the LuVbaby BloG!

Funny Girls

2010-05-08T14:15:00.000-07:00

These are the loons that we call our children...

There is Skyla's Fashion sense

Srike a pose

Then there is Kaia who loves sitting in her shopping cart...

Making a mess is an everyday occurrence at our house
So is trying to escape.

but there is NO escape from the 2 headed monster!

Sisters!

2010-02-27T18:17:00.000-08:00

Kaia starts to lose it at around 9:30 pm nightly

Both eyeing the cake!

Fun at the Westside Pavilion aka the Mall for Kids

Having a very important meeting at the office.

Not one but TWO strawberry cakes

2010-02-04T00:24:00.001-08:00

I had to make not one but 2 strawberry cakes...

I tried to get a picture of them before they got eaten... too late.

Its another "petite sandwiches" theme this year.

♥♥♥♥

For my 2 little doll's joint birthday party the invitation said, "endless desserts" so I had to deliver. I made 2 strawberry cakes, chocolate chip fudge cupcakes, a variety of cookies and other scrumptiousness. I went with the 2 strawberry cakes instead of a different cake because when you have two little girls, they have to have matching everything or someone gets upset and throws a tantrum!
The sandwiches menu included the classic PB&J, organic turkey and provelone cheese, dada made roast beef and blue cheese and a spicy buffalo chicken on roll. Throw in a couple fancy (frozen) pizzas and we had a party!

My Mini cakes enjoyed her big yummy cake!

Somebody must have taken a picture of us with dada! If any one has a picture of luvluvjones at the party please email me, thanks.

update: Thanks Jamaican Queen for getting us the family picture!

Cake on the Mind

2010-01-29T15:05:00.003-08:00

I have cake on the mind. It is birthday time and we are having a little soiree this Sunday for the little ladies. Skyla Rosie (who turns 3 on Tuesday) is requesting a strawberry cake...the same one I made for her first birthday which was quite a hit.

But of course we had a tea party theme...

Should I do another tea party this year? ...and what will my 2nd cake be?...
Contemplating Red Velvet...

We will need two cakes this year since we are also celebrating Kaia the minicakes 1st birthday (which has past but still, a girl needs a big party).

ps: The Strawberry cake and frosting recipes can be found at All Recipes.com,
The frosting is a cream cheese frosting.

Giggles N Hugs

2010-01-27T14:16:00.001-08:00

Kaia (we call her Mini Cakes, pictured above) turned ONE on Saturday and we had a such fun-filled kid day. We spent the early afternoon at the local park where everyone was out since the sun finally appeared!
All the dads were out and goofing around
and making a big ruckus.

Then for dinner we went to this neat kids restaurant called Giggles N Hugs located in West Los Angeles. It is not surprising that the little ladies LOVED it and Skyla cried when it was time to go. The food is a bit pricey but we stuck to the safe bets. Mac N Cheese for the kids, I got the chicken Panini and LuvLuvJones got the Chicken Burger. The separate play area had a jungle gym, a few slides of different sizes, some play sets such as a kitchen, a clubhouse and a "makeup" table. The place had a lot of other toys and little bikes, and horseys as well. It also has WIFI for the adults, oh and a video game system. If you don't mind the jungle of kids and the pricey-ness then it is a good time to be had by all and a good place to wear out the kiddies.

After the restaurant fun we picked up a big red velvet cupcake for my little doll...She now understands that birthdays are so much fun!

Yay its Fall and time for a seasonal update

2009-09-30T13:13:00.000-07:00

The lil' ladies are looking forward to the holiday season! There is already talk of Halloween dress-ups, monsters and the DARK!
Here are some pictures of them and a bandana. (also momma and dada's recent trip to Lone Pine/Mt Whitney)

See ya in the winter! (just kidding! or not)

What we've been up too...

2009-06-27T13:36:00.000-07:00

matching outfits....

...cool hairdos

bbq'ing with friends...

....fun in the LA sun

and new places for parents to dish out cash

Raggamuffins

2009-05-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

Why is it that my children always end up with one bare foot?

