She loves butterflies, so on her birthday, husband and I took her to the Butterfly Pavilion. More photos to come.
Butterflies
Hmong Child Birthing Question
I received a question from a student who is doing research and wants to know about Hmong child-birthing experiences in America. Here is her question: Hi! My name is Jasmine. I’m a student at Carleton College in Northfield, MN., studying to hopefully be a doctor one day. I’m doing a research project on multicultural medicine... Continue Reading →
Double Stalk MB Orchid
It's March and my first daughter will be turning a decade old in a couple of days. My second daughter will be 5 years old a couple of days after hers. I can't believe how fast life is flying by. Someone pinch me. Today, I wanted to share a few photos of the master bath... Continue Reading →
You Had Me At Holga
I got a Holga from my secret santa (my sister) and was the happiest person on earth. I've been wanting one for a very long time. It is a very light plastic camera. I think even lighter than the 110 camera I used to have back in the 80's. Holga's are supposed to produce dreamy... Continue Reading →
You Can Tell She’s a Princess
She spins the world around. You can tell she's a princess. She doesn't need a crown. These were the words Kylie sang one evening last month while playing a game on the computer. Her back was to me and she sang her heart out. I was able to capture her singing on my cell phone... Continue Reading →
The Rest…
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I sure did. I know I've fallen behind with posting my girls' 24-day-of-Christmas gifts. Here are the things they received starting from day 4. To see anything before day 4, just scroll through the blog. The girls enjoyed the gifts that required putting together like the cards... Continue Reading →
In The Clouds
[Walkway] It is not unusual to see haze in my neighborhood. It is one of the best things about this area and one husband and I found by surprise after we moved here a couple of years ago. I've captured some beautiful shots earlier in the year of a frosty haze. Over the summer, we... Continue Reading →
Holiday Decorations And Earlier In the Weeks
The house was decorated since the first week of December but I just didn't have the time to post any photos. The snow on the Christmas tree was an idea I saw at the mall when husband and I took the girls to see Santa. We bought our tree (it's real) from Costco and when... Continue Reading →
Day 3
Quickpage by paislee press. This morning the girls woke up asking, "When do we get our gifts?" Yesterday, Kida said, "Mom, are you going to do this every year?" "Maybe." I said. "Why didn't you do it last year?" "Because I just thought of it this year but if you don't like it, I won't... Continue Reading →
From My Corner of the Universe 