April 29th, 2008 What age is Grace today? AND When’s Baby Law #2 due?

June 10th, 2010 “Talk About Our Day”

Grace and I have our nightly routine that she initiated a while back, and that is to “Talk about our day” as we lie down and “snuggle”. We’ve eliminated Daddy singing to her at night because the routine drags on and on and so the cue to tell me to get lost is “Leave the door open, Mama”. To my shock, I discovered yesterday morning, that David and Grace have their special “Talk About Our Day SONG” after breakfast! (This is where David makes up a song about what she ate, what she’s wearing, where she’s going, etc. with Lucky singing in the background.)

M: What? I thought that was our thing to do at night, Grace!
G: It’s the Talk About Our Day Song with Daddy!

I felt betrayed, but at the same time elated to know that David & Grace have their *special thing* going on without me. Of course, David is absolutely LOVING this jealousy I initially felt. He tells me “You didn’t copywrite/trademark/patent the title!”

June 9th, 2010 Grace and Michael

One of the excuses I use to get Grace out of her daycare in the evenings is to say we are going to see Michael. Michael is one of her favorite playmates. Michael is the youngest of Jennifer Maher’s kids and they play so well together! Last night, they invited us over to see the kittens they are watching, so Grace was happy to go! Before leaving, she asks her teachers and A-yi if they know Michael because that is who she is going to see!

June 9th, 2010 Baking with Daddy

Here are some photos of Grace & Daddy baking chocolate chip cookies together. Grace isn’t a fan of cookies, but she sure loves the chocolate chips!!!

June 9th, 2010 We’re Having a Boy!!

It’s official … we are having a baby boy in November! We are excited! Here are some photos from the ultrasound. The final results of the Amniocentesis will arrive next week. Can I just tell you that when the nurse pointed out the “special part” to David, he teared up and of course, I burst out crying (no surprise there).

June 6th, 2010 Grace at her Preschool

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This video was taken by one of the parents at Grace’s daycare, Randy Brown. His adorable daughter, Lila, just turned two years old (she’s the one with the floral printed shirt) so he and his wife, Linda, were there watching the kids play at Circle Time. He warned me that Grace was a ham and sure enough, you’ll see it here! Thank you, Randy, for posting this video! I love it!

June 4th, 2010 Visiting The Orange House

Just after Toronto, Grace and I flew down to spend a week down at the Orange House. Oh, the sun was so wonderful and our weekend was filled with activities and visiting friends… LOTS of friends, I might add! Now that Grace is at an independent & great age, she’s able to keep up with the older kids so it made our visits fun with adult conversations! I really felt happy seeing some of my friends and it reminded me of “old times” which is always a good feeling. Besides our friends, David’s been working on the house and he surprised me with some new faux flooring in our bedroom! The new flooring sure made the room look fabulous! And lastly, David’s nephew, Graeme, flew out from Scotland to be our Media/Video Intern at the Design office. It was great seeing him! Grace has been asking for Graeme every day and then answering herself by saying, “He’s working now.” Very cute! Here are some random photos of Gracie’s friends at Fairy Land, Vida & Acacio (Denise’s grandkids), David working the floor in the livingroom and Graeme!

May 25th, 2010 Mother’s Day Weekend (Belated) in Toronto with my Mom & Sister

Kangs (Mom, sister & I) along with our kids had a small reunion out in Toronto, Canada. Lots of fun photos from the weekend! Thanks for having us, Jeanie! And Thanks for flying out to Canada, Mom!

Oh! Page 18 (center photo) of the Shutterfly Photobook. One of the funniest moments was on the day that we took our “group” photo. We picnicked out in a nearby park and while eating, Grace yells, “I need to go potty!” in a VERY urgent manner (like holding her stockings and jumping up & down). There weren’t any portable potties or a restroom nearby so I asked her to do it under our picnic table and on the grass. She’s panicking and says, “I’m not a doggy!” (reluctantly she does it) while Ben is watching her pee! 30 minutes later, Ben needs to go use the toilet and by this time, we all finished our lunch so we thought we would walk down the hill, but he says, “No, I want to pee-pee on the grass!” And finally, Grace tells me she needs to “poop” so again, I started to hold her hand and walk down the hill, but she wanted to poop under the table! I had to draw the line there. Luckily we made it down the hill and into the toilet!! Whew!

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May 19th, 2010 Grace’s Art Portfolio Book 3

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I just completed Grace’s 3rd Art Portfolio through Shutterfly (my favorite online photobook store). What I loved about this book was that I included my Mother-In-Law’s portrait of Grace on the back cover and the actual book was stunning (minus the barcode on the bottom)!!! Grace absolutely loves her books and I love making them for her!

May 16th, 2010 “I Don’t Think So”

This entry is mainly for my Grace record-keeping. As of yesterday, her birthday, she started to reply back to my requests with this teenager-like comment. Here are two examples:

M: Please clean up your toys.
G: I don’t think so, Mommy.

M: Please eat all your avocado.
G: I don’t think so …

With each reply, she does what I ask of her, but she has to throw in that comment before doing so!

May 15th, 2010 Happy 3rd Birthday, Gracie!!

Grace’s birthday weekend started on Friday (celebrating at her preschool), Saturday (a quiet family celebration opening gifts) and Sunday (at Seattle Gymnastics Academy as a combined celebration with two of her PEPS group friends and many guests)!!! It was a very happy time for her and since that weekend, she asks daily (1) if she’s getting any more presents (2) if it’s still her birthday (3) when she’s going to turn 4 years old!!! Thank you all for sending your love and birthday wishes (and gifts) to Grace! She’s loving Age 3 right now!