Kaylene Visits a Fire Station
Kaylene has always been amazed and has loved fire trucks and fireman. So when Jen and I found out that the Church was having an activity (for kids that aren't in school yet) to visit a Fire Station, we knew we had to take Kaylene. And boy did she love it. We had been telling her and as soon as we entered the fire station garage, she gave out a really big "WOW" with a smile on her face that couldn't
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Christmas Party with Kaylene's Friends
Kaylene was invited to a special Christmas party at one of her friends house. They had lunch with lots of yummy things to eat and even cupcakes for desert, which Kaylene got all over her face (it was hilarious, you'll see). They also had a special visitor drop by: Santa Claus! Kaylene talks about Santa Claus all the time, but everytime sees him, she's not exactly sure what to think. Fortunately no
Trip to Washington DC
A couple weeks ago my sister Nancy called me and gave me a surprise for my birthday, a trip to Washington DC with her. I was blown away (to put it lightly) for such an amazing gift! We had 3 days to see as many sights as possible and probably saw 1 weeks worth in that time. After arriving really really late in DC, Nancy and I picked up our rental car and we were off to the hotel, however it was impossible
Fun at the water park
Playing in the Backyard
Kaylene has really been enjoying this wonderful weather we have had recently. She has been especially enjoying her new playhouse our neighbor gave us and just playing in the backyard. So here are some pictures of Kaylene playing in the backyard. Enjoy!
Fun with Pop Rocks
Just the other day I was picking up some treats for Jen and I for a movie and I saw Pop Rocks on the shelf. Immediately an idea came into my head to film Kaylene eating her first Pop Rocks. So we did and it was pretty funny, take a look at the video above.
Fun with Bubbles!
Lately Kaylene has been really into bubbles. My parents and Jen's parents bought Kaylene bubble making machines that do lots of fun stuff with bubbles. I was amazed with the colors and reflection these new bubbles make and thought I would take some pictures.
Kool Kaylene
Kaylene is always wanting to wear Mama's shades, so we went to the store and got a pair just for her (they were only 4 bucks). She likes to wear them all the time, especially in the car. So we went for a walk today and took some pictures of her wearing them really cool shades. Enjoy!
Kaylene Loves Jeopardy Theme Song
This is an older video that I just got around to publishing. I think the title says everything, but to add to what is said in the video, she doesn't behave like this with anything else and she even to this day gets excited when the final Jeopardy theme song comes on. It just means she's destine to be on Jeopardy someday!
At the Mall
Christmas 2008
As usual Christmas was chaotic, yet wonderful (how that makes sense, I don't know). We got a ton of gifts, especially Kaylene. It's a good thing we packed lightly and hadn't reached our max number of items for the flight back. I guess the biggest highlights were, Tony got Nancy a under water scubba scooter (not sure what there called) and she was shocked! Also, Nancy got Sherry's kids special backstage
Unexpected Snowy Fun
To say the least, we have been deluged with unexpected snow here in Vancouver. Jen, Kaylene and I had originally scheduled to fly out to the bay area for the holidays, but our flight was cancelled. We're now waiting to try and get another flight before Christmas day, wish us luck. In the meantime Jen, Kaylene and I have had a wonderful time playing in the snow. Kaylene is just soooo excited and mesmerized
Kaylene's 2nd Birthday
This year we did a little bit more for Kaylene's birthday than we had the year before, she's starting to remember things now! Jen had just gotten home from the hospital so we didn't have too much time for planning, but all of Kaylene's neighborhood friends attended. We decorated the downstairs while Kaylene was taking her daily nap and when she awoke, she was sooo surprised by all the balloons and
Halloween 2008
We had hoped to make Kaylene a big "Green Bean" for halloween this year (as that is what Jen is always calling her) but since Jen had been in the hospital for almost 4 weeks with her "bile duct" issue, I had to take Kaylene out trick or treating without her Mom (Jen was pretty sad). Fortunately our neighbor had a halloween outfit from last year that she let us use. So she was a monkey. Kaylene had
Just Hanging Out
Here are some random pictures of Kaylene just hanging out around the house. I especially like the one above. Here she is so intently watching "Blue's Clues" that you can even seen "Steve" reflected in her eyes! Blue's clues is for sure her most favorite show so far. Make sure to check out the rest of the cute pics of her.
Multnomah Falls 2008
I've blogged about Multnomah Falls in the past and won't go over how wonderful of a place it is, but since some of my family had not been there, we all bunched up into the van and headed for the falls. Last time we were there several of us didn't make it to the top of the falls, so we re-commited ourselves and hiked all the way straight up to the top. All in all, it was tons of fun, mainly because
4th of July was Explosive, Really!
