summer is coming to a close

it feels like summer just began and now i'm getting ready to go back to teach little kindergarteners . yes...for those who may not have heard, i will be going from 1st to k. maybe i'll like it, but i really didn't want to change grade levels yet. teachers start work on tuesday and then students come back the day after labor day. it's been a good summer though. the kims are doing well...we are happy and content as a family.


we took caleb to seal beach today and it was his first time on the swings...he enjoyed it a lot...but not for too long...just long enough for us to get some good shots.

with daddy on the swing...the peak of his enjoyment:) so happy!
daddy walking around with caleb...
a picture that we forgot to post from korea...but wanted to share with everyone. caleb sitting on an old antique chair.
more swing shots...
i love how he looks so tiny here!

awww, our little ray of sunshine....
mommy pushing caleb on the swings...
can you see his tooth?? it's on the left side looking at the picture, but it's caleb's right side.
more 1st tooth smiles...

caleb loves his daddy so much...it's wonderful to see

we met up with the torgersons....what a beautiful family.
the dads with their sons...
jesse, edmund, and caleb...
i still enjoy watching him sleep. it puts me to sleep and makes me smile.
the pier...
our gathering with gabe, tony, and john. it was such a great time!
the uncles with caleb...caleb is so lucky, he gets so much love from these guys!
uncle tony feeling caleb's tummy. he's a little monster, he eats so much!
uncle gabe with caleb...
after the cafe, we went to visit kohei at his tattoo studio. haven't seen him since high school!
auntie ashley and uncle kwan took caleb on an outing to laguna beach...


a picnic...

jun feeding calebwhile using the computer...
chillin' with uncle mark...
a day at the pool with uncle mark, kylie, and daddy...
he loved it!
and last but definitely not least...caleb with the chang kids :)

jun, caleb, and i will end with very happy notes...two people recently got engaged :) congratulations to kimbs engaged to nathaniel and christine chen engaged to danny :) yay! the day has finally come and we are so happy for both of you guys!

settling in at home

we've been back from our korea and taiwan trip for about 2 weeks now. it was such a good trip! jun and i got to spend so much time together and caleb received so much love from grandparents and many others. now that we are back home, he's back to seeing jun and me everyday again! he's getting very active as he's going into his 9th month. it's getting hard to hold him nowadays. he's eating a lot of things now and getting better and better at crawling. his bottom 2 teeth are coming in, we see it peeking through his gums. it only took him 3 days to get over jet lag and he was amazing on the airplane. he is really a good boy. he rarely fusses, only when he's tired or hungry. we have no complaints. saying "we are blessed" would be an understatement.

it's good to be back home, but we miss asia too

there's about 3 more weeks before i go back to work, so we're trying to enjoy the rest of this summer together as a family. it's been a good and fast summer. i won't write much since pictures are worth a thousand words...

i took these photos at different times and realized how alike they were, so i put it together. like father, like son...
at danshui during sunset...
christine wei holding caleb...
on top of the 101 bldg in taipei...
grandpa playing with caleb...
grandpa and caleb wearing caps...
my birthday celebration in korea...
the day we left korea...
first day in taiwan...eating yummy dumplings
night market food...yum
a friday night at the night market...so crowded...could barely move...
daddy loves caleb...
picture with mommy...
grandma playing with caleb...so much love!
caleb and his favorite blankie...
birthday cake...
playing time with daddy...
good high school friend, anita...
jun and i walking around korea...
with jun's childhood friends...
in his car seat in korea...

caleb sleeping on the plane ride back home...anita and caleb...
with lily in taiwan...congrats to stacy and mark on their second little one...absolutely beautiful...kaden tyler sun!
it's been great seeing the family of four lots after coming back :)
the most recent picture of caleb at 8.5 months...

a cute video clip of jun making caleb laugh...