22/366 – Chinese New Year 2012
by emily on January 26, 2012
Tags: Chinese New Year, CNY, Fireworks
Chinese New Year Style
by emily on
It’s the Chinese New Year holiday right now and we’re welcoming in the year of the Dragon and saying goodbye to the year of the Rabbit.
About 95% of my photos were of Jackson doing this.
Jackson’s Chinese nickname is “Koushui Xiansheng.” Literally, it’s translated as “mouth water mister” … or Mr. Drooly as he’s known in English.
Jackson wore:
Chinese outfit – gifted from Dan and Wendy
Drool – model’s own
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21/366
by emily on January 21, 2012
More yogurt please! (My child has not yet discovered any food he dislikes.)
Tags: Jackson
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20/366
by emily on January 20, 2012
Construction on the bridge has stopped for the Chinese New Year holiday. Everything in China grinds to a halt over CNY except the transportation system. This is the largest human migration in the world when everyone goes home over the holiday.
Tags: Bridge
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19/366
by emily on January 19, 2012
This is the most neglected member of the family. Poor Boots. She used to be the only ‘child’ that got all of the attention.
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18/366
by emily on January 18, 2012
My baby’s first tooth broke the skin today! So I got out my DSLR to snap some photos of that toothless grin before he is no longer toothless.
Tags: Jackson
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17/366
by emily on January 17, 2012
Fabric at the fabric market.
Tags: Fabric
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16/366
by emily on January 16, 2012
My favorite part of bedtime; crawling into a heated bed!
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15/366
by emily on January 15, 2012
Almost up on his hands and knees!
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14/366
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One of the Chinese characters for ‘man’ is the character for ‘field’ above the character for ‘power’.
Man = field power. Awesome.
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13/366
by emily on January 13, 2012
I played the punk at an 80′s murder mystery party. Happy birthday’s Claire and Casey!
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12/366
by emily on January 12, 2012
Today at Starbucks, I looked up at the ceiling of the grocery store next to us. It had been painted with a roller and about 1/4 of the amount of paint that was needed to cover the ceiling properly. Ah, China.
Tags: Ceiling
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11/366
by emily on January 11, 2012
Jackson attempting to get a Cheerio into his mouth. He was successful! Also successful at gumming it and eating it.
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10/366
by emily on January 10, 2012
Oysters are pretty gross looking, and my iPhone certainly didnt do them any favors 
So here’s my other photo today, of my clingy, drooly baby who I expect to sprout teeth any minute.
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9/366
by emily on January 9, 2012
Making baby food today.
Tags: Baby food
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8/366
by emily on January 8, 2012
My Chinese teacher Dongdong and the first three Chinese sentences I could read all by myself!
Tags: Dongdong
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7/366
by emily on January 7, 2012
Chenchen came over to visit Jackson today. He was a little more enthused about her than she was about him!
Tags: Jackson
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6/366
by emily on January 6, 2012
Tags: Jackson
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Sitting Style (late style)
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I took these photos last Thursday for Small Style… but didn’t get around to posting them. Whatever, here is my baby who can now basically sit all by himself!
Tags: Jackson
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5/366 – my little biker
by emily on January 5, 2012
Tags: Jackson
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Rally Style
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Yesterday Jackson received his Christmas gift from his Uncle Chris and family. His first Sturgis Rally t-shirt!
Jackson wore:
Harley Bandana-hat – gift from Grandma Reisch (thrift store find)
T-Shirt – gifted from Uncle Chris (official Sturgis Rally gear)
Thermal – Old Navy hand-me-down from cousin Amber
Pants – Faded Glory hand-me-down from cousin Amber
Tags: Jackson, Sturgis Rally
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4/366 – the Post Office
by emily on January 4, 2012
This is the room where I pick up packages above the post office. First, I go to the post office with the slip I’ve received in my mailbox, and the guy points up to tell me to go to the second floor.
I go out and around the building, in a little alley, and carry Jackson’s stroller up a few stairs into the back entrance of a building. I show the paper to the elevator lady and she tells me 2nd floor and pushes the button for me.
