lots of learning!

caleb has learned so much recently...i am so proud of him. i am working on letters/sounds, colors, and shapes with him and he picks them up pretty fast. occasionally, i'll throw in numbers, but i'm trying not to overwhelm him! there's a lot of learning taking place just in everyday life and he picks up so much from daily things, but i'm trying to be intentional with teaching him certain things. so, he just recently learned the colors red and blue. he seems to be getting purple too. he knows the shapes star and circle. he knows his letter "B" really well and i'm working on A and C. i want him to master a little at a time before moving on. however, he does listen to the abcs many times a day and is starting to watch the letter factory dvd from leap frog. he knows many names of objects that he sees everyday, like elmo, blocks, blanket, duckie, bubble bath, birds, ballon, airplane, juice, milk, crackers, and so much more! it's so fun to see! he also knows a lot of verbs like "brushing" teeth, "throwing" trash, and so on. the awesome thing is so far, he seems to be getting all these things in english, mandarin, and korean. some things he only knows in one language, but he gets most things in 2 or if not, 3 languages. i am just fascinated by how much they learn at this age and that is why i'm sharing :)

caleb was starting to bite when we tried to brush his teeth and it hurt!!! then, he started putting his foot on the dining table while he eats. i tried different discipline methods and though it took various times, he seems to have stopped for awhile so i am glad, but we'll see how long this lasts! i am still working on the tantrums, which will be an ongoing struggle i think. what i've done so far is talk to him calmly, redirect his attention, or ignore him. haha...there's so much to think about!

ok well, if you read through all that, i hope it didn't bore you...especially if you are not a parent. haha...just an update on caleb :)

before i go on to pictures, update on kim baby #2....i am 11 weeks, going on 12 now. the exciting news is that he or she is doing well and we heard the heartbeat for the first time last week. it was again, an emotional experience.
nauseousness has not gone away and last week was a terrible week physically for me. i fainted at lowe's, it was so scary. but thankfully, jun was with me. ever since then, i've been physically worn out. then, the right side of my back starting hurting terribly and it's just now starting to go away. however...today, i feel like i am catching a cold. oh my....
jun's been sick too and caleb's nose is runny. i hope we'll all feel better soon!

i am excited because we got to see an old friend and his family 2 weeks ago while they stopped by washington and my dearest friend, christine, will be visiting me next week....AND jun's sister and brother-in-law will be in town after that. oh how nice it is to see beautiful and familiar faces!

onto pictures....thank you for reading!

on a REALLY nice day in washington...caleb and daddy taking a walk.
looking over the pier...
by the water...it was actually sunny! look at the sunglasses and caleb squinting!
some father and son time...
caleb at the children's museum. he's grocery shopping!
noah's birthday at chuck e cheese. i haven't been there since i was a kid!
noah is such a character!
it took caleb some time to warm up to the place. he did eventually and enjoyed the toddler section :)
one of the things caleb likes to do with daddy...build blocks together. jun comes up with a new creation each time! this is a dog house :) the dog is a husky, the UDub mascot. it was a gift to caleb from my elementary buddy, kelley.
caleb playing with toys at ikea...what a great place to take kids! caleb loved exploring the place!
i realized that in washington, when it's a nice day out...people don't want to miss the opportunity to go out and enjoy the day. that's what we did after a long sunday....we couldn't miss a clear and warm day. we had a picnic withe john and the han family.
noah being himself :)
it was a nice day, but it got really cold again after the sun went down. we had to leave.
ok, that's not what you think it is...it actually an empty rootbeer bottle that caleb enjoyed holding. we thought it was the cutest thing because he really was pretending to drink it like it was beer and walking around all tipsy!
drunk?
tough guy....
the first time jun wore shorts in a long time!
noah in attack mode...
caleb's first real accident. he fell on his face and his nose starting bleeding. so what did the parents do? grab the camera. THEN, we comforted him :)
ok, meet mykaelah phillips. she's the daughter of our middle school friend. she's also caleb's future wife :) haha....
her mom, leslie, suggested an arranged marriage :)
their first meeting...
getting to know each other...
sitting together :)

the phillips...
a group photo. we're all just happy that the kids were looking at the camera!
going in for a kiss....
all happy :) hugs before caleb's bedtime.