Shhhhh............

One night, I was out in the front room, finishing up something. Sean was in our bedroom, just chillin' with Matt. I heard a knock on the wall once or twice - Sean's way of telling me it's time for bed and that I needed to be in bed soon. I ignored the signs because I wanted to finish up whatever I was doing at the time. Then about 30 minutes later, I went into our bedroom, only to find the cutest thing I've ever seen! (I had to take a couple of pictures!)

So Matt usually sleeps in his crib, but he just fell asleep in Sean's arm. I thought it was amazing, though, how he fell asleep without fussing or crying at all. Usually he falls asleep after crying for about 2-3 minutes. Sean must have a magic arm that makes babies fall asleep like an angel. And the funniest thing was how much they looked alike in their sleep.

That night, I decided to let Matt sleep in our bed with us. Good night, my boys.

February Update

Sean had an interview at Sutter for an analyst position. The interview went well and all but turns out Sutter has a hiring freeze right now. He recieved an email from someone who is working with the person that interviewed him and she told Sean not to give up yet. So we are still hoping and hoping. Oh the money... Wouldn't it be great not to worry about paying rent and bills??

Matt gives kisses. He understands "Where" so whenever I say "Where's -----", he responds by pointing. He also understands "Popo" which means "Kiss" in Korean. He makes a lot of different sounds. Before, he only used to say "A-gu", "A-bu", "Dada", "Mama", "Appa", and "Umma". And now he has been saying a lot of "I-do"s, "I-see"s, "That's", "Je-us", "Na-na", etc. It is fun to hear him talk - he certainly thinks he can talk. The boy talks all day! Matt has been sleeping in the crib in his room for about a month now! I am so proud! He used to do it really good until we went on our trip to Korea but after the trip, he hated his crib more than anything. So he slept in our room for about two months before we finally decided that he belonged in his own room. It was hard first three nights but now he falls asleep on his own within five minutes after we put him in his bed. So that is really good news. With a better sleeping habit and pattern, he seems much happier during the day. But the problem is that he doesn't want to nap unless I feed him or hold him. So I guess he has to give me some challenges. Now that he sleeps good at night, he won't sleep during the day!! Before, he napped twice or three times no problem. Ahh... the beauty of motherhood.

As for me.... Well, I had some kind of a flu yesterday. I was sick all day with a fever of 102.1 degrees. I felt a little better in the afternoon but then I got really sick again after dinner. I wasn't throwing up or anything. I had sore, sore, sore muscles and it felt like every joint of my body was going to break. It wasn't a good feeling. I had NO strength to take care of Matt so I finally texted Sean and asked him to come home early to take care of Matt. Of course, Sean came home and took care of both of us.

Sean and I have been losing some weight. Hooray!! Since January, we have lost about 15 lbs. I am happy with the result - not satisfied yet though. I have been going to the gym at least 4 times a week. I hate exercising. I really do. But I still go because I know I want to be healthy and not have a lot of health complications when I get older. I have been feeling a lot better since I started exercising. I am going to keep going. I have many more pounds to lose. So cheer me up!

Sean's Mission Photos

I found Sean's mission photos that I had never seen before! Sean went on a mission to Fukuoka, Japan from 2002-2004. There are some interesting photos along with disgusting ones! :) Sean doesn't know that I'm putting these up on the blog so don't tell! Shhhhh....

Um, yes, that's one live fish in the bowl. Is that dipped in soy sauce??

I heard about Sean eating a live fish once but now I know for sure he did. That's disgusting!! According to Sean, he could feel the fish wiggling down the throat.

Sean, in front of Fukuoka temple. Look at the cherry blossom trees all around. Gorgeous!

I like this picture... But do I see little baskets in front of the bikes? Isn't it too girlish? :)

The coolest bullet train I've ever seen!

How cute!

Sean often tells me about his companion (the one in the suit). I've met him once and they are pretty tight.

I have no words for this picture.

Yes, that's a toilet.

When he served on an island.

How come all Asians take pictures with the "V" sign? Don't know but that's what we do! :)

So pretty!! Reminds me of Heaven. :)

Service project

The field is white already to harvest! :)

Sweet!!

Just a note of gratitude

Dear Sean,

You know, when you are frustrated, you start counting things that you "don't" have, instead of what you "do" have. I can think of many things that we don't have - Ooh, money, that's right, that's what we don't have. But then I am sitting here on our beat-down couch that we bought at Ashley's just before we got married, listening to your sweet voice, reading Matthew a cute, little bed-time story in his room... I can think of lots and lots more things that we have that I am grateful for.

We have each other. I can't imagine where I would be, or what I would be doing, if I weren't with you. I am so thankful for your generosity and kindness. You make me feel like the queen of the world everyday. Your thoughtful complements and occasional love notes that I find in the most random places in our apartment make me feel so loved and important. I wish I were as romantic as you but I am working on it.

We have the cutest little boy - maybe the craziest- that we can claim he's "ours". As Hal in Malcolm in the middle would say, "We are the only ones that can call him -our boy-" I know he challenges both of us everyday but also teaches us millions of different things about being parents and also reminds us of the goodness of Heaven. I love when you come home, he crawls towards you so fast that he falls down once or twice. I love when you call me on your way home, Matt grabs my cell phone just so he can hear your voice. You know how it breaks our hearts when Matt starts crying when we put him in his crib so he can go night-night... We make sad faces and pray that he will fall asleep fast? I am going to miss that.

