So naturally, I am blogging instead of packing
I'm on vacation mode again, and looking forward to this 4 day weekend
We're heading up to Portland, my hometown, where Joey's been invited to speak at ROC church
Certainly doesn't hurt that our mom-sister-cousins-collegefriends all live there 
And that we're visiting during 1 of the 3 non-rainy months of the year
I really ought to pack now
I'm starting to hear that the baby is resembling me now
What a lovely day...topped off with Menchie's yogurt
Check out Korean 1st birthday.com! Rebecca's dohl got featured for the month of July. I get to shop @ Etsy store Ajzdelights for the prize. Cool beans!
Rebecca & Ian
Auntie Lynn
Reading w/grandpa
Reading to myself
I like this photo bc it looks like she is a 'walker'...but she is not. Still just cruising.
Meeting cousin Emery in Santa Maria
Planet Earth w/LA Philharmonic @ The Hollywood Bowl
Joey's 32nd Birthday
I learned how to make joo-muk bbap. Easier than making ramen. 
It was just us 4 gals for awhile
At San Luis Obispo for Campmeeting. Aka the-summer-I-learned-not-to-travel-to-unknown-lands-with-a-toddler-and-left-promptly-after-3-days. G--best advice ever. 
I just crossed my fingers that we wouldn't get pulled over during our 4-hour car ride. We didn't. 
Back in LA, where sleep did not elude us:) 
Adding a new brunch spot to the rotation, Le Pain Quotidien. Good coffee.
I've been living in LA 8 years, & this was my first trip to the California ScienCenter. 
Free admission, with $8 for parking. 
Spent at least an hour here in the toddler room
Ecosystems is here to stay! So cool!
Good times w/auntie Jess 
Class 302's shaved frozen condensed milk w/mangoes & strawberries. Trying to figure out how to make this at home.
Tim's homecoming with meat. 10 years in the making?
Saying farewell to Chris & Traci. Enjoy Michigan for us.
Becca-locks. This one fit "just right."
I recruited help.
The living room pre-party
Party photos commence! Much thanks to my brother-in-law, David.
Dohljabi table and quizzes
I asked one of the many talented artists at our church to paint faces
Time consuming DIY project, but worth it
Hunted high & low for pink barber straws
Edible Delights made the tower (on left) for the party. I loved it!
Another time consuming DIY decorating project
Still googling for the name of these furry green flowers... 
Creations from LA flower market 
Baked goods & sweets by Edible Delights
Quite possibly the best candy of all time
Becca's friend Kelly 
I can't remember much of the day, it was such a blur
I do remember that she came in full-party mode: well fed, and well slept. Thanks to grandmas & grandpa.
The family gathered from all over: NYC, SF, Portland, Redding
Because every guest of honor needs an outfit change (thanks Anne!)
She resembles a 4-legged creature here, doesn't she?
Look ma!
Prize winners...
Cute one w/gohmoh
Junie, our youth pastor. She's pretty awesome.
Our next door neighbor, Alice. Nanny Alice has allowed us a few dinners out here & there. Lucky for us, Alice & Becca are equally smitten with each other.
Babysitters galore. From left to right: Kiwon, Joy, Monica, & Jen.
This is where the hair starts to get funky
It's my party...
definitely cry if I want to
All better
This video's for you baby. Maybe one day in the future, when you're 17 and we've just had a huge fight, I will pull it out and remind myself of simpler times. Happy birthday, baby girl.(Beware, it's 10 minutes long!)