Calvin's first 365 days

BABY GAP contest….VOTE for me!!

andrewManley — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:20:10 +0000

Pumpkin Patch

andrewManley — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:09:03 +0000

Pumpkin galore, I had a great time, soo many pumpkins to choose from, I was excited, I wanted to take every single one of them home. We went to Cal Poly Pomona, their pumpkin festival was crazy, lets just say that next year mom and dad will be more prepared.

Lady Bug Lady Bug

andrewManley — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:38:18 +0000

Happy to Be Me- A Ladybug

I’m a ladybug

nothing more

but I’m happy to be me,

so free,

with so much beauty to see…

I’m red with black spot

found in field,

meadow,

or flower pot…

on blade of grass,

tree limb

shrub or flower,

perhaps even on the Eiffel Tower!

hill or dell,

by a stream

in wood serene-

I’ve been to so many places

it’s hard to tell…

I’m very little

but please do not belittle,

just content to be a creature of this earth,

isn’t that a measure of worth?

-Marie Lawrence

My Hanbok I wore for my first birthday.

andrewManley — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:48:26 +0000

Hanbok: (South Korea) is the traditional Korean dress. It is often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets. Although the term literally means “Korean clothing”, hanbok today often refers specifically to hanbok of Joseon Dynasty and is worn as semi-formal or formal wear during traditional festivals and celebrations. Modern hanbok does not exactly follow the actual style as worn in Joseon dynasty since it went through some major changes during the 20th century for practical reasons.

Happy Birthday to me! Thanks mom and dad for giving me the best first birthday and thanks to everyone that came. Pictures of the party will be posted soon…I hope, gotta wait for daddy to edit. Mommy is crossing her fingers.

When a child is born, so are grandmothers. ~Judith Levy

andrewManley — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:57:36 +0000

Child of my child Heart of my heart

Your smile bridges the years between us

I am young again …

discovering the world through your eyes You have the time to listen And I have the time to spend.

Delighted to gaze at familiar loved features …

made new in you again Through you …

I’ll see the future Through me …

you’ll know the past

In the present we’ll love one another As long as these moments last

~~ Author Unknown ~~

P.S. Happy Grandparents’ Day! I love my grandparents’!

You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu

andrewManley — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:19:22 +0000

Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood we find a delightful creature called a boy. Boys come in assorted sizes, weights and colors, but all boys are the same. Boys are found everywhere … on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to.

Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older brothers and sisters tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them.

A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.

When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly, or else he becomes a savage, sadistic jungle creature bent on destroying the world.

A boy is a composite … he has the appetite of a horse, the digestion of a sword swallower, the energy of an atom bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the lungs of a dictator, the shyness of a violet and when he makes something, he has five thumbs on each hand.

A boy is a magical creature … you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can’t lock him out of your heart. Might as well give up … he is your captor, your jailer, your boss and your master … a freckled face, pint size, cat chasing bundle of noise.

But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with the two magic words, “HI, DAD!”

…Author Unknown

We live for each other…

anything Dad can do, I can do…better…OH!!

andrewManley — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:36:39 +0000

Daddy moved into his new studio, the studio is in downtown Pomona, its in the artist district. I love technology so daddy put me on macca’s computer and I went to work!! When you guys have time please come by the studio, they have these art walks where people show their work and you are welcome to see. The address is 590 W 2nd St, Unit 1, Pomona, CA 91766. The shows are every 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of the month. See you there!! Oh and if your wondering who or what macca is, hes my dads business partner.

RED BULL FLUTAG 2010, Long Beach, CA

andrewManley — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:40:38 +0000

The day was perfect, the sun was out but there was a welcoming breeze and we loved it. Calvin had a great time watching the aerial sky divers come down from the sky. When you see him he loves looking at the sky to find planes and birds, its amazing how fast he sees things…we are all in aww of him. We love watching him grow.

What is Flugtag: Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams of everyday people to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight! Flugtag may mean “flying day” in German, but all these crafts ultimately splash into the waters below. They are judged not only on their flight’s distance, but creativity and showmanship as well.

Here is a picture we took with one of the competitors at the Red Bull Flugtag, in Long Beach, Calvin looks scared and now that I see the picture I would be too. ENJOY your day and try to keep cool

RED BULL Flugtag 2010

this is for the ladies…

andrewManley — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:05:05 +0000

Mommy took this picture of me while they where shopping at Walmart. I got the cool socks from grandma Jessie, the beanie from one of daddies clients, the shirt from auntie Alice and the pants from mom and dad. Hmmm I wonder where my neck went?!?

Lights, Camera, Action…

andrewManley — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:12 +0000

Mommy and Daddy wanted to do another photo shoot so they put my cape on again but this time no bumbo. I started teething at the time so Daddy didn’t get much shoots, this is the best one.