Coo Coo

2009-04-23T17:17:00.000-07:00

Hello readers, I've been having so much fun with the lil' ladies that 3 months have gone by and I find myself back at work already. Which means more time for blogging instead of working, hooray! The lil' ladies are getting along real well, pretty soon they will be ganging up on their ol'mum and dad and stealing the car but for now they couldn't be more cute (and goofy). Kaia is now all coos and smiles and Skyla is all about pointing out the POOs (be it her own, the cat's, the baby's or the dog's). I really enjoyed staying home with them! Having two is definitely more fun than one!

Who's Who?

2009-03-02T11:51:00.000-08:00

Can you tell who's who? Answers at the end of the post...

answer: Skyla, Kaia, Kaia, Skyla, Skyla, Kaia, Skyla, Kaia!

Some new pictures...

2009-02-17T11:33:00.000-08:00

2009-02-14T18:25:00.001-08:00

Little Lady is 2 years old

2009-02-14T10:19:00.000-08:00

I got the idea to get a few little cakes for my babycakes who turned 2 on February 2nd. We had a bigger birthday party a week later for both our little ladies. Since the sisters birthdays are only 10 days apart, we threw a double party. So that Skyla still had had own special day I figured a few little cakes will make her happy. She squealed with delight when she saw them, especially the strawberry cake... My sister and I also have our birthdays 10 days apart and it was always really fun to have a big ass party. My brother and I actually share the same birthday, so every year its a real birthday jubilee extravaganza up in the Wong house.

Timeline of events on 1/23/09

2009-02-04T14:15:00.000-08:00

1:37 am

4:21 pm

6:19 pm

6:27 pm

My big girl is here...3 weeks early! Glad to have another full term size baby without having to wait 40 weeks. (I didn't know how my belly could get any bigger)

Kris thought that my belly looked like a submarine, but I thought it looked more like a killer whale.

Finally, she's here....Introducing Kaia!

2009-02-03T12:43:00.000-08:00

So, after much wait (not really, she was a few weeks early), Kaia Esther Jones was born on friday, 1/23/09 at 6:27 pm. She weighed in at a stout 8 lbs, 12 ozs and was 20 inches long. We went into the hospital friday morning, and she was born after approximately 1.5 minutes of pushing. Skyla seems to be handling it well. It's amazing how much they look alike as newborns. We'll try and get some comparison shots up in the next few months or so.

Waitin' on this

2009-01-23T00:57:00.000-08:00

NO posts you ask? We've been busay! Waiting on this little one...

I know, its no excuse to not post something since Halloween. Between Myspace, Facebook, blogs and email, my cyber-social networking lifestyle is just too awesome and I have no time!

(Actually, I've just been too lazy to make posts) She is due "any day now" in case you are wondering! Its amazin how tiny my belly looked at Halloween... *sigh*

Halloween Hilarity

2008-11-10T01:07:00.001-08:00

The La Brea Tar Pits/Grandma's Birthday

2008-10-23T15:17:00.001-07:00

After a delightful brunch at Marie Callendar's that exceeded Skyla's patience and tolerance threshold by approximately 45 minutes, we headed next door to the La Brea Tar Pits. We did the museum and a little running down the hill, as you will see.

Grandma got a little looped off the champagne

I like this pic for the Marily Monroe effect (use your imagination)

I call this one "Running Downhill in Dress"

This one I call "Lemon scented radiator pinto bean"

Some Recent Pics

2008-10-19T15:48:00.000-07:00

If you thought the last post was a most recent picture of Skyla at 20 months you are wrong. Here is what she looks like currently! Fooled ya!

Skyla Rose Jones

2008-10-07T11:15:00.000-07:00

Age: 20 months
Birthplace: Santa Monica, Ca
Height: 2' 8in
Favorite word: Dada
Favorite Animal: Cat
Most yummy food: Bambas (aka strawberries)
Your Perfect Pizza: Cheese
Bedtime: 10-10:30pm
Wakes up at: 9 ish am
Naps: 3 (or more) hours a day
Favorite activity: read books, brush teeth
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Chinese, English, Norwegian, German, Japanese
Thoughts First Waking Up: Milk
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Do you Shower Daily: NO
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes
Goal You Would Like To Achieve: Using the Tawlet
Must have: shoes

Skyla Rose and Friends

2008-08-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

I don't have any friends with children the same age nearby, so anytime someone can bring over their little one it is quite exciting for Skyla. Poor thing has no one to play with! Luckily my cousins have kids the same age so sometimes they humor us by coming out to the Westside for a visit!

