Thursday, December 29, 2011

Tae's Christmas

Getting ready for Christmas started at preschool making a gingerbread house with a 3rd grade buddy from a local school

Then making gingerbread cookies with grandma

Helping decorate (the bottom few feet of) the Christmas tree

Being a mouse in the Sunday School Christmas play (remember the part in the gospel of Luke about the mouse in the stable???)

Deciding at the preschool Christmas program that it was just much easier to sit on the risers

 Declaring on Christmas morning "mama, there are lumps in our stockings!"

Loving opening his (and everyone else's) presents

And then spending a few days in British Columbia playing in the snow with our extended family. Here's the sledding hill that starts at the bottom of the Olympic ski jump in Whistler...

 Tae LOVED going fast down the hill...

Pure joy...

And up the hill to try again...
And getting to make his very first snow angel...

Christmas through the eyes of a three year old was delightful! May God bless your continuing celebration of the 12 days of Christmas!

Monday, December 5, 2011

A Tae update!

 Tae at the Halloween Pumpkin Patch

 On a "tractor barrel ride" at the pumpkin patch with his preschool class.

 Tae was an adorable doggie for Halloween! Singing "fall songs" with his preschool class.

Ready for trick-or-treating (and did we mention Tae's new favorite holiday is Halloween? Just days ago, "Mama, when we can go trick-or-treating again?")

Celebrating his 2nd "Bath Day" (baptismal birthday)

Pressing apples for cider!

A walk around the pond by our house.

Tae's favorite park (an elementary school near our house).

Picking out our Christmas tree!

Here it is! Our first u-cut Christmas tree!

Other firsts for us...first 25 lb. turkey we made for Thanksgiving (and our 11 guests).

Jana's first time making lefse (with Mike's parents).

And some beautiful views - an autumn sunrise out our window.

Beautiful, snow-covered Mt. Baker.

May your Christmas celebration be beautiful, too!

Monday, September 12, 2011

A Tae update!

Hi all! We've been in our new home in Washington for about three months, and in those months Tae went to Canada, got (nearly...) potty trained, made his first trip to Holden Village, turned three, went to stay with friends on Lopez Island, started preschool at our church, went on his first camping trip, and had lots of other adventures...
Ready for preschool

Making a silly face at the dock near Holden Village

The best way to potty train... (we'll get in trouble with Tae someday for this photo...)

Playing in the snow on Mt. Baker

Grandma and Grandpa I. watching Tae "hiking" in the snow

With Grandmary Jane at Mt. Baker

Roasting his first (veggie) hot dog while camping

Relaxing with his first camping trip s'more

Camping with Uncle Mark (Tae said Uncle Mark was the best part of his first camping trip!)

In the tent with mama

Hiking with Uncle Mark and Aunt Michelle

At the Seattle Zoo with cousins Tayla and Alisha

Making pizza with daddy at home

Swimming in Lake Sammish near our home

Our family at Bellingham Bay on Tae's 3rd birthday

Blessings and love to you from Northwest Washington!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Hello from Washington!

Greetings from Ferndale, WA where this is the view out the front of our new house! We are loving the view of Mt. Baker!
Tae's been enjoying the outdoors at our new home. The weather has been kind to us - many beautiful days in the 70s! Here's how we spent the 4th of July:

Painting in the backyard

Picking strawberries at a local farm (we picked 17 lbs!)

Going on a boatride in Puget Sound from Blaine Harbor to the Semiahmoo Spit

And playing in the Sound. He was a little uncertain of the cold water at first...

But then he started splashing...

And then he really had a great time!


We've enjoyed several meals al fresco in our backyard, plus many special meals already with Uncle Mark and Aunt Michelle. Life is good here...we hope for you too!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Can you believe it???

From Tae:
Can you believe that my parents have finally gotten around to posting new photos of me?  Makes me want to scream with joy!


Well, the big news around here is that I'm going to be wearing this outfit a lot more beginning this summer when we move to Washington State! I guess I got a little used to it since it was so rainy in California this winter. I loooooooove to stomp in puddles!


I had a fun winter and spring when all my grandparents came to visit:




I still love to help in the yard (one early Saturday morning in my pj's):


And I love to pick (and eat) strawberries from the yard. Vegetables...not so much. I am 2 1/2, you know:


And, I always amuse my parents with my hairdo in the morning. Here was an extra special cool one:


Here's a song I learned that I'll have to sing a lot when we live in Washington!



And let me read you a story...it's one of my favorites, The Napping House:



And let me show you how well I draw a circle!



That's all for now! Have a great spring, everyone!
Love,
Tae