Valentines Day 2010

I am a little bit behind in my postings so I am playing catch up.

Here are some photos from Valentine's Day. I surprised Mommy and Grace with some McDonald's Breakfast and some flowers.

Here is Grace enjoying her Valentine's Day hash brown.

Joy at 9 months old!

This is Joy at 9 months. We received an update and it looks like we will be traveling to bring home our baby girl around the end of March! We have a meeting this Wednesday to discuss the travel and finalizing the documents we need before we go.



I still cannot believe that we are parents of one let alone two. Another big change is coming to our house. Another wonderful blessing named Joy!

Grace goes to her first movie!

Tonight we took Grace to the movie theater for the very first time. We saw "The Princess and the Frog." She did very well, even through some of the scary parts...I had to close my eyes though :)
When we sat her in the theater seat, it flipped up. It was so funny! She was just too small. We also got her popcorn so that she would have the full experience. However, once the movie started...after 20 minutes of commercials and previews... Grace's eyes were fixed on the screen. With her sippy cup in one hand and a popcorn kernel in the other, she sat there in awe.
It was a cool experience for all of us!

Faith, Music and Martial Arts

Since Grace has been part of our family we have been trying to instill in her values, music and other healthy practices. Here are some photos and videos of her experiencing these activities and practices...enjoy, we do!

Tornados and Pumkins

It's that time of year again!

It has now become a tradition to have a pumpkin carving and movie night every year around Halloween. Of course we come up with a theme every year and encourage everyone to dress up. This year it was "The Wizard of OZ." Grace actually chose this theme because she favored a Dorthy costume.

Here are some photos and a video of the event.

I always make a flyer to email out to those coming with the theme for the evening.



Our little Dorthy ready to "eat."



"Where are my ruby slippers?"



"Cake...Yes!"



Kisses for the camera.



PUMPKIN!



The crew with their creations.



We take this kind of photo every year. I really don't know why, but it's a tradition now and it MUST be followed :)



The pumpkins in a row - unlit.



The pumpkins in a row - lit.














It's a twister! It's a twister!




Little Dorthy, Witch and Scare Crow.








Grace and the "tornado." Or is it...Grace IS the tornado? You be the judge.

New Baby Cousin

We went to the cousins to celebrate a birthday and visit. We have not seen them in a awhile so it was nice to catch up. Grace especially enjoyed "holding" her little cousin with Mommy. It was a long day for Grace and she fell asleep on the way home. We made sure to document the event :)

Pumpkin Patch

We trumpt through the pumpkin patch!

Phuong made many cookies for the Mom's Club bake sale and had a booth at the local farm and pumpkin patch. It was a fun event and Grace had a good time as well.



Mommy and daughter



Grace among the pumpkins.



"Which one should I pick?"



"Ah...this one is just my size!"



"Actually, I could use all of these!!"



"Have you seen Shrek?"



"Mommy! Hand?"



OK. We just cannot resist taking these photos of Grace on the potty outdoors. These will be great to use when she is older :)



"Turkey? Where's the turkey?"