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478608935252715010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBYfawxR6RNCTenxiIWoOTwzCAPyG5sQUir8vgZ2j1NZv9uQExRB8BQw9LLiU2AmE9-8fntDpd4rrc7lgxUIupDZWxVYqzyBtsQstm3VpCKbbt5BCRO1maQYUC2S4beqWGAaR4XtqBE6c/s320/hulk.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>We were even lucky enough to see a bunch of dolphins gliding through the water. Amazing how graceful and wonderful they are.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0kYS4G2_Q8PaSc_OyFt4nI_DKKyTYbCoCCNsEU4slqXdO3nNZ0b18thlGONOpnycA0zphSL3tCgT2mxAxchCXbE1NXWanm3BnYzMRVEwRADkYA2TaFlI4Lmm_Gdh403bHp4xNcAceCvS/s1600/dolphins.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478609011088590482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw0kYS4G2_Q8PaSc_OyFt4nI_DKKyTYbCoCCNsEU4slqXdO3nNZ0b18thlGONOpnycA0zphSL3tCgT2mxAxchCXbE1NXWanm3BnYzMRVEwRADkYA2TaFlI4Lmm_Gdh403bHp4xNcAceCvS/s320/dolphins.jpg" /></a></div></div>edithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06342008041517528627noreply@blogger.com0