Birth of Ethan Hyunmo Koo

Ethan was born on July 17th, 7:13 AM @ Oakland Kaiser, at 6 lb 6oz. Both the baby and mother are doing well and we are now adjusting to the infamous sleepless nights. But he is truly a joy to our lives and we already cannot imagine our lives without him.
I hope to update the blog with more details in the days to come, but alas, I am too tired today...
Click here --> pictures <-- for more pictures we took during the birth...

Eddie's Wedding

Michelle's cousin, Eddie, is now married. This was the first wedding where I was asked as a back-up photographer. Excited, I ended up shooting close to 300+ pictures that day.

I was having a blast taking photos of the wedding procession, but I also realized the true challenges of an event photography and just how far I was from where I wanted to be...

One Community BBQ

Here is the slideshow that is linked to our Church Photo-site.

Buca di Beppo

Buca di Beppo is an authentic Italian restaurant that offers flavorful Italian dining. Dine with family and friends while enjoying the Italian traditions of food, friendship and hospitality. In the spirit of Italian culture, our dishes are served family style and are meant to be shared.

So says their website.

Oakland Zoo

Slideshow of our church's zoo outing. My mom thought that I was out at the zoo with the youth group, when I told her that I was out with my church; it didn't occur to her that grown up folks would visit the zoo...

Kite Flying: Another Day

This time, we went kite flying with a few folks from the church. Sunny, Hannah and Bonnie all ended up buying the same octopus kite as the one Michelle already had, but they came in all sorts of different colors! 

Kite Flying: Day One

Since the day my old kite broke (someone stepped on it and broke it...), I've always wanted to get another. Michelle got one for me a few months ago, but then I got sick and then it was winter so we couldn't go. 

Well, spring is here, and so it's time for kite flying!

Michelle is flying her Octopus kite. 

Japan Town: Cherry Blossom Festival!

Spring. It's time for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Japan Town. 

To this day, I remember my childhood days when my small southern town in Korea would be covered with cherry blossom from one corner of the town to the other. It was an annual celebration to remember, and I really miss it.

Well, at least I get a small taste of it at Japan Town. 

Truthfully, cherry blossom is nice and all, but a festival isn't festive without food. So here's one of the more popular foodstand in the festival, Takoyaki stand!





It was our goal that day to try out at least one dish from each foodstand. While we certainly enjoyed the variety of food that day, it sure was painful looking at our wallets towards the end of the day... 

A nice day for a picture!

Pictures taken at different locations, at different times. 

A stroll through Berkeley...

At a Japanese Restaurant near Fremont...

At the bookstore...

A random photo on my way to the bookstore...

... and then at the bookstore...

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