Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Miscellaneous Going Ons

We got to spend 3 wh0le weeks with my folks & it was great. They got lots of Sydney time. :) Here are some photos from our time together.

Bungai Beach
who knew crabs liked pretzels?


sydney in her beach gear to keep away the sun & sand fleas
ready for the picnic!


she'll be walking soon

i'm not sure if i'm ready for that!grammy & poppy putting together her new "bike"

beep beep! i love this toy!

As of now Sydney is 13 months. She can wave, blow kisses, walk with assistance, help you dress her, brush her hair, sort shapes, babble like crazy & use the signs for milk, drink, more & finished. And climb around on everything like a monkey.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Sydney's First Birthday!


syd's actual birthday february 4th, just a small gathering at home with a few friends & my parents


that's my girl!

this cake is just for sydney - and created to look like her cocktail napkins


the birthday monkey princess herself


view from the deck of the piasau boat club where we had the party

happy birthday beautiful girl


syd making the moves on william

singing happy birthday...


sweet kisses for mommy


my folks helped make it extra special


just getting into her own cake


after playing with/eating her own cake


phew! party is over & daddy gave her a shower in the locker room to get most of the frosting out of her hair
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Kapalai Sipadan Mabul Trip

Here are some photos from our trip. We met Mom & Dad in Kota Kinabalu after their trip 1/2 way around the world. We all stayed the night at the Meredian Hotel & after a fantastic bay side Indian dinner headed to bed since we had a 7:00 am flight. The folks were whipped to say the least.

We woke up & headed back to the airport & boarded an hour flight to Tawau. Once there we got into a van for an hour ride to the port & then another hour ride to the resort. The resort was built entirely on stilts & every room had a breath taking view & a bathtub with a window that opened up so you could bathe & look at the wildlife under water. So cool!

There had been a US Embassy alert that Americans shouldn't travel here to East Sabah for fear of being kidnapped. We decided to not tell Mom & Dad that until we arrived. The resort is close to the Phillipines & there was concern about pirates but the resort was patrolled by the Malaysian Navy & we had a big red emergency button in our room to hit in case someone entered our room. We felt safe. Seriously!

Ken & I got to SCUBA in one of the top 5 dive spots in the world & Mom & Dad got to snorkel & hang out with Sydney. Win Win! We had such a good time.




boat ride back to dry land
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Kapalai Sipadan Mabul Trip

Here is a badly edited version of me & Ken's dive at Sipadan. We swam with sharks, giant sea turtles & a huge school of Barracudas!
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Monday, February 22, 2010

Christmas 2009

Things have been great - we loved having so many guests recently & are now planning our trip back home along with a holiday maybe to Thailand over Easter. But I must get caught up on the blog!

That said - here is Christmas 2009. Hope everyone's was jolly! Ken's mom Elaine visited us here so we got to enjoy her & Sydney's first Christmas experience. Awww!



my great grandma got me a cookie monster but i liked the suitcase just as much
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