Sunday, April 10, 2011

Photos: Sky Nursery


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Ma Wee and Lydia are standing beside an area of Christmas decorations.


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Lydia cannot wait to see and touch the candy canes.


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Ma Wee and Lydia are standing near a display of Cyclamen.



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"Mom, look what I have!"



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Lydia is relaxing at the end of her tour of the nursery.


Note: SiowFong took all of these pictures on November 26, 2010 at Sky Nursery in Shoreline, Washington.

Photos: Thanksgiving Dinner


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"Turkey Concealed"


Lydia, Ma Wee, and a fresh, 13 pound Northwest Natural Young Tender Turkey


Dining room


November 24, 2010


Note: As Malaysia does not celebrate Thanksgiving and as turkey is an expensive imported meat in that country, this was Ma Wee's inaugural Thanksgiving experience.



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"Turkey Revealed"


Dining room


November 24, 2010



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Thanksgiving Dinner participants


(first row, left to right): SiowFong, Lydia, Ma Wee, Amy Guo, Tammy Yap (Chew)

(second row, left to right): Tom, Alex Guo, Steven Chew, Nicholas Chew


Dining room


November 25, 2010


Note: As 2010 approaches its end, we have so much for which to be thankful. The Bible calls believers to give thanks to God in many passages, such as:


Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what he has done." (1 Chronicles 16:8)


"Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18)





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SiowFong's Thanksgiving turkey


Kitchen


November 25, 2010


Note: After asking a number of coworkers at her workplace about which turkey recipe they used for Thanksgiving, SiowFong discovered that many of her colleagues recommended the recipe recommended by Alton Brown of the Food Network, so she tried it as well, and the turkey turned out well, cooked and juicy.



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The Guos and Lydia


(first row: left to right): Amy Guo and Lydia

(second row): Alex Guo


Upper landing area


November 25, 2010


Note: For the Guo family, this was the first without Timothy, Alex's older brother, as he is study abroad in China for a year, so SiowFong invited to our home for this special occasion.


Note: All of these pictures were taken at our current home.

Photos: Snow in November



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The road in front of our home is covered with snow.








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Lydia and her dad are shoveling some snow.






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Lydia is clearing some snow by walking uphill and pushing the shovel forward.






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Wearing her purple parka, her purple pajamas, and her galoshes, Lydia is ready to tackle the snow.






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Lydia is happily shoveling away the snow.




Note: SiowFong took all of these pictures outside our home on November 24, 2010, the day before Thanksgiving.


Photos: Reese's Birthday Party


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Lydia is sitting next to Reese (who is dressed in an aquamarine colored top), the birthday girl who has attended the same day care, Whizz Kids, for years



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Reese's birthday cake to commemorate her fifth birthday



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Lydia and some friends


(left to right): unknown girl, Reese, Lydia, Rowan, and Jada



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Lydia is drinking some fruit juice.



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Lucas, Reese, and Lydia



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Lydia and Lucas, another friend from Whizz Kids



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Lydia enjoys some of Reese's birthday cake.


Note: SiowFong took all of these pictures on November 21, 2010 during Reese's birthday party at Pump It Up in Lynnwood, Washington.