Cherished Moments

I'm back

2011-12-19T16:59:00.004-05:00

It's been almost 2 years since I last blogged and I missed the people here. Alot have changed but blessed that I still have my wonderful family around.

I can't believe that this year is almost over. The kids are out of school and driving me nuts everday that I'm working from home but just happy that they are healthy and able to annoy me everyday. Gotta love my little rugrats! :)

Still haven't finished my Christmas shopping yet. I still have to shop for my kids and a few other people. Should be done by Wednesday! First time I was actually organized and able to send out...haven't scan those so I can't post yet but I will post a family pic of us all at the Ly New Years in late Oct. Enjoy!

Happy 1st Birthday Catalyna

2010-02-19T10:53:00.005-05:00

Happy Birthday Lyna!

How time flies and here I was exactly a year ago giving birth to my princess who is turned 1 today. I still can't really belive how blessed I am to have such a beautiful princess and two handsome prince. :)

Tomorrow we will be having a birthday party for her so hopefully the weather is good beause it will be at my house and I def. don't want it to rain because it will be too crowded in there. Enjoy the pics of her for now.

She was crying because she didn't want to eat her cake. lol... Priceless images!!!

Funniest Thing

2009-11-03T16:23:00.000-05:00

Wow...I'm on the row with blogging...hehehe. Blogging again. Anyhow, on Sunday, Christien who is my oldest son and I were playing UNO while the hubby was cooking. He's a better cook than I. Anyways, the doorbell rings and Christien runs to get it because everytime the doorbell rings, he thinks he is famous and it's always for him which is almost true. lol. It's the neighbor girl that kissed him a week before school started...apparently she broke up with him...seduces my son and now wants to break up with him? What is up with that? I swear these kids are hilarious. I didn't realized they were even "dating". lol... I asked if he was "heartbroken." He said, "yes" and I start to laugh. I told him that I still love him so it's ok. Life goes on!

Halloween Pictures

2009-11-02T14:00:00.011-05:00

Halloween rained but it wasn't too bad to where the kids couldn't go trick or treating. Went to my brother's friend's house and had a little get together for the kids since it was going to rain and if weather permits, they can go trick or treating. Weather was def. nice that day 'til around 6:30pm...started to drizzle some, on and off. Took the kids trick or treating in the friend's neighborhood. It was more towards the countryside so the land between the neighbors were def. larger so it was further to walk. Connor walked only 2 streets and then went back to the house to stay with his dad and baby sister. Christien on the other hand, went the whole neighborhood. He was the only energize child that lasted out of the whole group. Every child was so exhausted except mine like usual. Now you know why I'm always so exhausted. Having two boys and a baby gets tiring.

3 pumpkins in front of our house

I left these candies for my mom to pass out since we weren't home

3 first cousins....Snake Eyes, Jango Fett, and Jasmine

Anabel, my niece

Connor

Christien

Group pic before everyone arrived...weather was still so nice

Kitty cat w/her auntie bunny

Kitty cat w/her whiskers but she kept crying/rubbing it off :(

Group pic

Halloween 2009

2009-10-31T13:21:00.004-04:00

Happy Halloween for all the kids that are going trick or treating. It's suppose to rain here in GA but you never know....so we are going to my brother's house and then go to a Halloween party and then if the weather permits, going trick or treating. Although, we will be bring candy just in case the kids can't go trick or treating. Christien will be Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe, Connor will be Jango Fett, and Leena will be Kitty Cat...pictures will be posted after Halloween. Kids are so excited! Too bad it's not warm like last year.

Payless ShoeSource

2009-10-30T10:49:00.002-04:00

Hey folks...you guys must be thinking...wow, 2 posts in one day. A miracle....surprise it's not raining or rather yet, snowing here in Ga since I'm posting again. lol... But I had to since I didn't want you all to miss out on shopping at Payless ShoeSource. Last day is today unforunately but wanted to pass this website on to you all. http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20091016-tows-payless

Yes, it's at Payless ShoeSource. I plan on going after work today. Def. have to get my kids some shoes and of course, if I see any for myself, I might have to grab me one too. ;)

Have a great weekened!

911

2009-10-30T09:18:00.003-04:00

My oldest son, Christien who is 7 years called 911 yesterday. After I got home, the kids were loud as usual and always fighting. My mom was telling me how someone called 911 and the police had called back to see if everything was ok. Both hubby and I knew exactly who called...when approached, he admitted to calling and saying that his little brother who is 4 hit him and it really hurt. He called 911...I was telling him that the police were coming to get him now and of course, that scared him. I had to tell him the difference between calling 911 for emergency and of course, just calling for nonsense stuff like them fighting. I'm hoping that didn't scare him for calling them in case of a real emergency.

