already been a month?!

dood.  i know i'm no good at this blogging thing...why do i still try to do it then?  i think i must just have a bunch of random thoughts going around and need an outlet to put them sometimes :)  i had written out a short update and then tried to add some pics...but blogger was not being friendly and did something weird to the photos.  but i'm going to try again anyhoo.

what have i been up to i'm sure you're not wondering...lol...well let me share anyways :D starting from where i left off a month ago.  i started preparing for B's 1st birthday.  coming up with a theme seemed to be the most daunting task...but at the end of the day I really thought "bears" would be a good idea, especially since i'm always calling him "benny bear" or "benjamin bear" or "sugar bear" etc...you get the idea.  anyhoo...upon creating the evite (yes, i'm that budget friendly...an unemployed you know)...well i came across this cute bear design and hence "Benjamin's Beary 1st Birthday Party" was on it's way to coming to fruition. 

being 1/2 Korean, we were planning to through the traditional "dohl" or "1st birthday party" for our little guy.  we ending up choosing our neighborhood clubhouse as the venue and we were going to just order food and bring it there.  the biggest drawback about having his party there was simply the occupancy limit.  the dining area could only hold up to 60 ppl comfortably and so our guestlist was very much limited.  there were so many folks that were a part of his 1st year of life that i soooo wanted to invite but wasn't able to do the the limited number of people that we could invite.   lately, we've been to several "dohl" events that looked almost like weddings.  hubby and i really didn't want to do anything so grand but rather keep it small and casual and the clubhouse was about as small and casual as i could get it.  anyhoo...it all went well and although B might not remember the party ever...we will have plenty of pics for him to look at later on and i will have the memories of my bubba's 1st birthday party.  here are some pics (fingers crossed i can upload without issues)...

well...nevermind...i'm having issues with uploading pics.  why?! 

hmmm...why can't i be web design savvy...then maybe i could use a different format for my blog.  maybe i should just go back to xanga....it was so easy and user friendly.  i'm going to try there with my pics...and if that doesn't work, i'm hitting the sack.  i'm actually quite tired...but after trying to catch up with my google reader blogs i was feeling inspired to update.  now i've hit a snag. boo.   maybe i can only update from my phone from now on.  we shall see :) 

Friday Foto 2011.11.11

One of my favorite pics of my baby...he's about 3 1/2 months old here.  Happy Friday everyone!

Thank You Veterans!

To all those who have served or are currently serving in our US military...a heartfelt THANK YOU.  For all you have done and sacrificed for us to have the freedoms that we do.  May God bless you and your families always and abundantly.

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Friday Foto 2011.11.04

Yay! I'm not too late for my Friday Foto :-) I'm helping out my BFF's annual Inspire Women's event. It has been my joy and privilege to spend this weekend escorting the guest singer Damaris Carbaugh and her husband Rod. Such a wonderful couple!!! Hopefully I'll get a pic of them before they head back home tomorrow.

In the meantime, here's my pic o' the week...Benjamin at our church's Fall Festival this past Monday. He was my little lobster ;-)

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Friday Foto 2011.10.28

A few weeks ago we took B to Dewberry Farms in Brookshire, Texas. It was his first time to a pumpkin patch. It was the first time for his parentals as well ;-)

We met up with friends and family and it was a really lovely time. I think B would enjoy this place more when he's a little older but for the most part he had a good time. That is until it was time for the requisite "pumpkin patch picture". I mean, that's the while point of going to the pumpkin patch isn't it? For the uber cute photo ops?

Well, here he is with his buddies in their little costumes. Best. Pumpkin patch picture. Ever. (as seen on my FB page)

Happy Friday everyone!!!

Another addiction

Okay, he really doesn't have addictions. He's only 10 months old. He does however love him some Kim's Magic Pop. It's a naturally healthy snack made from wheat, brown rice, and corn. I see them making it everyday at our local HEB. One day, while picking up some groceries, I forgot to bring snacks or a toy for B to keep him occupied while shopping. The Magic Pop lady was making some samples so I figure why not let B try it out. I'd seen so many other moms giving it to their little wee ones as well. So I gave him a sample. Three returns to the sample tray later, I just picked up a a bag and put it in our cart.

Turns out this stuff is great! Keeps him pretty occupied while he's waiting for me to warm up his food. I think he enjoys holding onto it as well as the texture and taste. I found it not so bad tasting myself. I accidentally picked up a cheddar flavored bag one time and it reminded me of a healthy Cheeto puff. And I do love me some Cheetos. I digress.

In the beginning I would break these wafers into quarters to give to B. But lately I just give him the whole thing. I think he likes that even more. And it's kind of funny to see him eating something that's as big as his face.

