tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91233099829078947902023-11-15T05:49:49.827-08:00the N.Gee. clanShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-61298530792544777742014-04-01T10:31:00.000-07:002014-04-01T10:31:03.248-07:00Happy Bday Lil Finn<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="height: 494px; width: 425px;">
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-86736067297295699272013-12-25T19:06:00.002-08:002013-12-25T19:06:14.208-08:00Oh Christmas Tree on speed<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/73590190">Four years old</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1480998">Shannon Ng</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-44177281577929231072013-08-11T11:50:00.002-07:002013-08-11T11:50:11.807-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">C: He wants to go outside but he doesn't have shoes</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">C: Girls aren't cranky. Boys are!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Kayu: Who's there</span></b><br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-1336817014848015442013-07-05T16:47:00.002-07:002013-07-05T16:51:54.968-07:00Happy 4th of July!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-77584375728186889972013-07-02T07:20:00.000-07:002013-07-02T07:20:01.030-07:00C's Preschool Graduation Performance<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Green Tea Cake</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 cups flour</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 cup sugar</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/4 cup agave nectar</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 tablespoons matcha green tea powder</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 teaspoons baking powder</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 cup greek plain yogurt</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1/3 cup olive oil</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1 tsp vanilla extract</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and Enjoy! </span></b>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-22953779033526435982013-06-30T19:47:00.001-07:002013-06-30T19:47:27.133-07:00Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>I am blaming the newbies on Kayu's mother and grandmother =) They both thought we should have four chickens and the more I think about it, the more economical four chickens sound. We are only feeding one more mouth but our egg production should increase. Now if you do the math, you are probably saying to yourself, 3 + 2 does not equal 4. Here's the deal...we are convinced that Little is a rooster. He/she is much larger than the other two and the tail feathers seem to be curving much like a rooster. Only time will tell, but in the mean time we decided to get two babies since they can't be raised solo. This time we got a Plymouth Rock and a Rhode Island Red. Currently the black one is Millie (named after my coworker) and the Red is Penny.</b></span></div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-86168903723237611032013-06-24T20:48:00.004-07:002013-06-24T20:48:44.095-07:00A letter to Grandma Ng<div style="text-align: center;">
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Grandma Ng,<br />
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I don’t think words could express how thankful I am that you left all your familiar surroundings in NYC to come live with us and take care of Charlotte. I think Charlotte will be able to look back and have fond memories of your time together. Sometimes I would come home from work and it was as if you two had your own little inside jokes…giggling like school girls. I also think that this time helped build a solid foundation for Charlotte learning Chinese which she will hopefully build upon in the years to come.<br />
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It was nice to have your company around the house while Kayu was gone. I know I slept better at night knowing that you were there as well. I will dearly miss your wonderful home cooked meals. I know my diet improved drastically with all the delicious vegetables you cooked. I am very grateful for all the cleaning and extra work you did to help out around the house.<br />
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Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to see Charlotte as much as I did due to my hectic work schedule. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You will be missed!<br />
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Love,<br />
Shannon<br />
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<br />Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-70851310268299911362013-06-20T17:15:00.001-07:002013-06-22T19:24:00.813-07:00Pimp my chicken coop<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>I was getting worried because the chickens were getting bigger and they had no real home besides the roosting cardboard box in the garage. The ornery chickens had also figured out how to jump on the rim of the box. I had found a coop with a garden top that I had liked in a magazine so I asked Kayu to sketch up some plans. Well my genius husband found the exact coop that I wanted with plans in a book at barnes and noble. So I did what any cheap girl would do, I sat at barnes and noble and took pictures of the plans. Twenty-five pictures and a couple of stares from the employee later and I was ready to build a coop. My aunt and cousin stepped up to the plate and agreed (well I don't know that Kelly really knew what she was getting into) to help me build it. I felt rather empowered after the coop was built that we were able to complete the project all by ourselves. Kayu joked that it was "made by girls for girls." I only wish I had gotten a picture of the 3 of us after with power tools in hand.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: Give me a big hug </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: That wasn't a big hug. You didn't squeeze me</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: Smell my hair (after taking a bath). Does it smell like strawberries?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: Grandma do you like cats?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Grandma Ng: No cats. Cats no good </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">(C laughs hysterically and the same conversation repeats itself)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: I have a brother and sister. They are at my new house.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Mommy: So where is this new house?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: Right behind your house. But you can't go there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Daddy: Eat your dinner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: Maybe I will do that tomorrow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">(After C drew the body of a butterfly)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Mommy: Are you going to draw the wings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">C: No, I will do that tomorrow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Everything is about tomorrow these days...</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-25827502714443152482013-05-09T21:15:00.002-07:002013-05-09T21:15:16.657-07:00A Girl and her chicks<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is no doubt that Charlotte loves these little chicks...she is constantly chasing them around and picking them up. I actually think they oddly prefer her over other people. We try to get them outside for a couple of hours each day. They love to nestle in the dirt and look for insects. This is what I like to call their "toddler" years.