Anyhow, yesterday was Christien's last day of baseball. Their team had a terrible season..didn't win not one single game. He had bad luck starting his first season of baseball but hopefully it won't discourage him from playing again.

Pumpkin Festival

2009-10-29T14:07:00.005-04:00

My little princess is now 8 months!

Sorry haven't been posting lately but been very busy. Will def. try to post more but maybe some blogging and and just pics. lol.

Can't believe it's almost the end of the year already. I went to Connor's Pumpkin Festival at school today and there were some cute costumes there. I'll post pics when I download them. I hate that my boys are so into Star Wars. He was Captain Rex last year and now he's Boba Fett. Get a different type of costume...was trying bribe him to wear my oldest son's costumes but he refuses. I guess he has his own mind and doesn't want to be like him even though he tries in every other way but just wants his own costumes. lol... I guess that's good even though I'm flat broke but gotta spoil my kids regardless.

Over the weekend, we went to two different pumpkin patches. One was just a little festival but we got there a little late so all the good pumpkins were gone; however, the kids still had a blast because some of the events were still going on. The next day, we just went to get pumpkins for the kids. Enjoy the pics!

Christien

2009-08-28T15:34:00.002-04:00

So proud of my oldest son! He made it into the FOCUS program...It's the gifted program at his elementary school. He took the test earlier this week to see if he could get in and the result was....he got in. Just received the notification so I'm happy. I feel that he's bored so he def. needs a challenge so the extra work will do him good. That reminds me of what one of my friends told me about her child. He's currently in 2 AP classes and wants to drop them because it's too much work and I didn't realize it but you have to go in front of the board and everything to see if they will approve you to drop it. Anyways, he wasn't allow to drop it because there wasn't a valid reason. He's just too lazy but the teachers said he was capable of handling the class so he was upset but like his momma said...he can do it! Now he has no choice. lol...kids...i swear. If they could get out of it, they would. Anyways, I never did tell my neighbor because like you all said...they are just kids but I will keep an eye on them. lol...

Should I tell or should I not?

2009-08-14T15:19:00.003-04:00

Ok....This happened last week to my son and I have been debating whether to tell her mom or not. My son was playing around with one of his friends in the neighborhood that is a girl...not sure who was all there but he told me that she kissed him and then she made a remarked that said, "I always wanted to do that?" They are both 7 years old. I was shocked but didn't want to tell her mom because I know her mom will be upset with her. What do you guys think? Should I tell her? I didn't even know what to tell my son...it's way too early for him to even think about girls. All he should worry about is his video games. lol... But I def. don't want him to be a fast one either.

btw - I did get my list back. YAY...

Blogger

2009-08-12T08:35:00.003-04:00

I somehow lost all of the blogs I followed...sucks. Is anyone experiencing the same problems as me? I am not going to add anyone today for I am hoping that it is just a glitch in the system or what so ever. Off to work now... Happy Hump Day!

Christien's first day of 2nd Grade

2009-08-11T16:20:00.003-04:00

Christien's first day of 2nd Grade

Having fun at the bus stop

Christien and the boys

Group of kids waiting for the bus

Getting on the bus

My oldest is now in 2nd grade...can't believe that but happy that he's in school now so I can finally get some peace and quiet. All summer, the nagging, the fighting of the two boys and now school has started. Praise the Lord! lol.... Yesterday, he brought home his conduct folder w/an E...first day has started well. :)

11th yr anniversary tomorrow

2009-08-07T16:34:00.002-04:00

Quick post for I am leaving work soon...but tomorrow will be 11 years for my hubby and I. Can't believe how long it's been already for us and we are still together. lol...YES, it's been tough but we managed. Hopefully more...hehehe. I learned in life - You can only speak for yourself and control your actions so now, I am smarter in life. I am not as naive as I used to be. Sometimes though, I wish I was though. Anyhow, no plans since school starts for my oldest son. His first day is Monday and we were going to go out of town but can't but maybe we will just do dinner or so.

Have a great weekend!

MIA

2009-07-27T18:32:00.004-04:00

I know it's been several weeks since I posted a new blog but I've been so busy with work and the kids. So much has happened as well but of course I can't blog about everything...it's confidential. JK...But Connor, my son has his birthday on July 11th so threw him a pool party when he got back from MN and of course, he was shy at first but then had a blast. His favorite part was opening the presents. Of course, his older brother loved it just as much because he knows that it's partial his too. :)

Transformer Cake

Connor with his cake

Connor...can't wait to open his presents

Christien and Connor w/presents (The WII fit is really for me) lol...

