4 Years & 49 Weeks Married | LA Zoo!

September 18, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

We went to the LA Zoo this last weekend!!! Jake was so excited and happy to experience the zoo with Baby R for the first time ever. Now that Baby R is more aware and verbal, she can actually enjoy the zoo! The last time Baby R went (with just Cindy and Cindy’s parents) was […]

4 Years & 48 Weeks Married | Luigi’s Mansion

September 15, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

The big highlight of our week was… finally defeating the game Luigi’s Mansion on the Nintendo Switch! We started this game about 5 years ago when Cindy got the game for Christmas from one of Jake’s brothers. This all began with us playing the Luigi’s Mansion arcade game at the Santa Monica pier. It was […]

4 Years & 47 Weeks Married | Weekends are for Weddings

September 5, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Cindy’s childhood friend from Saturday Chinese School got married this past weekend! We have been looking forward to this wedding for sooo long!! Partially because we were excited to get out for a night. But mostly because more and more of Cindy’s friends are getting married!!! More weddings, please. It was one of the most […]

4 Years & 46 Weeks Married | Saturdays are for Birthday Parties

August 29, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

As if we weren’t busy enough with our own social schedules, we now also have to accommodate Baby R’s social life! And she’s quite a popular baby! Every week, if it’s not a play date then it’s a birthday party… or some sort of event. We’d be lying though if we said we didn’t enjoy […]

4 Years & 45 Weeks Married | First Weekend Away From Baby R

August 22, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

One of Jake’s best friends got married this past weekend! It was a small wedding out in Colorado. When we originally got the invitation, we decided we would not bring Baby R so that we could be present and thoroughly enjoy the trip. At the time, we didn’t think too much about it. But as […]

4 Years & 44 Weeks Married | 14ish Months of Baby R, Random Updates

August 14, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Month 14 seems to be the month of exponential growth and learning for Baby R or should we say Toddler R. It’s almost as if overnight her brain turned on and now, every day she’s doing new tricks! Here are some cool things she’s been doing that we just want to document & remember. She […]

4 Years & 43 Weeks Married | The Worst Last Week of Summer Break Ever Followed by a Great Last Day of Summer Break

August 7, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s Cindy’s last week of summer break before going back for her 8th year of teaching! She had so many plans lined up and was so excited for one last hurrah. Unfortunately, Baby R had different plans. For one, she decided it was time to drop from 2 naps to 1. Anyone who is a […]

4 Years & 42 Weeks Married | Family Hike

August 1, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

The three of us went on a little hike on Saturday! We did a local one, the Temescal Canyon Loop. Jake really enjoyed the hike and the views. It had been a while since we’d done a hike and he was excited about the adventure! It was also quite a workout carrying Baby R the […]

4 Years & 41 Weeks Married | The Perfect Saturday Followed by a Mediocre Sunday

July 25, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

The weekends seem to just fly by. We had the most amazing, relaxing Saturday. In the morning, the three of us took a walk around the block. It was so special because for the first time ever, Baby R wanted to hold both our hands during the walk! In the afternoon, we took Baby R […]

4 Years & 40 Weeks Married | Date Night!

July 18, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

The big highlight of our last week was our first date night in what seems like a long time!!! The biggest advice we hear from seasoned parents is to prioritize quality time together. For us, this was a little easier back in the baby days when all Baby R would do is sleep and when […]