Emma & Joshua's 1st Halloween Playdate Together

On Oct. 29th, the Park babies went over to the Lalli house for a Halloween playdate. This was Emma's 2nd Halloween and Joshua's 1st. Last year, Emma was a ladybug. This year she was a beautiful little peacock. I didn't get Joshua an outfit since it would have been a waste, but he did get dressed up. You'll have to wait to see what he was. Mommy Lalli let us borrow one of Isabella's small costumes from last year. They are REALLY into Halloween.

Beautiful little Peacock. She was also on TV.

The 3 little kiddies all dressed up. Emma the Peacock. Isabella the Lamb. Nicholas the Monkey.

It was definitely much harder to have all the kids sit still for a picture this year than it was last year. Last year's challenge was just having them all sit up without falling over.

"I don't want to take anymore pictures!!!!!!!!"

"I'm dressed up as a newborn infant. haha."

"Tada! I'm Dracula! I want to suck your blood." This costume is 0-9 months. As you can see, Joshua was swimming in it.

Brother and Sister ~ 1st Halloween together

"hehe. This is so much fun!"

Little Brother and Big Sister

About a week ago, Joshua was finally awake after his feeding that I decided to lay him down on the floor and play with him a little. Emma, of course, joined in. I had them lay side by side so I could see the size difference. In this picture, Joshua is a little over 2 weeks old and Emma is a little over 17 months old. Before Joshua, we didn't think Emma was all that big. After Joshua, Emma seems like a giant. Lol. Anyway, it was a cute Kodak moment.

"Okay, little brother. I'll try not to roll over you."

Joshua looks like Emma's baby doll.

Happy 4th Birthday~ Joey!!!

September 24th ~ We celebrated Joey's 4th birthday. Poor guy has been feeling like he's been pushed down from being #1 to now #3 and when Joshua comes #4. Anyway, Emma picked out this pink loofah toy for Joey. He loved it. Just like with all of his other stuffed animal toys, he tried all day to rip all the hair and stuffing out of it.

"Thank you for my new toy but why pink? Don't you know I'm a boy?"

"Let me go after the neck area first."

"Hmm...this toy is pretty long. This part down here squeaks."

2008 KAGRO Picnic at Sandy Point Park

This past weekend, we went to Sandy Point State Park in Maryland for the 2008 KAGRO (Korean-American Grocers and Licensed Beverage Association) Picnic. Song is the Financial Advisor for many of the owners and members.

This was the 2nd year the Park family went to a KAGRO picnic. It was at the same place last year as well. The view is very nice. The park is located right before you cross over the Bay Bridge. Last year, Emma was only a few months old. This year, she was trying to play some of the games but she enjoyed playing in the sand and water more.

"Hi, I'm Emma. Welcome to the KAGRO picnic. Do you want a raffle ticket?"

"Hello. Can you bring your nice sailboat over here and pick me up? I want to ride."

"Mommy...I don't think they are coming."

"Hmm...I have to get used to the feeling of sand again. After all, I've only been to the beach once. This feeling is weird."

"Yuck. I can't seem to get the sand off my hands. Let me go wash it off in the water."

"Do I want to go in there??? The water feels pretty cold."

"Forget it. Let's go find Daddy and play some games."

"Come on Mommy. I have my shoes."

"Hmmm...where's my Daddy?"

"What is Daddy doing? How come those kids are playing with our hula hoops? Daddy bought the purple one for me and the blue one for Joshua."

"Excuse me...can I please have my hula hoop back?"

"This is how the professionals like me do the hula hoop. We don't do it around our waist. We use our head."

"Hahaha. I was just kidding. I don't have a clue as to how I'm supposed to do it but I bet I looked like I did. I tricked you, didn't I?"

"Okay Mommy...I'm blocking out the Corona sign here since they're not our sponsors nor am I promoting underage drinking."

Bethany Beach 2008

We took Emma to the beach for the first time for a short weekend on Aug 23rd-24th. Lindsay's family owns 2 beach houses in Bethany Beach and they let the Park and Paik families use one of them. It was really nice.

The weather couldn't have been any nicer. It wasn't too hot or too cold. Emma didn't like the sand or the water at first, but once she got used to it...she loved it! She had a great time playing in the sand and the water. Sometimes, she would even walk towards the water by herself.

"Pick me up Mommy. I don't like the salt water."

"Wow...those waves look huge."

"Daddy...you be my legs since I don't like the sand. Lets go over there."

"Uncle Adam...you come over here and get the bucket. I don't like the sand."

"Ah...you can taste the salt in the air."

"I like playing in the sand now. Can you tell?"

"Daddy's flip flops are all dirty. Let me just wash them off for him."

"Daddy's work. Poor Uncle Henry. He must feel yucky laying in the sand like that."

"I don't know about this. Those waves are going to come get us."

"OMG...the water is so cold!!"

"I love french fries. These Boardwalk Fries are especially yummy.'



"Wanna play?"

"Grandma Paik got all wet playing with me."

"The high tide kept pushing the water up towards us getting all of our stuff wet. We had to move back several times until we didn't have anymore room, so the gang decided to build a moat to catch the water. It actually worked."

"Look at the water we caught in the mote. This was the initial one. We had to make it much deeper and wider."

"I'm wiped out. I'm going to take a quick nap."