I also went to a party that my cousin's threw for their parents. They are somewhat related but anyhow, it was a party up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Good food....but the best part was meeting my long lost friend, Susana. (picture below) Her and I go way back. She was actually a neighbor and can't believe how good she looks. I seriously need to lose weight...weight does alot to a person as well as hair. Did I mentioned I saw some guys I used to know and yes, They are bald and omg...looks totally different. Praying that my boys will have hair because being bald does run in my mom's family as well as my dad's but worst for my mom's. My 24 yr old nephew was bald already at age 21...cute but no hair... :( His dad has more hair than him...hehehe....

Susana and me

Two weeks ago, I took my oldest son, Christien to karate and when I got back, I found my little princess bald....apparently, the hubby shaved her hair and now she's bald. I swear it's a myth...but the hubby said he shaved her hair so that her hair can grow thicker. WTH!!! I was so upset because it was getting longer and I so wanted to put her hair in pig tails but oh well...gotta wait 'til she's one now. :( Oh well...but I know it's not going to get any thicker. It's totally an Asian Myth.

MN International Tournament 2009

2009-07-17T12:05:00.004-04:00

Sorry folks for not updating. I know I’ve been slacking but I really have been super busy w/vacations and then with work. We just got one of our old clients back and swamp with work. That right there is taking so long. But with the way economy is, you never know when you are the one to be let go so for now, I’m just grateful that I have my job. Anyways, I promise that I would upload my pictures from Minnesota. I had a great time but too bad it was too short. I would definitely have to spend a week up there next time vs 4 days. My kids enjoyed their trip there. Of course, my brother spoiled them since he has no kids yet. The reason why I visited them during July 4th because every year up in MN, the Hmongs get together and celebrate one of the most well known International Sports Tournament . They also get a chance to catch up with family members, old friends as well as meeting new ones. You get to compete with some of the toughest Hmongs or Asians out there. Even other races are competing with the Hmongs or against them. When I was younger, I love competing in women’s volleyball; although, I never won. L However, I love the competition. The best women’s volleyball team currently is Impact. They are good. They won 3 years in a row. Of course, the number one player on that team is number 12. She can do it all. Check out http://www.hmongfestivals.com/ for more details of this event. Also, Mozemoua did a great job of blogging about this event. I would add more to it but I really don’t have the time at this moment.

At the Hmong Festival

General Vang Pao

Sister w/my mom...forgot to mention that I would have taken more but my sister stole my camera while I was on vacation claiming that it took better pictures than her camera so she had possession of my camera for most of my vacation. She's such a camera whore!

One of the vendors and I have tons of other pictures but will just post a few for now.

At the Ly Reunion...my sister from Clovis, CA, me, and my sister in law who just moved to MN.

3 sisters, Pachia, Sheng, and me...missing my oldest sister

Me and my FOB pose...lol. My sis did this pose so I had to do it as well.

Busy

2009-07-10T09:30:00.003-04:00

I'm back in town; however, I have been so busy with work and at home. Niece is at home watching my baby Caitaleena since my mother is out of town with my boys and hogging the home pc so I haven't had a chance to make a post. I had a great trip; although, it was too short. I did miss the hubby but it was great to just get away and hang out with the family and friends. I will post with pictures of MN next week. Have a great Friday! and weekend. :)

MN

2009-07-02T11:16:00.001-04:00

Getting ready for my trip to MN....will post up pics when I get back of my trip. 'Til then, I hope everyone have a happy and safe July 4th!

Formal Intro

2009-06-23T14:00:00.016-04:00

I decided to do Ketmany's first giveaway contest... it's always nice to get to know your bloggers more. I'm fairly new to blogging so this is a great way to let people know who I really am as I'm still finding out myself. hehehe...

My name is Lily Bou - Lil or Lily...real name is May Fua Chua...I know it's long but what do you expect, I'm Asian - Hmong to be exact. :) I was born on the airplane(thanks to great Uncle General Vang Pao) coming from Laos to Thailand(during the Vietnam war) so I never stepped foot in Laos(YES, I really was born on an airplane); although, all my paperwork says I was born in Laos...birth certificates do not exist from where I came from. lol... I was named May Fua Chua because Fua means cloud and Chua means wind so that's how my name came to about...the May part...it's mostly common to name the daughters that. Otherwise, I think my name is pretty unique; although, I do hate it at times because it's so long. btw - If you don't know what Hmong is...my good friend Nicki blogs on it. Please take a look if you have more time. I changed my name to Lily when I became an American citizen...chose Lily because Lily is the flower in the month of May so I thought I picked it to make it more meaningful. :) I have two birthdays...reason why is because for some reason my dad put that I was born on April 13th when in fact, my real birthday is May 13th. I celebrate using my real birthday; however, at work, I celebrate it in April. Does anyone have more than one birthdays? lol...

