The weather is about to change soon with heavy rains scheduled to come over the next couple of weeks. My dad came over to help check that everything looks good...
We’re always looking for a good deal with baby supplies, so when Target had a great deal on diapers (almost half-off), we didn’t think twice about grabbing a ton! With baby...
During our stay in Tokyo, we were pleasantly surprised with all the baby-friendly areas that we found. Here is a list of some of our favorite places we took Daren: Muji...
The Westin Tokyo was our second hotel during our 11 day stay in Tokyo. The hotel itself couldn’t be any more different than the Grand Hyatt Tokyo (covered in part 2)....
Now that we have a baby, a lot of our standards with regards to the hotel itself haven’t changed much (at least I’d like to think so). I’d say the requirement...
We are happy to report that our first trip to Japan with a baby was a success! Daren was 1 year 4 months, and Bel was ~5 months pregnant for this trip...
Lisa and Akemi stopped by for another visit and Daren was excited to see them again! He had so much fun playing in the park, chasing a ton of bubbles, and...
We took Daren to the local pumpkin patch today! I’m sure he doesn’t understand where all these orange things came from, but he was excited from the moment we set...
If there’s one thing Daren loves to eat right now it’s noodles! Udon, ramen, chow mein, you name it and he’ll most likely eat it! Today we stopped off in...
Hooray! Just got my platinum status card from Starwood today. This will come in handy for our Japan hotels later this year! Hmmm… what other hotels should we go to...
Mom and Dad love you so much! We enjoy watching you grow everyday with your new dance moves, learning to feed yourself, kicking the soccer ball, and blowing kisses!
We took a quick trip out to Monterey this weekend to visit the aquarium and relax for a night! It was our first time staying at the Intercontinental Monterey, and...
Here’s Daren’s typical morning routine (for now): ~6:00 am: Daren wakes up in our bed (we put him to sleep in his own crib each night, but move him over to our bed...
Daren is becoming a pro at walking! The great thing about my grandma’s place is that it is carpeted all over so we can just let him loose without worrying...
Daren has been saying more and more words and his pronunciations are becoming clearer. We took this video in the morning while getting ready for work and you can clearly...
We decided to make some pancakes this morning, and to our surprise Daren liked them a lot! It’s been pretty hard introducing him to new foods lately, so it was...
Daren is officially starting to walk at 1 year, ~1 week! He’s been slowly starting to take more and more steps over the past week, and he finally put it all...
Daren has been pretty adventurous lately! He’s starting to trust his own balance more and more, and is attempting to take his first couple of steps! It’s just a tiny step or...
Aunt Sachiko was in town this week so she stopped by our house to say hello to Daren. Despite some of the photos, Daren actually had a great time playing...
We just celebrated Daren’s birthday last week with family and friends (pics here), but his actual birthday is today! Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 1 year already! Fatherhood has...
We are planning a trip to Japan later this year so that means Daren needs his own passport! We just booked his lap child seat on United, and the cost...
We’re so happy to celebrate Daren’s 1st birthday with all of our family and closest friends! The party turned out amazing and we couldn’t have pulled it off without the help...