Max

Our little ducky

Phoebe was a duck for Halloween. She LOVED wearing the costume and was begging to wear it all day. No wonder - it's like a big fluffy pillow engulfing her!A girls dorm on campus at Biola puts on "Candy Land" each year for Halloween and opens it to the public. Last year Phoebe played this game of throwing ping-pong balls into a baby pool and she loved it again this year!



Phoebe's best friends are Penny and Lena. They go to preschool together and I am great friends with their mamas.

Peas Please

Max and Phoebe "enjoying" their greens! I think Phoebe was about the same age as Max here. She might be a little older.

Time in VA

So it's been forever since we've posted and i realized we've pretty much skipped out on posting what's been going on this summer! We'll start with our time in Virginia, back in June/July.
My cousin, Briana came to visit from PA!
Phoebe: "Here Max, I'll help you smile."
Uncle John and Phoebe
Enjoying the great outdoors. (Grass is hard to come by our here in LA!)
Reuniting with old friends (ok, well 2 years is old for them) Noa and Martha!
Max getting baptized.
Lots of play time with little friends.
Auntie Rae with Max.

Grandpa Boyes (Phoebe calls him "Daddy Bo-eeez)
Cousin Katie came to visit!
Aunt Sherrill with Phoebe
Plenty of Nana time!
Phoebe and Liam reunion!

Happy Max

Max is such a happy, easy-going kid. He's always smiling and it's very easy to get giggles out of him! He's getting so big and is such a joy.

Attitude

Wow, what can i say?

Max and Phoebe

Ahh, these two are cute. It's fun seeing Phoebe be a good big sister to Max now. And I can't wait to see the two of them grow bigger and interact more in the future!

It's been a while...

It's been a while since we've posted here. I wish there were a simpler way to post pictures to blogger from iPhoto, but sadly there isn't. Anyway, we are alive and doing well. Sarah and I are both feeling the summer drawing to a close and anticipating school starting in about two weeks. We will actually have two people starting school this fall. I, Levi, will continue at Rosemead; and Phoebe will be doing preschool once a week! Max is getting bigger and bigger, as you can see. I would say that he is probably a month and a half to two months away from crawling. He is a very active kid. Anyway, we will try to keep you posted more frequently.

Korean Bell of Friendship

Today I visited the Korean Bell of Friendship in San Pedro, CA. You may recognize this place from the movie The Usual Suspects. To see all the pictures, click here http://colekingdom.blogspot.com/2009/07/photo-of-week-6.html.

Good quote about children

"One of the most important needs [children have] is the need to be
[and feel] significant. [When your child feels insignificant,
unimportant, unlovable, or not all right, then misbehavior] is the
quickest way to find significance."

- Heather T. Forbes, LCSW

Sent from my iPod

The Results are In!

So Sarah and I decided to settle our dispute over lemons and blueberries by having a poll for people to answer on whether or not lemons and blueberries go together in baking and whatnot. Well, 60% of the people voted that they do go together, so I guess that says that I win. haha. just kidding. Sarah wins this time, but that's only because not enough guys answered the poll, I'm sure.

Mesmerizing

Sarah must have taken this photo, because I do not recall taking it. Regardless, the more I look at it, the more I am mesmerized by it. I can't explain what it is exactly. There is just something about Phoebe's expression, a rare maturity and depth in her eyes perhaps, that just captivates me. Something in her eyes tells a silent, fascinating, but mysterious story. The longer I look at her, the more deeply I am drawn into her expression. Such mystery. It is truly mesmerizing.

Camera woman

Phoebe loves little gadgets. Recently she has taken a liking to cameras. Budding photographer perhaps?



And here's a freeby of Max chillin' in his bouncy seat.

June

Max is getting as cute as ever.

Same with Phoebe.

And Sarah!

Phoebe decided one morning that she wanted to try using her cereal bowl as a hat - while the cereal and milk was still in it! She cracks us up almost everyday. :)

colekingdom.blogspot.com

Check it out for fairly regular updates this summer!

Crazy hair Phoebster

Phoebe's hair is getting so long and can be styled into a world of possibilities!

Smiley Max

Phoebe and her jumping

We knew Phoebe was a strong, active, athletic girl, but we didn't realize the extent of it until we spent 45 minutes watching Phoebe jump off of things into a soft cushion of blankets.