BEEBAO

Boris' Celebrated his Birthday all week

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Boris Celebrate his 3rd Birthday at his Preschool

2010-03-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

C U To-later!

2010-02-01T12:48:00.000-08:00

Dear Uncle Sang

2009-10-22T22:43:00.000-07:00

FALL

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BEEBAO is growing up so fast.

2009-09-16T11:41:00.000-07:00

Helping Joshua make Strawberry Lemonade

2009-07-22T01:01:00.000-07:00

Berries picking!

2009-07-22T00:31:00.000-07:00

So far this summer we went fruit picking. We've picked strawberries, cherries, blueberries and raspberries and they were berries...licious!

Random Pics

2009-07-08T04:29:00.001-07:00

Close up picture. Mommy kisses these cheeks about 30+ times a day!

"Yayyy! I did it! Big one...big one..."

Buuuubbleeeeesssssss...

Check out my whitey undeeeeeeeeeeeee........

I love my Thomas Trains.

Boris Rock Out with His Guitar!

2009-06-05T16:41:00.000-07:00

EIEEEEEIIIIIOOOOOOOOOO

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Shake Shake Shake

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ABC's

2009-04-30T14:56:00.000-07:00

You are such a good traveler. You are a very happy boy wherever we go. We are so lucky!

Easter

2009-04-23T10:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to Uncle Sang...

2009-04-10T03:34:00.000-07:00

Boris sang Happy Buurday to Uncle Sang even though you weren't feeling well. We wish Uncle Sang a very happy and prosperous year and life. :)

Boris' Birthday Party

2009-03-27T04:17:00.000-07:00

You had a big birthday party for your birthday! It was so much fun.
Jonah helped you blow out your candle. :)

All of your friends helped you dig in your cake and opened your presents.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NGOAI(GRANDMA)!!!

2009-03-15T05:37:00.000-07:00

Boris' Mini Vacation Birthday

2009-03-15T05:24:00.000-07:00

Boris, it's all about you! We work hard so we can enjoy these special moments with you.

We got the indoor pool to ourselves on most nights. Yayyyy!

View from our room's balcony.

Happy Happy 2nd Boris!!!

2009-03-05T01:56:00.000-08:00

After coming home from our mini vacation at Cannon Beach today, we celebrated at one of your favorite restaurants, Rheinlander! It was a blast! Everyone around us sang happy birthday to you! We 3 had a great time!(more pix and more info will be posted later this week...) And thanks to all of our family leaving you thoughtful birthday messages. RJ, Joshua, Michael and Uncle Kevin singing was awesome!!!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

2009-02-28T23:55:00.000-08:00

Our trip to LA in January 09

2009-02-16T22:07:00.000-08:00

We went to LA for TET(Vietnamese New Year) near the end of January. It was nice to spend some time with the family since we haven't seen them for awhile. Hopefully they will al visit us this summer so we can show them how great Portland is.
You are watching your favorite show "Dora and Diego" on the plane. You did so good on the plane that people comment to us on what a good boy you are.

We got in real late and you played a little bit with Joshua, Michael and Sparky before we went to bed, around 12am.

We went to Grandma's church to celebrate Vietnamese New Year.

We went to the cemetary on January the 25th to visit Grandpa's grave. It was one year from the day he passed. Here you are posing with Grandma and on Michael's shoulder.

Yes ofcourse you were the center of attention!

Joshua carrying you. You had a great time with Joshua. When we got back to Portland, you asked for him all week. Hopefully he will visit us during his Spring Break vacation with Auntie Wendy.

Boris and Uncle Sang.

Michael, Daddy and Timmy.

Timmy and Auntie Wendy

Potty Reading

2009-02-02T23:36:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-12T01:49:00.001-08:00

On New Year's Eve we celebrated with our friends at Heather, Bryan, Tovi and Nava's house. Our midnight was 7pm, we went in their backyard and watched the ladder lite up with xmas lights(?) and the beach ball drop. Then we all hugged each other and you ran around blowing the little paper horn. You had a little pretend slumber party with Gus, Tovi and Nava. We then went home and hugged each other goodnight. Mommy and Daddy stayed up and drank our cranberry sparkling juice, ate crackers and cheese, while our neighbors ran around outside banging pots and pans. They even knocked on our door to wish us a happy new year at 1am. They were lucky they didn't wake you up, or else...

CHRISTMAS 2008

2009-01-03T21:36:00.001-08:00

Yes, most of the presents under the Christmas tree were yours. This year Daddy and Mommy went nuts with buying you lots of presents. You also got presents from Auntie Wendy, all of your cousins, Auntie Shannon, Uncle Binh and from our friends as well. You enjoyed tearing all the colorful wrappers and played from one toy to another. We started a tradition of opening presents early in the morning when we all woke up. That's how we will do it every year. Auntie Dawn visited us from New York. It took us half of the day to open our presents but you weren't even done yet. We actually took some presents we got you to save it for your birthday in March. We don't think we can wait that long though because we want to play it with you too!!! Someday you will appreciate how Mommy and Daddy love toys and we actually work with some of the largest toy companies in the world(as they say it).
This Holiday season was filled with parties, good friends and good food. We were invited to 8 parties this year. We only made half of it because you were sick for 2 weeks.

On Christmas we were invited to Nina, Russel and Anna's house for Christmas dinner. We celebrated with them, and Anna's Grandma, also Gus, Heidi and Joe! We ate delicious food and the night was filled with laughter and fun time. We had our own dinner on Christmas Eve with you, Mommy, Daddy and Auntie Dawn. It was yummy as well. We can't wait til next year when you really know about presents and Christmas and maybe Santa Claus.

SANTA BEE!!!

2008-12-24T22:48:00.000-08:00

HOHOHO!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Santa BeeBao eating his cookie..."yuummmeee" he said.

Santa BEEBAO spreading good cheer to all the little boys and girls out there!

Let it Snow! Let it Snow!!!

2008-12-23T13:38:00.000-08:00

Cinnamon Bear Cruise

2008-12-23T03:41:00.000-08:00

BEEBAO is not sick anymore!

2008-12-20T17:01:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

BeeBao is feeling his normal and healthy happy self again. He runs around, sings and dances these past few days. And have a great appetite. We've been having so much fun with him. Thanks for your prayers and good thoughts. Lots of pics to post soon.

XOXO!
BeeBao's Mama

BeeBao is sick...sad

2008-12-18T01:53:00.000-08:00

BeeBao, you've been sick for almost a week. Daddy was sick before that and tried his best to not pass it on to us. And when he got better, you got sick! I don't think you got it from Daddy though. Last Wednesday, we went to a daycare center to check it out. And Mommy didn't realized it until recently that you probably got sick from there. There were a few kids that look sick there, or maybe they were just weird looking. Not all kids are cute you know. Haha... but true. So I've been internalizing, how you got sick and how it could have been avoided. Hmm...what was I thinking etc...etc...it happens, you will get sick. But it is so sad to see you sick and helpless.

