Well...there goes my new years resolution to update my blog more frequently.
But we have a good excuse. It was truly the end of an era as we moved from Northern California back to Southern California. Ever since our CAL days we have been living in the Bay Area ... got married, had 2 kids. Collectively, we've lived in Berkeley, Richmond, Emeryville, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Santa Clara. So, why did we move down? Mainly because our family was ready for a change and felt like things were coming together so that we were able to make this move. I guess we could have moved anywhere but moving to SoCal makes sense for two reasons. 1. Both our families live in LA and 2. LA Lakers are here. I kid about #2, but maybe not Chang.
Our move down was an ordeal mainly because our kids slowed us down a lot and we had accumulated too much stuff over the years. I finally threw out my old college notes and books, clothes that have hung around since junior high, and lots of useless kid's junk, like those Mcdonald's happy meal toys. McDonald's has made bank off of me! Even after a gazillion visits to the Salvation Army we still had too much stuff. Our move was pretty disorganized and hectic so we didn't even get to properly say bye to a lot of people ... so sorry. But I'm sure we will see you again sometime soon. We will totally miss Norcal and all our friends up there!!
So, now here we are at what is seemingly such a random city called Anaheim Hills, which is not even that close to my hometown and extended family (it is a 40 minute drive from PV without traffic and I don't want to know what it is with traffic). God has a purpose for bringing us here so I am really excited about this place. So, what is so great about this place so far ... there is a market, Costco, Target, etc ... all really close by. When you are single, who cares about that? But once you have a family, dull, quiet, suburbia is really the best place to live. The only thing we are missing here is the beach, but I figure I can drive out to PV or Laguna Beach.
Here are some random pics from the past month ...
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| Lauren's favorite baby sitter - Thank You Mrs. Kong! |
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| Ryan's Favorite Hyung - Thanks Jandre! |
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| Ryan is into making silly faces these days! |
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| Trip to Target - our favorite place to shop |
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| Oh Lauren - You are such a handful but oh so cute! |
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| Ryan is such a big boy now. |
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| Ryan secretly likes you a lot Sarah! |
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Who is this silly girl?!!
OK. That's better.
But Lauren, I think we need to work on improving our behavior...
Please stop playing with and/or eating mommy and daddy and ryan's dirty shoes.
Please stop trying to put your hands in toilet water.
Please stop stealing everyone's food.
Please stop bothering Ryan.
And please stop screaming your head off.
But even still, you are so lovable...
You like to dance everytime there is music
You eat food with happiness and delight
You love to hug daddy, and big brother, and me
You don't need toys to be entertained, just people
Lauren just recently started standing...a whole 3 seconds!! Yay!
Ryan, on the other hand, is starting his new preschool on Monday. It's called Independence Christian Preschool. Prayer Request: Please help Ryan to love his new school, new teachers, and new friends.
Have a good weekend!
