Last night I took k and n to a birthday party for our friend that is turning 5. It was held at a place that had a big bounce obstacle course, slide and ball room. Needless to say, k and n had lots o’ fun. Still waiting for n to get a little bit older, so I don’t have to go up the slide with him every time! (I was able to take these pictures by climbing up with n, then sliding down first.)

We had fun playing with this ball machine that shoots the balls in the air.

Hand-painting. k doesn’t like having her face painted, but the hands are OK in her book. n follows suit, of course.

Happy Birthday!

For 4th of July we went to Tustin High School for fireworks-viewing. Last year we were able to find parking on the street, but this year we had to park in the lot for $5. Unfortunately, the school is under construction, so we could not walk through the campus. The cheerleader taking our money cheerfully told us it was only a short five minute walk. Um, not really, especially with two little ones, blankets, food and beach chair. The viewing area seemed more crowded too. One person attributed it to the economy…everyone’s doing the staycation.

For dinner we had spam musubi, thai take-out and these patriotic rice krispie treats made by Zaza.

D ended up talking a lot to the guy on the right while k and n befriended his wife, to his left.

Marshmallow Fight!

The sun finally set, and it was showtime!

We sat closer to the exit/bathrooms, so weren’t able to hear the music very well. k seemed to enjoy the fireworks, although she was screaming during parts of the show. At first n was closing his eyes and covering his ears, but he was enjoying it by the end. n’s last word when D was tucking him to sleep was a whispered “boom”.

Last Saturday we had the privilege of attending the wedding of one of my friends that I have known since junior high. My mom and I helped out with the guest book/gifts, so I didn’t get any pictures of the ceremony itself. It was a large wedding, which I guess is common for Korean weddings? The groom’s father surprised everyone by making some announcements in Korean, Japanese and English at the end! There was quite an impressive spread of Korean food for dinner.

The maid of honor, who was also one of my college roommates, gave a speech with a surprise group dance at the end!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wedding cake with such a large knife. More like a sword!

They hired a balloon artist for the kids to keep them entertained, very thoughtful.

All the best to the newlywed couple. We’re sad you won’t be in OC anymore, but we’ll have to visit soon!

The past two weekends we have attended weddings. I am so glad these two weddings were not on the same day, because I would have been so sad to miss either one. The first wedding, last week, was the primary reason for our trip to Nor Cal. We stayed at the hotel where the wedding/reception were at, so it was very convenient.

D checking out the check-in table

Nice atrium setting

Getting restless

Cute flower girl–bride’s niece

father of the bride and beautiful bride

I thought our wedding ceremony was short, but I think this one was even shorter. Short and sweet, as they say!

k was very excited about the gift bags for the kids. So thoughtful.

n was excited too.

We dined on Italian food catered from Il Fornaio while the kids feasted on their special kids’ meals.

n took a nap while k ate her gelato. (n had his when he woke up).

Pretty cupcake tower.

n wanted in on that action too.

We are so happy for Janelle & Dave! God’s richest blessings to the both of them!

D and I returned from our week long vacation in Japan yesterday afternoon. We took lots o’ pictures, so we will be making up for our recent lack of blogging soon.

Despite our tiredness, we made it to church for Easter Sunday. It was good to worship with our church family again!

After service k and n participated in the Easter egg hunt. Altogether, they participated in six hunts this year, so they’re old pros. 🙂

Happy Easter everyone!

On Wednesday night we went to a party to celebrate our nephew’s U.S. citizenship. The theme was “circus”.

Look at that cake. Wow. Totally looks professional, doesn’t it?

A couple of days later, when we were driving in the car, k said, out of the blue, “j’s party was very circus-y”. Why yes, it was.

Well, j and his parents went back to Japan today, so we won’t see them for a while. But, D and I need to start planning because we are going to be visiting them in the not too distant future!