home sweet home

We moved into a cozy little place in Highland Park that was built in 1912. One of the best perks...we have a lemon tree! And an incredible view of the hills and mountains from the top of the hill in our backyard.

1st haircut

Goodbye to those sweet little curls!

my little dim sum

Abel and I have very similar personalities. Neither one responds well to confined spaces and restrictions. With a week of solid rain and a good portion of the day spent indoors, we desperately needed a break from just each other (to word it nicely). So, I strapped the kiddo to my hip and took the train to Chinatown for a dim sum date in the rain. And he's crazy about dim sum and oolong tea! Or maybe just the novelty of chopsticks and all the ladies pushing the carts around yelling "siu mai... ha gau?"

2 partial zebras = 1 zebra

Oscar is such a good sport! Thanks for the costume, Lisa.

my 1st quilt

Since I'm a mom now, these are the things you learn to do, right? Cook and bake well, sew and make things for cold nights or dirty diapers, and blog. I guess that's what you do. I thought I better take a stab at my first quilt. I started it back in the summer and I'm just now getting around to tying the knots by hand, which takes more time than I imagined. As always, my first attempt at something new, I jumped to the most difficult of things; tea dying all my fabrics and hand tying all my knots. I guess there's a much easier way to begin. Hopefully I will have a finished product to show in my new home in Highland Park in 2 weeks!

Rose Parade 2010

Happy New Year!