Lutheran Church of Ascension sponsored us here to U.S.A., lived in Roswell for the first 4 years and then moved to Decatur, GA where I grew up. I was real shy when I was little and these girls used to pinch me in kindergarten and now, she is one of my best friends. lol...dumb me! Can't believe I allowed that crap. No wonder I put my son in karate so he can defend himself. hahaha...against any bullies. :P After I got married and finished college, hubby and I did move to Boston, MA for a year but missed family and friends too much so we came back. I'm such a mama's girl. hehehe...can't live w/out her!

I've been married for 11 yrs this August...can't believe I've been married this long. We had our rough times but we made it this far and def. have more of an understanding between each other. Like they said, live and learn. :) We have two boys - Christien and Connor. God blessed us with one little girl this year...Caitaleena. For some reason, we kind of got stuck w/the C's so that was the only name we finally agreed on after months of debating...good thing it took me over 9 months to have her. lol.... Got the IUD done so no more kids. YAY! Family is complete. :)

After my long months of maternity leave, I got more into youtube...I was youtubing over everything. From makeup, hair, to my new camera...Nikon D90. I learned so much and my interest into those three evolved and I'm experimenting and loving it. I'm usually a plain jane when it comes to makeup and hair just because I never was introduced to it or had friends that were all into these things besides being a camera whore. I learned that makeup is all about the product whether it being pigmented or not and the brushes! Can't leave that out. But I'm finally able to do the smokey look, not that I'm good at it but I'm happy that I can do alot more than before. Still embarass to show the pictures because I still suck at it. hehehe.... But when I get better, I will definitely show it to everyone. Also, thanks to my good friend Nicki (link above) to introducing me to blogging; otherwise, I wouldn't have never been in touch with you all. Any more info, please comment me. :)

Two of my brothers and sisters - missing the oldest brother and sister. I'm the youngest one...holding the pink teddy bear..yes, pink is still my favorite color! Pic is torn because my ex-sil had this pic and she tore it when she was mad at my brother...dunno why she did it but I so do need to restore this pic.

I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. I am the youngest one....the picture below was taken in Helen, GA during summer of 2007. All of my sibling's kids and us along with the parents minus one sister and her family. Huge family huh? And our family has extended with even more kids now.

H.S. Graduation with my friends. I'm such a dork...waving! lol....

Wedding day in '98.

My best friend Nhia and her husband along with me and my hubby. Cruise to the Bahamas years ago.

Hubby and I when we first started dating. Of course, who didn't take any of this studio pics. lol. Gosh, I look so young and look how thick my eyebrows are. hahaha...

Our most recent family pic

Me and my mini me ;) - I always wanted to say that

Morph Baby

2009-06-19T10:15:00.005-04:00

I wanted to see how they view how my baby look...reminds me of my brother. lol...

check it out!

Morph Baby

Brother Sam

TGIF

2009-06-19T08:18:00.003-04:00

TGIF....This week has flown by for me. I felt like I still have tons to do and it's already weekend. I guess that is a good thing. Kind of weird how I had dinner last night w/my friend. We ate at this Chinese/Thai restaurant and my fortune read...Don't go through life too fast. Stop and enjoy it. Meaning I need to enjoy what I have around me. Life is short and I haven't been enjoying time w/my kids this week. I told them instead of playing volleyball, I would take them to the park and even take my daughter. She's 4 months today so I'm sure she wants to go out too and not stay at home w/my mom all the time even if it's a little hot. I just don't want her to end up being too picky and not go to anyone. That's what happened to my second son and it was so hard for me. He didn't even care to go to his dad and that was bad.

So, there's going to be a volleyball and flat football tournament tomorrow hosted by the CMA church. Hubby is going to be playing volleyball and I have the SLR class tomorrow so I'll probably stop by the tournament later that day. Don't want to go too early esp since it's going to be way hot! Good thing my brother lives near the church so I can always go to his house if I choose to. I just hope there won't be any ants. I hate ants!

