Ho Ho Ho!

The goal was no tears. I was about to start crying and then Santa made mommy sit next to him with me on her lap for awhile. Mom said something about Santa being a little creepy. After 5 minutes of "warming up", mama finally ran out of the photo. I sat with Santa without tears but there was NO WAY I was going to smile, even when mama was jumping up and down like a crazy lady trying to make me laugh. I managed to mutter "choo choo" before I got off his lap so hopefully Santa will honor my wish since I have been SUCH a good girl!!!

Yo Gabba Gabba Party

My friend Mahalia turned 2 on the 17th and I got to go to her birthday party last weekend. I had so much fun.


We pushed around the car.




I really liked 5 month old Maeve. I had to know where "beby" was at all times.




Bryant and Mahalia having fun on the bike!




Mom just thinks my face is cute! =)



The birthday girl blowing out her candle. I love Brobee.



I liked playing pin the eye on Muno!




Believe it or not, the other two kids are only 6 months older than me. I guess I am "petite".



The balloon was also pretty entertaining.




"Let's go out and play with DJ Emma Kalai today!"



Mom turned the Brobee bean bag toss game into a photo op. =)

Happy Birthday "Heya"!

Emma's Dissertation

For those who do not believe that my child ALWAYS has something to say, we finally captured our little "jabber jaws" on tape nonstop talking!

Happy Halloween!!!

I had a very busy Halloween! Mama decided to dress me up as a raccoon for Halloween. See January 25 2009 post on Mama's old pregnancy blog to get the full story behind the outfit that became my costume.
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On Friday, I got to bring my costume to school and practiced how to trick or treat by visiting the elderly friends that are at my daycare. I had so much fun. I got to wear my cool "oinch" shirt one more time this year to school.



Mama was gone on a work trip until Saturday night, so just like she promised, we carved my pumpkin after I ate breakfast this morning. I had so much fun digging in it!



I was pretty excited after I got dressed up to go to my friend Kayla's house with Mom and Dad.




I liked Kayla's Elmo chair.




I LOVE Kayla! Isn't this the sweetest picture of us?




Checking out Landon's dinosaur costume





Wow, Kayla is Elmo!




I was REALLY excited when I finally got to head out to go trick or treating!



This raccoon knows how to chill!




Waiting for my friends



Me and Mama before I finally headed back home

Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...How about you, you, you?

I am so glad that by Friday afternoon I was finally starting to feel better from my awful sickness. I ended up having to miss school all week because my fever just wouldn't go away. It stayed between 102 and 104 for nearly 3 days, even with the aid of tylenol/motrin. =( I was so miserable and could barely sleep. Mama took me back to the doctor, where they attached this really uncomfortable bag to my "private area" and I was supposed to pee in it. Well, I peed alright, but of course NONE of it went in the bag. So back to the doctor we went to get ANOTHER bag attached. Mama had three cups in her purse (water, juice, and milk). She made me drink so much and then I got to walk around outside the doctor's office. Filled the bag in 10 minutes. =) Fortunately the test came back negative for a UTI. Unfortunately, I also developed a horrible rash from having an allergic reaction to my antibiotics. It started just on my tummy and back but spread all over. I'm glad it didn't bother me. Once I got my new medicine, I started to feel a whole lot better. After being trapped in the house all week, I was glad to get to enjoy some time with my Uncle Dave and Aunt Hilary today. Me, mama, and dad me them at the zoo today and I had a lot of fun!


My smiles are finally back!




I was trying my best to wrap Uncle Dave around my finger. It worked.




Kissing the bird statue




It started sprinkling but I was pretty exhausted already so was ready to head home!




Thanks for visiting me! XOXOXOXO

These Boots are Made for Walkin'.....

Don't I look so cool in my mom's boots!?

I love my family!

