t h e . r i d i c u l o u s . p a n d a

almost my entire family got together for a few days last week to celebrate steve, shana and li's return from their year abroad and more importantly, auntie kim's big three-eight.

just arrived off the slow boat from china, steve regales us with tales from the olympics.

when i emerged from our sleeping den, my mom advanced on me quickly. "no need to get up, silas is well taken care of. go back to bed." turning the corner to the kitchen, i see my baby boy. wide eyed, surrounded by his girls with a chocolate sprinkle doughnut on the plate in front of him. it's oh so good to be at grandpa's house.

discussing splashing technique.

fearless swimmer! next thing we know, he'll be jumping off the diving board with the big kids.

science experiments in the backyard aka steve watering the hostas with diet coke and mentos.

quinn spins with grandma! no one else gets this girl to smile so sincerely.

priya xue. quinn xi. li yao. silas lee. suburban swing set takeover.

sweet boy after his first successful geocache.

my sister and her girls celebrate with three cakes!

silas doesn't hold back when it comes to aunt shana's "baking." also, he's obviously figured out that a lot more ridiculous behavior is okay if he just aligns himself with my father.

the best day of the year. quinn watches her bobber.

li learns the right way to impale a worm.

priya at mccullom lake.

building wet sandcastles on cinderblocks at the beach.

for my birthday, my son learned how to say maggot and caught his first fish!

reading edwina with uncle steve.

happy birthday to me.