Well hello there, two front teeth!
Daren’s teeth have finally started to show! Hello bottom 2 front teeth!
Hawaii 2015!
It’s Daren’s first vacation! We spent 9 days in Waikiki at the Moana Surfrider, one of our favorite hotels! Not knowing how Daren might react for first plane ride, we brought a ton...
Visit from Auntie Lisa!
Aunt Lisa came to visit Daren today! She was in town to help her daughter Akemi move out of her dorm in Berkeley. She spent the night with us after a...
Hello tongue!
We’ve noticed that Daren started sticking out his tongue a lot recently. Not sure what brought it about, but it’s created a few hilarious pictures 🙂
New Umbrella stroller!
Our new Uppababy umbrella stroller came in! Just in time for our upcoming trip to Hawaii! Daren seems to like it already!
Fun with Great-Grandma!
Daren’s been spending a lot of time with his great-grandmother lately!
Happy Easter!
For Daren’s first Easter, we thought we’d try setting up a nice and simple Easter-themed picture to send out on Facebook… however, it was anything but simple! Daren kept throwing his hat...
Peek-a-boo! I see you!
Daren has been super playful lately! He loves popping his head up and down out of his play pen!
Visit from Uncle Tracy!
Uncle Tracy was visiting from LA this week for a couple of days. Unfortunately, Daren has some stranger anxiety at the moment so he’s really shy when he sees new...
Pulling himself up to stand!
Now that he’s getting used to crawling, Daren decided to pull himself up on his two feet today! It seems like he’s picking thing up so fast lately! it’s amazing to...
Having fun in the crib!
Just another fun day hangin’ in the crib! Carry on…
It official! We have a crawler!
Congrats on your milestone Daren! We’re so proud of you! Now… on to babyproofing the entire house… sigh
Almost crawling (continued…)
Any day now Daren will start crawling! He’e almost there!
Not crawling yet… but almost!
Daren is almost getting ready to crawl! Well, at least he is trying his best to!
Udon, and visiting Great Grandma!
Today, we all went to Japantown for lunch, and then stopped by great grandma’s house for a quick visit afterwards. We’ve been going to a restaurant named Mugizo inside the Kinokuniya mall a...
Learning to crawl (continued…)
Daren is still just learning the basics, one step at a time. I have no doubt that you will be an expert crawler soon!
Lunch at Rosewood Sand Hill!
It’s another beautiful weekend, so we decided to head out to Stanford and grab lunch at the Rosewood Sand Hill resort. It was such a relaxing time eating lunch outside...
Not crawling just yet, but doing push-ups!
Daren has been starting to push himself up from the ground lately, which might mean he’ll be crawling soon! We prefer to let him figure things out for himself so...
Daren’s new crib!
It was only a matter of time before Daren outgrew his sleeping bassinet. Luckily, his cousin Miela was transitioning out of her crib and into a bed, so her crib...
Working in Los Angeles
I’m back in Los Angeles this week working in the TopLine office. Things are pretty busy at the moment as we are currently working on a new game in partnership...
Happy birthday Uncle John!
Happy birthday to Uncle John! Daren hopes you have a great year!
A nice day for a stroll outside…
We decided to take Daren out for a walk to the Land’s End trail. The sky was totally clear, the weather was warm, and we sat and enjoyed a beautiful...
Family fun!
It’s always fun hangin’ with the family!
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s Daren’s first Chinese New Year celebration and he was happy to spend a lot of time with his family and friends! Happy year of the Goat...
Daren’s first sippy cup!
Daren enjoyed his first time using a sippy cup! Although he seemed to chew on the straw most of the time, it looked like he was able to taste some...
Happy 7 months!
A couple of shots we took of Daren this morning. Enjoy!
Rockin’ the mullet!
This kid has a natural mullet going on… all business in the front, party in the back!
First words? Maybe?…
Daren has been very vocal lately, and has been trying to talk a lot over the last few days. Most of it is baby blabber, but every now and then...
Eating with Grandma!
We went to grandma’s house for dinner today and Daren got a chance to eat some more sweet potato! His first taste was a success so it was great to...
Daren’s 6 month checkup!
It’s been 2 months since Daren’s last checkup and we are excited to see how much bigger he has gotten! He received 4 shots today including a flu shot. It’s always...
Next solid food: Fresh peas!
Daren is getting a taste of a new solid food today: some fresh organic peas that we pureed ourselves! He seemed to like it and managed to eat a few...
New Year’s Day at Grandma’s house!
Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu! (Happy New Year!) Each year we go to my grandma’s house to celebrate the new year with a traditional Japanese feast. This was Daren’s first New Year celebration and he...
New year, new living room wall color!
Happy 2015! Time to start the new year off with… a new wall color! Bel has been wanting to change the wall color in our living room for a long time...
Daren’s first solid food: Sweet Potato!
Daren just started another milestone today: eating solid foods! We’re starting him off with an organic sweet potato that we roasted in the oven and pureed ourselves. There were a few scrunched...
Happy b-day Miela and Dada Hui!
Happy birthday to two December birthdays! We took a quick trip to the Fairmont hotel this morning to have a birthday brunch, and visit the amazing walk-in gingerbread house decorations!
Happy holidays!!
These were some of our favorite pics this holiday season! Daren had so much fun opening all his presents! Thanks to everyone who gave us a gift this year! Happy holidays...
Happy Birthday Bel!
Happy happy birthday to the best wife and mother in the world! You are the most favorite person in the whole world to us! Happy birthday and to many more!
New milestone! Turning over!
Someone just turned over by themselves today at 5 months, 14 days! Yay! Can’t wait until his next milestone!
Thanks Uncle John!
… for bringing Daren his first SF Giants hat! It’s still slightly big for him, but I’m sure he’ll grow into it in no time!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Xmas!
The tree is up! Daren seemed excited, although he’s probably a little confused why there is a tree in the living room…
Bath time… Yay?
Daren outgrew the sink a while ago so we upgraded him to a larger tub! However, he didn’t seem too excited! Maybe we can add some toys or a rubber...
Hello Cousin Landon!
Hello there Landon!! Nice to meet you!
New 49ers stadium!
I went to the brand new 49ers stadium in Santa Clara today and it was impressive! It turned out to be a great game with the 49ers winning over the Redskins 17-13!...
Oh no! Sick baby!
Daren got his first cold this week and it’s been a learning experience. The good news is that it wasn’t too bad except for mostly a runny nose and lots...
Spoon feeding for the first time!
Ok, so Daren didn’t really like the formula we tried giving him, but the good news is that he was ok with the spoon and didn’t push it away. That...
Paris Baguette!
Bel wanted to try out a new pastry shop in South San Francisco called Paris Baguette. It’s a self-serve place where you add items to your tray and pay at the...
Peek-a-boo!
Daren’s been really playful lately, and he gets especially excited when he plays peek-a-boo!