This morning we headed out to Saint Paul, Marais to do some shopping and visit art museum galleries.

We made a reservation here at this restaurant and they came to pick us up at our hotel. Not too shabby…

Great food

awesome company

Who ARE they?? My girls friends are attracting guys everywhere we went! 😉

Our ride? Oh la la~

All of us stayed here in an amazing family suite, thanks to Amy's corporate rate!

The first stop in Paris

Ladureé

Arc de Triomphe

I'm in Paris for the next ten days for a business trip. It's tough being away again from my kids but thankfully three of my close friends are accompanying me (for the first three days) so I'm not too sad… We arrived on a red eye this morning and we headed straight to Champs-Élysées and walked around all day. More pictures to come…

He's doing a silly face.  🙂

80% of what you see here are new, made freshly just for this private sale at my friend's house this evening. Offering private sales is a way for me to showcase my newest designs at greatly discounted prices. Plus, 20% of proceeds are going to CCA, Christian Action Asia, a non profit organization that helps orphaned, abandoned and disabled children in the Tibetan Plateaus of Qinghai China.

Please email me if you're interested in hosting a jewelry party at your home. When you host, you're entitled for $100 gift card.

Today we went to Yo Gaba Gaba concert at the Radio City Music Hall with the Wei family.

DJ Lance

The energy was great. It was a lot of fun and excitement even for the adults too. 

Who knew Austin (wearing DJ Lance's glasses) was such a fan? Lol.

I'm actually Andrew's fan.

Early dinner at Bar Americana.

Shane and I went for a walk while we waited for the food.

Spicy tuna tar tar

chicken pot pie.

What a fun day spent with the Wei's family! We should make this a yearly thing! 🙂

The birthday boy got a train set with a table as a present from us. He LOVES it and plays with it all the time now.

I decorated our backyard with balloons, birthday banners, lights and flowers.

Kids had their activities planned for them outside when they came home from school.

A birthday card from the grandparents.

Even though the party was just for the immediate families, my mom went above and beyond once again for her grandson.

My only dish at the table.

We had a chicken dish, a noodle dish with beef, veggies and mushrooms, shrimp and scallop dish, 2 sauteed vegetable side dishes, seaweed soup, shrimp tempura and fish.

His face lit up when he saw all the food. This look right here…so content… was priceless… makes everything worth it.

praying…

My boy Shane, you are a joy. You are dreams come true, challenges overcome, a wonder.

You are silly, yet you are stubborn. You are gentle, yet you are tough. You have the most charismatic smiles and the most endearing laughs… you are a challenge in your two year old ways. You are boundless energy, you are a blessing, you are everything your mommy and daddy ever hoped to have in a son. And we are so grateful, my handsome boy, to have the privilege of kissing you every chance we get, holding your hands and kissing your booboos when you get hurt. And most of all, my son, we are thankful to God that He’s chosen us to raise you, to be a man of God, who is patient, honorable, gentle spirit, wise and most of all, love Him and serve Him only and be His glory.

Happy 2nd birthday, my son.

I love you, I love you, I love you… forever and ever and ever and ever.

At 2 years, he:

1. Can sing ‘Jesus loves me’ song both in English and Korean

2. Has bitten his sister a half dozen times

3. Knows and says all the days of a week, in order

4. Can count up to 10

5. Can sing one hymn in Korean among many other kids songs

6. Loves his crocs (calls it my shoe croc), Fresh Beat Band show, soccer ball, vitamins, cars, trains, garbage trucks and buses.

7. When he realizes that he did something wrong, he says “soyou (sorry) mommy, soyou… okay mommy? okay mommy?” and repeats until I say okay.

8. Tells me (more like demands) which songs to sing to sleep him

9. Says “here you go” “there you go” everytime he hands me something

10. Loves his grandfather and can imitate his gestures