Emerson retells Grandpa's goblin stories

Emerson is obsessed with Goblins. When we were in ABQ, Grandpa told him a couple of goblin stories over and over again. He didn't get tired of hearing them! "Grandpa, can you please tell me the story ONE more time?' Well, all that repetition paid off. He retold the story again a month later...

Rockin' out

Emerson's XMAS performance

It went better than last year!

So many trips!

We have been very busy the last 2 months. We took a trip to SLO and Ventura in September for our anniversary.

In Oct-November, we visited Larkin and her family in Corvallis and then spent my Birthday in Portland.

Here are some pics:


SLO/Ventura September 2014

Azadeh's first time in the sand! 

Santa Barbara Zoo

Emerson, Azadeh, and Cove!

Oregon Oct - Nov 2014

Pumpkin Patch (Corvallis)

Beautiful family hike 

Aunt Larkin! 

Big Foot in Portland

Jumping

Introducing Azadeh Friberg!

This post is long overdue! Azadeh Friberg was born on July 17, 2014 at El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos. She was born weighing 7.7 lbs and 18 inches long. Here is a quick timeline of events:

• July 16th, 11pm - Started feeling contractions
• 4 am  - Started watching What about Bob! 
• July 17th , 2pm - I was admitted to hospital and was 10 cm dilated already!
• 2:30 - Started pushing
• 3:58 pm - Azadeh was born!!!

We are all doing great and are looking forward to some upcoming trips: SLO and Ventura in Sept, Portland and Corvallis in Oct, and ABQ in Nov! 

First Night Home

Emerson is 3!!!

Emerson had his third birthday party! We had a blast at Houge Park in San Jose. All of Emerson's best buds were there to celebrate. The festivities included cupcakes, balloons, tacos, and a water ballon toss!

Time has flown by! I can't believe E is already 3 and that in 1.5 months he will have a baby sis! Here are some facts & milestones to date:

• Potty trained at (2.5 years)!!!
• Loves includes: Skateboarding, Monster Trucks, Batman, Superman
• Food obsessions: Hamburgers (he calls them 'classic hamburgers'), broccoli, popsicles, raviolis
• Counting to 20
• Knows colors & shapes
• Recognizes some letters 
• Loves made up stories
• Sleeps in a big boy twin bed!
• Rides his bike all the way to Ace Hardware with training wheels!
• Napping from 12:30-2pm and goes to bed around 8pm-7am
• Teachers are Ms. Erica and Ms. Selena
• First real friends from school are Marshall & Luke
• 38.6 lbs and off the charts in height! 
• He still loves music: Hank, The Cars, Johnny Cash
• Becoming VERY defiant in what he wears in the morning (mostly superman shirts)

Happy Nowruz !!!

This year, Nowruz 2014 was on March 20th 9:57am PST. We all took the morning off of work and went to my parents house to do the official countdown!

What is Persian New Year?

Nowruz marks the first day of spring or Equinox and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. Nowruz is partly rooted in the religious tradition of Zoroastrianism. Among other ideas, Zoroastrianism is the first monotheistic religion that emphasizes broad concepts such as the corresponding work of good and evil in the world, and the connection of humans to nature. Zoroastrian practices were dominant for much of the history of ancient Persia. Nowruz is believed to have been invented by Zoroaster himself.

Haft Seen:

The table behind Emerson is called the Haft-Seen or the seven 'S's is. The haft seen table includes seven items all starting with the letter seen in the Persian alphabet.

The seven traditional foods are:

• sabzeh: lentil, barley or wheat sprouts growing in a dish, symbolizing renewal
• samanu: a thick, sweet pudding made from wheat germ, symbolizing affluence
• senjed: dried fruit of the lotus tree, symbolizing love
• sir: garlic, symbolizing medicine
• sib: apples, symbolizing health and beauty
• somaq: sumac berries, symbolizing sunrise
• serkeh: vinegar, symbolizing age and patience.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!! 

Family Bike Ride

Some more fun videos of Emerson!

Here is a video of E singing to Hey Good Looking. He is really proud of his performance and made sure he bowed not just once but 3 times!

This is an old video from Emerson's school's Christmas performance. I guess they had the routine down before the actual performance. At least E is jumping and dancing? Right? Emerson is wearing his blue sweater, red pants, and a Santa hat.

San Diego Feb 2014

San Diego Beach bums Feb 2014! Mission Beach

On our way to San Diego

E & Ruby at the SD Zoo

 Mission Beach fun

San Diego Air & Space Museum

 Balboa Park with Uncle Damian

Bike ride in Balboa Park!

Emerson Scooting at 2.5 years!