To celebrate little Ava’s 4 month birthday this week, I thought I’d have the first (and hopefully, the only) installment of “If I Could Talk”! (Courtesy of Delirium due to prolonged sleep-deprivation)
Whistling is soooo much harder than it looks!
This one smells the best. Oh wait, I mean tastes the best.
That clicking black box [...]
The first time I heard the Train hit, “Hey Soul Sister”, I thought of Myra. Even now that I know the song is a love story, the recurring words “soul sister” and the peppy beat that always makes me shake my hips undeniably makes me think of my soul twin.
It was recently Myra’s birthday, so [...]
Whether your creative outlet is painting murals, writing novels, singing ballads, citing poetry, sketching still-life, or dancing on your dining table, we all need some inspiration from time to time.
This past week, while on vacation at the coast, my husband took our older kids for a swim. I had planned on taking baby Ava to [...]
Derek.
I was the first to see him after he was born (other than his parents, of course). I loved holding him when he was a baby and was always thrilled to babysit him.
He is my nephew, and he turned 7 years old today! WOW. Seven!
Here are a few photos from his party today…
Derek’s Interview
My sister-in-law [...]
I was sitting on the edge of my bed last night while feeding baby Ava. And while staring at the mess of diapers and other baby goodies that were taking over my room, I noticed the pretty light adorned with stripes coming through the windows. Some may see them as just “shadows”, but I saw [...]
So I went to the Berkeley Rose Garden today. It was a surprise trip for my daughter who loves flowers.
I wouldn’t normally be excited to shoot flowers and insects, but OY! I’ve never gone to a garden with a macro lens before!
Having a macro lens opened up a whole new World for me. And it [...]
For a little over 4 weeks now, Baby Ava has only cried when her daddy held her. In fact, Lawrence claims that she cries even louder when he holds her than when she is left alone!
She cries when she’s tired, she cries when she’s hungry, she cries when she wants mom, she cries just because. [...]
Oh where oh where has the time gone?
Baby Ava is 1 month old!
“Hey, Mister Giraffe is the same height as I am!”
When I Am Older…
Will I be a singer? An artist? A gourmet chef? The President? A teacher? A fruit-picker?
As long as I am happy, my momma says.
Don’t laugh.
There is such a thing as Monkey Bread! And it doesn’t entail monkey heads or parts of actual monkeys, like it may sound.
I know Chinese people can eat some pretty interesting stuff, like tripe and sea cucumbers, but nope, Monkey Head Bread is kinda like cinnamon rolls.
My sister-in-law sent it to me [...]
Dr I-Chi Hsu, the coordinator of FLICAM and China’s largest ceramics museum and artists’ workshop in Fuping, is the lucky 77 this year!
Here are a few photos of Dr Hsu to commemorate this big birthday.
Stylin’
With a striped shirt, custom-made suspenders, and neatly manicured mustache… Dr Hsu is stylin’!
White
The white cuffs complement his white [...]
Since I’m on maternity leave (aka, no client photoshoots), I resort to taking photos of my own family. So if you’re sick of looking at my kids, well… sorry, but you’ll have to deal with it for another few weeks!
A couple days ago, I noticed the warm afternoon light was streaming in through [...]
My clients are some of the most thoughtful, caring and coolest folks I’ve ever met! Maybe that’s why many of them turn into friends.
This morning, one of my clients dropped off breakfast for me and my family! It is a recipe that she heard I was drooling about, but haven’t had the time to make [...]
I received a couple packages this afternoon: Hand-dipped chocolate strawberries from Shari’s Berries and a fabulously soft Baby Gund bunny from Redenvelope.
My jaw dropped when I saw the gift note on these packages. They were gifts from a client!
I’ve said it before and you’ll hear me saying it again… I have THE best clients in [...]
Today is Ava’s due date, so I thought I’d muster up the energy to take some photos of my new family of monkeys.
It is hard to imagine carrying Ava until today for she was one jumbo baby that it was difficult to move around! Thank goodness she came early.
And now that she is here, in [...]
Our family received a gift today from our friend, Cindy S.
Check out this gorgeous sweater she knitted!
And these adorable booties!
Thank you!
