Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Summer Trip ‘08: Trip to the Zoo

Which one is your favorite?

Summer Trip ‘08: Before & After

These are the “before & after” of Kaitlyn getting spoiled by her grandparents & aunts.
Can you see the difference? ;-)

If Only I Know How To Sew

The other day, I stumbled upon this coat by someone by the name of Dominique Rouzier. It would probably look very nice on Kaitlyn, but I’m just not one of those loaded people who can easily barf out $200 for a children jacket, or think it’s worth it—since kids outgrow clothes so fast.

So I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be nice if I know how to sew something like this?

May be someday? :-)

Summer Trip ‘08: My Favorites

Well. Let us begin the recap of our summer trip with a few of my favorite shots of Kaitlyn from the trip.

Many of the photos from this trip were taken with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens that I just got. If you have a DSLR, like taking portraits or close-ups but on a budget, I would highly recommend you getting one (or the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D lens if you have a Nikon DSLRs). They are cheap ($80 to $120) plastic lenses but take photos that rival their f/1.4 siblings that cost three to four times more!

Second Day of School

It’s been two days now & Kaitlyn’s been doing pretty well at school—at least from what I’ve been told. The only times that she cried, kicked, & screamed during the day were whenever she saw Melanie pass by or when a “visit” was over & Melanie had to leave. Other than that, the teachers said that she plays well both with other kids & by herself, she feeds herself, and she lies down without a fight when it’s nap time. My favorite thing is that two days of school has helped her master picking up & putting away toys! Tonight at home, I witnessed her putting away more than just three toys before she wandered off!!

It’s either the toys, the teachers, the other kids, or a combination of things that she likes about the place. As I dropped her off on both mornings, although looking nervous & hesitant, she also had this curious & excited look on her face. May be that’s why a big hug & a kiss was good enough, and that she didn’t cry when it was time for me to leave.

So, there here you go. That’s the update on how she did on her first & second day of school. Now, it’s time for me to go to bed, or I’ll have a hard time staying awake at work again. ;-)

First Day of School

Today Kaitlyn turned 19 months old & started Pre-K “pre-Pre-K”! It was both hers & Melanie’s first day of school. To those of you who didn’t know, Melanie is going back to work & that Kaitlyn is attending the same school that Melanie teaches at (but a different class).

We were still very tired from the red-eye flight that we all left the house @ 7:30 this morning, a little later than we were supposed to. The trains were packed and everyone was sweating as usual. As we transferred from the N to the 6 Train at the 14th Street station, we got separated.

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