Sunday, September 1, 2013

Zoey's first official haircut!

Sept 1st

I finally got my first real haircut!! Bachan and mommy cut a few strands here and there when I was little, to get the hair out of my face, but they never gave me a full haircut! My hair was getting really long and stringy and so mommy thought it was time to get it cut! I did really well at the hair cut place and didn't complain at all! I look like a big girl now!

getting ready

doing well

big high five!

my finished product

Friday, August 30, 2013

Kiley turns 1!

August 30th

Today Kiley officially turns 1! Kiley’s walking!! She can stand up on her own from the ground without holding onto anything and she can take a few steps! I think the most she’s taken was maybe 5 and then she sits down. She can get places faster crawling so she still prefers to do that but when she’s standing she’ll try to take a few steps before sitting down!! She cruises all over the place, loves pushing all the push toys/strollers etc, and wants to climb on everything! She loves to go up the stairs and can go down them backwards now but Mommy and Daddy still have to watch her. Kiley likes music and will clap or dance when she hears it and she loves animals, especially dogs! She’ll yell out ‘da’ everytime! She is a really quick learner and will learn to do something after just watching or doing it once! She has learned to play the music on her little musical piano, she can put all the rings on the stacker, she can turn knobs, push buttons to make things happen, she can put the balls on the all the activity toys and she has learned to blow in and out of the little ‘froggy’ toy to make noise! She also can ‘kick’ the balls now and will kick if you hold her and she will ‘pass’ the ball from side to side. She likes to try and put on her own clothes and shoes although she is far from being successful, but it’s still fun to watch. She will put things away and give you what she has if you ask her to. She always looks for me and gets really excited when she sees me. She loves to ‘race’ up the stairs with me! She also likes to play with Rocky and give him his toys and play tug a war with him.


Personality: Mommy says Kiley is a little feisty one! She gets super frustrated when she cant’ do something that she’s trying to do or if she doesn’t get what she wants! She is also very stubborn and when she wants something she will let you know! She laughs and smiles more than she used to and likes to play games like peek a boo. She also gets a bit‘jealous’ when I am with mommy and she wants to be with her.  Overall though mommy says she's a pretty mellow baby and let's me get away with taking over things. 

Eating: She loves all the starches- rice, bread, pasta and she does like meats- chicken, turkey, but her favorite thing is tofu! She inhales that stuff! She will eat peas and some squash and she likes some fruits but not all. She drinks really well from the straw and will drink water quite often through the day! She also likes her smoothies!

Teeth: she has 4 teeth now!! The top ones came in a couple of months ago ( I think). The top and bottom are quite crooked so hopefully they will eventually straighten out. I think part of the reason they are crooked though is because she grinds her teeth and will kind of hold her mouth sideways resting her teeth against each other in a crooked position.

It's been a little bit funner now that my little sister is getting older because I can try and play with her,  although I don't always like it when she tries to play with me.  All the toys are 'mine' right now, I have made it a point that I want to keep it that way! I have been having to learn how to 'share' and be 'patient', both of which are NOT easy for me!








Saturday, August 24, 2013

Kiley's 1st bday party!

August 24th

Today we celebrated Kiley's 1st bday! My mommy and daddy had the party at SACBC- the buddhist church in union city. It was in the gymnasium which was perfect for all the kids to run around and play! We had a fairy that came to do some singing with us and to make balloons for us! It was a lot of fun! There were a lot of my friends there too so I had fun running around with everyone! I think Kiley had fun, although she was getting pretty tired at the end! She lasted through the blowing of the candle and eating of the cake, although she started to get frustrated when she couldn't get the cake in her mouth! I got to sing happy birthday to her and even blow out her candle for her! I'm not sure how much longer she'll let me do that! I hope Kiley had a good birthday party!

Crafts!
Fuzzy caterpillars

Pom pom caterpillars!
Hungry caterpillar theme!

MMM! Cupcakes!
The 'fairy'

My balloon the fairy made
Singing happy birthday to Kiley




Helping blow out the candle!
Happy 1st birthday Kiley!!

Family pic!
Kiley enjoying her cupcake!

With my second cousins and grand auntie
With Bachan

Kiley not so happy anymore!
Uncle Dean , Auntie Nicole and Colty

Kiley with Mommy and Daddy
Playing with Tyler

Tyler, what are you doing??

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Makena's bday party

August 18th

Today we went to Makena's 5th birthday party! She loves the giants and so Auntie Carrie decorated everything with the Giant's theme! We even had ice cream in cute Giant's hats! It was a really fun party and I had fun seeing everyone and playing with all the toys!!

Reading with Uncle Todd
Cute gift bags

Pretty cupcakes!
Yeah Giant's!

Trevor and Kiley playing
Makena blowing out her 'candle'

Cute Inouye family pic!
Kiley with her giants 'hat'

A little small for me!
Happy Birthday Makena!!

Me and Leah! We look like sisters!

Saturday, August 10, 2013

SACBC Obon

August 10th

Tonight we all went to the SACBC obon dancing. I danced last year with Bachan but only got to dance one song because we got there late. This year we got there in time and we got to dance all the dances! I followed mommy around and around the circle. I don't think she knew what she was doing, but it was still fun trying to wave the fan around and follow her! This was Kiley's first Obon and although she ended taking a nap through the whole thing, she did stay awake long enough to take some pictures with me in my kimono!

Me and Bachan
Ready to dance!

Posing...
Kiley's trying to pose too!




Family pic!
Posing with Bachan again

Getting ready to go dance
This thing is long!

Trying to follow mommy

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Uncle Brent and Alexander come visit!

August 3rd

Today we got to meet up with Daddy's Uncle Brent and his cousin Alexander! They were visiting from Chicago and so we all met up for brunch out in Jack London Square. It was so nice to see them again ( I had met them awhile back when I was younger !) Alexander is so good with me and Uncle Brent was really good at reading me lots and lots of books! We had fun being with them and hope that they can come visit us again soon!


Friday, August 2, 2013

Phoebe comes to visit

August 2nd

Today Phoebe and Uncle Kevin came to visit Kiley and Mommy because Uncle Kevin had the day off! Mommy and Kiley had a lot of fun hanging out with them ! And Phoebe was so good with Kiley! They played peek a boo, ate lunch together and played with all the toys. Next I hope I'm home when they come visit!