kai + tantrum

kai definitely have few tantrums through out the day...and this was one of them. he gets easily frustrated when he can't do stuff in his way or when he can't reach or get stuff.

4th of july cupcakes

i volunteered to make cupcakes for the fund raising + charity for the mothers club for this weekend's events. i made the cupcake topper so that it matches with t-shirt design i did for this event. there's gonna be parade, decorated bike contest, pie-bake off, etc. for our community. it should be fun and we are planning on attending the 4th of july celebration (not to mention i'm volunteering also)!

breakfast spuds

i was craving for some potatoes for breakfast so i made some breakfast spuds! i had something like this when i lived in portland at the restaurant called junior's. ever since then, i love it and like to make it when i can. i just put together what i had in the fridge and this is what i came up with. there's red potatoes, minced garlic, bacon, breakfast sausage, onions, green onions, and cheese mix.

backyard disaster pt.6

our backyard disaster seems to be completed (well, just the sprinkler system part). we moved all the piping/valves to the right side of the house but when we were all done with that, we took a little while to figure out how to get the main water supply turned on thru the valves to each sprinklers. but after few hours of thinking and nice deserving break with cold drinks, we did it and worked perfectly!

cherries

bought these sweet + juicy bing cherries (they are called 'american cherries' in japan.) for the first time this year. they were on sale for $2.99 lb., i paid $5.20 for the 1.75 lb. (794 g) bag for this basket full of cherries (is that cheap or average?). just washed them and now i'm gonna put them in the fridge for the dessert tonight :) yum!

bookplates

i saw these cute free bookplates on orange you lucky blog so i thought i will share! i will be printing them out and sticking on kai's books :)

obsession upgraded

if you know daniel, you know he is obsessed about the iPhone...he got his iPhone 3G S delivered today at the house. he does anything and everything to change themes, icons, anything internally so that it looks and works good to him. last thing he does before going to bed is...iPhone, first thing he does when he wakes up is...iPhone. so you know what this means...he is gonna go even crazier and i'm gonna get his old 3G iPhone.

purple flower

we got new trees in the front yard 'cuz the other one died and HOA finally replaced them! yay :) but they didn't replace with the same tree and this one has small purple flowers (a little smaller than 1" in diameter) on them. they are pretty but i have no idea what they are called, does anyone know?

a cup of coffee

i just desperately needed a good cup of strong coffee this afternoon. after exercising with my friend in the morning, chasing kai around the house, and was getting worn out already by the afternoon! so i made a cup of coffee and sat in front of computer and caught up on things that had to be done :)

backyard disaster pt.5

this backyard thing became really a total disaster! we thought we were almost done with the sprinkler system but then we noticed that everything was pre-wired and the main water supply pipe ready to go on the other side of the house!?!?! so to do it right with no regrets later, we decide to move the sprinkler valves, more manually digging, and obviously re-do some of the piping. think we'll really be done with this next weekend and after that we gonna get ready to plant grass seeds.

chocolate croissants

i made chocolate croissants for breakfast! but i didn't make them from scratch, i just got the frozen stuff from my favorite trader joe's! it comes with 4 tiny croissants but you let them sit over night (about 9 hrs) and they totally poofs up and you just bake them for 20 min.! they were really yummy and i definitely recommend them for the good price, easy to cook, and tasty :)

more wood signs

this is the "w" birch wood letter (8" H x 10.5" W, just in case if you are wondering, it's our last name initial) that we got with kai's door sign letters (guess, i was lazy about taking pictures :P). i'm just happy that finally i got what i want since i searched for the perfect type one for a long time. it's sitting above the tv shelf in the living room (yes, i am aware that i have lots of stuff on there ;->).

we also got "m + d" to put on a shelf above the headboard in our bedroom. it's in the middle of the shelf on this shelf you see here. i was thinking that we could even put a letter on each one of our night stands if we wanted to but have to wait to do that until kai doesn't turn them into to one of his toys! ;)

summer is coming

omg, it's hot today! it's like almost 94 F (34.4 C) out!!! seemed like it got hot all of a sudden today and totally reminding me of miserable hot summer that's around the corner. at least it cools down at night, i guess that's good and we don't have to run a/c all day...

at the park

went to park so that kai can play with his friends :) it was a nice day but was pretty windy!

kai 18 months old

kai is a year and half already! time really flies when you have a child...really! he is starting to have attitudes + tantrums and we are starting on "time outs" now. i can totally see that "terrible two" is coming ;)

cont. reading for old pics.

kai in a hat

he hates hat ever since he was a little baby but he has been starting to show a little interest now. i think it's because daniel wears hat a lot so maybe he wants be like his daddy? maybe time for me to get him a hat in his size (rather than daniel's) and try it out!