Skyla and her cousin Ethan

My best friend's sister's kid Ava can probably visit once a year...

They could talk about how cool they are, being half breeds and all

I've been looking into part-time preschool for her and she seems to enjoy the few tours we've been on, she is quite sociable...but then I will really miss having that time with her that I do now...we'll see...maybe when shes closer to two years old. I'm not ready!

At least for now she always has Oliver....

There are new posts!

2008-07-24T15:43:00.000-07:00

To all our fans: There are new posts, just scroll down, they start in June! Thanks for staying with us during our times of feeble bloggery.

for Mrs Wong!

2008-07-24T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Carrie, so its 12am and I'm gonna sneak in a post just for you! We are honored that someone is actually reading our blog!
Here are some pictures of Skyla and her momma's attempt at doing her hair. Its not quite long enough! Once its long enough, let the hairstyles begin! I didn't spend all that time with my Barbie hairstyle head for nothing.

ps: kris says he's gonna post tomorrow, I want to know when Mr. Wong is going to write one up!

4th of July

2008-07-04T16:10:00.000-07:00

For the 4th this year, we went over to Sandra's grandpa's (aka Skyla's great-grandpa, aka Kris' new best friend) house for a little bbq, then back to our house for what I would describe as a sparsely attended shindig. Much love to Kirky for actually coming.

Skyla was absolutely obsessed with her rib and would throw a fit if anyone dare try and take it away. Don't dare get between a young girl and her rib!

Skyla just loves fireworks, as evidenced by this picture. Truth be told, I was putting on a pretty awesome display that would leave even the most hardened fireworks enthusiast in tears.

Father's Day

2008-06-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

For Father's Day, we went over to my parents and had some form of food and strawberry shortcake. Skyla loved it! Skyla blew off some of her friends that wanted to go hang out at the mall to be with us. Thanks sweetie!

A Total Eclipse of the Wongs

2008-06-14T15:35:00.000-07:00

Sandra had the immediate family over for a little bbq action before they went to see some movie. I graciously volunteered to watch Skyla while they went. It's not that I wasn't interested in the film, no no, it's just that I happen to be blessed with an extraordinary capacity for caregiving.

Dada's Birthday at Escobar

2008-06-12T14:16:00.000-07:00

For the billionth year in a row, we went to Casa Escobar for my birthday. In attendance were the usual cast of characters: Richard and Roberta, Sandra, D-Lo, Matt and Erin, Bas and Jenny, and making just her second appearance, at 2 and a half feet tall, out of Los Angeles, California, Miss Skyla Rose! (cheers, applause)

More Congratulations to Johnny and Melissa Willis's's

2008-05-29T14:33:00.001-07:00

Congratulations also go out to my good friend Johnny Willis and his wife Melissa on the birth of their daughter Michaela. Here she is pictured in the Kobe jersey I got her with grandparents Big Johnny and Roz. Go Lakers!

Congratulations to Jeremy and Jill Brown

2008-05-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

A belated congratulations to our friends Jeremy and Jill on the birth of their son Jack. Keeping up the J name theme will only get radder the more kids they have and won't at any time seem hokie or creepy.

more momma and Skyla pics

2008-05-22T12:00:00.000-07:00

some are old and some are new

I have a whole series of self-takes started when she was born!

its fun to see how shes changed...

here she has a very wise face...

...but most of the time, shes just not impressed.

Lost Flashbacks

2008-05-03T01:43:00.001-07:00

Its 1:45 am and I finally have some time to make up for lost posts. Skyla is so much fun now.