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-62335614386422982212013-04-25T22:42:00.001-07:002013-04-25T22:42:21.215-07:00Meet the newest members of our clan<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know...I know...call me crazy. I really had good intentions of waiting until it was closer for Kayu to come home. Then my neighbor impulse bought 2 more chicks (on top of the 4 she already had) and had regrets. How could I say "No" to these cuties. Nugget (the brown one) and Little (the blackish/gray one) are Ameraucana chickens and will lay blue and green eggs. Honey (the golden one) is a New Hampshire Red.</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8676900194/" title="chicks by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="chicks" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8676900194_7d6a9e7739.jpg" width="333" /></a>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you think kids grow fast, you should see how fast these little ladies are growing.
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-54714845622759924292013-03-28T21:34:00.002-07:002013-03-28T21:37:18.823-07:00i'mmm back<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I took a small hiatus while I was busy trying to keep kitties from scratching toddlers, growing a garden, and trying to convince my husband that backyard chickens are a fabulous idea. Sadly I have only succeeded at growing my indoor garden {California is great because unlike WY, you don't have to worry about massive hail storms and 90 mph winds destroying your vegetables}</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Charlotte has been talking up a storm lately and I have been terrible about writing stuff down. Here are a few tid bits that I can remember....</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Me: Where do you live?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>C: Califunga</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Me: Where is Daddy?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>C: Afnanistan</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>C: Are you married?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Me: Yep</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>C: Oh. That's cute!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lastly, elevators are commonly referred to as "alligators" and smoothie sounds more like "smovie."</b></span></span><br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-88521778621172890992012-12-31T22:01:00.003-08:002012-12-31T22:01:33.114-08:00Happy New Year<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Here is to 2013 bringing you laughter and new adventures! </b></span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-57620138683831094912012-12-27T15:22:00.002-08:002012-12-27T15:22:30.295-08:00Charlotte's Conversation of the Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Charlotte: Daddy, Santa got me a kitchen!
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Kayu: yea
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Charlotte: He got me a puppy too! But he forgot my kitty, huh?
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Kayu: He did...
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Charlotte: Cause, I want a kitchen, a puppy, and a kitty!
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The picture above is Charlotte with Tweet the birdie. He was found among our pile of Christmas ornaments. Tweet got disconnected from his Care Bear friend and has since become Charlotte's little pet friend. She once took him to school and gave him to a friend. He was later found on the floor at school and has managed to make his way back to our house.</b></span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-62627748439707656732012-12-25T16:31:00.000-08:002012-12-25T16:31:11.787-08:00Merry Christmas!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/56301246">Christmas 2012</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1480998">Shannon Ng</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-78577023564695386302012-12-25T11:22:00.003-08:002012-12-25T11:22:46.647-08:00Christmas Crafts<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had wanted to make these ornaments last year but we didn't get around to it. I loved the simplicity of it. Applesauce, glue, and cinnamon. They made the house smell wonderful.
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</b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8304864563/" title="reindeerprints by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="reindeerprints" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8304864563_ed1c07c687.jpg" width="500" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>When I was in kindergarten we made red sweatshirts with a reindeer like this. I think this was the first time Charlotte didn't freak out about paint getting on her hands.