You got the stomach flu. The first night you woke up at 2am throwing up. Then throwing up every hour till the morning. We've changed 6 pajamas(including Mommy's), and the bed was a mess. Then around 11am you had diarrhea!!! This has been going on for 4 days. The first few days, all you had was pedialyte, bread, crackers and water. If anything else you would throw it up again. But through it all you weren't making a big fuss about it. When you felt sick and your tummy hurt, you would want Mommy to hold you and you say, "Mommy, BaaBoo hurt," or "BaaBoo sick, sad, hug". Lots of hugging and cuddling, and reading lots and lots of books these past few days.

On Saturday, we wanted to avoid the snow storm the next day, so we took you to Toys R Us to buy XMAS presents. Then we took you on the Merry Go round at the mall. It made us very dizzy. When we got home you threw up again. What were we thinking. Poor thing! You weren't completely over being sick yet. So we are not going outside, seeing anyone until you are all better. It sux being in the house all day long. Finally today you felt a lot better and Mommy was able to take a shower.

It has been so cold outside. We had a snow storm the other day. It looks so awesome as we watched it from the window. Daddy went outside and took lots of pictures w his iPhone (if you ever want to drive him crazy, hide his iPhone.) I hope you feel better soon, we have a Bear Cruise to go to this Saturday. We've missed out on 3 parties this weekend. All your friends misses you. The nicest thing last week, Heidi, Gus' mom bought us grocery and put it on our doorstep. That was so nice of her. Our friends have been calling us to see if we need anything else too, because you were sick. They know how it is to have a sick kid. We have the nicest friends. It's almost 3am and Mommy brain is going blank...but I wanted to write that you are sick so it will take a while to blog and post pictures of you. Maybe Daddy will take a break from work and put up some pics...brain...blank...zzzzzzzzzz

The Day After Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T23:18:00.000-08:00

We went to Pioneer Court House to see the big tree getting lit up by Santa. Well we didn't see Santa because it was too crowded. There were about 2500 people there. It was fun just being there. And you love crowds and people. We were ale to get closer to the tree near the end of the night and saw the concert close up. When it was over we watched a few street performers and went to the mall! You dropped a penny in the fountain and Mommy made a wish.

Thanksgiving Day

2008-12-02T22:37:00.000-08:00

We went to the Zoo on Thanksgiving morning. You were able to call out most of the animals you saw, frogs, elephants, tiger, etc...Then the whole day you kept saying Zoo...animals...fuuunnn...

Mommy first time cooking a turkey. It was delicious. It might look a little burnt in the picture but it was just brown. Just like the recipe in the New Season Market flyer. There were enough food for us to have it for lunch and dinner again the next day.

We held hands and said our prayers of thanks. You said quite a few for us and said, "AMEN!" You love holding hands and giving us a group hug.

After dinner, we walked down the street to our neighbor's(Jill, Lee, Jack and baby Max) house for dessert. We had pumpkin pie and ice cream. We talked, laughed, and you and Jack played together. It was cold and dark outside.

You love watching little Max. He is so cute.

Jack gave you a big goodnight kiss and hug.

It was the best Thanksgiving ever! And we have so many things to be Thankful for this year. The biggest Thank U is for YOU!!!
You're the best!

BeeBao says Grace for us on Thanksgiving

2008-11-29T12:13:00.000-08:00

We have lots of things to Thank U for this Thanksgiving. The best ever! To be continued with pics on this day.

Deeezzzeeee,,,deeezzeee,,,

2008-11-20T21:35:00.000-08:00

Releasing all of your energy out before bedtime or trying to fight it.

BeeBao the Artist!!!

2008-11-19T22:57:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2008-11-01T23:29:00.000-07:00

BorisPop: Your first "real" Halloween was a lot of fun! Last year, you were still just a wee little Bee, and not as aware of what the hoopla was all about. But this year, you caught the bug, and really got into the spirit. Not only did you host your first Halloween party the week prior, but on Halloween day, you lived it up and made it one of my fondest lifetime memories.
You started your Halloween festivities with some mellow costume catwalks for mom and dad in your new godzilla/dragon/dinosaur costume, which you would take little breaks to take big bites out of the giant pumpkin cookie we bought you the night before. You then went to visit your buddy, Gus, who was dressed as a pirate, and was going to do his trick-treating a bit earlier than you. Then, when you got home, we all went over to our neighbor's house (Sarah+Matt+Leif) for
a Halloween dinner party with your friends (and ours) from the neighborhood. Your girlfriend, Coco, was there, and the two of you buddied up for most of the party. After having fun there, and eating some of Sarah's killer homemade chili, we hit the streets for your first real trick or treating with all of your friends, but most of them dropped off pretty early, as they were all getting tired. So we burned through our block, and a couple others, with our friends from across the street (Krista+Bryan+Anna+Eric). We had the best time with them, as you and Anna would jointly go up to each door, and bang on the them. When the person would come to the door, you and Anna would modestly say "Tickyteat", and would receive candy rewards for your efforts........all while being gawked at and complemented by the candy peddlers for your and Anna's "cuteness" levels in your costumes, and gentle approach to this new ritual.
it was a great, great time, spending it with our new friends, and i have to say, the best Halloween i have ever had in my life, spending it with the two people i love the most in the world, you and your mommy. Everyday should be Halloween. Ill work on that.

Raaaa...raaaaaaaa

2008-10-29T22:27:00.001-07:00

BorisPop: Other than our neighbors seeing your dad run around the neighborhood dressed like this, it was a good time.......ah, who cares.......it was a GREAT time. I was, however, very happy to return my tiger get up. yours is new, and you own it. Daddys
was rented and probably was made in 1935, or at least it smelled that way.

BEEBAO's First BooHaHa!!!

2008-10-27T22:32:00.000-07:00

Roooooaaaarrrrr.....

Max and his mommy, Jack and his daddy, Coco(your BFF) and Eric all look so cute in their costumes. They are all our neighbors. You're gonna have so much fun growing up in our neighborhood!

Mommy was a black cat...meeeoooowwwww....Max(Jack's bro) is so adorable.

BeeBao, you're always getting hugs from the girls. Anna gave you lots of hugs. Nava and Coco might get jealous!

Guess who else was also a tiger? LOL!!! HEEHEE...how cute...
Camille(Vampire Bee) and her mom Dina made the coolest Bee costume! Mommy wants one.

Jonah, the Spotted Dog.