Oh yeah...I finally bought my ticket to go to MN for July 4th. Actually my brother bought it for me. His job transferred him up there since they closed his facility down here so they gave him 10 free airline tickets to go back and forth to GA or have family members visit him from GA to MN so lucky for my kids, mom, brother and his family...we all are going up there for free. Actually my dad didn't want to go so I got his ticket because I wasn't planning on going because I didn't want to have to spend my own money on the plane ticket. Hubby isn't going because he couldn't get that Monday off after J4. Oh well..his loss. hehehe...I will miss him esp because I will have to travel alone w/my baby girl but hopefully she won't be too bad. I was thinking of leaving her so hubby can take care of her but I know my brother and my sister in law wants to see her. It's going to be a family reunion up there for sure because my other sister and her family are going as well as my sister from CA too. They want to attend the annual J4 tournament in MN but I could care less. If I go, I'll probably just go for a few hours. So if you're Hmong...who's all going? Maybe I'll see you up there. :)

Late Birthday Dinner

2009-06-18T14:28:00.003-04:00

Going to a late, late birthday dinner. We all are so busy with our lives but one of my close friends is taking me out for my birthday even though my birthday was May 13th but hey! It's better now than never. :) I actually have two birthday...my real birthday on May 13th or my legal birthday (April 13th). I celebrate my real birthday w/friends and family; however, I celebrate my fake birthday at work or if I even celebrate it now. I work in a data center that consists of me, my boss, and a network engineer. Our home office is in Greensboro so that is why there is only 3 of us here. I sometimes miss seeing other people but I also like my own space. Overall, I'm content.

Since I've been in meetings all week, I've been playing volleyball when I get home. I'm trying to get back in the groove of playing again. I probably won't be playing in tournaments but I really want to get back in shape and at the same time, I realize, I miss playing. Trust me, I'm not even half as good as I used to be due to being overweight and just not playing much. My goal is to lose 30 lbs by December...wish me luck!

Meetings

2009-06-18T10:33:00.002-04:00

Sorry folks but I've been in meetings this whole week so I couldn't update. I could have been but didn't want to be typing too much because I didn't want all the attention to be on me. lol... Glad it's over with so I can get back to actually working. :) But I did enjoy the mingling part and of course the free food. Who doesn't love the free part? hehehe. One of my co-workers couldn't make it but oh well...maybe next time, I'll get to see him. :P Anyways, hubby and I did go to play poker at my sil's place this weekend. I couldn't even play because we took my baby too since I didn't want to let my mom babysit because she already babysits for me throughout the week so I felt bad but I don't think I will be going anymore since I have no babysitter. I don't want to lug my baby around esp since all my baby does is sleep and their house is too loud since they have other kids so she won't get any sleep. Can't believe she will be 4 months tomorrow...and I will be giving her baby food. She's drooling already. lol.

One of my childhood friends will be visiting this weekend. Maybe on Sunday I will visit her...can't believe she has 5 kids. I couldn't do it. My 3 kids are already hard esp now. Between activities w/the kids and work, I can't even find time for myself.

Oh yeah..funny thing was, I was reading this one girl's bulletin on Myspace and came across Bumpits. OMG...I'm so late. Where have I been? I'm telling you I'm so lost. hahaha but hey, better now than never right? hahaha...anyways, I thought it was pretty cool. Have anyone used it? My hair is so flat and def. needs volume...thinking about getting it. I'll def post up pics if I ever do get it.

Poker

2009-06-12T10:20:00.004-04:00

Christien and Connor...just learned how to merge my two boys pics together in photoshop. I know I'm so lame. lol....

Phanny w/Connor

Jenn w/Connor...yes, he was the baby then

Tomorrow night my ex-sis in law is hosting a poker party. I haven't played in so long. I remember when everyone (family wise) from my husband's side has gotten along and we used to play for fun all the time. Since then, I lost two sil's and gained 2 new ones. I really miss one of them alot. We were pretty close but since then, I still talk to her but we're not as close due to us just not seeing each other every weekend and so but we're still great friends when we do see each other. I learned how to keep my distances w/my in laws. I just find it nicer that way...less drama. I am a very talkative person and like to express my views. I can't help it at times when I see something and just do the usual "casual" conversation and think nothing of it but to "certain people", he/she take it out of proportions...like they analyze everything you say and use it against you. Don't get me wrong, I love my inlaws but I find it better, when you see each other less, the love is stronger. lol... But I do miss those poker days, when we all played but I enjoyed playing at the bars better due to more competition. Of course, can't nowadays, since I have my little princess and have to tend to her unless my mommy watches...yes, I'm a spoiled one. I'm the youngest of 7...Can you believe that? Who has that many nowadays? Actually, I do know of some but I rather not name them. lol... It's not me...that's all that matters. hahaha. Anyways, yes, my parents live w/me. It's great that I have a live in babysitter and that even though, I'm a girl, my parents are still willing to live w/me. You see in the Hmong culture, parents prefer to live w/their sons but with mine, they do mind but they love me so much that they are willing to overlook that and are willing to help me out since daycare expenses are so High. I can't believe how people can spend $800 - $1000 for daycare. Thank goodness, I have my parents. They do everything for me...cook, clean, and take care of my kids and I'm so ungrateful at times. Shame on me but I can't help it! Yes, I can but I'm trying really hard to not let her do so much. Anways, I'm going to post pics of my ex sils...they are so sweet!