********FLASHFORWARD MAY 15, 2008 7:10pm*********
Is this lost time thing blowing your minds?

I didn't feel like I had anything smart to say and everything I was going to write sounded really cliché like, "Its been a blast hanging out with skyla!" or "shes growing up so fast!" so, i just didn't write anything for a while until I can shake these lame sayings. Anyway, Here are some of the goings ons of the last few months. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Skyla gave up crawling completely by her first birthday and a week later we went to the park for the first time as a walker! She didn't know what the deal was with the slide but she really enjoyed the swings

She also likes to walk off without her momma! Shes not very clingy and can be a bit adventurous, sometimes stealing strangers cell phones!
Not quite ready to go to college yet––hopefully not going to be one of the sweat wearing broads at Oberlin.
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The following are current pictures of my baby who is a little lady now

She's a ham, and knows it. Skyla's favorite thing is to ask her dad to put her shoes on and go outside!

Shes pretty cute and her hair is finally growing longer and pretty soon I can french braid her hair and we will be wearing matching outfits.

Happy Birthday Mama!

2008-04-24T11:55:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my mama! I got you a cards but that's all the monies I have. I even had to use daddy's account to post.

First Birthday Princess

2008-02-21T11:41:00.000-08:00

It was a very charming event indeed...the cake was strawberry, the sandwiches were finger sized, the (paper) linens sunflower shaped... the little baby was a princess on her special 1st birthday tea party. Heres to the first of many princess parties (I better start looking for next year's tiara)

Getting ready for the big 1

2008-01-31T16:53:00.000-08:00

Skyla will be 1 soon and shes morphed into quite a little lady. I can't believe she was so small. She didn't know what was going on at 3 days. We don't quite understand how she went from 20 inches to around 29 inches but somehow looks like she tripled in size. It is fun to see the changes with these neat carseat pictures. Shes not going to like it when I make her sit in that seat for pictures at 21.

Carseat Memories

2008-01-31T16:50:00.000-08:00

Holiday insanity

2008-01-17T12:04:00.001-08:00

So, the holidays were so crazy I haven't been able to post until now. From Deborah's party, to Ethan's b-day, to my Eve-Before Eve, to shopping, to my parents for Christmas Eve and Christmas day and out to Christmas dinner with Sandra's family. Insanity, I tell you!

Emi is here!

2007-12-06T18:09:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Sho and Ju young (aka shoJu) on the birth of Emi, Skyla's future buddy! She weighed 7lbs 8 oz at birth and we can't wait to meet her! Now they better get started on their blog!

Lost Gems

2007-12-06T17:29:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I know I've been bad about posting. Here' s a few from halloween, thanksgiving and in between..

Sandra eating turkey heart

Skyla and Grandpa at Escobar

Linda, Sandra and Skyla at Ju Youngs baby shower

Skyla and her chinese grandma

Rasta baby

Kirky and Ari

Anyday now

2007-12-04T18:00:00.000-08:00

Skyla just turned 10 months and she took 6 little steps before falling on her papa...!

Baby's first Thanksgiving

2007-12-04T17:54:00.000-08:00

We had a really fun Thanksgiving and Skyla enjoyed eating turkey, candied yams and all the other goodies. Holidays are alot more fun and exciting now because of Skyla is giving us more reasons to celebrate.

First Halloween - Muhahahahaha!

2007-10-31T22:46:00.000-07:00

It was an evening of spooks, ghouls and little devils! Skyla's first Halloween party was frightengly fun-filled....

Skyla with grandma's claw.

Skyla and Cousin Ethan

3 generations of devils

Backwards Poppa and momma's only evil look

The Search for New Teams Begins

2007-10-21T22:47:00.000-07:00

So, for the last couple weeks, Skyla and I have been very excited for the Cleveland Indians. She has been wearing her all pink Indians outfit with little Indians socks and a hat. We've been watching our Raiders at the same time. Last week, everything was happy...(oh, and I've patented the onesie worn out, so don't copy me or Skyla will hunt you down and attack you viciously with her 2 teeth!)

Since then, everything has gone to hell. Today was game 7 and we were very excited. The Raiders had already lost, but it's alright because it's what they do. Here she is resting up, obviously highly anticipating the game:

Now, she's getting excited, she's got her hoody on. She thinks they can really win, even though common sense tells you they don't have a chance. (I've neglected to inform her of all the crushing defeats the Indians have suffered the past 60 years). If you look closely, you can even see her teeth!