Ok, let me put it this way... Nancy, Sherry, Tony and I bought a lot of fireworks, BUT... my cousin Jon bought more fireworks than all of us combined! We had all sorts of fireworks, small, medium, large and super large (mortars, you know like the ones you see on TV). Well, the whole evening was going just fine until... my friend Jessica accidently mistaken a mortar for a fountain and lit it on the
Mount St. Helens
One of the big events I was really looking forward to sharing with my family when they visited was to go to Johnston Ridge Observatory, which is the closest you can get to Mount St. Helens by car. We were fortunate enough for a member of our church to let us borrow their van for the trip, which made the whole experience that much easier and that much funner (yes, I said funner)! The only bad part of
Clackamas Aquatic Park
We never had been to this water park in Clackamas before, so when my family was visiting for the 4th of July, we all decided to give it a try. Well we all had tons of fun. There's was something for everyone: water slides, a wave pool (of which Kaylene loved!), a lap pool, a diving board, a kids area and a toddler area. We got some good fun pics, so please check them out.
Kaylene is 18 Months
Not to take away from the seriousness of the situation with Tandy, but today Kaylene is 18 months old! Besides I know Tandy would want me to publish this anyway! Today she enjoyed playing in our backyard in the grass (she use to be afraid of the grass) and I had the opportunity to snap some cute shots of KK. It truly has been the most amazing, life changing and craziest 18 months of my life. I can
Is twitter a good idea? Yes or No?
So I gave twitter a chance for more than a week and this is what I have to say: I like it's simplicity, and is really fun to use, however the amount of time put into it versus how much my visitors get back in return is way too little. So I'll try to post more smaller blogs post more often and still include the regular posts as well. I want to hear from you. Am I making a good move or do you really
Kaylene finally triumphs over the couch
She's been working on it for months and today Kaylene was finally victorious over climbing onto the couch. Soon she'll be climbing the book shelves and jumping out of the bath tub! We'll be keeping an eye on her.
Tweet Tweet!!!
I finally jumped on the "Twitter" bandwagon! If you don't know what Twitter is, basically it is short quick messages of all the things that you are doing throughout the day. It's easier than updating a blog and even easier than sending an email or instant message, it's super easy to update! Now I can post those quick fun things about Kaylene or anything else in my life without having to do a blog post
A Day at the Park
Today was amazingly beuatiful weather here in the Northwest. Jen thought that since Kaylene is a little older now and can walk and understand things more now, that we should take her to the park. What can I say but a "pictures says a thousand words". You can see how much she loved it. This wasn't her first time to the park (that was in Newman almost a year ago), but was her first time in a swing.
Jo Jo's Baseball Game
As a "cover" to my parents 40th wedding anniversary, we told my parents they needed to travel to the bay area for Jo Jo's baseball game. Joey is one of the coaches and Jo Jo plays 3 base mostly, however he did play one inning as Pitcher, in which he did a very great job. He also did well up to bat with an RBI during one of the innings. I got a lot of great photos, especially several where you can see
Kaylene's First Carousel Ride
Today we took Kaylene to the mall for her very first Carousel ride. How did she like it? Well from what I've heard... her reaction was quite typical: scared! She was doing fine until the ride actually started to move and then she started to cry something fierce, but fortunately for her it was over pretty quickly. Oh well, at least we got pictures and video to document the event!
Bijou in a Basket
Here's some cute pickers of Bijou. She always enjoys playing in something, in this case... a basket. Enjoy!
Just Having Fun
Just a quick set of some cute photos of Kaylene playing around the house.
First Step Pictures
Pictures of Kaylene's first steps are now online. If you haven't found out already and watched the video, Kaylene took her first steps on Saturday. So check out them pics!
Kaylene's First Steps
Kaylene has slowly been showing signs of walking lately. Usually she's has been taking daring steps from one couch to the other. So we decided to bust out the camera and see if should would dare to try and walk. Check out the video to find out!
Kaylene Conquers the Stairs!!!
Rather than keep Kaylene away from the apparent dangers of the stairs, over the past weeks I've been slowly helping and supervising her play on the stairs. At first, she could only lean on the first step and then slowly she would make her way up the first or second step, but she didn't quite have it down. Most of the time she would just lose her balance and start to fall. Ofcourse I was there to catch
Kaylene's 1st Birthday!!!
The picture above was taken exactly at 3:31 PM. Why the exact timing? Well, this, made her exactly 1 year old, down to the minute! Kaylene Jennifer Wharff was welcomed into this world exactly one year ago today. I cannot believe how fast the time has flown! It seems like it was just yesterday that we found out that we were pregnant, and expecting our little miracle! Little she was, weighing in at only
Gomez's Halloween
Here are some pictures from the Gomez's family Halloween adventure. There's lot of cute one and it looks like they had tons of fun. Enjoy!
Kaylene's First Halloween
This Halloween was Kaylene's first. Jen found a very cute outfit of a kitty kat! The night before we went to the annual Halloween bash at the church where all the kids were dressed up and got to "trunk" or treat. Yes I said trunk, it's where all the kids at the church get to go from each car, truck or SUV trunks and get treats. At the same time was the Chili cook-off. I got to try several kinds of
Leopard is On!!!