My husband worried that it was becoming a habit to give B these at almost every meal. But each wafer is only 15 calories. No fat, nothing really bad about them at all that I can tell from the nutrition label. And it doesn't seem to spoil B's appetite because he still eats all of his regular meals. But still, DH calls it Crack Pop. Whatevs. It's B's latest addiction and I'm okay with a healthy addiction. At least for now. ;-)

Friday Foto 2011.10.21

It's been a long week for us here in the Park home but now it's finally Friday. Benjamin has been fighting his first virus this week. Two days of fever followed now by the third day of a rash all over his upper body. And through it all he was still his same old self...playful, alert, curious. He ate well and napped well throughout the day. His nights were a little off and he woke up at least once a night, it seemed, just wanting to nurse for a bit and then he went right back to sleep. I thank God for my little boy and how incredibly strong the Lord has created him. Here's our Friday Foto...taken on day two of his fevers. What a little trooper :-)

Have a happy Friday everyone!

Latest addiction

I'm not a huge cold desserts fan. Unlike my husband who can eat a pint of ice cream a day, I don't particularly ever crave that. Nor do I crave frozen yogurt...although a friend and I recently tried Yogurtland and it was DELISH. So when Rita's Ice Custard opened up recently by our home, I didn't think much about it at all. Dear hubby, on the other hand, was informed by a colleague on the east cost that that place was "so friggin' awesome" that we should try it ASAP.

Our lazy bones didn't try it out until last week (they've been open since this past summer)...and now I am HOOKED. I've had 4 (!) gelatini's in this past week. Ridiculous goodness I say. What is a gelati? It's their creamy custard layered with their Italian ice then custard on top again. Smoothest Italian ices in the freshest yummiest flavors. Had I known about this before I probably would have been there every week this past summer. Oh man. So good.

Did I mention I've had 4 of these in less than a week? I must stop. But you must try it if you haven't already. http://www.ritasice.com/

Below is a pic of my latest fix that I had last night. Vanilla custard with fresh watermelon Italian ice. Ahhh....

Great starts

It's a beautiful Monday morning and my poor little baby boy woke up this morning with a fever. :-( I think this is his first one. He's not fussy just warm. Hopefully fever will break soon.

I've decided to use our currently least utilized room in the house (the dining room) as a place to have my Quiet Time with God's word. I've been extremely inconsistent with my QT even though I literally spend time in prayer every morning and night. That's because B keeps me accountable. It's a part of our daily routine and you know how babies thrive on routine and structure. Anyhoo, it' been really nice to step back into God's word. Rather than just reading through it, I feel like this time around reading Genesis has been more like reading a really amazing story/adventure? I know, sounds kind of silly but whatever. It's all good.

My husband recently bought a Keurig machine that makes hot/cold coffee/tea beverages. I hate to admit it, but it makes really great tea. I hate to admit it only because my hubby was ridiculously excited about getting this machine and just couldn't stop raving about it. And I didn't see how it could be so awesome. Well, apparently it is. I'm having some English Breakfast tea this morning with some agave sweetener and a splash of milk. That along with a delicious blueberry muffin. Good food for the body to go along with the food for my soul.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone!

Friday Foto 2011.10.14

As I ease my way back to my blog, let me try something with routine. As many other of my fav bloggers do-theme days. I'll do photos in phriday. Haha. Most likely they'll be pics from my phone and most if those pics are of my little bundle of joy :-)

Here he is at...you guessed it...3 months old ;-)

How do I do this?

Well I'm glad to know that I can blog from my phone, but clearly that's not the most preferred method. Since the DH has started to work from home more often, I've been booted off of the home laptop I'd been using for so long. Not to happy about that. He did build a desktop for me to use, but all of my old files STILL haven't been moved over yet. Did I mentioned that I married an IT guy? So much for having a technologically advanced home. On top of all that I have hardly been using my point and shoot camera for two reasons. First, I got an iPhone in April and it takes great pics and videos so I alway have that with me to use. Secondly, the battery keeps dying so fast. Really sucks. My friend once said, "the best camera to have is the one you have with you.". So true. We've now been in the market for a new camera. Apparently that's a popular thing to do when you have a new baby-get a fancy schmancy camera. However, as with most major purchased in this household...we still haven't gotten a new camera and we've been looking for about a year now. But anyhoo, this is about to turn into rambling post. I mean, I can't help it. I haven't blogged for OVER A YEAR! lol.
Okay, so my goal for this next week is to get back to blogger. But first, I've got to get my work area back in order. That was another part of the hubby working from home deal-I lost my craft room. That's now the guest room and future baby #2 (whenever that happens) room. We turned the old guestroom into our joint office space now and as it stands right now...my work area is not working for me. Wish me luck. I really really miss blogging.

Over a year

Ohmygoodness!! I can't believe it's actually been over a year since I've posted anything!!! How very very quickly time flies. Well, this post is just so that I can see how blogger from my iPhone will work. Long story but I'm less and less often using our home computer anymore. Might have to do with the fact the I'm running around all day trying to keep up with my little bundle of joy :-)