So, of course the Tribe lost cuz they suck and we were fools to ever think otherwise. We're searching for new teams to root for because ours all suck. Go Patriots and Rockies! Here's how

Skyla feels about it.

My Other Babies

2007-10-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

Above is a picture of my beautiful giant puppy Rogan. I was pg at the time we posed for this picture if you are wondering why I look so rotund. My pets really love the baby and are not jealous. The cat plays with her all the time, and my puggy can't stop licking her toes! Rogan is 80 something lbs but is very gentle with her and always lays down in her presence and even gives her his chew toys. I think having the pets around Skyla helps her development-she just loves them and sometimes laughs hysterically at them...but can you imagine all the poo I have to clean up?

with Oliver

with Duggy the Puggy

Oliver taking over the baby's bed

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma!

2007-10-11T17:51:00.001-07:00

End of an Era

2007-09-26T12:49:00.000-07:00

Seems like Skyla wants to head into toddlerhood at 7.5 months. Ever since she got back from Vegas she's been crawling and standing all the time and messing with everything from the dishes on the table to the books in the bookcase. She has alot of fun just being mobile and doesn't give a damn about the overpriced "entertainment center" seat-thing we got her, she also dispises the playpen. She gets all her entertainment from being free and picking up objects she's not supposed to, reminding us everyday we need to proof this place and pick up all our crap! Who needs toys when the sliding glass door is so much fun.

Funny Face

2007-09-12T14:33:00.000-07:00

I can tell the LuvBaby's got jokes, she just can't tell it to us yet. (unless you can decipher UHHHHHs and Waaaaahs). Sometimes we are in a crowded place and she looks at everyone, then looks at me and we both smile our mischievous smiles at each other. My bro and I used to do that, which got us into alot of trouble cuz we'd start laughing uncontrollably in elevators, during peoples weddings or during dinners--all at the expense of others (mostly my dad's friend's looking funny). It's fun to laugh at adults with her (she doesn't realize yet I'm one of them too! ).

First Raiders Game!

2007-09-11T12:16:00.000-07:00

Skyla and I sat down for her first Raiders game this Sunday. Unfortunately, after a valiant comeback, the Raiders fell 36-21 to the mighty Lions of Detroit, a true juggernaut of footballdom

The comeback left her a little worn out...

Future Techno Savant

2007-09-11T12:09:00.000-07:00

We've bought so many toys but invariably she just wants a remote, a cell phone or to bang on a keyboard. She has somehow discovered a shortcut key to rebooting my computer that even I don't know about! Keep it up, little lady, keep it up...

The Adventures of a Foodie

2007-09-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

Skyla started eating solids last month...

But it didn't take long for her to start craving flesh...

Vegas Baby

2007-09-05T12:13:00.001-07:00

We went to Vegas last week and had a real wild time. Surprisingly Vegas is pretty baby friendly, with alot of sights and sounds. We stayed at the Bellagio and they were nice enough to get me a fridge to store all the baby's foodstuffs- I was starting to empty out their minibar when I realized that it was computerized, hopefully they are not charging me for all the booze I moved, besides that the stay was enjoyable but man did we pack alot of things! We actually needed a bellhop! But our girl came home a changed little lady, all grown up--during the trip Skyla started standing in her crib and took up gambling.

We thought we had a couple months left of a stationary baby!

Ps: Skyla also witnessed her first lunar eclipse 3am on Tuesday 8/28!

Face Morphing

2007-08-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

I made this photoshop morphing of our faces when I was bored at work and preggo, wondering what our baby will look like as a young woman! (our pics are from the 90's so don't ask me why I was wearing a neck scarf, and why Kris' hair was so much more respectable)

The Further Adventures of the Luvbaby

2007-08-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

Hiking at Rustic Canyon....

HIking up Moro Rock, Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Park...

Big Cat Sanctuary...

Mark Ryden, "the tree show"

6 months old (and growing)

2007-08-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

Skyla just had her 6 month birthday yesterday and is almost ready to start solids in a few days!! That will be fun, I can't wait to wash up splatters of smashed peas.

