reading with Tetsushi and Kristina

warm days

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

good bye 2007 from renee on Vimeo.

p.s. Happy Birthday Uncle Greg!

In Florida

Where else could you take a back porch bath in the middle of winter?

pigtails

Katherine Helen

Naomi's gorgeous new cousin!

Born Dec 14 at a whopping 8 pounds 8 oz!

some silliness

yellow pants from renee on Vimeo.


awah-awah from renee on Vimeo.

Maya's beautiful voice

Maya says "hi"! from renee on Vimeo.

just like sisters

you can watch, but don't touch from renee on Vimeo.

bundled and ready to go

There are 3 points of interest in the following video clip:
1. Under all that cold weather clothing, Naomi is wearing a muumuu and she loved it.
2. Look close and you can see the cut on Naomi's lip. She wiped out on the jungle gym stairs a few days ago. It bled and swelled up to the size of a cherry, but that didn't stop her from having fun. I was definitely more traumatized than she was.
3. She only loves me for my apples.

snotty

snotty from renee on Vimeo.

Thanksgiving in Michigan

Click-> Check out what this coat looked like on Naomi last year!

MOMA

at the MOMA from renee on Vimeo.

enjoying the flowers

static

static from renee on Vimeo.

Who knew...

that a tortoise and a panda could be best friends?

(Keep an eye out for Maya's awesome tortoise style headbut!)

tortoise and panda from renee on Vimeo.

Happy Halloween!

Panda Hat makes Naomi happy

Thanks Auntie Mimi! (for the shirt too!)

Panda Hat makes Naomi happy from renee on Vimeo.

hangin' with Riley

our little angel

new shirts, lots of grass, and a SKUNK

Thanks for the sweet shirts, Uncle Greg.

This girl loves the park.

Holy SKUNK!
I have never seen a skunk in real life before!

Danny and Ruru patiently waiting at a distance
for me to finish taking photos of the skunk.

Uncle Mark!

Auntie Mie!

a momentous occasion

Naomi's very first california roll from renee on Vimeo.

fits two

she (sort of) listens to me

she (sort of) listens to me from renee on Vimeo.

for Papa N

pjwalking from renee on Vimeo.

camera phone pix with Uncle Greg

hoops

hoops w/ pops from renee on Vimeo.

love these two

dressed up for a wedding shower

modelling some new threads

after lunch giggles

i make cooking for your smile

Thanks for the super cute shirt, Auntie Mimi!

pushing otters

Emily and Brad's Wedding

We're back from St. Louis where we attended Emily's wedding. The wedding was beautiful! After Brad and Emily exchanged their very emotional and heartfelt vows, I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. I even managed to not fall on my face or mess up my reading. During the reception Grandpa Tung danced with Naomi until she fell asleep on his shoulder. We put her in her stroller and parked her next to Great Grandma where she continued to sleep for the entire party! It was pretty incredible getting to hang out with the entire Chen clan, I just wish we had more time together.

Uncle Ryan Great Grandma Chen Before the ceremony

At the reception

The happy couple!

Flying back home