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</b></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8305952542/" title="GingerbreadHousecollage by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="GingerbreadHousecollage" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8305952542_7337018b9d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>We made this baby from scratch and it was a 3 day process. I made the batter which had to refrigerated. Luckily Kayu rolled out the dough and cut it because it was so tough he basically had to man handle it. The last day we decorated. I tried not to be too obsessive compulsive about the candy placement =)</b></span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-25626561241911465252012-12-12T20:31:00.003-08:002012-12-12T20:31:41.844-08:00She makes my heart full<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8266233706/" title="berkeley17 by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="berkeley17" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8364/8266233706_597d863684.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>She told me that I am her best friend. And then she continued to tell me that the cat is her best friend. Well..at least I was first.
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-75910773464806141212012-12-07T20:49:00.000-08:002012-12-07T20:49:08.279-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Raspberries always bring back special memories of spending the summer at my Grandma Phillips' house and picking fresh raspberries from her backyard. She always had raspberry jam on hand to smother our toast with.
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8254271082/" title="raspberryrolls3 by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="raspberryrolls3" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8254271082_082c71f268.jpg" width="500" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8254270274/" title="raspberryrolls4 by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="raspberryrolls4" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8202/8254270274_910d604027.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>This recipe was a bit consuming as you have to let the dough rest numerous times but I would definitely recommend it for special occasions. You can check out the recipe <a href="http://joythebaker.com/2011/08/lemon-raspberry-breakfast-rolls/" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-21828815111310640892012-11-30T23:53:00.000-08:002012-11-30T23:53:13.814-08:00Merry and Bright<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>In keeping with tradition, here is our 'decorating the tree' video. Sadly Leroy didn't make his guest appearance like in years past. <a href="http://herewegoababyng.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-christmas-tree.html" target="_blank">2010</a>. <a href="http://herewegoababyng.blogspot.com/2011/11/tree-is-up.html" target="_blank">2011</a>.</b></div>
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/54653753">Christmas Tree 2012</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1480998">Shannon Ng</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
<b>This year is proving to be even more exciting than years past. When Charlotte sees the holiday decor she lights up and shouts "Christmas!" We have even discussed getting her ears pierced. We have been invited to a breakfast with Santa along with some other military families at the mall. Anytime I mention having breakfast with Santa she brings up how we are going to get earring and how it is going to hurt {since I have been trying to warn her that there is most likely going to be some pain involved}. </b><br />
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-7055668817882111412012-11-26T12:33:00.004-08:002012-11-26T12:36:36.322-08:00Watch out Daddy...there is a new boy in town<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Charlotte is a little borderline obsessed with Cooper. She talks about him on a regular basis and every time she gets mad at either Kayu or I, she tells us that she is going to tell Cooper on us<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">{which <span style="font-size: small;">remin<span style="font-size: small;">ds me of a time when I used to tell my mother I was going to run off to live with Santa Claus}</span></span></span></span></span></span>. Abigail and I joked about an arranged marriage, but at this point we might not have to worry about it. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Charlotte's latest conversation with Kayu... </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> C: "Do you like Cooper, Daddy?" </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Kayu: "Yeah, I like Cooper." </b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">C: "Okay. That will make me happy."</span></span> </span></b></div>
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Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548557835668010880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123309982907894790.post-14100739407005910682012-11-25T18:37:00.006-08:002012-11-25T20:52:28.983-08:00Counters<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Farewell icky tiled counter tops! Our quartz counter tops have been installed and they look marvelous {and are so much easier to clean}. We frantically tried getting all the painting done on the cabinets before Thanksgiving but unfortunately time was not on our side. Currently we are two-thirds of the way done painting. Now we just need to find the motivation to continue. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayuandshannon/8218579223/" title="counters by kayuandshannon, on Flickr"><img alt="counters" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8207/8218579223_25ab2534f0.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Backsplash we picked out {Luckily Kayu and I agreed on one}</b></span>
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