Another road trip

Cashew sometimes is attached to 'Be-ar' - on this trip, she took him into the car and cuddled him to sleep :) or maybe it's the other way around? Utter exhaustion.

Momma's weekend

One day, when we were crossing a crosswalk downtown, an automated voice said that it was safe to cross the street. As we imitated that voice and changed our voices, it would crack Cashew up!

Last week, I had a chance to enjoy a few days on the island while attending a training course. I kept Golddustgirl company and we did some exploring - what a beautiful place our state is. It was neat to see the Scandanavian influence on the island. Being over there really felt like we were in a different country. Compared to the city, it seemed quite unpopulated and peaceful. So much water and beautiful scenery. We visited the Chief's grave, enjoyed some great fish 'n chips, and even enjoyed some local music at an outdoor stage. We went through some tribal lands, walked around and found a beach with tons of fishheads! Overall, it was very restful and just a nice break from the busy life at home. Spidey did a great job taking care of Cashew. But, it was strange being away from her for so many nights. I felt like I had so much time - but Golddustgirl helped me to pass the time away by catching me up on 'Big Brother' and 'So you think you can dance'! :)

Happy happy joy joy

Our small group...doesn't look so small anymore does it? We enjoyed food, games and fun - Thanks H family for all the planning etc.

Congratulations Hello Kitty - everything was beautiful. Wishing you and hubby many happy times.
Ooh, look who was in town! Sushi is crawling around now while Cashew walks/runs around. Cashew will miss looking for 'ba-by'. Thanks Mushi and GrandmaLu for all your help - we're almost finished the leftovers :)

Summer in the city

On our vacation, we decided to explore the city. First, we visited the giraffe, elephants, lion etc. at the local zoo. Here, Cashew learned to say 'o-wl'. She was a little stunned here.


The next day, we took a short cruise. It sure is hard keeping a curious and mobile little girl occupied on a boat in the hot sun while avoiding any possibility of taking an accidental swim.




Finally, we got to visit the new library. Here's Cashew lounging in their couches which look like cement blocks but really aren't.

Auntie MoMo spent a day with us - what fun it was to play in the park with her.

Sunny and Hot

We visited the Strawberry Festival - oops, forgot to take pictures with XiaoZhuZhu.

Yogurt mustache...it does a body good.


Hmmm, maybe this one - just give me a few more minutes to check this rack...

New summer dress for the hot and sunny weather here. Thank you Auntie P - so nice of you.

les pieds

The biggest 'cheeeze' in the land. Me and Tigger just hangin' out.

Guess who's using ses pieds? Video to come...

Party at Jocie's

Ooh, picture with the birthday girl!

Great, I have a chance to practice my dunks. Hmm, I'm not sure if this hoop is regulation height though...

What are those adults doing? Should we try to make them laugh and smile?

Great, good job!

Chillin' with Auntie Momo - hope you visit again soon so we can go on a walk together!

Baby Derby

One morning, Spidey was perusing our mail - which is usually full of junk - and he found a Baby Derby that was going on later that day. So, in the afternoon, we made our way downtown and Cashew entered the baby derby. In our heat, at the blow of the whistle, none of the babies moved! Although Spidey was convinced Cashew could win, we didn't have the right incentive for her to crawl as fast as she could. As we were both busy getting her to crawl across the finish line, there are no pics - thank goodness. They probably would have been embarassing :) There were other things to do there too - like take pictures with a race car and see what we'd look like if we were 8 ft tall. Since it was a home and beauty show, we also got some samples of stuff like Kleenex, Fructis shampoo, Advil etc.


We had a mini-vacation back to see family with special guest Uncle T. We ate lots of yummy Dim Sum - once we were sitting there waiting to order and the power went out! Talk about anticipation!

Guess Cashew thinks Pushi needs some fattening up - ahh, yum.

Our ride home - Cashew usually sleeps like this when she falls asleep in the car. Hopefully this is just a phase and she'll grow out of this pose.

This is the windblown hair look. Much more acceptable for a pose :)

Back at home - Cashew is loving the 'fork'. She loves poking her food and feeding herself.

Got it, yum!
Give me some more! Over there, I know you have more.



Happy 40th Uncle R. Food was great, L. It was nice seeing all the O's.

There and back

We surprised Grandma - our mommas passed us to Grandma's colleagues who brought us to see her. Grandma didn't know I was in town and she didn't recognize me! - she thought I was Sushi's boyfriend! Gee, come on, I'm wearing a dress! We're wearing matching dresses actually.

Here we are at Cousin S.'s house. It sure is hard getting a good picture of 3 kids - this is the best one after taking many, many shots! We came to celebrate Uncle B's 30th birthday and surprise him.

Back home - Cousin S. came to visit us. Here we are in our jammies and ready to have a slumber party.

My new shades! Yup, they work when I look up too. Hope the weather gets better so I can go out and use them...

Back to happy times

Back to the playground - wheee!

Because I don't have long hair, people I've never met before ask if I'm a boy or girl. Come on, this hair has got to be at least 2 inches long!

My first tennis lesson! I hit some volley's back to Dadda. Watchout Sharapova!

Red spots and patches

Turns out the fever wasn't a teething fever afterall. For the last week, Cashew's been kind of tired, not interested in playing as much etc. It was part of her reaction to her shots - the nurse had said we could see a reaction 1-2 weeks after the shots. On Tuesday, we noticed little red bumps all over Cashew's chest and back. On Wednesday morning, it was all over her face. So, parents - beware - when you take your little one for her 1 year shots. Actually, the photos don't look as bad as when we look at her in person. Today, it's getting a little better - not as red. Hopefully in a few days, she'll be back to her good 'ol self.

Partytime!

We celebrated Cashew's birthday with some friends this weekend. Unfortunately, Cashew woke up not feeling too well - she had a teething fever - of all the days for this to happen for the first time! But towards the later evening, after some Tylenol, she was feeling a little like partying.




Whoa, what's going on here?! Dadda's not going to like this!



Oops, how did you get in there Cashew? Well, you are a gift to us! :)


"Wow, thank you everyone!"

Cashew was intently watching Spidey taking the toy phone out of the packaging.

"Woo hoo, my own scooter! Does anyone need a ride anywhere?"