Dancing Emma

Our little Emma LOVES to dance. Check out her crazy moves.

Random Pictures

Emma has grown up over the past few months as well. She loves to chit chat and dance. We can definitely see Emma's personality now. She wants to do everything on her own. She is very independent. Sometimes too independent that she gets in trouble because she doesn't listen. Overall, we can't complain. She is a great big sister. She doesn't show signs of jealousy, which is good. I heard horror stories about some other kids. Emma did set the limits high though for Joshua.

So far, Emma was a much easier infant than Joshua. She never had her nights and days switched. She slept very well and she didn't eat as much as Joshua. Because she was so easy, Joshua just seems very difficult even though he is a pretty laid back baby as well. He usually only cries when it's time for him to eat. He's getting better with the sleeping thing now too. Thank goodness!!!

"This is my serious face. Don't mess with my baby brother or else..."

"One of the rare moments you will see me with a pin in my hair. I used to like having them in my hair but now I like to pull them out."

"Do you remembe rthis red hat? It's from last year."

"haha..I love to go out. I'm all ready with my new red coat and hat on."

"Toddler in Red!!"

Emma's 1st Time Trick or Treating

This year was the 1st time Emma got to go trick or treating. She was too young to go out last year but she really had a great time this year. When we got to the houses that were decorated, she looked at the decorations and said, "pretty." She also said thank you to all the people who gave her treats. I had a great time taking her out and seeing the enjoyment in her face. I can't wait until next year so Joshua can go out as well.

"Cheese. I'm getting ready to go trick or treating."

"Hurry up Mommy. I'm getting so excited. I don't know why because I know you won't let me eat any of the treats."

"I'm all set to go. Bye."

Our first stop was our next door neighbor.

"Thank you. Time to go to the next house."

Swaddled Emma

The other day, I had sent Song out to pick up a few things from the store. He came back with this huge Boston Red Sox towel which he used to swaddle Emma in.

"Hmm...this is bringing back all the memories of when I was an infant."

"Help! Unwrap me! I don't like to be swaddled like a burrito anymore."

Videos of Emma

Emma playing the Wii.

Emma doing peek-a-boo and walking in my crocs.

Fun Photos

After our trip to the beach, we haven't really gone anywhere to take more exciting pictures. Here are just a few pictures from different days.

Emma is the only girl when she has a playdate with the Kim and Byun boys. Here she is having a snack with Matthew, Lucas, Kyle and Christian. There's also Zachary but he's only 6 months old so he can't have snacks with them yet.

"Hmm...I know Joshua is in Mommy's belly but how did he get there? Mommy said I should save that question for Daddy when he gets home."

"Here is the newest member of the Paik family. Dachi...Uncle Andy's new puppy. Joey is going to turn 4 on Sept. 24th but he was afraid of this little 1 month old. We don't get it. He isn't afraid of the much larger, Jindo, but he's afraid of this little thing. OMG."

"I'm playing tea party with Dachi."

"Let me get down to your level."

"Come here Dachi...let me pick you up."

"She's a cute little puppy."

"Dachi chased Joey off his blanket."

"I'm a little strawberry. Aunt Connie got me this outfit from China."

"This is what I think of the Patriots' season without Tom Brady. Zzzzzzzz...."

"I got this pink Tom Brady jersey on my 1st birthday from my friend, Gavin, but Tom isn't even playing this year."

"Who's this Casel guy? Whatever, the Patriots are 2-0 right now so it's not so bad afterall."

"Hmm...maybe we need to change this #12 Brady jersey into a #16 Casel jersey."

Random Videos in August

Emma Says Joshua

Emma Says Bye Bye

Emma Loves the Beach

Emma Walking on the Beach

Emma's New Table

Emma has outgrown a lot of her baby toys, so I wanted to get her a big girl toy. Well, it guess it's not really a toy but a table and chairs. She likes to try to climb up on our living room furniture but since they are too tall, it's a little dangerous. I went to Ikea with my mom and one of my mom's friend. I picked out this cute table, 2 chairs and 2 stools. My mom and her friend, bought it for Emma. Emma loves her table and chairs. She will sit in one of the chairs and then ask for a snack. She truly looks like a big girl now.

"Oh yeah!!! Furniture fit for me!!"

