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Posted by Janet on Tuesday, August 24 @ 23:47:58 PDT (15 reads)
We've had such a wonderful week! My brother Kevin and his wife Sara flew out from Indiana to see Maiya, which is SO sweet of them!
We took advantage of this time to get family pictures done, and even managed to get together a little mini-family reunion to celebrate their anniversary, my mom's birthday, and to let everyone who is going to make an effort to see Maiya see her. So now, I think that is everyone! There's still family she hasn't met, but either we have other plans (we have another mini-family reunion / 90th birthday party in a few weeks) where they will see her, or they just don't plan on seeing her any time soon. So before she's 5 months old she will have met all the family she is going to meet without a hugely special effort, at least on my side.
We've had such a great time, I'm sad it's over! Sara is still here, but leaves tomorrow. : (
Here is a picture of all of us!
Click read more below to see a LOT of pictures, of the reunion and some just random ones. :)
Posted by Janet on Thursday, July 22 @ 18:19:44 PDT (24 reads)
Ok, so it may not TECHNICALLY be midsummer today, but it felt like it!
We're doing horrible getting out to the picture rocks often enough, so today, instead of working all day like I should have, when my Dad and I went to lunch, we also went to the picture rocks!
Maiya did SO well going there and back! She's growing up so quickly. Her first time she HATED it, her second she really didn't like it, but did better. This time, there was minimal fuss! We had her in the stroller, so I think that made a world of difference.
Here's Maiya 3rd time (after being born!) to the picture rocks, at 14 weeks 5 days (or 3 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days)!
Posted by Janet on Saturday, June 26 @ 20:46:08 PDT (29 reads)
We went to the Alameda County Fair today! I was a little nervous that a long, hot, tiring day wouldn't go over well for Maiya, but she did really well! She ate a lot (had to keep her hydrated in that heat!), watched the world go by, and slept a lot. Thanks mostly to Grandma for that!
Posted by Janet on Saturday, June 26 @ 00:21:39 PDT (22 reads)
They say you never know what you've got till it's gone. I'm sure that's true. You can never imagine how much you'll miss someone you love until they're gone.
Still, you can appreciate what you have while you do. My dear friend Angie's Dad died yesterday, and I read today about someone who lost her little boy at 3 years old, he drowned in their family pool when the mom stepped away from him during his nap for 5 minutes. These events make me think two things- one, how important safety is and how it only takes a minute for things to change forever. And two, to hug everyone I love very tightly and let them all I know I love them!
So, I love you! Brian, Maiya, Mom, Dad, Kev, Sara, Okaasan, Otousan, P-Chan, Evie, Quincy. My dear family whom my heart beats for and whom without I would die too. You never know what the future brings, but I have you all now and I intend to enjoy, appreciate, and love you while I can!! <3
Posted by Janet on Saturday, June 19 @ 12:09:36 PDT (29 reads)
Happy father's day to the newest and bestest daddy to our newest and tiniest girl!
I tried to surprise Brian for Father's Day dinner with Dim Sum at a nice Chinese restaurant RIGHT on the bay. Gorgeous views, and my husband loves the ocean! So I thought it was perfect. Good food, but something different from our same old same old, and a beautiful view that he would love.
Of course, I had to include the grandfathers, too, but they both LEFT for the weekend! So I upped it to last night, and we were all able to make it! Even when we arrived at the restaurant, Brian didn't realize anything special was going on until I told him it was his father's day dinner- and that we had enough reservations for more than just us!
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