Yuuummy time to eat!!!

Your balls tent was a hit! Your other buddies were out of town and couldn't make it. Gus, Nava, Tovi and Lennon, you were all missed!!! Have a safe trip home. We can't wait till Friday when we go trick or treating with you and all your friends!!! You will be a DRAGON on Halloween.

The Color of Fall

2008-10-20T01:39:00.000-07:00

BeeBao in the Box

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BeeBao the Hulk

2008-10-14T20:57:00.000-07:00

WhatsInAName?

2008-10-12T03:37:00.000-07:00

Time to put the origin of your name into writing, my boy. this thought comes to my mind, as we are in the midst of
October, which happens to be your daddy's favorite month. firstly, because it is the month where Halloween lives, but even more glowing, the month your mommy and I were married, just 4 years ago (on Halloween Eve, actually!).
your first name, Boris, has a significant meaning, and in this month, it is never more fitting. when i was little, not much older
than you are now, your grandmother and daddy had the bonding experience of watching old monster movies together on the weekends by day, and going to drive in theaters (you are missing out) by night. these are very special memories for daddy, and
of all monsters, i always loved Frankenstein. that admiration for the monster spilled into adulthood, and has racked up a rather large collection of Frankenstein toys (put away.....for now).
so when it came to "name our son" time.......i was excited that your mommy agreed (happily!) to name you Boris..........after Boris
Karloff, the actor who played the Frankenstein monster! i must say, years ago, your godfather, Jon, told me he thought Boris was a cool name for a son.......and i told him, if i have one first, Boris is mine!......lucky you, BeeBao.......heehee.
here is a shot of a print that our friend, artist mark "HedCheq" smith, sent to you, shortly after you were born. It is a painting of his of Boris Karloff and of course, we love it, but we think we have to wait a while to hang it where you wont be afraid of it!

So while you are named after someone who was most famous for being green, slow moving, groaning, flat headed, and and not so full of life...........you are none of those things. you are olive complected, fast on your feet, a fast talker, round headed, and carry enough life around in you for a handful of wayward souls......and to quote a friend of ours, you have "eyes like big, brown M&Ms"! you were simply named after something that daddy looks on as some of the best times of his life, and a symbol of something that has always made him smile.

now i will have to explain "BeeBao" to you, in another blog..........but lets wait till after Halloween for that, and enjoy your being
my little monster for now!

Daddy'sFavoriteWords

2008-10-12T02:32:00.000-07:00

You are now 19 months old, and it is now obvious, that you have your father's gift
for tongue wagging. you also have the good grace to have your mommy's gift of choosing
your words wisely. i dont know if this is because you just dont have the largest arsenal of words
at your grasp yet, or if it is indeed, passed down from your mother.........but i can tell you, i love to
listen to you wether you are stringing along words that make sense to only you, or making your animal sounds
(which is getting us pretty close to good singalong attempts at "old macdonald"......who you actually call, "donald"),
or parroting words you hear through out the day, or just firing off your daily routine of words that you know by now,
results in actions you enjoy.
you now (FINALLY!), call your mother "momma" and "mommy"........and it is never said frivolously. it is always said with
a glow of affection and a primal pride in that she is YOUR mommy, and no one else's. it was around this time that you started
calling me "daddy" as well. you have been calling me "daddy" since new years eve this past year, but you also called the couch
daddy......and your fork......and a bookshelf......and your sneakers.......etc......
now, only I, am daddy.............and it melts my heart every time i hear it. but it even melted my heart when "daddy" was also the
kitchen sink. im a "soft touch".
you also know your name, which always gets mommy and i laughing when you say it, as you have your own spin.
you call yourself "Bah-Boo"........i figure if it sticks, its all yours!
here are some new-ish words you have recently brought into your vocabulary, and i can just listen to over and over....
1. my favorite........"Turtle"..........pronounced, by you......"Tur-tull".
2. "Bu-Bayum!".......said when you punch the wall, door, or your Diego doll in the face.
3. "Cro-Ca".........crocodile
4. "Ca-doo-doo"..........the sound a rooster makes
5. "Crow" and "Ahh! Ahh!"........in response to the many crows in our neighborhood........about the only thing you didnt call daddy as your universal word for anything you can see.
6. "Austin" and "Pablo".......your two favorite characters from the Backyardigans. you have a cousin named Austin, and im sure he is going to love reading this.
7. "Neigh-Neigh"........you know how to say horse, but i think you find it inappropriate for the animal, and would rather call it
what it says.
8. "Eee-nom-oh-nee-mi"........no idea, but awesome.
9. "Co-Co".......your girlfriend on 40th............and..............."Na-Va".........your girlfriend on 38th
10. "Connnne".........corn on the cob........easily, one of your favorite foods

i could go on and on........and i will later.
more experiences, more love, more joy.
in this life, im finally listening.

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

BeeBao and Hula Dancer

2008-10-11T21:44:00.001-07:00

We went to one of our favorite local restaurants, Ohana Hawaiian Restaraunt. We love the food there. It reminds us of Hawaii. We will go there soon! We saw pretty girls hula dance. Camille(your favorite babysitter) even got up and dance. We had such a great time. You were dancing in your seat to the music and clapping for them.

You love Camille!!!

Pirate Festival....Aaargghhhhh!!!

2008-10-08T16:08:00.001-07:00

WALK THE WALK

2008-09-30T00:37:00.000-07:00

Now a days, BeeBao loves taking a walk, especially with Daddy. You even sing and make conversation as you walk. You are just a happy little boy so full of personality!

BeeBao loves stacking blocks!!!

2008-09-30T00:12:00.003-07:00

Someone has a crush on BeeBao

2008-09-28T22:53:00.001-07:00

Ohoh...she's tilting her head again and getting closer...

She's watching you BeeBao...you know that look.

This is before you got your first kiss by a girl.

"Space pleeeease."
Nava is so cute BeeBao.

There's a Party in Timmy's Tummy!

2008-09-23T01:18:00.000-07:00

LOL!!! We miss you Timmy! Come back to visit us soon!

Our Mini Vacation in Seattle

2008-09-07T23:50:00.000-07:00

We've lived here in Portland for almost 3 years now and for the first time we've finally visited Seattle. Timmy was here with us till the end of August so he went with us. We all had a blast and loved the city. We will visit again very soon.

A Message From BeeBao

2008-08-27T23:10:00.001-07:00

Hanging Out with Jonah

2008-08-18T23:41:00.001-07:00

Last year, you guys couldn't even sit up straight. Now you are running around making sounds and getting into trouble. You both are so adorable!

Don't Mess With Me!!!

2008-08-06T00:05:00.000-07:00

Sleep...