On the second floor is the standard dingy whitewashed walls, dirty floors, men smoking and what seems to be random rooms. It’s so weird. I walk back a ways, show my paper to a smoking guy with a China Post uniform on, and he hollers at someone else who apparently can speak English to me (but only says ‘name’, hands me a pen and points to the place on my paper where I need to sign for the package.) The big empty room has a little locked cabinet that contains my package.
I really wonder why my little packages usually come to this back room and not the main area of the Post Office. (My package was a photo book that I ordered from ArtsCows.com, in case you were wondering.)
Tags: Post office
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3/366
by emily on January 3, 2012
Lunch with Mike and Jon at Sushi Abuse. Tea and plum wine.
Tags: Sake
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2/366
by emily on January 2, 2012
Tags: Jackson
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1/366
by emily on January 1, 2012
After seeing that my friend Erica took the leap and committed to doing the photo-a-day challenge this year, I decided that I could do it too! Except I’m just going to do it via Instagram and my iPhone. I think I can manage that. It’s a leap year so it’s 366 days of photos.
Tags: Lane
Christmas Style
by emily on December 22, 2011
I went to the baby and children’s clothing market to get Jackson a new outfit to wear to Claire and Carl’s housewarming/Christmas party last weekend.
Jackson wore:
Santa Hat – baby market
Sweater – baby market (real Baby Gap $78 USD price tag on it… but I got it for $7!)
Vest – baby market (Zara Baby tags)
Jeans -The Children’s Place
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Handsome Style
by emily on December 15, 2011
I had my six-month checkup today. With a shot; and I didn’t even cry a single tear! The nurses giggled at my shirt. (And checked my chart to double-check my name. Seriously.)
I can sit up on my own for a few seconds without toppling over!
Blue Dog is a great chew toy.
Jackson wore:
shirt and pants – gifted from Megan (Gymboree)
hat with ears – made and gifted by Erin
Blue Dog – Granimal gifted by Grandma Minor
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Day 9 – Shoes
by emily on December 9, 2011
Day 9: Shoes
These are a pair of shoes I have that I wish I could wear. I tried once. I could hardly hobble to the taxi from my house.
They are beautiful, sexy, tall, copy-designer shoes. I bought them, thinking I could learn to walk in them. My friend Casey said, “Those are everyday heels for me.”
Six-inch heels are NOT everyday shoes, Casey.
Tags: shoes
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Office Style
by emily on December 8, 2011
Hi Mom, I’m ready to go to the office like Dad!
Just kidding, I’m going to live at home and slack off.
(Jackson has been warned that living at home when he’s 25 is not acceptable. Unless he is fully supporting us.)
Jackson wore:
Tie bib – made by Grandma Reisch
“Still Living at Home” onesie – Carter’s
Khaki pants – gifted from Grandma R (Jumping Beans)
Shoes – Chinese baby shoes
Click on the button to check out a lot of other Small Stylin’ babies. Definitely check out my friend Erica and her daughter Stella, who got me into the whole blogging thing again. And who I am totally going to visit in JAPAN! Hopefully sooner rather than later. Can six-month-olds eat sushi?
Tags: tie bib
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Day 7 – self portrait
by emily on December 7, 2011
Day 7: Self-portrait
Taking a self portrait is the worst. You can’t see yourself through the viewfinder. You can’t see your hair out of place, the shine on your face, the clutter in the background, or focus on your own eyes. *sigh* I’m a photographer because I like being BEHIND the camera.
I was going to set up my laptop, hooked to my Canon 5D Mark II, and use a software so that I could see in real-time exactly what I looked like.
It got late; I got tired.
So I took the easy way out and took a self-portrait with my iPhone. I used Instagram to spruce it up a tiny bit. I hate the clutter in the background, but if I crop it out it makes my face look too big. I don’t have makeup on. I’m wearing my glasses even though I NEVER wear my glasses. (I’m wearing them because I have an appointment Friday to see if I am eligible for LASIK so I may never have to wear them again!) But it’s me.