Work

2009-06-11T15:09:00.002-04:00

Ever since I came back on maternity leave, I've been so out of it. I just can't seem to concentrate and get things done. I've been lagging on doing projects but I so need to get with the program. Help me.... Hopefully I will get back into it because I know I will be busy soon and get behind if I don't now. I also am planning on taking some classes so I can get up to par. Programming was never my favorite subject in school. I always did what I could to just "pass" and always took the "INTRO" classes and took the easy way out. Too much playtime and not enough studying. hehehe...but w/kids, I need more $$$$ therefore, I will make myself get with the program and do something. Anyways, was going to make a longer entry buy gotta go pick something up downstairs so I'll blog longer next time.

Over the weekend and Volleyball

2009-06-09T13:54:00.005-04:00

Pictures from Wedding...this was only the Hmong ghetto style wedding. lol... American wedding on the 20th of this month.
Precious Leena

Hmong Tying ceremony

Sister, mom, and me

Bride's parents

Hubby and I with the bride and groom

My sister in law and family decided to have a bbq over the weekend at Lake Lanier.

Nephew Ayden...He is so cute!

The boys with their cousins

Mommy, Daddy,and Leena...she's not happy because she is only used to being in the A.C.

View of Lake Lanier by the Dam

Goose

OMG..can't believe how out of shape I am and now I know. I haven't played ball for so long and yesterday, I went to play ball with some friends and boy...am I feeling it now. I played a couple of games a while back but compared to a whole series of games, my body is aching now. My body tells me that I need to get back in shape. After having this third baby of mine, I could tell my body is slowing going downhill. I have to get back in the routine of exercising again. I know I can get my size 6 body back. lol. It may take a while but I know I can do it...gotta keep motivating myself. If anyone have any tips, please feel free to let me know. Any help will be appreciated. lol. :)

Appointments

2009-06-04T10:12:00.007-04:00

Hubby and I

Cake

Hubby and I at the altar

Hubby carrying me to the car

I am so sick of doctor and dentist appointments. I'm glad mine is all done with. Just got a filling on my wisdom tooth...people said I should have just pulled it but heard it hurts too much and plus it doesn't bother me so I just filled it and now I'm numb. Hate the feeling but hopefully it's my last. I've been told that some teeth are just more prone to cavities than others and I have to agree with that because I know I kept up with my teeth pretty well and still cavities while others don't and they don't ever have a cavity. Hopefully, my kids doesn't get that great gene of mine. lol. Also, got the IUD done so went for a follow up last week and everything looks great so yep...no more babies for me. I didn't want to tie my tubes..just so definite and too chicken to do a procedure like that on me. So no more appointments for me and just for my kids...as long as it's not for me, I'm straight. haha...so mean of me. lol.

Got a birthday party to go to this weekend as well as a so called wedding and some sort of eating...not sure for what but seems to be a very busy weekend. I promise to post up pic of the events. Hopefully Caitaleena will feel up to it since I am sure it will be hot in this great GA weather.

My 9 yr old niece have been staying with us this whole week and has been so great with the boys - keeping them busy...hehehe. The boys have not been running to me saying, he hit me or play with me so I've been able to do alot of scrapbooking. I'm more than halfway done with Christien's baby book. He's 7 yrs old now and I'm just starting on his. Why I got into scrapbooking? Because I have so many pictures and I need to get rid of it. Therefore, I decided to do it and get it over with. Trust me, it is not cheap either but I am glad to say since I got my new camera, there is no need to go to Picture People anymore because I am the professional photographer now. LOL..yeah right...but hey, saves me money so I will be one for the time being and I'm sure you all will give me great advices. I'm glad to have already 14 followers. As always, I will post random pics since I have no recent pic I've taken. These are some of my wedding photos.

btw - just entered Miss Chrystina's blog. Check her out for her free giveaway.

Free blog give away

2009-06-03T14:25:00.003-04:00

Click -http://xmayaarix.blogspot.com/2009/05/blog-sale-giveaway.html#linksfor the free give aways...thanks to Nicki for letting me know of this and of course Pang - http://xo0olalax.blogspot.com/2009/06/giveaways.html for her entry. Of course, I followed all of them but didn't really joined all the free give aways. I a little too busy but just wanted all of my followers to know.

