chicago...

m&ms and my first train ride!
watching a little Dora to pass the time!
me and my sister Sarah!
me and my sister Rie!
big book!
view from Rie's apt!
Bingy and I went to Chicago to visit Marie and Sarah last week and had a blast! We took the train and Bingy loved it for the most part but we both got a little fidgety! Getting there took 6.5 hrs, but Amtrak turned coming home into an 8 hr ordeal! OIY! I am not sure we will take the train again, but we had fun and hope to go back soon! I will post more pics later!

move over picasso...

i didn't know a giant lived here...

summer is zooming by....

I love this pic!
upside down girl!
swimming with bb Adam





I can't believe how fast the summer is just slipping away! The thought of another bleak cold winter just makes me want to cry! We love our fun hot summer days filled with swimming, popsicles, and sidewalk chalk! It has been amazing just watching our sweet little Bingy enjoying it all so much! She has grown up so much this summer! It is amazing to see how much she has changed since last year. She is able to say her abcs(even though the middle comes out kind of garbled!), count to 10, identify colors and shapes, and carry on endless conversations with anyone who will listen! She is now wearing a size 2-3T! And most of all Bingy is about 95% potty trained! She still has some accidents, always saying "tawy mommy" when she does, it's so cute! While I am sad to see her baby fat melt away and bid farewell to diapers it is so amazing to see the beautiful little girl that she is emerging into! I don't think there will ever be a day where I won't have to pinch myself that she is really my daughter! Our family is just so beyond blessed to have our beautiful Kaelin Bing Wen!

calm before the storm...

We've been having lots of thunderstorms here, lately! Too bad Bingy is scared to death of them! She hates them almost as much as she hates going through the car wash! (Did it one time and won't do again until she is probably ten!)

silly bing...

stuffing froot loops down my shirt!
saving them for later!
hey, wait a minute!

two years ago, today...

we saw our sweet baby girl for the very first time! My how she has changed! Happy Referral Day, Bingy! You are the light of our lives!

just a few pics...

sweet girl!
i don't yike bees!
making mommy's grocery list, too bad I can't spell!
pretty princess!
mommy's little helper!
happy father's day!
happy bday, big brother, Justin!happy bday, big brother, marcus!
mmmmmmm!

pool pics...

Finally! Our pool is officially open for the season! Bingy loves it! She hated it last summer, but now she is singing a different tune! Since the pool is only 63 degrees (ah the glory of having a pool in MI!)we heated the hot tub to 90 and played in that last night! Bingy was so warn out from playing in the pool she passed out at 9pm, the earliest she has been to bed in months! Take a look at the last pic I posted, poor thing was ready to collapse before she was even out of the water! I think we will be going for a swim in the evening more often!:)