airborne

a group of friends and i decided to take a stroll to the farmer's market today. i was really excited because i had borrowed a double stroller to use on our walk for the first time. things were going great (weather was nice, sky was clear, kids were behaving...you get the picture) until halfway to the market, as i was about to push the stroller up onto the sidewalk, the front left wheel of the stroller broke, catapulting emma out of the stroller face down on the concrete. i couldn't believe what i had just seen...my baby emma flying into the air and landing upside down on the ground. i was horrified. it actually took me a second to realize what had happened. i was in such shock that my friend, cristy, was actually the one who turned emma back over. luckily, emma was strapped nice and tightly in her carrier and the shade of the carrier was pulled over her so that no part of her body hit the concrete. she let out a big cry after she landed upside down, but quieted down once i held her in my arms. it was unbelievable to see her fly out of the stroller and land face down on the concrete; it is even more unbelievable that she didn't have a scratch on her. thank God for protecting my little girl. moral of the story: seatbelts work so use them.

announcing our new baby!

this one didn't take us 9 months (it took more), and was a lot more work for allan than it was for me (a change from our last two babies).

we are pleased to announce the arrival of

allan tuan photography!

we're very excited about our new venture and would love your prayers and support. thanks, in advance!

good times

we had a fun-filled labor day weekend! saturday night, we enjoyed some tasty homemade beef stroganoff with our friends, kat, tony, theron, and the dickhauses. the three boys were uncontrollable! (that is, lucas, carter, and theron - not allan, brady, and tony.) then, on sunday, we were off to the columbia river with some more friends for some kayaking, canoeing, floating, volleyballing, frisbeeing, eating, and general horsing around. it got dark fast and we found ourselves trying to load up all of our stuff (including the boats) with little light. kind of sad because that means that summer is nearing its end, but a lot happy because that means that fall is coming! my absolute, hands-down favorite season of the year is fall. here, in the tri-cities, we get to experience all four seasons. so, fall is even more awesome than what i remember it to be when i lived in california. i didn't capture any pictures of our day at the river, but i know how much i enjoy looking at pictures when i read my friends' blogs, so here are some from july and august of the kids that i haven't shared.

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emma's two favorite things to do as of late
are sucking her hands and playing with her feet.
you should see her in action. it's adorable!

lucas is great with his little sister.
he is super gentle and loving. he's being a ham in the first
picture and, by the look on her face, emma is calling him on it.
in the second picture, lucas is showing off his
badges of courage - from a fall he had on the tennis courts.

our little darling - and her tongue.

emma and her friend, lexi.