The ever-so versatile rain boots

Snow all around

Mt. San Jacinto

I LOVE SNOW!

Snow time!

Baby’s first day in the snow

“WHERE ARE MY ARMS!?!?”

Riding solo

Sledding

The camouflaged assassin

The snow eater is back!

Brotherly fun

The end to a perfect day

Is that a new watermark on my pictures, you ask?  Why, Yes!  There is now a fresh and hip new watermark on my photos.  Unfortunately, I found some of my images being reproduced on the web without permission, which now requires me to take a bigger step in preventing copyright infringement and the distribution of my images without permission.  It takes an extra 30 seconds of my time, but I guess it’s worth it!  (Anyone wanna design a cooler water mark for me? I’m willing to pay you $1.00 (US Money).  It’s a hot offer, so i’m expecting my inbox to be flooded with emails in the next hour or so…so email quick!

It’s always an ordeal to leave my sister’s house for any kind of trip.  Whether it’s the grocery store, dinner, school, or daytrips, you have to pack…and not just “pack”…you have to have extra clothes, in addition to milk, diapers, napkins, snacks, baby wipes…the whole shabang basically ready at ALL times.  This weekend’s trip to Palm Springs and Mt. San Jacinto to see the snow was definitely no exception.  Screaming kids, food everywhere, and bathroom stops every 30 minutes–the life right?  It was fun…mainly because family is always fun (and just for clarification: by “always”….i mean sometimes).  Pictures to follow shortly, but here’s one I picked out that pretty much sums up how much control I had over the weekend.

Me:  ”Aaron, don’t eat the snow okay, buddy?”

Aaron:  ”Okay, uncle Sam! … because eating snow is bad for you right?

Me:  ”Right!”

5 minutes later:

Aaron trying to act all innocent

Remember when piggy back rides used to bring a smile to your face?  You know…kind of like how ice cream, chocolate, pie, and funnel cake bring a whole other level of excitement to anything you’re doing?  (yes…my happiness does revolve around food!)  Well…I had a day off today (yes!) and finished working on some of the birthday pictures from the week and came across this one:

Horsie Back or Piggy Back?

I love this picture. It reminds me of how simple and fun things used to be.  Maybe that’s why I love birthday parties so much =)  Especially one’s with clowns/magicians/mimes all rolled into one package (I love Vietnamese entertainers)

A couple of clowns

Every kid got a monkey…stuffed it…and took it home.  (yes…even the big kids)

Just the neighborhood kids

Chuck and my sis taking care of it all

(Note:  Some reposts are featured here from the family blog because the image size is limited to 500 pixels)

(PS – If you don’t know what a pixel is…just forget I ever said anything and find yourself some funnel cake =)

For more extensive coverage:  The Kiddies Blog

Birthday party shenanigans

Bunnies!

And as always…the ever elusive double baby shot (you can see I couldn’t snap one today…those twins are so tricky!)

More photos

Gettin ready

So Katie and Alyssa turned 1 last Wednesday, and in honor of their first birthday, my sister and bro-in-law put together a little baby party for kids around the neighborhood.  Kids only have a 1st birthday once, and in Vietnamese tradition, the first birthday is always really important.  I helped setup at the house and went to bed early, hoping to get up super early to get some research done before ALL of my nephews and nieces woke up.  Well…5:30am comes and guess who’s up first?  That’s right…the little terrors (aka Katie and Alyssa).  Since they were up and so was I, my sister and I took them for some pictures at the park across the street.

Hi Katie!

Some sand action

Twinsies

Airplane!

Seesaw with the little buddies

They loved this thing!  Even though they were scared to jump on in the beginning, they were bouncing like little balls after a few minutes

Some rope action

i can haz duckee?

Yes!  Here I come!

I miss these babies!

Baby party at our house…be there, or be square

Rockin the birthday dresses (Katie on left, Alyssa aka Alfalfa on right)

Katie and Alyssa turn 1 today (and by today, I mean yesterday)!  I suck since I didn’t post this yesterday, but I had places to go, people to see, and as always, enemies to make (not really).  But I digress…My sister dressed little Katie and Alyssa up in little tiny baby dresses today that she picked out for their little party on Sunday (notice the overuse of the word “little”…it’s cause they’re both like 2 percentile on the growth chart!).  Yes…they are growing and getting bigger, just slowly.  Anyway, as always, my sister picked out a million outfits from the mall.  I think this one makes the girls look like little ballerinas.  The others?  Well…let’s just say my sister doesn’t ever have the best taste in clothes all the time.  At least there was one outfit that was acceptable!

Babies and balloons

Are you getting lost in my eyes yet? No?  Well…it’s just cause I wet my diaper. Just you wait til I’m fresh and clean =)

“Oh wait!  Let me turn my head to its good side”

I have a pretty strong feeling that these two are gonna get CRAZY on Sunday!  Stay tuned!