"Mommy...can I have some Cheerios please?"

"I can get on and off the chair all by myself."

"Don't bother me...I'm working on my laptop."

"haha...just kidding. You can play with me. I'm not really working."

"I like to look at books while sitting in my chair too."

"It's Mommy and Daddy in this picture. This is a picture of us when I was born in the hospital."

Look How Much We've Grown

The other day, we had a playdate over Nicholas' house. Emma and Nick are a week apart and Isabella is a few months older. The kids have grown up so much over the year. They are all walking around, talking and finally interacting with each other. When they were younger, they just did their own thing when we had playdates. Now, they play together.

"Everyone learn to share with each other."

"Hey Nick...why did Isabella flip the music table over?"

"This ball is the perfect size for our small hands. Don't you think?"

Emma and Nick are about a month old in this picture. This was the kids' first playdate together.

Now look how much they have grown. In a couple of months, we'll add an infant to the group with Joshua. Nick will have a boy buddy.

Swimming with Daddy

Emma loves the water so we took her to our community pool a few weeks ago. She went swimming with her Daddy.

"Hey kid...do you mind not splashing around near me? I'm still a beginner."

"Daddy to the rescue or do I need to rescue Daddy?"

"Daddy...where did you go? You know you're not supposed to leave me unattended."

"Gotcha! Why do you have 4 eyes? Let me help you get rid of them."

"Ooops...sorry Daddy. I poked your real eyes."

"I'm going to get you Daddy. Maybe one day, I'll beat Michael Phelps' record."

"Oh look...it's an orange ball. What do you think of my new bikini? Grandma Paik bought it for me."

"Mommy...I got the ball. It's so small."

"Look at my form. Do you think I should tryout for the water polo team? My cousins in California play water polo."

"Uncle Henry, you have to go over there for me to pass you the ball."

Emma on the Potty

Last month, I started potty training Emma. I know, I know...it's very early. Most kids don't start until they are about 2 and a half years old. Emma just turned 15 months. I don't have a strict schedule. I only put her on her little potty in the mornings when she wakes up. She's been pretty good about going pee pee in her potty in the mornings. I can't seem to time it right during the day and I don't want to stress her out with the whole potty training thing since it is a bit early. The first day Emma used her potty was July 28th.

"Mommy...I just woke up. I haven't even had the chance to get the eye boogies out. What are you doing to me?"

"Yeah!!! I went pee pee in the potty. I'm a big girl now."

Pool Party with Nicholas

It's been really hot the past few weeks here in Northern VA. Emma's buddy, Nicholas, invited her over to his house for a little pool party on his deck. Mama Bohon baby-proofed the deck so the little ones can play in the water and stay in the shade from the sun.

Emma: "Hey Nick. Thanks for inviting me over to play in your cool pool. How do you get in?"

Nicholas: "Hey Emma. Thanks for coming over to play with me. Here...all you have to do is step right in. It's not too deep."

Nicholas: "Wait! Let me make sure you have enough sunscreen on your back. I wouldn't want you to get sunburned."

Nicholas: "Wow, look at all your teeth? Your Mommy says that you have 14!! I only have 5."

Nicholas: "I'm so glad you came over to play. I was bored."
Emma: "Yeah yeah. Can I go play in the water now?"

Nicholas: "Well, let me give you one more hug before we go in the pool."

Emma: "I'm out of here."

Nicholas: "Now that you're in the pool, let me give you one more hug. haha."

Emma: "Nick!! I want to play in the pool. Stop hugging me already! Once is good enough. C'mon, lets play or else I'm going home."
Nicholas: "Okay okay. I'm sorry. Lets play. Look, I can clap my hands."

Nicholas: "Here Emma...you can play with this."
Emma: "Oh, I have the same toy at home."

Emma: "Mommy, how many more pictures are you going to take?"

Emma: "I'm going to get some water in this bucket to splash you, if you don't stop taking pictures."

Emma: "Uh oh. I dumped all the water out."

Emma: "I need to go pee pee. Let me cop a squat here. It's okay...I'm wearing a swim diaper so the pee pee won't get in the water."

Emma: "Oooh...the water is warm now. haha. Just kiddding."

Emma: "Mommy, I caught a fish."
Nicholas: "I'm thirsty. Let me get a quick drink."