Very Accomplished!

So many interests - both technological and musical!

Catch Up Pictures

I know I've been a bit negligent recently in posting pictures. Things should improve markedly now that I've finished my thesis defense though. So these are so pictures to update you on what Joseph's been doing the past month! Click to enlarge. More to come!

Where'd it Go?

This is, bar none, Joseph's favourite game right now, dancing to the music and pretending shock when it stops. I'm beginning to wonder if he has a little theatrical blood in his veins. Maybe such things skip a few generations! (This goes on a bit, feel free to stop it in the middle. My high pitched "baby voice" gets a little irritating :)

Joseph's First Snow Day

December 2 was Joseph's first experience of snow. He was pretty excited, constantly pointing out the stuff to us!

Father and Son

So waddaya think? Any resemblance?

Video: Little Beethoven

Our little pianist seems to be taking after mommy! Though he also seems to have daddy's ability to get distracted...

Joseph's First BIrthday

Joseph had a ball for his first birthday! Three or four parties, presents from all sorts of people and the chance to wear a cool costume. In Korean it's called a "hanbok." Every time we put it on him the little narcissist walked over to the mirror to look at himself. I am constantly switching between thinking he looks like a Jewish high priest or one of the three wise men. We also followed a Korean tradition of letting him choose between a pen (intelligence), money (wealth), book, thread (long life), car, and a Bible. Our little genius chose the pen. Hopefully the Bible will come in useful too!
Anyway, it was all we could wish for in a birthday!

Dramatic Joseph

Joseph in one of the most expressive moods! Every time a new person appears, he feels the need to point out how interesting the world is with the constant cry of "Oo, Oo, Oo!"!

Thesis notes? What thesis notes?

Mommy may be done her school work, but daddy is not, and Joseph still likes to mess up his notes

Mommy's Done School, Time for Some Fun!

Okay, okay, we're back from our extended hibernation with more cute Joseph pictures.

Family at McDonalds

Just before Scott and Courtney left for the Middle East we got together at McDonalds.

Real Walking!

Joseph is very proud of himself these days! He's really walking! He can do 10 steps easily and his maximum is 20 before he reverts back to crawling mode. Life going to be hectic soon!

Synchronized Boogie

Joseph finally found a dance partner he feels comfortable with! When he doesn't dance well Joseph works hard to get him in gear. In the end though, they are able to make up. (For those of you who know us well, it's quite a surprise to have such an enthusiastic dancing son!)

Dancing in Turns

Joseph and cousin Josiah seem to be having a little dance competition!
They live by the credo: "Real men don't dance together!"

Joseph Performs for his Fans

Joseph is rarely inclined to move on to the next stage of development until he has an audience. When he has many people watching though, BOOM! instant progress! He caught the idea with Grandma the day before, and then on Sunday he voluntarily grabbed this bike and started walking! Life is fun these days!

Take That!

"This will teach you to take up all of Mommy's time!"
Joseph takes out his jealousy on Ami's school notes.

Afternoon at Westminster Abbey

We visited Westminster Abbey with another Korean Joseph
(a boarder at my parents' place) and he made this amazing photo video for us!
PS. Oops~! It's 10 times faster than it should be. I'll post some of those pictures soon individually!

VIctoria Journey

We really hadn't had a family vacation since Joseph was born - in fact not since our honeymoon - so a trip to Victoria was a nice change of pace. We did all the traditional touristy things and got some anonymous gifts to go to ridiculously expensive places like Butchart Gardens. Ami's friends, in the lower right corner, let us stay with them. The place was a wonderland of photo opportunities for Ami! If you click on them you can see them better.

Video: Mommy... or Daddy?

Joseph's enjoyment of games has grown exponentially.
He had a lot of fun with this one until he got dizzy.

Video: Wink

During mealtimes Joseph's favourite game is"Wink."
Hasn't quite got the concept down yet, but he's having fun!
(Thanks Blogger for finally getting video! More videos on
the way, Robyn!)