Photos: Easter 1

DSC_8749

Lydia and Vivian Foley are hunting for Easter eggs that SiowFong hid in the yard.

Note: About a half hour before the Foley family arrived, SiowFong had hidden Easter eggs in the backyard and in the house while I kept Lydia preoccupied so that she did not know where her mom had concealed the eggs.

DSC_8752

Lydia's face shows her determination in locating the eggs.

Note: In prior years, Lydia has enjoyed the Easter egg hunt at a local park, the local zoo, at a football stadium, and at other people's homes, but this was the first year in which she experienced this event at her own home.

DSC_8755

Vivian and Lydia converge on the part of the backyard that has some eggs.

DSC_8760

Vivian and Lydia are looking for more eggs.

Note: Vivian and Lydia have known each other for three years, and they see each other about once or twice a year.

DSC_8775

Vivian and Lydia are walking towards the deck in search of more Easter eggs.

Note: All of these pictures were taken on April 3, 2010 in the unfinished backyard of our future home.

Photos: Rainbow Playset

DSC_6129

Rain Playground Depot sign

Note: Because Rainbow Play Systems was having a sale that SiowFong recently saw in the newspaper, our task today was to buy a playground set for Lydia that will be installed at the new home, and nobody looked forward to this endeavor as much as Lydia.

DSC_6139

Lydia loves to play on slides of all types, especially ones that feature curves and spirals.

DSC_6140

Lydia is ready to descend the slide of another playset called the Circus Palace.

Note: We eventually purchased a Circus Palace, one of the four basic swing sets. With a footprint of 12 ft. in width and 21 ft. in length, this set has a platform height of 4 ft. 10 in., a swingbeam height of 7.5 ft., and a slide length of 10 ft.

Other specifications include the following:

46 in. × 56 in. Castle
Heavy-Duty Canopy
Step / Rung Ladder
Jacob's Rope Ladder
Rock Climbing Wall w/ Rope
Single Wall Slide
Overhead Monkey Bars and Support Ladder *
2-Station Swingbeam
2 Sling Swings w/ Powder-coated Chain *
Half Bucket Swing
360° Tire Swing
Trapeze / Rings Combo on Accessory Arm
3 Pairs of Commercial Grade Hangers
3 Pairs of Safety Handles
Ship's Wheel *
Telescope

*: Lydia's favorite playground equipment features

DSC_6156

Lydia is enjoying this special ball swing.

Note: All of these pictures were taken on March 27, 2010 at Rainbow Play Systems in Kirkland, Washington.

Photos: House, March 26, 2010

DSC_6196

Lydia lined up these rocks in the back yard near the deck.

DSC_6203

Family picture in the back yard

Note: Both of these pictures were taken on March 26, 2010 at the site of our future home.

Photos: Whizz Kids, March 2010

T_835_1266993318546_dsc00290[1].jpg

Alice Wei, Lydia's preschool instructor, is teaching Lydia and her friends about geography using a globe.

T_835_1269399989843_102_8122[1].jpg

Gabrielle, Lydia, and Reese are engaged in arts and crafts.

Note: All of these pictures were taken on March 24, 2010 at Whizz Kids, Lydia's day care.

Photos: Playdate with Chelsya

004.jpg

Two princesses !

Note: Chelsya Cochran has always liked wearing dresses, and like Lydia, she loves to dress up in dresses. Chelsya is wearing a Snow White gown while Lydia is attired in a Sleeping Beauty dress. Nella, Chelsya's mom, invited Lydia to their home today for a playdate and lunch.

008.jpg

While Lydia is using Chelsya's tricycle, Chelsya is following her in a scooter.

017.jpg

"Snow White" Lydia and "Cinderella" Chelsya

Note: Nella Cochran, Chelsya's mom, took all of these pictures on March 23, 2010 at and around their home in Bothell, Washington.