jimmy choo, the fastest chihaha not from mehico...

where does-eth the time-eth go-eth?! reiken is now 3 months old and mommy is already getting ready to go back to work this week (*sigh*). how time flies! a few accomplishments so far... he had his first real giggle the other day, can "slightly" hold his head up (its hard u-know, his noggin is already measuring in the 75th percentile), has now found how scrumptous his hands are, and can actually last over 2 1/2 hours between feedings (snackin on his hands seems to hold him over). anyhoo, this accomplishment now gives mommy and daddy just a tad more time to spend out and about - yay! smiles also come pretty often too, and talkin has now gotten past the goo's and gahs. yup, we now have goo-GOOHS and goo-GAARRHS! woo-hoo!

so for today, we got to go to our first dog race ever in search of the fastest chi-ha-ha in americha! of course choo-chee competed and... and well, he got no-where near winning but at least he finished! and looked good doing it too - he was quite a hit with the ladies - musta been the jersey! link below to see all the pictures from the nail-bitin exciting day!

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daddy's daily storytime















in front of the project playhouses giveaways...
visit http://project-playhouse.org/ for more details...









these cheeks weigh me down...















choo-chee, there u are my long-lost doggee!















go choo-chee, run like the wind...















daddy and reiken eatin pizza in addison!

got my hair did...

this past week was our first full week back home so we spent it visiting some family and friends and did some shopping. reiken got to meet hailey and co hang and then got to celebrate mommy and daddy's first anniversary! thanks to cau dung, mo chau, tristan and sven for babysitting both monday and then again on wednesday when mommy and daddy got to go see the mavs last game of the season (it was a good one against the hornets and hopefully they pick it up again during game2 as well)! oh, and reiken finally got his first mini hair cut before heading out to dinner for chu ct's birthday!

happy anniversary!!















chocolate liqueur cake with cream cheese frosting...yummy!















keeping himself busy as mommy and daddy grab some lunch...















daddy just couldn't resist...















reiken's hair did complements of daddy's stylin skills.

Daddy's last day of work in htown

so today we have been sittin around waiting for a package to come in so that daddy can finish up this houston site. its taken a couple of days longer than we had hoped but in the meantime we finally got to spend some time out around town this week. we got to have sushi with chi thuy (jennifer) and then sushi in midtown with co van and chu vinnie (yes, thats 2 days in a row of sushi and mommy was lovin it!). then dinner with audrey & family, chu hoang & co kim and some other friends for really yummy korean food. (reiken was not liken all the aromas of the restaurant, but so far he's been ok with the spices!) oh, & definitely didn't forget the fun saturday we had at co endren & chu ct's babyshower. reiken got to see lots of aunties & uncles, and his buddies as they all got to sit and gurgle about how fun it will be when baby collin arrives too (or maybe just plottin how they're gonna rule the world)! here's the link to some party pix..

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go mavs! hopefully this will help get them to the playoffs!















just remembering the good ol' days...
and wondering whats gonna be for dinner!

i'ma get me one of these...

haha, j/k - happy april fools everyone!

back in htown

so we just got back into houston on monday but definitely not after a busy weekend at home. we got to have dinner with sydney, co sam & chu nam, then reiken got to go to the galleria for the first time! sunday was spent with cousins for anh sven's bday, and then dinner at ong/ba noi's house. then on monday... well, monday was a doozy! reiken went in for his two month checkup and came out with 5 shots that he sure didn't ask for! the nurses came in, ganged up on him - each takin a leg, stayed long enough for him to scream bloody *beeeeeeeeep*, then just like that, out the door they went just as fast. he really didn't know what hit him! daddy almost fainted too! ha, besides the shots, all else went well - he's a whoppin 11.13 lbs now, and 10 lbs of that might just be in his cheeks!

first time ridin the elevator & escalators..







































minding his own business at the pedi's office...little did reiken know...















here they are, battle wounds on the right leg..
















and then more on the left - left leg got hit up 3 times! what a price to pay just to find out what the scale is reading!