Ok, so what... it's 1:51 AM in the moring, I'm a geek, what do you expect. If you haven't figured it out already, I've been up all night playing with this new cool cat! This upgrade is awesome, the features are really amazing and everything seems so well thought out. Also, it feels like I have a new Mac, it's lighting fast (I'm sure my 3 Gigs of RAM helps). Anyway, if you haven't already, make sure
Doug |||amp; Dylan Visit!
We had the great pleasure of having Doug & Dylan visit us. Although their trip was short, it was good to catch up on the "good ol' times"! Check out the pics.
Simsonized Wharff's
Here are some pictures of Jen, Kaylene and I simpsonized:Paul Simpson WharffJen Simpson WharffKaylene Simpson Wharff
Rose Garden
Jen surprised me today after I got off of work and took me (and Kaylene also) to the Rose Garden for a dinner picnic. It was a wonderful day and since in the Northwest it doesn't get dark until 9:30 during the summer, we had plenty of time after the picnic to take many pictures of all the beautiful roses and scenery.
4th of July 2007
This was Kaylene's first 4th of July, and boy was it fun! We had the luxury of having Mom and Dad Wharff up for the holidays as well and they bought a lot of fireworks to set the neighborhood ablaze. Kaylene was not sure what to think about the whole thing. We set of the first firework, and she watched and listened to it, and then cried. After that first one, she loved the rest! She even got so comfortable
Kaylene the Fish
While we were at Tiffany's in Orange County, we got the opportunity to take Kaylene swimming for the first time! We were pretty sure that she would like it since she loves bath time sooo much and our assumptions were confirmed. She loved it! She was so mesmorized by the water and kept looking down, we had a hard time getting her to look at the camera. She also loved to splash the water, even thought
To the Farmers Market we go!
Jen took Kaylene to the Farmers Market with Tandy for the first time. Jen wanted to make sure she was cute enough for such an outing. She dressed her in a new outfit, so I took some pictures before their grand departure. Check it out!
Trip to San Jose just Because
Since we missed Nancy's birthday because our Airline Rewards wouldn't let us fly during that time, we decided to go down to San Jose on April 19th, just because we wanted to. We were there Thursday-Sunday and on Monday-Tuesday I had to work out of the San Jose office. When we arrived to Newman Thursday night, my parents had just gotten back from Arizona and found out that a storm had ripped one of
Welcome Wilmoth's
Our good old neighbors from San Jose finally found a chance to visit us in the 'Couv! Dave had a problem with his computer and since I would consider myself to know a thing or two about computers, I thought I would help him out. Only problem was the computer had some bad hardware, so it wasn't like I could just fix it over the phone, so it was the perfect excuse for them to pay us a visit. They traveled
Christmas 2006
Jen and I were fortunate enough to spend Christmas 2006 with our families, mainly because we needed to attend the Noah Christmas Party in San Jose. After the company party, we went to Nancy's house for family portraits (read the funny and wacky blog about it here).We left Nancy's house on Christmas Eve and arrived to the cabin at 1:30 pm. Maminou and Papa (Jen's parents) were happy to see us, but
Wharff Family Portraits
Nancy had been planning for months to take a family portrait of all the "kids" & "grandkids" and give it to Mom and Dad as their Christmas present for them this year (since magically Nancy got their names for Secret Santa this year :) ). I had suggested to her that get a family portrait of everyone, including Mom and Dad. At first she didn't like this idea because she wanted it to be a surprise that
Toller's Visit
Blanc, blanc!!! Pictures here.
Angles Camp 2006
Going to Angel's Camp is starting to become a Wharff tradition. Originally we were suppose to have Jo Jo's birthday there, but they decided to go to the races instead. I'm glad they decided to go to the races instead, because going to Angel's Camp was postponed, enabling Jen and I to go, since it happen to coincide with a business trip to the Noah San Jose office. Our flight arrived
Pfleghaar's Visit to the Couv
I must say I was surprised. Why? For 2 reasons. Firstly, Nancy called me around 9:00 pm and told me they were just passing Mt. Shasta in California. I was very disappointed because that would mean they wouldn't arrive for another 5 hours. So Jen and I decided to spend some of the evening hanging pictures in our new home, since the walls seemed to be so barren. About 45-60 minutes later, the doorbell
Our First Snow
Our very first snow in the 'Couv (short for Vancouver). Mom and Dad happened to be there to share this first moment with us. Ofcourse we had seen AND been in snow before, but it was fun to see here for the first time.
Gomez's Trip to Washington
The Gomez family arrived "DIRECTLY BY RAIL" on Amtrak, a long, LONG 16 hour journey and arrived late at around 8 pm on Nov 9th 2005. They were very happy to see us and happy to get off the crazy train. The next day we decided to visit Columbia River gorge and Multnomah falls. It was a wet foggy day, so we didn't stay long, but the kids really enjoyed themselves in the rain and at the