potluck + playdate

we went to potluck + playdate today in the neighborhood where we closed off one of the cul-de-sac so the kids can play freely with bikes, scooter, and such.

play house

he loves his play house ever since he got it for xmas. we put it downstairs but thing big play house totally took over half of our dining room space... :( he watches tv from his house like here (he is lifting himself up on the door so he is not that tall) or he likes to hide in there to do his "diaper business." either way, he is a silly child! ;)

carmel corn

i volunteered to make some carmel corn for the kite festival here on sat. for the fundraising for the mother's club. i never made it before so it was interesting to make something new! and yes...i did have to "try" some to see if they are good and it was! i definitely want to make some for kai when he is a bit older, they are good yummy snacks! (but they are really fatty tho...).

cont. reading for the recipe.

wild sunflower

i love this wild sunflower, i'm saying "wild" cuz they are just blooming in the dirt field or side of the road around here. it's pretty cute, not big like the usual sunflower, it's only about 5" diameter (13 cm). i kinda want them in my backyard...maybe i can get some seeds when they are done blooming? hmm...

everyday kai pt.4

not sure what's his obsession with brushing teeth (but it's a good thing!) but he LOVES to brush them. he voluntarily climbs up on a counter and ask for his tooth brush and tooth paste!?! sometime he even cries or have crazy tantrum over NOT giving him tooth brush. is he a silly toddler or what???

backyard disaster pt.4

yay, we are almost done with installing the sprinkler system in our backyard! no more cutting pvc pipes with the pipe cutter for a while, well let's just hope that way ;)

keep calm and carry on desktop

i really been liking this quote so i made myself desktop wallpapers in different colors (1280 x 800) so i thought i'll share with everyone! hope you guys enjoy! if you want some bigger sizes to fit perfectly, let me know, i'll make one for you :)

* please click to enlarge the image first then drag the picture to your desktop.

cont. reading for more colors.

white agapanthus

spotted pretty white agapanthus on a walk today. i do see the purple/blue color one a lot more than i see white around the neighborhood. i think i like the white one better...looks almost like fireworks (especially when it's fully bloomed!) on the side of the road :)

deedee's bath

i've been procrastinating to give her a much needed bath. well, i finally got around to it and did it today while kai was napping! deedee's never been a "bath dog" and it's always been a constant battle to just keep her in the tub. but today, i gave her bath in our shower , which has glass doors so she can't escape at all! amazingly she behaved really well during and was calm through out, maybe she is getting old or did she give up???

adventure to the park

we took a little adventure to the park today in the early evening. this park is the closest to our house which is only 2 blocks away so we decided to walk together rather than taking a stroller. i only planned to go there for like 30 min. but somehow it turned out to be this 2 hr long thing!?! there were so many kids playing and kai getting distracted constantly made it that long...

keep calm and carry on

this was my weekend project to make the poster (ok, more like "trace" the poster), print it out, and frame it. i've seen this poster everywhere and i always wanted one but i really wanted to use this frame i already had and right dimension for the frame so i decided to trace the original poster i found on the internet. i made it orange to work with my decor better rather than original red color. i also see this poster in different colors who silk screen them locally here in san francisco. so cute too!

i like the quote, i think it suits well with chasing toddler around all day :) but did you know that this poster has a history behind it? well i didn't...until few days ago that this was a british propaganda poster in 1939. you can read more here.

p.s. if you happen to like this poster, i can send you high resolution pdf. it's about 11"x 14" (28 cm x 35.5 cm) and i can change colo if you want.

first bubble bath

kai took his first bubble bath ever! he wasn't sure what they were, so he cried for the first few minutes but after that, he enjoyed himself playing with bubbles :)

the stuff on the background is his shape bath toy from boon. we really love their cute and modern products, we also have frog pod, flo (which i used to do the bubble bath tonight), water bugs, flair, and most of feeding accessories, i recommend them all!

backyard disaster pt.3

we were back on working on our backyard today again. mainly we glued all the pvc pipes and assembled some sprinkler stuff. we will be back again next weekend to finish up installing the sprinkler controller, wiring, and some finishing touches! keep you posted!

everyday kai pt.3

thought i'll document what he does to the house everyday (by trashing the house, that is) and what he plays with lately. he is into putting books on the couch side way to make them "stand." very interesting...or he would throw them across the room, so i prefer him doing this quietly ;)

he loves his little cart! everyday, he puts different things in there to cart around downstairs and today's pick were...a book, yo gabba gabba characters (muno and plex to be exact), yoshi, and some cups. ha ha ha.

he drags and rides this orange magis puppy around the house...and the puppy's been mostly in a "dead" position lately. poor thing :P kai is also have been trying to ride tricycle as well, definitely gets the idea but can't quiet get it going 'cuz he is still a bit too short to reach.

where was kai? well, he was napping in his bed cuddling snoopy today ;)