Oh, the memories... I love that we have lots of great stories to share with each other - that many of our nights were sleepless because we talked and talked and talked about our high school drama, missionary experiences, classes, etc. I love how there are still brand new stories that we haven't heard about each other and those stories just come to us randomly. I love how we can laugh about the corniest jokes, ever. I know lots of people think we are cheesy, but I like being cheesy and I love my cheesy husband.

I am so thankful that you and I are sealed for eternity through the temple marriage. I am so excited to spend the rest of my eternity with you. Some people say it would be boring to be with the same person for eternity, but I say I am so stoked that you will be with me even after this life - with our beloved children. Umm, I really hope that we don't have to change our kids' poopy diapers in heaven!

I am writing this to you while we are listening to Matt crying in his bed, waiting for one of us to come and pick him up. I know we both feel bad but Matt's getting used to it more and more each night. So I am thankful that we have our bed to ourselves. I didn't realize how big a queen size bed could be for just two people! Now we don't have to be on the edges of our bed, trying not to fall off the bed. I love you. And this is the end of this note.

Love,

Sook

The Best Two Years!

Sean and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary today! Wow, time sure
goes by fast!! Today, my sister in law Jodi babysat Matthew while we
were having dinner at a nice, fancy Italian restaurant by the mall. It
was nice because they made us guests of honor and gave us a bunch of
free stuff!! They sat us at the only red table in the restaurant, by
the window where we could see pretty Christmas lights (yes, there are
Christmas trees and lights everywhere already! I think Christmas comes
earlier each year, don't you think? I think it's so that people would
start buying things earlier since we have such bad economy right now..
but who knows?) Alright, back to our anniversary... They gave us an
appitizer, a bottle of some kind of an Italian brand water, little bit
of walnut ravioli, and dessert! I know, we were so lucky!! The service
was great, too. We talked a lot about the past memories, about how we
met and when we started dating, etc... We had some good laughs talking
about it.

Well, let's see what we have accomplished together
for the past two years since we got married. We have graduated from
college with a B.S. degrees, moved out of Rexburg to come to Roseville,
have a beautiful baby boy together.... Well, the list goes on and on...
We have a lot more goals to achieve, of course, but I think that it's a
lot easier to achieve them when we are together. We support each
other's decisions. We respect each other. I have the greatest husband
ever! He's mellow, sweet, and pretty much the nicest person in the
world! I really do believe that. I don't know how I got so lucky. I am
so grateful for him and his love for me. I love him very much too. I
couldn't live without him.

Our love is growing stronger day by
day. Who says that it's over once you're married? My love for Sean is
even stronger and deeper today than it was 2 years ago. I love our son,
Matthew. What a blessing he has been in our lives. We love him dearly.

Well, Happy 2 year Anniversary, Sean!! I love you!!!

Our first dance up at BYU-Idaho

Right after we got engaged

Our trip to Solvang, CA

One of our engagement photos

One of our official engagement photos for our wedding announcements

Our wedding!

Two weeks overdue with Matt!

Right after Matthew was born

One happy family!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

So it was Sean's very first father's day that he got to celebrate! Guess what he got to do! He got to speak at church! He was a little confused though since no mothers got to speak at church on Mother's day. Well, it's true but I keep telling him that fathers don't go through long, painful labor so he can't complain. :) But he gave a beautiful talk on "the roles of fathers". Many people came up to Sean to tell him what a great talk that was. Sean didn't believe me though when I said it was the greatest talk ever. He feels like he didn't do a good job but he really did. He talked about the father of the prodigal son in the Bible. It was very touching when he said that he strives to be like the father in the story, a loving and forgiving father... Well, Sean is already a great daddy, the best I must say. He is very patient with Matthew. Matthew loves Sean. He puts the biggest smile on his face when daddy comes back home from work. Well, after we came back from church, we made fish taco for lunch and went to Jodi's for dinner. It was a lot of fun! Happy Father's Day!!

Daddy and Matty

I just love this picture of Sean and Matt. I think Matt's crossed eyes are hilarious! Matt has the funniest facial expressions ever. I love looking at his face. I could spend all day just staring at his face.

Sean leaves home for work at 6:45 A.M every morning and comes back at around 4:45 P.M. One of Sean's favorite moments of the day is to hold Matt in his arms right after he comes home from work. Of course Matt gets excited to see his daddy too. I think Matt recognizes Sean's voice and his scent. He would stop fussing as soon as Sean hold him tight.

Daddy was excited to take Matty boy home!

I love this picture of Sean and Matt. They both look so happy even though Matt's not really smiling. :) It is just such a blessing to have a little baby in the home. He is so pure and clean. I feel the presence of God whenever I'm around him.

Matt was crying a lot before Sean held him in his arms. Matt stopped crying right away. I was in a lot of pain around my incision so I had no strength to hold him or to calm him down. But Sean was always there to help me. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband. He's a great daddy too. I hope Matt knows that too one day.

Awww... another great picture of Daddy and Matty boy. :)

Sean growing up

Sean 16 years old


Sean's cousin Cameron at the MTC together


Sean's first dance at 16


Senior prom with Jon and Brian


Sean's first car Nova


Graduation with Jon his best buddy


Senior picture


Sean's mission president and his wife
When Sean's parents came to Japan to pick him up!


Fukuoka, Japan


With Elder Bushka on Miyakojima


With Elder Pett and Kaori


On a boat, on the way to Zone Conference


When Sean's family was sealed in the Portland Temple


Christmas with Jodi and Jared


Grandpa Bill, Sean, Cameron, and Brandon


Sean dressed up as a clown












Disney Land!!!


Merry Christmas!