2008-08-06T00:02:00.000-07:00

Hiking at Eagle Creek

2008-08-05T23:49:00.000-07:00

We went hiking at Eagle Creek in the Gorge a few weeks ago. It was so fun. You loved it being behind Daddy while he carried you in the backpack carrier. It was a great workout for all of us. Michael and Timmy enjoyed it!

1st Time Camping!

2008-07-24T22:20:00.000-07:00

We went camping with you for the very first time last week. We stayed in a yurt in South Beach, Oregon Coast campground the first night. The next 2 nights we stayed in 2 different hotels by the beach exploring the Oregon Coast. We had such a great time with friends and your cousins Michael and Timmy. We missed Joshua...

Kids Parade

2008-06-24T00:45:00.000-07:00

We went to the best parade ever!!! We had so much fun!

DdayEve2008

2008-06-14T22:38:00.000-07:00

BorisPop: its the eve of fathers day, my second, as your da-da. i feel compelled to write to you right now, as you are quite a ways off from understanding what i would like to say to you, let alone, without rolling your eyes if you could understand the words coming out of my mouth. before we hunkered down for bedtime stories tonight, i gave you a heart felt little speech, trying to tell you how much i love you with the hopes that you would at least feel the things i was saying, in your heart. you looked at me with intensity for a few seconds, kind of dwindled off, picked up your little fireman and held it up to my nose, and called it "Da"......that kind of cut the speech short, and we dove into books head first. you have had a couple rough days, and today was pretty bad. you are cutting your molar teeth right now, and in turn, you had some stomach problems that have had some rather explosive side effects. one major casualty in this bout was your car seat. so much so, that a new car seat had to be purchased. ask your mother or i about that later in life.
in the face of your agony of over the last 2 days, you still manage to pull out chuckles, smiles, and screams of gibberish (peppered with your short range of the english language). while it is very difficult watching you go through tough times, it always enlightens me on how special you truly are, as you just dont sweat the small stuff. you always find a way to let your happiness and well being rub out the obstacles. i truly could learn a lot from you.
i have already learned in the short amount of time that i have been your daddy, that so many things in my life that i have put so much importance on, just does not matter much anymore, and the smallest thing in my life, is the most important thing to me (well, that, and "it's" momma).
ive done a lot so far, in this lifetime, but nothing has surpassed the absolute joy of being your father, and your mother's partner in love and life. the two of you give me what i never thought i would ever deserve, and all i want to do is give you all the love, support, protection, and happiness i can possibly give you. if that is what my life amounts to, and occupies the rest of my time, than i am a very lucky man.
my fathering "skills" only come from wanting to give you what i would want from a father. books help. examples of parenting i have either witnessed or lived with (good and bad) help. and guidance from your loving mother helps me very much. im doing what i think is my best, but its hard to gage, when raising such a wonderful little boy feels more like pleasure, than pain.
i wanted to tell this to you tonight, but "Lucky Little Duck" just would not wait. you did, however give me the biggest, longest bedtime hug you have ever given me (you even stood up in bed for it) before you nodded off....so i think you knew, or felt something in the room that was bigger than the both of us, and were in your way letting me know that you knew what was on my mind, and for a fleeting second, i felt like YOUR son. people always tell us you have an old soul, and this, you showed me tonight first hand.
god, the goddess, or the gods, have blessed us with you, and i owe them all, big time.
-Da Da

Tomato

2008-05-20T23:40:00.000-07:00

March of the Green Dragon

2008-05-20T14:19:00.000-07:00

Just Some Cute Pics of BeeBao

2008-05-17T23:55:00.000-07:00

Winding down before you go to bed. You love watching your animal DVD and calling them out.

Today is One of the Happiest Day of Mama's Life!!!

2008-05-11T11:42:00.000-07:00

Because of you and Daddy, BeeBao, today is the happiest day of Mommy's LIFE!!!! You are taking a nap now and so is Daddy! This past week has been so magical for Mommy! Why? Because you are totally WEANED!!! No more mama's milk for you! YEAAAAY! You are so set in your routines. Thanks to Daddy bigtime for helping! When you are sleepy you crawl to your room and call out to "DAD". WOW!!!! It's amazing! Daddy read to you and when you are done you take the book and hand it to Daddy and say "DONE!" and smile. Then you lay down and put yourself to sleep! AMAAAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! You are sleeping through the night too. All of our hard work these past months is finally finallly here. When you wake up you want to eat breakfast and you have an appetite. You can almost use a spoon and fork to get the food in your mouth. I think pretty soon, you can just sit and feed yourself. AAAAHHH!!!! I'm so excited and happy. Now Mommy can go out and party while Daddy and BeeBao stay home! Haahaa!!! Just kidding! Maybe Mommy will go out to dinner with friends and not worry about coming home right away to nurse you or put you to bed. JOY!!!! Oh! And your nap today went great too. You actually understand Mommy and listen when I tell you to lay down and close your eyes. It's a MIRACLE!!!

Oh yea, this morning when we went to the kitchen, Daddy had the prettiest flower plants and a nice card that Daddy and you wrote all over for Mommy. You guys make Mommy so happy! I can't wait to go to dinner today where Mommy don't have to cook and clean up!!!! Pictures to come...YEEEEEEAAAAAYYYYYAAAAYYYYY!!! HOORAY!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!!AAALEEEELUUUUUAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!! YEEEPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a great MOTHER'S DAY I'm having!!! AND it's not over yet! And you're still napping!!!! YAAAAAYYYYY!!!! I LOVE MY LIFE!!!! So proud of my family!

Boris' gift to Mommy! Daddy said you picked it out all by yourself! I love it!!!! You and Daddy also gave Mommy the prettiest earrings!!! What good taste you both have!

BeeBao and Mommy at Rheinlander German Restaurant. That's where we had dinner. Oh, notice how we have almost the same bangs. It's because Mommy cuts our hair. Aaaaahaaaahaaa!!!!

Aaaah! Such a little boy now. No longer a baby!

Happy BeeBao all full from dinner.

Our neighbor's front swing. You'll be able to it all by yourself in 7 or 8 years.

A Weekend with Daddy

2008-05-07T00:55:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, while Mommy started a painting workshop, Daddy and BeeBao spent the whole weekend together. You guys went to the Zoo and to the Children Museum. From the pictures that Daddy took, showed that you two had so much fun.

Mommy finally paint. I haven't painted in oil for almost 2 years! Here's Mommy rough portrait painting. It feels so good to paint again!

Sunny Monday!

2008-05-06T01:19:00.000-07:00

Today was another lovely day to get out of the house.
BeeBao and Daddy are getting ready to go outside.

BeeBao was all geared up and ready to go to the park! Honk honk!

