Christmas Ball

 Had to do a funny one!

 I am so proud of her!  Smart, beautiful, caring, and responsible...  everything I hope for for Dylan.

 Another funny one!

 Seattle Fairmont Olympic Hotel lobby...  beautiful!

Christmas 2012 in Seattle.

My little reindeer!  I love her so much!

 Dylan giving Coco hugs.  Courtney has grown up to be such a smart and impressive young lady...  I couldn't ask for a better role model for Dylan.

 Cousins!  Jaci, Dylan, and Courtney.

 Caden too...

 Jumping and holding hands.  So cute!

 Ah Ma and Dylan.

 Dylan got her first sleeping bag for Christmas!  It was a hit!  Thanks Uncle KC and Auntie Lan!!

 Dylan checking out Jaci's art and craft sets.

 Playing catch with a balloon with Ah Ma.  She was laughing and laughing and laughing!  I didn't want to ruin it but I had to see what they were doing.  Watching them play just warms my heart.

Friends!

Lunch at Cheesecake Factory with Minah and Emma.

Polar opposites!

This photo looks totally photoshopped but it wasn't.  I look like I'm 2 feet tall and Courtney looks like she's 10 feet tall.  

Things you can always count on when visiting the Chiang family...

1.  One of the requirements of being asian...  PIANO!

 2.  Gotta see who's taller.  It used to always be a comparison between Courtney and Sape but Jonathan has surpassed both at 15 years old!  6 feet 2 inches and probably still growing.  I think I got cheated out of the tall gene.

 3.  Heated conversations.  

 4.  And last but most important (in Marty's opinion) - the cleaning of Marty's defective ears.  Most people have self cleansing ears but his ear gunk just collects and builds up inside his ear.  I would have taken a picture of what came out but a picture just would NOT do it justice.  Plus, it was gross.

Alpenrose Storybook Lane with friends.

On a very wet Sunday...  heading to Alpenrose for Storybook Lane with the Hopkins.

 Hopkins family - so glad Dylan can grow up with Monroe as her sidekick.

 Edwards family...

 Auntie Marilyn and Jhestin were there too.  Wish it weren't so rainy and cold.

 I wish I thought jumping was this fun.  

 Poor Brooklyn...  Dylan threw her baboo on top of her like a saddle and sat on her.  We are lucky our Brooklyn is so tolerant.

University Village = fun!

I love this water feature!  She probably could have played forever here.

 Pure happiness!

 And this little enclosed play structure...  Awesome!

 And Coco - home from college and playing with Dylan!  Life is good!