Na’s Birthday

Na celebrated her 10th birthday on Saturday.

My small piece of cake, I could really eat a few more.  The ice cream cake was delicious.

Everyone was busy eating and I didn’t take many photos.

Lee didn’t want her picture taken also. The lighting was real bad inside and I had to shoot with high ISO 3200, which has some digital noise.

This is my dessert.  I think I must have gained at least 5 pounds from the party.

A Lao noodle dish called Kao Poon.  This was my dish also.

Unlike American Birthday party, there were plenty of food.  The Lao steak was served with Lao style spicy bitter sauce and it’s great with sticky rice.  The party started at 4 pm and lasted for several hours.

I made spring rolls and made sweet spicy dipping peanut sauce to go with it this time. Na received many gifts, and her favorite is the MacBook Pro from her dad.

I made another batch to take to my dad the next day.

Fourth Year Anniversary and Many Thanks

It didn’t seem that long and this post has made the 1090 posts, and 4 years of blogging. I want to thank you for your visit, especially to all the commenter and silent readers.

In a way we are very much like the pilgrims but came way later so Thanksgiving celebration is a big thing for us. We had our Thanksgiving lunch at Bo’s parents and dinner at my sister, which she made Pho or Vietnamese noodle soup for us.

Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/6sec, ISO 100, focal length 92mm, evaluative metering

Her Pho stock pot has a nice view.

Manual, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/8sec, ISO 100, focal length 55mm, evaluative metering

The remaining of Sunday’s photos. Biltmore Estate is very pretty in the Fall, with the busy schedule I didn’t make it up there for Autumn peak colors. But what little that’s left is still very pretty.

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/200sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 55mm, pattern metering

The mountain views are as pretty as ever.

Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/2500sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 200mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/320sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 105mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/13, 1/160sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias +0.3step, focal length 135mm, pattern metering

I was glad to see some fall colors.

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/10sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 35mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/160sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 55mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/128sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.7step, focal length 24mm, pattern metering

This was taken before the time-lapse photography.

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/13, 1/80sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 35mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/200sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 200mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, f/4, 1/160sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias -0.7step, focal length 135mm, pattern metering

I love panning and  this is a great spot to practice.

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/40sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 45mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/11, 1/15sec, ISO 100, exposure bias 0step, focal length 67mm, pattern metering

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/8, 1/10sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 96mm, pattern metering

Christmas is around the corner.

Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/50sec, ISO 100, exposure bias -1step, focal length 98mm, pattern metering

Three Years and Many Thanks

Today is my three year anniversary of blogging, and I have many things to be thankful for…

Another Year Older

Lee’s birthday party was on Saturday, another year older but I don’t know if wiser.

By next year, I’m afraid she might be taller than some of her adult guests.