BeeBao and Mommy went for a walk to the JoDiGus Hardman's house.
Heidi blew bubbles for BeeBao and Gus. Gus is a happy boy just like BeeBao. He can say so many words, and he can run. You just started walking but soon you'll be running with him. Gus can say your name too, BEEBAOOOO.

Joe, Heidi and Gus, our friends...YEAYYYY!!! :) Gus' dad just came home from work on his bike. He's a doctor. So when we're sick we'll call him and ask for some advice. He will probably tells BeeBao to drink orange juice, rest and eat your vegetables!

SPRING IS SO BEEEEEEAUTIFUL!!!

2008-05-02T23:25:00.000-07:00

A Day at The Park with Friends

2008-05-02T22:27:00.000-07:00

Today was a beautiful day. It was nice and sunny with some cool refreshing breeze. We took a nap walk for an hour. We went to Wilshire Park and met up with some of our friends. So glad we got a nice break from the cold weather lately. We played for a few hours then took another nap walk to Grant Park and met Daddy there! We had such a nice day and we got 2 naps out of you! When we went home we saw our neighbor and hang out with them a little bit. Then we ate dinner, Daddy gave you a bath, read you books and put you to sleep! Mommy cleaned up, took a shower and rest! Now Mommy legs are so sore from walking.

Eric is only seven months old. He is so tall like his parents!

BorisPop: the picture above is of you and your friend Eric, who lives right across the street from us. you guys are clearly going to be buddies and/or be in a band together.......your hairDo's are already showing some promise. there is plenty of room in the basement for you guys to practice when you are ready......im going to start saving egg crates to sound proof the walls.

AfterBathBeeDoWithAtti-Too

2008-05-02T21:58:00.000-07:00

BorisPop: part of daddy's joy in the ritual of giving your bath is messing with that mop of hair you were born with. i get to style your hair in some blast from daddy's past hairstyles. tonight's Do was daddy circa 2005, before he decided to let it grow long again, and cover it up with his dumb black hat......
you wear it well, my Bee, with an attitude to boot!

BeeBao Social Life

2008-05-01T23:16:00.000-07:00

Playdates, Tiny Tots Reading at the Library, Mommy and Baby Group, and Baby Gym has been keeping us oh so busy. As long as BeeBao is having a great time that's all that matters.

BEEBAO WALKS TO DADDY

2008-05-01T21:38:00.000-07:00

You took your first few steps! You even turned and waked to Daddy. We can't believe this day has finally come. This is so amazing to us. We were so excited when you first lift your head up from the ground, when you were able to roll over, when you crawl, when you first said something we can understand(Dadda) and now the day has come, you're walking. It's unbelievable!!! We're so proud and happy for you.

Keep practicing BeeBao. Our boy is growing up so quickly.

Miracles@14months...

2008-04-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

BorisPop: There will be other entries going into your blog here that cover the day better, as it was a great, big day for you.......but i just have to get this out of my system, as i am so proud of you, and the little (big) things you do. yes, these are things that we all accomplish in life, and everybody ends up doing them, but you are my son, and i am gong to take pride in the fact that it was you that did these things, all on your own......be it your first painting, song, touchdown, what ever. but today, you stood (and you walked.....but more on that later) for the longest time without gravity having a hand in how long you stood. you stood up in the grass at the zoo today, and just hung out, like all the other kids around you, as if you have been standing for years. you did not let gravity make the decision in how long you stood, you simply decided to ease down to the ground to continue to play with mommy's sunglasses after you had your fill of standing up. my shock in this, having seen you stand now for weeks (but not as successfully) was almost instantly replaced with pride. and i dont know if it was really the standing that got me, as much as your casual sense of confidence. you do not display the sense of fears that a lot of little ones your age tend to........as a matter of fact, for the most part, you give me looks of "hey, its alright", followed up by a look to see if i was really paying attention......so i may smile at you, and tell you how good you were at what you just attempted. the returned look on your face is the best payment on the planet.
its been almost 14 months since you entered our lives (well, out of the womb and all).......back on the day when you gave me this look...........

........i was not thinking of the day that i would be seeing you do these sort of things for the first time.........

.......like i said.......we all eventually do it, and more. but you are mine, ours, and for me, every bit of it is a miracle. im proud of you BeeBao.

Mommy was feeling a little creative today!

2008-04-24T02:07:00.001-07:00

EARTH DAY DRUM CIRCLE

2008-04-20T00:57:00.001-07:00

BeeBao's first Earth Day drum circle. We had so much fun today at Overlook park!
BorisPop: im not usually the drum circle type.......as a matter of fact, usually when i have been within the proximity of one, i do a 180, and walk fast and far......as they usually mean a couple of unsavory things, and usually have the fragrance of dreadlocks
"sweetening" the air. but what a difference having you, my boy, to sit and pound away in real tribal fashion with! you see, you are opening my mind to try different things all the time, all in the sprit of you trying them for the first time. whats next? parasailing? mechanical bull riding? tofu? you are my excuse to try all things exotic!....heehee.
Earth Day was fun for all of us.......the drum circle, the parade that we joined in on, the painted dinosaur, and of course, all the dogs (you love dogs)! the people on stilts were freaky, especially the little girl.......yikes!

SSSPUH-GET-EE...

2008-04-19T22:36:00.000-07:00

Your first time eating Spaghetti!

All done! YUMMM!

Joshua, Michael,+Timmy! BeeBao misses you guys!

2008-04-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

Joshua rode BeeBao tricycle around the house. You had so much fun sharing your toys with your BIG cousin Joshua! We went to the park and had lots of fun in the sun.

Joshua was swinging on our neighbor's swing. Daddy loves sharing his toys(XBOX, WII, etc...) with cousins as well. Joshua made 30 paper boats(we don't know why) so Timmy got a little creative. Michael was very surprised and happy that he woke up with the cutest little fuzzy animal he've ever seen!
BorisPop: ahhh, to play Halo 3 with people i know, and get dissed to my face, rather than by some other faceless punks in some other state or country over my ultra geeky headset.......bliss. and one of my favorite moments of the nephews' visit--> Timmy's Oragami McDonalds employee uniform and fries. priceless.

We went to OMSI and had lots of fun. We saw dinosaurs, and played with lots of cool stuff. Timmy and Michael learned how to make delicious sushi. Thanks to our friend Nagi and Dan for showing us how to make sushi. BeeBao looks for Joshua every morning to play.

Thanks Joshua, Michael and Timmy for helping us paint our diningroom wall. It looks so much better red instead of yucky green.
BeeBao's in his dragon towel getting ready for a bath. We met up with our friends and had some delicious pizza.

