a weekly log of our everyday life
What an eventful week we’ve had! It was Cindy’s first full week as a stay-at-home mom! And so far, she’s loving it! It feels like summer vacation except forever lol. We’ll see if she’s still loving it 6 months in… For Jake, it’s sinking in that he’s going to be an Assistant Professor!!! One of […]
Read More
We left Baby R with Cindy’s parents and went down to San Diego for a little getaway! kinda. Jake had an interview and the hotel was comped so Cindy tagged along! We made a concerted effort to do absolutely nothing. Just quietness and laziness, something we haven’t been able to enjoy in a very long […]
Read More
Christmas weekend felt so magical this year! Baby R is just old enough to sort of enjoy some of the Christmas traditions we love, and hope to establish as our own family traditions. After breakfast on Christmas Eve, we let Baby R open one gift. She was so excited to get a play vacuum and […]
Read More
Jake was away the last four days (Friday-Monday) at a conference in Florida. He was invited to represent UCLA, which was such an honor! The last time he attended a conference to present his paper, only about 3 people showed up because his session was the very last one on the very last day, so […]
Read More
We spontaneously took a family trip down to the Aquarium of the Pacific on Saturday! The day was so lovely and perfect. Baby R was in a generally happy mood. She was super excited to see all the “blub blub” (a.k.a. fishies!). Even we were pretty excited to see all the sea animals. It’s amazing […]
Read More
The highlight of our last week is… our new pet goldfish!!! A couple teenagers won the goldfish at our local pumpkin patch and decided to pass it along to Baby R! So kind! We went out and got a mini tank and some fish food. We really hope we can keep it alive! Baby R […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
What a busy week of travel we had! We started the week off with a trip to Palm Desert for a family reunion with Cindy’s extended family. Then, right after, we drove up to Pismo Beach for a birthday celebration trip with Jake’s immediate family. Baby R did such a great job with all the […]
Read More
Baby R was due around this time last year! Oh, how our lives have changed!! Exactly this time last year, we went on our final “spur-of-the-moment late-night movie showing”. Now, when we want to watch a movie in a theater, we have to plan in advance so we have a babysitter for Baby R! We […]
Read More
Baby R celebrated her first Easter! She doesn’t quite understand yet that Christ has risen or the concept of finding Easter eggs or the fact that the two really have nothing to do with each other. But she still had fun! Since she’s mobile and walking now, we decided last minute to do a mini […]
Read More
jake & cindy 