Next stop: Paris by Night

At the Pho fundraiser at church!
Got the microphone? check.
Removed the silly green thing (Paris by Night microphones don't have green covers on them). check.
Got the fabulously trendy sweater dress? check.
Leggings? check.
Fur lined boots? check.

I love how she is standing at an angle, with her weight on one side of her hip!

Here is emma just doing alittle swaying. She wouldn't sing for the camera (surprise, surprise!). At least she got rid of her stage fright!

Brandon smiles

Brandon began smiling well before his 2 months.. but I never had a camera around! Here are some pictures of my little smiling Brandon!

*picture of chubby legs makes ME smile :)

(love) Big Sister (admire)

Isn't this the cutest outfit? It says love big sister admire. There's a matching hoodie and matching black skinny jeans. Only..the skinny jeans were TOO skinny and Emma kept saying "tight, tight". So I told her to stand still, let mommy take some pictures, and then we'll wear different jeans.

my little model rocking the outfit!

Liking the hoodie, but wanting to show off her shirt.Emma stood really still...

Even though Emma said the jeans were too tight (we could barely button the top and there was a toddler 'muffin-top action' happening, she didn't want to take them off, and ran away from me saying 'pretty pretty, dep dep, too tight! too tight!" Finally changed her to a fitting pair of skinny jeans...she wasn't too pleased at first.Looking all cute :) Love you, cutie!

*a future post on how emma is as a big sister is coming soon. for now, we wear positive big sister attire to reinforce the behavior!

Happy Halloween!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I think this is the best picture ever!

elmo the dance master

Emma"s had Elmo for a year now, but was too scared to play with him. Finally - she does..Emma's got moves, don't you think?

cookie monster!

Thank you, Lisa & Van for the Birthday Balloon cookie bouquet!! :) The cookies were very good!!

Anh An opened a cookie right away, and in a second, the corner of the cookie found Emma's mouth!

Brandon is sad he didn't get a cookie...

biggest shrimp cracker bag ever

Emma's favorite foods are very similar to EE-ba's fave foods. Bread, French fries, Cha~, pasta (ok, so this is my fave) and even shrimp crackers! Nothing brings out the cheesy emma smile like her favorite foods!

reading with accessories

Lately, Emma has made her dad wear a hat while they read books at night. Here are images of the stylish father-daughter duo!

Emma is leaning in to give daddy a kiss!

emma loves brandon

Brandon before Emma comes along :).


Chi Emma is sneaking up on Brandon... to give Brandon a kiss!Muah!

Brandon isn't too impressed by the sibling love. Emma waves her hand implying 'whatever'.

This is Brandon's skeptical look.

for fun!

the tale of two lollipops

This was Emma's 2nd wedding she attended (not as a flower girl!) Dat was ring bearer for his uncle's wedding, and he went down the aisle with our Mcdonalds bag (& fries!)

Emma & Dat shared some special moments at the back of the church during the ceremony.
"oooh..we both have lollipops!"

"what?!! My lolli is smaller!!"

"Dat's lollipop is bigger than mine!!" (Dat thoroughly enjoys his lollipop.)

"Mom! I want that lollipop :("

Here is Di Phuong looking oh so gorgeous at 7 months pregnant!

A group picture!Congrats, Tho & Mitzi!

My favorite pic of the night- Tho & Mitzi had disposable cameras on the table. While I took our self-photo, Emma did the same!

baby coos

sound so cute! not crying, just slightly discontented and wanted to be held.

for your viewing pleasure...

I haven't had much time to update the blog! So much has happened, so I hope to get to it soon! In the meantime...two videos of the two who've kept me busy!

Happy One Month, Brandon! Happy 2nd Birthday (+ one month), Emma!

We had a combined party for Brandon and Emma on Brandon's 1 month birthday.
Emma had a private party on her birthday, September 9.
Emma got a gymboree gift card from OB Ngoai and the tag reading system from OB Noi! We practiced for a week to get Emma to blow out the candle after singing Happy Birthday. Mom & dad got Emma the Boz DVDs (kind of like a Christian themed barney, but animated).

Here are a few pictures from the combined party!
Emma & her new sunglasses