We hung out by the river and had dinner at Joe's Crab Shack. We told the waiter that it was Timmy and Joshua birthday, so they had to wear funny costumes and sing infront of lots of people.

You love your cousins and they love you so much too! We miss them lots! Hopefully we'll see them soon!!!

BorisPop: it was very nice to have your cousins, our nephews, for a whole week! the one thing that dada hates about not living in LA anymore is not being able to see them as much. we used to spend so much time together, and now they are growing up so fast, and we only see them a few times a year. your cousins have always been very special to me, BeeBao, like my own sons, or my own little brothers, or my best friends. your closeness to them, i believe, is in your DNA, as your mama and i love them so much........it was natural for you to feel the same. they will be back soon, and this time, lets hope for some sunshine!

An afternoon at the park with Cousins

2008-04-07T21:46:00.000-07:00

Even though the weather was a bit chilly and unpredictable today(rain then sunny on and off) BeeBao, Joshua, Michael, and Mommy went to Grant Park(2 blocks away from our house). Daddy and Timmy went to the gym to work out. We got the whole playground to ourselves because all the kids were in school. Last week was Portland schools spring break and your cousins are here for their spring break. We had fun taking pictures with the weird/scary statues and watching Joshua running around and yelling. Joshua and Michael even did a lap on the track. We had a great time. When we got home, we saw Joe(Gus dad) on his way home from work. He rode his bike to us and Joshua and Michael met him. Hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow so we can play outside. We'll still play outside if it's not sunny.

Wendy, the kids are doing great and eating healthy meals!!! They are too busy to miss their parents now.(SORRY!) I'm sure they will by the end of the week. Heehee! :)

Joshua AKA trouble maker.

A Surprise For BeeBao!!!

2008-04-06T23:41:00.000-07:00

This morning you woke up to a wonderful surprise. Your cousins Joshua, Michael and Timmy flew in late from LA last night while you were sleeping. We woke up early, got dressed, ate breakfast and then surprise surprise! You were so happy to see your cousins. Today was such a fun and wonderful day! We are so happy that they are here visiting us for a whole week. We're going to have so much fun!

Watching You Sprout

2008-04-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

BorisPop: one of my greatest joys in this new experience of being your DaDa is watching you observe your environment, taking in new things with some or all of your senses, and your innocent and random bursts of joy in doing so. if you ever notice my staring at you doing the simplest things for long periods of time (no matter how simple you might think it is), i can tell you that it is me taking in these moments, soaking them into my mind, heart, and spirit......to preserve this feeling of complete bliss.
i have had this habit with your mother, watching her take in experiences that are new to her, and through watching her, i feel the same joy and excitement in her heart.....this has been going on for almost 8 years, and is even more rich, watching her soak in the experience of being your MaMa.
so now you know why your Pop is a staring fool. you will in time, learn to tell me to chill out with it......and ill just have to use the same techniques i use in soaking in your MaMa, my wife. the two of you are my whole world, and i love to quietly observe it.
its one of the only things i do........quietly.

BEEBAO'S NEW TRICYCLE!!!

2008-04-02T23:47:00.000-07:00

We got you a cool tricycle!!! And you love looooooveeeee loooooooooveeeeeee it!!!
BorisPop: Nagi (your buddy, Lennon's mom) told us about a really cool tricycle that Lennon had, and where to get one one
for you, so we went in the middle of a hail storm to pick you up your first tricyle! she was right.....the company that makes these
trikes is really cool, and your first ride is a very cool one at that. a couple days later, i took you to get your bile helmet at a bike
shop, and in your size, all they had were pink ones with cartoon chickens on them, or baby blue ones with poorly drawn race cars.
then, you lunged toward the only one on the shelf that was black and had a flame job on it (it runs in your blood). just by luck, it was your size! yesss! so 30bucks later, you have the coolest first bike helmet ever. the next day, i had the best time taking you to the park all duded up in your black biker sweater, your new flamed helmet, and on your new, sweet ride.
you loved it, and you got to see lots of dogs as we peddled away, along with running into your friends Jack and Gus at the park, and even Mom joined us on our journey home.
heck on wheels, Dinky Bee!
Click pix to see larger size.

BEEBAO... HANGING OUT WITH YOUR BUDDIES...

2008-04-02T23:26:00.001-07:00

It's always fun and nice when we get together with your buddies because Mommy get to hang out with her friends as well. BeeBao enjoys sharing your toys with friends. You're all so so so cute!!! We're gonna have so much fun with all of our friends this summer!!! YEAYYYY!!!
BorisPop: always a good time when your buddies visit! your friends have been inspiring you to get up and walk, and they even get down for a crawl with you, so ya dont feel left behind.....
you are weeks, if not days away from being up on your feet with them, and we cant wait to watch you guys run around together!
(Click pics to see a larger view)

A Surprise Trip for Grandma's Birthday

2008-04-02T23:02:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago we went to LA to surprise Grandma for her 70th Birthday. Yes it was a great surprise for her. She was so happy to see us, especially BeeBao! We had a great time with the family. We ate so many delicious home cooked meals. Timmy BBQed some delicious food for us. Uncle Sang and Auntie Hanna cooked the most amazing food as well. Of course Auntie Wendy can cook a great meal as well but she was too busy to cook for us this time. But she bought us some yummy food. :) We also celebrated your belated birthday with the family. We hope they will all visit us soon. We sure miss them. Oh this was at least your 10th flight! Wow! I think for a 1 year old that's a lot in a year!
BorisPop: wow......you have flown now, more than your dad did in his first 25 years! you always dig flying back home to see the family, and spend time with them. this trip was nice, as you got to surprise your grandma, who loves you so much. you really made her birthday for her, after having a tough time this year with your grandpa passing. you also got to spend 4 days just playing with your cousins, especially Joshy, which always makes you a happy Bee. they will now be here to visit you in a couple days........now, your turn to be surprised!

A Nature Walk with Mommy

2008-04-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

After a week of being sick from the cold, Mommy and BeeBao took advantage of a nice sunny day this week and went for a nice walk around our neighborhood. Is it Spring yet? Most of the trees around here have been blooming all kinds of beautiful flowers. Pink/White Cherry Blossoms are everywhere. We watched many little squirrels climbed on trees and we also saw a crow plucked a worm from the ground. There were birds singing everywhere we went. There are lots of flowers blooming around our house as well. This is one of the many reasons why we love living here in Portland.
Click pics to see them larger.

Recent pics of BeeBao

2008-03-18T03:22:00.000-07:00

BeeBao you no longer look like a small little baby anymore. You're a little boy now!!! A year has passed by so quickly (sometimes those days seem like months though)!!! Now you are trying to express yourself, letting us know your likes and dislikes and sometimes throwing a fit for nothing and then laugh! Silly little boy!!!