Random Stuff

2009-06-02T09:31:00.003-04:00

Connor during Xmas Dec. 05

When we were still dating...don't know the date

Fresno Hmong New Year - 2007-08

It's only been two weeks into blogging and I've already been slacking. I will try my hardest not to since I know I have some hard core fans out there...kidding. :P Anyways, this weekend was pretty busy for me. I attending my first SLR class at Wolf Camera. It wasn't the class that I wanted but basically just showed the Memory Cards - how they record, how much storage, and how to handle them and the basic functions of the camera which I already knew. I wanted to take the other class that actually takes you into using the camera but that's not until 2 more weeks. I'll wait to take that and see if I need any additional classes. I really want to take the Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 but I'm doing free tutorials which is pretty cool because I actually learned how to merge two photos together and I know nothing about it before so I'm happy using all these free stuff. Can't beat that considering I've spent almost 2K on all this stuff. :( but I'm loving my camera so it's all worth it. :)

Besides that, I went to a friend's kids' birthday party. Notice I said KIDS... I hate it when parents throw in two birthday parties at once. I believe every kid deserve their own parties. hehehe...just my own personal opinion. I really wanted to bring my SLR camera but I didn't want others to think I was crazy taking all these pictures and I loaned my point and shoot camera out to my sister in law since she was visiting family and NO, I would never loan my new SLR camera out to anyone. SORRY so please Don't Ask! :) So, that's why I have no pictures of my adventurous weekend. And trust me, I so wanted to take pictures.

Oh yeah, I made two of those so called story book from Wolf Camera on Sunday since I had these coupons of 2 free books so I decided to make it for Connor and Caitaleena and omg...in Caitaleena's book, I inserted a pic of her naked on there by accident. It was her bath picture and I can't believe I didn't see it even though, YES, I was rushing to get it done by the time they close. I have to put a sticker over it. And I felt so bad when Christien asked me where his book is? I said, oh honey...I'm still making it for you. hehehe...fast thinking mommy... So of course, he's happy. I finally started on his scrapbook and I'll have to post a couple of the layouts on here...not as creative as others but hoping to get there.

Overall, I had a so called productive weekend...finally. I must have gotten the motivation from my previous post regarding A.D.D...hehehe.

And YES, I'm very mad at my hubby...cause he thinks he's single. I can't stand that because I didn't have my kids by myself. Ok...I feel better now.

Of course, I will end this post with pictures again. I have plenty so..enjoy!

Adult A.D.D.

2009-05-29T09:31:00.003-04:00

When I forced my boy to try modeling. hehehe...

Random pic of me in Panama City...years ago. And I thought I was fat at that time...wish I was even close to that now.

Hubby and I on a cruise...on Cocay Bahamas.

Cambodian New Year

Hubby thinks he has muscles.

I swear after I gave birth to my daughter in February, I seem to have Adult A.D.D. I can't seem to accomplish anything. I think I develop too many hobbies all at once. I've taken on trying to learn how to work my DSR camera, scrapbooking, and watching Youtubes video to learn more on these things as well as watching makeup/hair tutorials which I learned so much so that got me more into makeup. What is wrong with me? Yesterday, I purchased my very first Cricut bug. I was thinking if I should get that or the Cricut expression which was alot more but didn't want to invest so much in case I was too lazy or didn't want to do it anymore so I got a great deal on Craigslist. No wonder, I'm so broke. :( I've been purchasing things left and right and that's not good since the economy is so bad. At least blogging is free. Thank goodness and it gives me a chance to know more people as well as learn new tips on things for free. At least that part is nice. :P

Anyways, I have been buying several makeup items which I won't post about until I learn more about applying. I'm so bad. I always used light makeup so I don't know how to put on fake eye lashes or do the blending look on eyeshadows or any of that nature but maybe when I'm decent I'll post some up. hehehe...don't want to embarass myself. I haven't really taken much pictures since I do most of my picture taken during the weekends so I posted up old pics so you all won't be so bored.

Have a great weekend!

Weekend (Cont)

2009-05-27T13:22:00.007-04:00

I forgot to add that the family and I went to eat pho at Saigon over the weekend...yummy pho!

Later on, my oldest son and I went to get our haircut. I already had a haircut the previous week but I couldn't resist to get some side swept bangs for $5. I got the bangs look from this pic.

Boy...do I need makeup...this was later towards the night so my makeup was wearing off.

Pic from yesterday

As you can see, I love to take pics as well as be in pics. hehehe..