My family the Breeders

2007-08-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

Skyla got her first invitation to her cousin Kayla's birthday Luau, and all of her little cousins (all within a year in age) were also there. It was a real baby fest. There are a total of 6 babies born in the year of the Dog, and we don't know how that happened. We blame the men.

4th of July Extravaganza

2007-08-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

We had a BBQ and a spectacular fireworks display at our place. Hot dogs, burgers. It was magical.

(yeah I know its the 3rd of August, so!)

Rock n Roll baby

2007-07-26T17:22:00.000-07:00

Sometimes she's a little bit hip hop, sometimes a little bit rock n roll. "Good night Cleveland!"

the Adventures of the Luvbaby

2007-07-11T16:46:00.001-07:00

Here is a first of a series of photos taken of our little adventurer. This was a day at the Getty Villa, showing a keen interest in Greek antiquities, the ceiling and other objects of art.

LuvLuv's First Pizzost

2007-06-15T13:52:00.000-07:00

I went to kitchen for a moment and came back to find the baby like this. I swear, I had nothing to do with it. She gave me a pound and a 'gyeah'.

Happy Birthday Poppa

2007-06-12T16:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks for them pretty pretty genes.

Staying current... aka Better Blogger habits

2007-06-12T16:21:00.000-07:00

Ok, I need to stop posting old photos and pretending they are current. Its not easy posting about Skyla when I could be making dorky smiley faces at her instead. Around my birthday in April she started smiling for reals–a social smile not a fart smile...and now we look forward to them as part of her arsenal of charms. Today is her daddy's birthday and she is sorta laughing now. Shes been cracking up at us and it really makes us feel like we got jokes.

Trying so hard

2007-05-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

All the clichés about how fast babies grow and change are so true. One minute she was this little thing that fit in a baking pan without resistance and now she is this little human trying to make it in this tough world.

My Baby's Daddy

2007-05-10T11:05:00.000-07:00

The many faces of papa. This photo montage is dedicated to Barclay. Congratulations Mr. Wong.

Not just for chickens

2007-03-07T22:53:00.000-08:00

Here is Skyla taking her second bath in a baking pan. This was taken when she was about 2 weeks old. Don't worry, we got her a real tub now.

I love being her Momma

2007-02-20T15:18:00.000-08:00

It is now safe for me to say that I loved being pregnant and was very happy with her delivery and so far I very much enjoy being momma to Skyla. Now that I said that, I hope she won't steal my money and run off with some boy at 16.

The Hair Model

2007-02-20T15:07:00.000-08:00

Here she is modeling the latest in hair fashion. This baby does not need a baby toupee.

Skyla - 1 week old

2007-02-20T15:04:00.000-08:00

Only a week old and already a heartbreaker

the Luvbaby has arrived!

2007-02-20T14:28:00.000-08:00

February 2nd 2007, on a full moon at 4:42 am, the luvbaby decided to move out of her momma's tummy into bigger digs! After 12 or so hours of labor, Skyla Rose Jones was born at 5:43pm. She weighed 7 lbs 8 ounces and measured 20 inches long. She arrived 3.5 weeks ahead of her due date, and broke my water unexpectedly. We had just celebrated her baby shower 6 days earlier and thought we had at least a month to prepare. Everything happened so fast we had no time to be fearful or hesitant. So we did what we had to do and now we have a baby!

The labor was pretty normal, the recovery swift and it feels like she's lived with us longer than 2.5 weeks! Her coming early meant I spent less time being totally uncomfortable and never really got a chance to waddle. She's currently making up for it by her many poops and spit ups.

The Luvbaby's baby shower

2007-01-11T13:03:00.000-08:00

4d Ultrasound - 29 weeks 12/16/06

2006-12-18T11:10:00.000-08:00

3 lbs 12 oz!

Head and Arms - 20 weeks

2006-12-18T11:06:00.000-08:00

Approximately 10 inches head to toe, 10.5 ounces!

Yolk Sac Backpack

2006-08-01T18:28:00.000-07:00

Portrait of the baby as an embryo. Here she is at 7.5 weeks & 1.2 centimeters long.... with her yolksac to keep her company.