Woohoo!!! Mommy finally finished with all the tax paper work and stuff! JOY! Fun!!! Yeay...more time for BeeBao......
BeeBao is soooo much FUN!!!

SPRING IS NEAR!!!

2008-03-18T03:10:00.000-07:00

Our neighborhood are filled with trees blooming all kind of flowers. Yes trees!!! Tulips are starting to show up as well. Pink/white flowers on trees(I think they're cherry blossom and plum trees) are lined up as we walk through the streets. It's so beautiful.

CAKE

2008-03-05T01:55:00.000-08:00

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY BORIS BAO WILLMOTT!!!

2008-03-04T23:32:00.000-08:00

Today, March 4th, 2008 you woke up at 7:30am smiling and gigling (yes this is almost everyday!) We cuddled in bed and sang you a birthday song. You had scramble eggs, cheese, toast and yogurt for breakfast. We played, read books, hugged and kissed. While Mommy cleaned up and made you lunch, you had a 2 hour morning nap. We ate tofu, chicken, avocado and pears for lunch. We went for a drive up the Gorge to Multnomah Falls with your car seat facing forward (we have been waiting forever to be able to do this.) You loved the drive and were very intrigued by the waterfall. You saw so many trees and we watched the train passing by as we stood on the bridge above the little stream by the waterfall. You were so excited in the car that you didn't take an afternoon nap in the car. When we got home, we tried putting you down but you wanted to play. You and Daddy played while Mommy cooked dinner and baked you a birthday cake. BeeBao had spaghetti and broccholi for dinner. Mommy and Daddy had stuffed chicken breast with herbs, bluecheese and etc...Then came the birthday cake...YUM YUM! Daddy said that he has been waiting for this day since you were born. We took lots of pictures and recorded the whole thing! It was so much fun! Daddy then gave you a bath, then you opened your birthday present and played for a little bit. Mommy and Daddy tucked you in and now you are soundly asleep. We sure hope you had a great birthday BEEBAO. We love you so much and have watched you grow and become smarter and smarter everyday. You are PERFECT to us. We are truely blessed and are so lucky to have you and be a happy family. Goodnight my boy! Sweet Dreams!!! Momma

BorisPop: happy first bday, my little boy! after all of these monthly birthdays we like to celebrate with you, it is nice to have a real deal bday that we can even have a bigger day with! when daddy was growing up, his mom would always bake a cake for him, and his sisters when it was their birthdays. she would then get us down to pretty much our naked selves in our high chairs, and let us dig into the cake with our bare hands! then, what ever was left over from the demolished cake, the rest of the family would get to divide up, all though, it was usually pretty much too gross to eat after each of us had put out hands in it, faces in it, and used it for war paint all over our bodies. we are keeping the tradition alive, with you, as is your aunt Shannon, with your cousin RJ...........and i did have some of the mushy cake after you were done, and it was really delicious!.....good job momma! you are a bit of a neat little boy........so you didnt get that messy with the cake, but im sure next year, when you have gotten your hands used to being dirty, you will tear into it with much more vigor.
happy bday BeeBao.........i am at peace and bliss in my life, just being your dada. i love you.

BEEBAO 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

2008-03-04T23:23:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday, March 1st, 2008, we had so much fun at your 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY. So many of our new friends in Portland and your little friends came to celebrate with us. It was a BLAST!!! It was such a great time. Although you had missed your second nap you were still as happy as can be. We are so lucky to be surrounded by such great friends and neighbors. We will never forget this day. And you received so many cool presents as well. New toys (we can never have enough of that!), new clothes, some cool books, a great drawing from Isabella, a really cool pot of flowers from Jonah, and so much laughter and good times!

BorisPop: what a great day for you BeeBao! mommy made a zillon cupcakes for you and your friends, and we picked up 6 pizzas from Laurelwood, and of course, had baby snacks, soda, juiceboxes (and PBR juice boxes for all your friends parents).
we filled the front room with helium balloons, and decorated with Backyardigans decorations. the balloons were a real hit with you and your little friends, while the older kids migrated to your future bedroom where they played xbox360 on the giant TV.
your closest friends all came (except for a sick Lennon........:(..........), as well as your newer neighborhood friends, and everybody was so cool, and fun to spend the day with. you had fun playing with all your friends, and you all got along so well, running and crawling all over the place. your day ended when Heidi tapped on my shoulder, and said "i think mommy needs your help"......and i looked over and you had thrown up your feast all over your birthday outfit. it was about that time, when the last of your guests said, "ok, time to go!". momma then put you down for bed, while i gathered up all of your balloons, and tied them together, wrote a note to you for your bday, and taped it to the balloon strings. i then took them outside, and let them go off into the night sky. i could see them enough to watch them drift off in the moonlight for about 15 minutes. for some reason, it felt like some ancient tribal ritual as i watched them drift off into the black of the night time sky.....like i had just offered up the memories of your first year of your life to the universe to enjoy as much as i did......or maybe daddy just had too many of those "adult juice boxes"..........
a great way to spend celebrating the first year of your life, my little Bee. its only been a year, but it feels like you have been with us a lifetime.........maybe, you were always there with us.....just waiting to spring into this world, and now our reward is here. love you, bigger than bigtime. Daddy.

**CLICK ON PIX TO VIEW LARGER----->

BeeBao meets ELMO!

2008-02-25T23:17:00.000-08:00

Mommy Tumbled on Daddy's Birthday!!!

2008-02-25T23:04:00.000-08:00

On Daddy's Birthday, Mommy tumbled over your baby gate! I was in such a hurry to go to our baby signing class that I forgot there was a baby gate in the way! Daddy spent his birthday in the doctor's office with Mommy. Luckily no bones were broken but now Mommy right arm is very very sore!!! OUCH!!! Thanks to Heidi and Gus for coming over and hanging out with BeeBao when we were at the doctor's office. So we celebrated a few days later and went to Joe's Crab Shack! It was a great atmosphere. Daddy loves his BBQ crab dinner and we all had a great time watching all the waiters sing and dance. BeeBao was clapping and cheering them on. Daddy and BeeBao were twins again! Hooooooow cute!!! Mommy loooves dressing you guys up! Heehee!

Valentine's Day

2008-02-25T22:45:00.000-08:00

This year Mommy got pretty flowers from Daddy and BeeBao on Valentine's Day. And you both were twins!!! How cute!

HAPPY 11 MONTHS BEEBAO!!!

