And then there were three. My little girl arrived a bit early, and we’re all grateful she arrived safely and it healthy and well! The baby and I are doing great. She’s about 3 hours old in the photo above. Born at 6pm and was 5 lbs and 19 inches long. Apparently she wanted to come celebrate Thanksgiving and Mommy’s birthday too! Here’s her birth story.

For those of you who have been following me on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Google+, you may already know this. But if not, I’d like to announce that my husband and I are expecting a baby girl later this year! It’s been a fun and interesting journey so far! Please read more about it on my daily Little CoderBaby’s Journey Blog.

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I had a super early start today. I left the house at 5am and was on the plane by 6am. Albert and I arrived in Seattle just a little before 9am, and we started heading out to Vancouver, Canada.

It was my first time here. Albert and I were pretty impressed with the weather! We knew it would be cold, and we heard that rain was in the forecast. Thankful not a single drop fell. It was really chilly, but the day was bright and sunny, perfect for a photowalk. We walk all around Downtown because everything is pretty close by. We had dinner at Kintaro, a Japanese ramen restaurant, and that really warmed us up! After dinner, we went on a sightseeing photowalk around the town until our fingers froze. The photos turned out great and I can’t wait to explore some more tomorrow. Maybe it’ll warm up.. just a bit?

Here are a few photos that we took today.

Photo Slideshow

Casey’s Cupcakes, 2011 Winner on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars had their grand opening on the UCR Campus today! So I got some yummy cupcakes for lunch. :)

What we thought was a Spring Celebration (with free pizza), turned out to be a taping of “Undercover Boss!” Our Chancellor at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) was chosen for the job. He went undercover for a few weeks and did various things like shelf books in the library, give a tour of the campus, help coach track runners, make lunches for the students, be a teacher’s assistant, take care of greenhouses, and more! It was hilarious! Let’s just say, Chancellor White had a lot of fun playing his new character, “Pete.” The episode will air in about a month from now.

After the celebration, I got the chance to meet Scotty the Bear! Go Highlanders! ;)

It was such a lovely day for a Plant Sale at the UCR Botanical Gardens. While my husband was busy buying plants, I was happily taking photos of the amazing plants and garden. It was also nice scoping out the area for nice engagement photos (for my friends). View the slideshow below, or on Flickr.

Photo Slideshow

Photos taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a Tamron 28-75mm lens.

No flash? View the photos on Flickr.

Here’s one of my favorite drawings in We Doodle. It’s Spongebob!

We Doodle
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Fun Mr. Crabby drawing I made in “We Doodle” on the iPad. :)

We Doodle
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Here’s a ‘maid’ that I drew in We Doodle. My friend and I are all addicted to the game. Join in on the fun! My gamername is ‘daynah.’ You’ll need an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to play. I think the scarecrow is still my favorite :)

We Doodle
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I worked on two birthday cards today! They’re for my friends’ birthday dinner tonight. They’re turning out really nicely. I love this EK Success Cupcake punch. I’ll have to write a tutorial soon. :)

Above is a photo of the girl birthday card. :)