This was the first year that we had two scouts participate in Scout Sunday at our church. The scouts helped pass out the bulletins and passed the offering plate to the congregation.
Valentine’s Day Celebrations
It was nice that Valentine’s Day was on a Sunday this year. Even nicer was that the kids did not have school the next day, and D took the Monday off.
Both kids are fortunate to have great room moms who plan fun parties. It is always fun to volunteer for holiday parties and it brings back memories of how much I used to enjoy classroom celebrations.
Sneaking In One Last Trip to San Diego Safari Park
Our San Diego Zoo annual passes expires January 31, so we took one last trip to the Safari Park during a student holiday the Friday before.
We had developed a sort of routine in the order of which we visited the exhibits. However, n wanted to see the gorillas since they were off site the last time we visited. I would definitely recommend going there first thing because you get to watch them eating their breakfast. It is quite a site! The baby was also riding piggy-back style on the mom’s back, which was so cute. Which made me wonder, why is it called piggy-back, when I have never seen a pig do that? I know…deep thoughts!
Volunteering as a Family
One of the many reasons why I like Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts are the various opportunities they provide to volunteer as a family. Last month we volunteered to help with an organization called Feed My Starving Children through k’s Girl Scout troop. We put labels on the bags of food that will be distributed to children in various countries.
New Year’s Eve Eve @ Knott’s Berry Farm
We had tickets to Knott’s that expired at the end of the year, so we snuck in a trip just in time. I like going around the holidays because of the decorations/shows, etc., but it is always so crowded, too. I was also disappointed that there was no Snoopy on Ice show on the day that we went.
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Quick Trip to San Diego
We had to postpone our trip to San Diego during Christmas break by one week since D was sick. We ended up going after church on Sunday and staying one night. However, by the time we arrived at San Diego Zoo at about 2 p.m. in the afternoon, it was crazy crowded. We had to circle the parking lot for a really long time and finally lucked out when a bus was leaving, freeing up about four spaces at once!
Mini College Reunion
Once again, I have fallen way behind in my posting. I am going to do my best to catch up. The day after Christmas we drove to my friend’s house in Alhambra to meet up with my college roommates. One of them lives in Pennsylvania, so it was a special visit!
Please forgive this picture of a picture. We had fun just talking and picking lemons and grapefruit from my friend’s tree. We also played a lawn game called Kubb.
Since we are not in Alhambra too often, we decided to also have dinner with my other friend who lives there. She suggested Mama Lu’s Dumpling House. We were excited to try a cheaper version of Din Tai Fung. It was unbelievably crowded and the food was quite good. However, both of the kids had allergic reactions! We did not order any food with nuts, but there was major cross contamination going on there. It was one of n’s worst episodes, but thankfully, he did throw up (in my trusty ziploc gallon bag that I had handy, in the car). Thankfully, he was alright in the end, but we had to cut our dinner short.
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Christmas Day 2015
We have all been taking turns getting sick around here. That’s my excuse for posting this one month late! Before eating dinner at my parents’ house, we took a walk around Peters Canyon and did a mini photo shoot.
Christmas Eve/Morning 2015
For Christmas Eve, we went to a Saddleback service with my sister’s family. We then all had dinner at my parents’ house.
We had my favorite food tradition–my mom’s log cake!
I like making a big Christmas breakfast at home. k and n do not wake up any earlier on Christmas, which I find strange!
This Star Wars robe was one of n’s favorite presents!
Christmas Eve @ Fashion Island
We pretty much avoided the malls before Christmas. However, we thought it would be fun to walk around and look at the big Christmas tree at Newport’s Fashion Island on Christmas Eve day. We went early, and it was not crowded at all!
We made a stop at Starbucks. Coffee for the parents, hot chocolate for the kids.