2008-02-07T22:18:00.001-08:00

You've turned 11 month old on Monday February 4th. Mommy and Daddy are so proud to have such a happy little baby boy! You are full of personality!!! All day long you always have something to talk about. You definitely got this trait from your Daddy. That's a very good thing. When we talk to you, you look directly at us right in the eyes and wait for us to finish. You love to sing along to whatever music you hear. You have the cutest voice we have ever heard! You're crawling, standing, walking holding on to things and getting into trouble these days. And most of all you give the best hugs and kisses!!! Aaaaa life has been so sweet to us. We're so happy you're here!!! I love our family!!! Next month will be a very exciting month!!!

MOMMY & BEEBAO MISSES DADDY SO MUCH!!!

2008-01-29T15:58:00.000-08:00

Mommy and BeeBao are in LA right now. We have been here since last week. Daddy is working by himself at home. We miss him so much. We had to fly here because Grandfather passed away last Friday and Grandma needed our support. You have made her so happy but we miss Daddy and cannot wait to see him. WE MISS YOU DADDY!!! Sniff sniff!!! Oiiyoiyoi!!! Mommy lost her cell phone on the airplane so if anyone is trying to get a hold of us have to call Daddy.
Here's BeeBao taking a bath with cousin Joshua.

HAPPY 10 MONTHS BEEBAO!!!

2008-01-24T21:43:00.000-08:00

BEEBAO you're crawling, walking holding on to things and trying out new tricks these days. You have been keeping MaMa and DaDa very busy. We've been so busy that we forgot to wish you a Happy 10th Month BDay this month. Oh, we finally got the main floor all baby proof. You are now roaming from the bedroom to the living room to the dinning room to the kitchen with nothing getting in your way. You are getting so much exercise and Mommy is getting a break from not carrying you around all the time. You're actually following Mommy around the house. You're getting big too fast now a day. You can say "Cat", "Duck" "Doggie" and of course "Mama" and "Dada" and know what they really are. And you are picking up food with your hands and putting them in your mouth. You're also holding on to the zippy cup and know that to get more to drink you have to tilt it up. We're still working on you holding on to the spoon and feeding yourself from a bowl. Oy! So messy!!! You love taking a bath with Daddy at night. You look for Daddy when you don't see him. You love Daddy so much!!! When you see him you crawl really quick to him and want to be pick up to hug him. So cute for Mama to see. (I will post pictures later...to be continued...time to zzzzzz...)

BEEBAO AND MOMMY GOT THE GIGGLES!

2008-01-18T11:14:00.001-08:00

WE'RE STARTING OF THE NEW YEAR WITH SOME POSITIVE NOTES!

"THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE AWESOME DUDE!" SAID BEEBAO
(I wonder if he will really talk this way in 16 years...)

BeeBao Met Godparents for the 1ST Time!

2008-01-12T00:53:00.000-08:00

Boris you've finally met your Godparents, Uncle Jon and Aunt Whitney!!!
We had a great time at their beautiful home in San Clemente, and
celebrated New Year with them! You had a blast playing with Stella
and Vivi. They are the sweetest dogs, and they are the perfect size
for you too!
BorisPop: it was an awesome stay at "Borracho Mesa" (your Aunt and Unc's San Clemente home).......
it was like a vacation, in the middle of a vacation, and you took to them very well. playing with the chihuahuas seemed
to be your favorite thing to do, that is until Vivi would playfully bark at you, which would get her a "time out" upstairs
in the guitar room. Your aunt Whit cooked food for us like a chef, and daddy and unc Jon got to do what the do best together,
talk into the late hours over some beverages. good times!

Uncle Jon and Auntie Whitney gave you the coolest gifts. One of your gifts was a rad shirt just like Daddy have. You both can be TWINS!!! HAHA!!!

BeeBao and Daddy watching Uncle Jon hitting golfballs from his backyard. What a great view they had!

Uncle Jon showing you his weird monkey toy. Creeepee looking monkey toy. Aaaahaaaa...

BeeBao and Daddy getting cozy and comfy with Stella and Vivi.

BeeBao playing some tunes with Uncle Jon. Maybe one day you'll be one of the best guitarists out there like Uncle Jon.

BeeBao gives Dada THEE gift......

2008-01-01T16:45:00.000-08:00

BorisPop: New Years Eve 2007.............you gave me the most precious gift i have ever received (besides coming into our lives) and that is calling me "da-da" during a diaper change at your god father/mother's home just as their new years eve party was about to kick off. this being your first word, at this specific place, at this specific time, made it poetic, sweet, and forever burned into your Daddy's brain and heart. mommy, luckily was there with the camera rolling by chance, and so i can forever look back at it, and share.
i got a good start by making everybody at the party watch it (a few times) and also found myself finding a quiet spot about every 20 minutes, for another viewing, with the same joy pulsing through me each time i watched it.
thank you Dinky Bee.......you closed the greatest year of my life with the best moment ever. now lets get "momma" down for the new year.........she deserves it!

BEEBAO FIRST CHRISTMAS

2007-12-27T21:23:00.001-08:00

HAPPY HOLIDAYZZZZZZZZZZ EVERYONE!!!!

2007-12-19T12:37:00.000-08:00

AND A HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

'Tis The Season

2007-12-19T00:08:00.000-08:00

This is the FIRST CHRISTMAS EVER that Mommy and Daddy are so looking forward to celebrate in our whole entire life!!! It's because you are here with us BeeBao! Your very FIRST CHRISTMAS. Daddy has already been making plans and looking forward to next year as well! We love you so so sooooooo much!

BorisPop: my Bee, you are the greatest thing i have ever been given in my life (thank you mama!), and now begins a lifetime
of my gratitude to your blessing our lives. you are everything to us, and you bring a spirit to things that we kind of shrugged off as time off from work, before. we look forward to your first xmas with your large family, and then onto next year, when we have our first in our own home. i cant wait to give you your first bike.......skateboard..........pony..........car.............and i will hide them all in the basement, and act like "thats it" after you have opened all of your presents like socks and sweaters......all to tell you to go to the basement to discover the big one! wait.......should i be telling you this.........you are only a few years alway from reading........
merry 1st xmas, my dear baby boy!

MOMMY'S FIRST CHILI COOKOFF

2007-12-17T23:50:00.000-08:00

Mommy made her first chili! Daddy Approved!!! This will be added to the list that Daddy would like Mommy to cook often.
I didn't win but it was spicy meatilicious!

Daddy's White Elephant Gift. Mommy wanted to keep it.

Lucky taker! We heard he has a good art collection, so we're glad he got it. But it also would of been cool if Joe or Michael got it, so we can see it more often. This piece is one of our inspirations for our next year solo show. It got a lot of aaahhhs and oooohs at the party.

BEEBAO'S NEW HAIR DO

2007-12-17T23:46:00.001-08:00

Hairstylist: DADDY
Photographer: MOMMY