Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Chinese New Year of the Dragon

Gabriella in her Chinese Dress

The Chinese Parade at School
Holding her Homemade Chinese Lantern

She's so happy to me!

Waiting for the line to go again...

Miss Chatterbox talking to me 
while I'm snapping pictures!

Daddy and Gabriella

Strike a Pose

Isabelle and Scary Chinese Performer!

There are my lil ladies

The Twin Towers- Reagan and Gabriella
They really look alike here!

Mama and her Girls

Daddy and his Gabby

Personally, the year of the Dragon is my favorite year and clearly superior to the cock and pig. I may be a bit biased since I'm a Dragon but still, it is a cool year. Chinese people think so too, so there will probably be even more Chinese kids being more in 2012.

Every year, the whole school does a parade and the best part is seeing the little kids and the dragon dance. I bought Gabby a cheap dress (which promptly ripped, good thing it was 3 bucks) and her class made red lanterns to hold while they walked in the parade. She was SO proud of herself and my friends thought she did great too.

What's even better is that we have a week off of school. We basically hibernated because Gabby got sick but we went on play dates here and there and hung out with some friends. It was SO COLD that none of us really wanted to leave the house. The negative is that we had no ayi so we actually had to clean. I know, poor me.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

From Baby to Toddler...

Doing better and better w/ the finger foods

Big smile!

One Year Old Today

Love her!

Gluten Free Cake for Bella's Birthday

Still impossible to get a good picture!


Where did the year go? Isabelle is officially one years-old! At times, I felt like Isabelle would always be a baby but now she is a full grown walking, talking toddler. Okay, maybe not totally talking but she's understanding things... 


We had her one year check-up and she's 31.5 inches in height (97%) and 22 pounds (75%). She's tall and strong, much like her big sister!

Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Years Eve 2011

Beth and Cara
As with most of my New Years Eve's with kids, I didn't do a whole lot. I did get to spend the night with my BFF, Beth, and she had a little shindig with kids and their parents. I had a good time catching-up with people and eating yummy American snack food. Everyone left around 8. Afterwards, we watched TV and went to bed at about 11:00. I know-I know, lame! But since I didn't have kids with me I actually got to sleep-in. Yay!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Isabelle's First Birthday

Invitation

The Cake and Party Favors

The Cookies were Awesome!

Daddy and his Lil' Bella Boo

Isabelle Mae Tebo

Excited about the Food!

Uncle Marty and a Happy Isabelle

Love Her!

Ron, Charlie, and Francine

Cat, Meredith, and LaNita

Geoff, Toby, Langston, Tahnee, and Marty

Guidemama Carmela
and Joey

Josh and Beth

Toby, Jenn, Reese, and Wyatt

The Happy Tebo Family!

Okay, so a month early, but her first birthday is super special and we wanted to share this with family and friends... We decided to do a time capsule, like with Gabriella, and requested family and friends bring something that evokes the year she was born... Isabelle will open this up on her 18th birthday. We all had a good time and the adults got to go out afterwards. Yay!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Family Pics 2011
















My BFF, Beth Zarling, took some gorgeous pictures for our X-mas present... We took them in Tacoma at an old Baptist Seminary. Thank you!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas 2011

Christmas Eve Night w/ New PJs

Fudge for Santa and Carrots for the Reindeer

Stockings!
Santa came to the Tebo House

Christmas Day Morning

Here's the Loot

Gabriella and Isabelle

Playing w/ Paper

My Girls

Santa Ate Everything
but Left One Carrot

Stocking!
At the Meeker's House

Meeker Christmas Tree

Uncle Wriggly Book

A Book!

Dog the Barks While you Read

Rapunzel Bag

Legos and Barbie Clothes

Daddy Reading

Barbie Dream House!

We will put this together in China

Isabelle's First Doll

Awww.... Cuddles...

Watching "It's a Wonderful Life"

Isabelle's Toys

She Loves This Dog!

Horsing Around



Poor Baby with her Black Eye


The Tebo clan spent Christmas day with my parents and brother, Marty. We had a nice, relaxing day... grazing on food, watching the kids play, and watching movies...