Anyways...today, I had an early dentist appt before work. I had to get my routine cleaning done along w/x-rays. Sucks that they found a cavity on my wisdom tooth. No matter how good I take care of my teeth, they are just prone to cavities which sucks. I hope my kids will not have that problem. Otherwise, my teeth are in perfect condition...so I like to think. lol. I do like the dentist that I go to. But I am careful now to not always do what they want me to do due to my past experience...always get a second opinion.

I'm working from home today and omg....my oldest son is so annoying. I was ready to spank him. I blame myself along with everyone for spoiling him. He was the only child for 3 yrs so he always gotten everything he wanted esp from his Uncles and Grandparents. Look at that devilish look. hehehe...

Yesterday, my best friend, Lisa took me out for lunch for my birthday(which was 2 weeks ago...she's late but better late than never..hahaha) at Olive Garden. Yummy! I had the Chicken Spiedini. I did have my point and shoot Sony Camera; however, I was too hungry and forgot to take a pic of it. But I did get a pic of her and I. I've known this girl since high school and even though, we've lost touch for a bit, we can always pick off right where we left off. :)

Memorial Weekend

2009-05-25T12:04:00.004-04:00

Happy Memorial Day! Be sure to remember why we are off and take a moment to thank all the people(military) who fought for our country...the good U.S.A. This year sure has flown by after giving birth to my little princess. I can't believe it's almost June meaning half the year is over and I felt I haven't accomplish anything this year but I can't complain because God blessed me with my princess, Leena...she is so adorable. Her pics are below...please feel free to comment me and how I can make my pics better.

Caitaleena at 3 months
I'm naked...

So pretty. :)

I'm hungry.

I love this pose of her. She's doing the exact pose of Kitty.

Look at me.

Besides doing a photoshoot for my little princess, my little family and I went bowling at Stars and Stripes along with some friends. It's been a while since I bowled and I actually did pretty well...to me, anything over 100 is good. lol. There were a total of 5 girls and tons of guys so us, ladies, just played by ourselves and the 3 lowest scores had to drink. Thank goodness, I didn't lose but the third game, this girl and I tied at 117 so I had to drink half of a drink which wasn't bad considering I was getting a little thirsty anyways. lol :)

More pics are posted on my Myspace. www.myspace.com\mrsboubou

Blogs

2009-05-22T09:13:00.003-04:00

As I was discussing with one of my childhood friends regarding blogs yesterday, I didn't realize how much a person can do. I am still on the learning stage regarding linking accounts with other blogspots sites out there and so on. I honestly didn't realize there were so many different blog sites so it was kind of hard to decide which one to use but decided on blogspot due to two close friends of mine having one.

I am sad that I didn't take any pictures yesterday. I was suppose to take pictures everyday to post them up so everyone can see what my daily life consists of but really...I do have a boring life so I'm sure no one is reading this unless they were really bored anyways. hehehe... But I promise to post up pictures everyday even if I do not have long blogs. I will have pictures along with a brief description of what the picture consists of. And with all that, I'm hoping that my photographs will look more professional and hoping maybe I can do little side jobs to help me pay for what I put in it. I would love to get into doing engagement, prom, kids, and maternity pictures. No weddings for me though...that would totally be too hectic and I would "HATE" to mess it up. I wouldn't mind doing it for fun for the experience though.

Since I didn't take any pics...I will post a pic I took last Friday while the boys were playing outside.

Boys on trampoline with their best friends

Hubby with Connor and Princess Caitaleena. At times, I still can't believe I have a daughter now. God has been great!

Taken Yesterday at MOG

Mall of Georgia - 5/20/09

2009-05-21T10:14:00.007-04:00

The pictures below are some of the pictures that I took when I went to the Mall of Georgia. These pictures were shot straight from the box so I made no manual adjustments. While taking pictures, I'm sure people were thinking that I was a Chinese tourist but Hey...I didn't care. I wanted to take pictures of everything so I can observed how well my pictures were turning out and how "professional" it looks. I was really impressed with the quality of these pictures and can't wait to take my free classes at Wolf Camera so I can learn more of what capabilities my camera has. There is no sense to let my money go down the drain with such an expensive camera with not knowing how to use it properly. Please feel free to comment me and give me any advice.

Intro

2009-05-20T22:42:00.001-04:00

Hello Everyone as this is my first blog. My name is Lily and I recently purchased a Nikon D90 camera to captured my children's cherished moments. As a mom, I do not want to miss out on my kid's daily life. They grow so fast. I will be posting pictures soon as I am still learning. Please check back later for pics.