The Ma Family

Spring has officially shown itself in all it’s splendor here in Seattle and we are sure enjoying it! A busy April brought along a lot of extended family time for us and many relatives met our little guy for the first time. Our trip to Toronto also allowed Timothy to see his first snowfall on the day we left (yes, it was that cold!). We are enjoying the warmth and blossoms that spring has brought here and look forward to enjoying more of the season together.

Playing with new friend Kristin in Toronto

Timothy’s getting the hang of our family photos

Sometimes we can’t feed the hungry little guy fast enough

Showing Grampa and Grandma Ma how much he likes standing now

Nice visit with Great Grandma Ma while in Toronto

Swiss Chalet with some of Andrew’s Waterloo friends

In his little Canadian lumberjack outfit

We just discovered how much he enjoys teething biscuits

Timothy’s affection for furry things was further affirmed in this friendship

Timothy loved this old photo of his Papa with Uncle Kenny and Aunty Alison

Cousin Conor and Timothy are wedding-ready with Grampa Ma

The family spiffed up for Kevin & Alison’s wedding

Adorable playtime with 2nd cousin Theodore

Three generations of first-born Ma men – see the resemblance?

Timothy out on a nice day with Stewie rabbit

March 2013 Photos

Manual dexterity practice; a.k.a snacking!

Tasty ahi burger at the fish market in Lahaina!

Plate lunch for Papa and Mama, teething rings for Timothy

We were blessed to be in such a beautiful place

We sure enjoyed the delicious ripe papaya!

More pool time; this time with extra help!

Mama wants one of these devices for adults 😉

Timothy’s quite the party animal late at night 😉

Lovely wedding at the Olowalu Plantation House

Andrew sandwich with a side of fluffy love

Putting his first little teeth to good use nowadays

February 2013 Photos

Timothy’s mohawk is growing quite nicely

January 2013 photos and videos

This year has brought along some nice sunny days to enjoy and we’re so thankful! It’s been fun to watch Timothy continue to thrive in our daily routine and outings during the week. I enjoy our reading times together and really hope he learns to love to read. He is a pro at sitting up now (he even sat still as Andrew took his passport photo recently!). Since the first week of February, he is starting to scoot across rooms, albeit at a pretty slow place. It was amazing to me how quickly he went from turning circles on his tummy and sliding backwards, to scooting forward in just about a week’s time. It’s been such a blessing to learn to appreciate this stage of our baby boy’s development and days have definitely been flying by faster as we play together more.

Cute elements of Timothy’s personality are starting to emerge now and we’ve been appreciating how he is an overall calm and easygoing baby. We’ve also noticed that (much like his Papa), he is interested in and excited around furry animals; especially the dogs he’s met thus far. So much so that one may even wonder if rescuing a big dog is in the (distant!) future for our family! 😉 We’ve tried to capture some of his growth and smiles during play times in these photos and videos from January.