More family visits - Amy from Calgary

Aunt Amy finally made the trip from Canada to Central Ohio. We had a fabulous time. Grandpa Larry and Halmoni drove out from Maryland for the weekend. We spend lots of quality time together and also did our patriotic duty - shopping! Jayden got creative with some left over boxes and made a vehicle out of one of them. Aunt Amy and Jayden took turns using it. Here's the proof.

Santa Fe - Cousin's Reunion Weekend July 2011 (late entry)

Jayden and Matt made the long trek from Ohio to New Mexico for a week long trip over July 4th. They enjoyed green chiles and cool desert evenings.

Water Fountain

Jayden's newest trick is to spit out her water like a water fountain. Not sure where she learned this from, either swim class or Kylie. It is very funny in the beginning but then the kitchen floor gets soaking wet and she starts to slip and slide. Our little genius!

Proof she is a Homo sapien

No longer forced to crawl on hands and knees, Jayden is working on mastering the art of bipedal motion. Everyday she does more walking than crawling. But when necessary to get from point A to point B in a hurry, she can still turn on the afterburners while on all fours. Notice her ability to walk and eat at the same time. Quite advanced.

First Birthday Party aka Dol

This past weekend we celebrated Jayden's 1st birthday (Dol in Korean) in Maryland with lots of friends and family. She was so great wearing her traditional Korean garb. Michelle even joined in and wore her aunt's traditional dress. Part of the tradition is placing several symbolic items in front of the baby and let her grab at one. Jayden chose the pencil, which symbolizes scholarly work.

So close, yet so far

As she is fast approaching 1 year, Jayden is almost starting to walk. We practice with just a few steps at a time. With this session she was consistently taking a few steps towards Matt. Of course when the video camera came out, Jayden was not interested in performing. We think she'll be walking any day now.

Yummy, yummy, some of it gets in her tummy

Here are a few videos of Jayden eating. The spaghetti one is from a week or so ago and the cantaloupe ones are from mid January.