First Camping Trip

It was early April and we headed out to a sunny coastal site on the hood canal. It was sunny for a little bit, and super windy!

Kindergarten Photo!

Sorry to be so absent on this blog site! We're working on getting some posts up that include life with Rainbow Flower, but for now, please enjoy my favorite school photo, thus far, for Sophie.

The Best Story!

Sophie and I have been trying to come up with new ways to tell stories with our blankets, toys, traffic on 99, anything really. We also have a lot of fun reinterpreting an old story or to give it new possibilities. It's my way of teaching her how to tell stories -- I just can't help it. And she has come up with really good stories -- very short though. Here's the best yet:

"Once upon the time, there was a balloon. And it tasted like a balloon. The end."


The word "tasted" captures it all: curiosity, disappointment and perhaps bitterness. I can taste it in my mouth :)

Baby...Oh, baby!

Sylvie-Ly Van Ngo was born at 9.46pm on Dec 27, 2014. She was 7 lbs 8 oz and 17 inches. She was very determined. Here's a picture of Sophie and Sylvie.

Baby #2 is coming!

Van is in labor. Baby is coming. Van's doctor scheduled the birth induction for Monday. But baby wants to come early. Baby is determined!

We've been waiting for a while now. I'm glad I put in the car seat earlier today. Seahawks are playing against the Rams tomorrow for the #1 seed in the NFC. I will probably miss the game tomorrow. But it's OK. I'm going to call her "Babyhawk"... or Power 17 (it's a power run play).