I am so good at saying all of my grandparents' names now! I say "Vovo", "Papa", "Mema", "G-ampa", "PoPo" and "GongGong" very clearly. All of my uncles are universally "un-koh" but I do have 5 of them so that's a lot of names to remember! Every time I see photos around the house of people in my family, I like to point at them and say who everyone is. This makes my mom happy that I at least know my family members' names, even though I don't get to see them very often. With the holidays coming up, I am hoping to get to see everyone so very soon! Here's a picture my mom found of me with PoPo and GongGong right after I ate some dim sum! I don't LOVE dim sum yet, but I am starting to eat more of it now!

Pumpkin Patch Fiasco

After last year's miserable trip to the pumpkin patch (remember, Emma ended up in urgent care with pink eye and an ear infection?), we were hoping for a more positive experience this year. Well, after not seeing a SINGLE picture of Emma smiling, my mommy instincts kicked in and I figured she was probably not feeling well. Low and behold, we wound up at the doctor's office Monday afternoon with a double ear infection. The past few days have been miserable for Emma. She has been running a fever between 102 and 104 and sleeping on and off. When not sleeping, she is crying. This afternoon, it seems as though the fever has finally subsided and hopefully she is on the road to recovery!



"What are you looking at mom? I'm just trying to blend in with all the pumpkins!"



It is like torture to get her to take pictures with me these days!



While yelling something, she saw the giant inflatable slide. Once she got her heart set on that, the mood was downhill from there. She just did NOT want to hear that she was too small to go on that slide!



I am pretty sure she was telling me off for some reason.




Riding on the train with Daddy

Long Overdue Update

Life has been very busy in the Lui house since Mama went back to work at the beginning of September. I have changed a lot and am growing more each day. In a few more days, I will be 17 months old already! Mama calls me her "spirited" child. This basically means that mom is trying to be nice and I really like to have my own way and do things for myself. I like to scream pretty loud and stomp my feet or throw myself on the floor when things don't go my way. I have a strong opinion about things but overall, I'm still pretty easy going. =)

I can say a lot of new words now. I understand a lot more than I can express right now, but I'm really good at following directions when my parents ask me. I know lots of animal sounds, my body parts and all of my family members. I can put all my own dirty laundry away, clean up my toys, and clear off and wipe my tray when I'm finished eating. I like to say "hi" to EVERYONE. Here is a video showing off how smart I am.



I get to go to the pumpkin patch with my parents today. I'll post pictures soon!

Summer Fun!

Reading books with Vovo and Kupuna



Fun times at the park, even though everyone ran over to the other side!



This is the best captured photo of me with my friends Sydni and Grayson




I got to meet my friend Nicolas for the first time on a playdate at Pretend City in Irvine. Mama told me to give him a kiss and I gave him my ear. =)



Maybe I'll be a fireman when I grow up!



Playing on the swing at Kayla's house



Followed by some pool time to cool off! Phew it was hot!



And playing in her cool outside house too! Anyone want some breakfast? ;)


Ah, finally back inside with the A/C to cool off!



Mama gets to stay with me for a few more days and then she has to go back to work. =( Yesterday I had my 15 month checkup. I now weigh 22 lbs and am 30 1/4 in tall. I am getting so big! I fell asleep after seeing the doctor while waiting to get my shots. Surprisingly enough, they did the finger prick while I was sleeping and I didn't even flinch. But as soon as they poked me with the first needle, I got sorta mad. After three pokes (2 in one leg and 1 in the other), I cried a little bit but mama says I was so brave because I was okay after a minute or so. I got to stay home today to recover but it's back to school for me in the morning!

Visit to the Aquarium

Daddy, Mama, and I went to the SeaLife Aquarium next to LegoLand in Carlsbad. It was soooo cool and I had lots of fun. Mom and Dad had no idea how many times I would say "fish" and "wowwwww"!

Despite how I look, I was really excited to go in!



Pushing a cool button to make a light turn on in the tank


Followed by my really weird looking little dance!


Look, a 'pish"!


And another one!!!



Trying to get up close and personal!



These were my favorite! I'm definitely saying "pish" in this picture!


What Mom?! I ain't doin' nuffin!



Fine, I'll take a picture with you but I'm not going to look at the camera!



And to top it all off, here's a little video of my visit! Thanks Mom and Dad! It was so fun!