Happy NEW YEAR!

We celebrated the arrival of 2011 at our house this year and had a fun-filled night, but poor daddy had was busy at work.  As of next year, fireworks will be banned by the state, so this year people in Hawaii went crazy (except our family...since no one really likes playing them)...and there were double the amount of emergency calls to the fire department as compared to last year!

The evening went by sooooo fast as we enjoyed the 2 tables full of food, the games hosted by Aunty Jenn, and of course the craps game!  We were all so engrossed in the craps game that we missed the countdown to midnight, and we didn't even want to pause to celebrate!  Sadie was sooo tired, but refused to miss any action so she fought and fought to stay awake, but ended up crashing on Aunty Sharon, Obachan, and Grammie throughout the night.  Cousin Chase, however, made good use of Sadie's bed!  :)

Paisley and Mommy

Grandpa Sesoko

Sadie w/ Uncle Corey

CRAPS CRAPS CRAPS!

Grandpa & Grammie

Aunty Linda & Shanti playing games

First time w/ Obachan

Everyone is full, full, full

Chase - note the date....he didn't make it to 2011 :)

Me & GREAT Grandpa

Me & Grandpa

I'm 3 months old and...

- My favorite toy is my activity gym, where I like to grab the rings and hit my giraffe
- I go to bed pretty regularly at 9 pm and usually wake up hungry between 3:30 and 4:00 am, then sleep again until 7 or 8 am.
- I can sometimes sleep for 10 hours straight!  BUT.....I hate going to sleep.  I fight it as much as I can by kicking, screaming, and crying for at least 30 minutes every night!
- My favorite place to go is Kahala Mall, where I take nice, long naps in my stroller
- I know my mommy and daddy's voices well
- I recently discovered that my hands are quite useful for grabbing
- I like to smile a lot, giggle a bit, and squeal in delight occasionally
- I can change the tone of my voice to many different pitches
- My favorite books are "I Love you Through and Through" and "Little Quack's Opposites"
- I love to take a bocha, usually around 5 pm
- I sometimes go through 2 or 3 outfits a day due to spit-ups or leaky doodoos, and I go through about 10 diapers a day
- I have very clammy hands and feet  :)
- My hair seems to be falling out still
- I usually let people carry me without fussing (if I'm fed, burped, and have on a clean diaper)
- I like to use my left hand more than my right hand when playing with my toys
- I smile in anticipation of Grammie's "pretty-pretty" and "hugables-kissables" routines
- I enjoy observing my crazy cousins Paisley and Chase, especially Chase since he always gives me "love-love"
- I'm starting to DROOL!....mommy thinks it's just a phase, HA!

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Baby's first Christmas

The Christmas celebrations started on Christmas Eve with the Rho side of the family at Aunty Pat's house.  Sadie got to see most of her cousins - Sophia, Samantha, Allison, and of course Paisley and Chase.  We had planned to take a nice family picture in front of Aunty Pat's elaborate tree, but with 6 kids running around the house....we didn't quite accomplish that (oh well, maybe next year)  :(

After the party, we headed home and decided to open Sadie's gifts.  We are so grateful for the cute clothes, fun and educational toys, delicious snacks (especially Aunty Pat's famous chex mix), and nice books that were given to her from generous friends and family.  She also received some "college money" and her very first "Patriot bond" from the Yamashitas.   At 3 months old, she surely did not know what was going on, but next year should be a lot more fun to see her react to the gifts.

On Christmas morning we headed over to the other side of the circle to eat breakfast and watch Paisley and Chase open their gifts.  Sadie seemed to enjoy watching them, but eventually fell asleep during the marathon of gift opening.   Later, we went to the Minns to open a few more gifts and eat some lunch.....then.....home for a nap!

Sadie - 10 weeks

Ready for the cold, but it's been so HOT!

Christmas day - 2010

Good Morning!

How lucky are we?....to get to wake up to this precious smile every morning!!  Sadie @ 11 weeks.

Visit to the dentist

Well.....not for Sadie, but for mommy.  Mommy is always at the dentist due to poor dental genetics (maybe all the candy and cookies may be contributing factors as well, LOL), so we're hoping Sadie takes after her daddy as far as teeth are concerned, and hopefully she gets his vision too!  :)  In any case, Sadie will be seeing Dr. Cho, Aunty Shari, and Princess a lot as she grows up.  Dr. Cho already advised me to start giving fluoride as soon as Sadie turns 6 months old....he says she could use all the help she can get since she may have my DNA!

Get ready for Christmas!

Family and friends all gathered again this year to help put up Grandma's beloved Christmas tree at the Minn residence.  It took many hands, and several hours to accomplish what Grandma used to do all by herself each year.  This will be Sadie's first Christmas, but it is the second year without Grandma's presence, and she is still greatly missed each day.  It was a long evening for Aunty Shanti, who practiced changing Sadie's diapers....and is now quite an expert at it!

Aunty Shanti & Aunty Meilin

Aunty Diane & Sadie

Three Generations of Minns

Aunty Joy & Sadie

My Aunties

Mommy & Sadie

First Restaurant Experience

Today was officially Sadie's first time at a restaurant.  Aunty Kara was nice enough to take Aunty Cherylynn, Sadie, and I to Panya at Ala Moana for breakfast --- I was a little nervous about bringing her to such a nice place, but she did great.   She slept the entire time while we ate, then woke up for a few minutes at the end.  Both aunties attempted to feed Sadie her bottle, but I think the milk wasn't at the right temperature....she's become very particular about her bottle temperature....she wants it not too hot, not too cold, but wants it juussst right.  I forgot to take a pic with Aunty Cheryl....maybe next time, when she's really "showing."