Family Time!
Saturday was filled with family time. In the morning, I gave the dog a bath in the backyard and he was NOT happy. It was sunnier on the driveway out front so we tied him up there to dry off and I busted out my picnic blanket from the trunk to join him. I took the sunshine for granted when I lived in SoCal but now it’s like a luxury to me. So sad. I laid out while reading my Kindle and later my mom joined me with a lawnchair. Yes, it’s pretty ghetto to be hanging out on the driveway (not even the lawn) but it was awesome and I got my Vitamin D for the weekend.
Later, we all went to the Cerritos Mall and watched Kung Fu Panda 2. It was fun sneaking in my Frozen Yogurt and hanging out with my family. The movie was pretty entertaining too!
For dinner, we drove down to OC to meet up with Marie and the boys. Cole is so big now and was super grumpy from being out in the sun all day. Brandon was his usual crazy self. The sushi was awesome and it was so nice to catch up with Marie.
When I hang out with her and the boys, it makes me miss living in Irvine.
Afterward, we dropped off my mom at home and then headed over to Ti and Thilan’s condo down the street. We were supposed to go singing in Garden Grove but this was just as good.
They were having an after-party for Titus’ 1st Bday and I got to meet Dominic, Krishani’s newborn. Melanie’s little girl Makenzie was also there and took a liking to Jes.
Surprisingly, she was pretty much attached to him the whole night and used him as a chair while we were singing. We were all confused and he actually didn’t mind the company.
On Sunday, we had lunch with my parents and drove back to SF. Luckily it took only 6.5 hours and we had a whole evening to hang out with another day to spare before going back to work. This was a good Memorial Day weekend.
Here are the photos from our weekend in Cerritos.
Jimmy turned 36 earlier this month and Eleen threw him a BBQ a week later (5/15). The food was tasty, the usual peeps were there, and the dogs were outnumbered by babies this year.
Vyl and Bang brought Rowan and he was a new and improved happy-fresh baby. It’s cool to see how he’s changed so much since I last saw him a month ago.
Koa and Brando had a nice afternoon in the backyard until the end of the evening. I don’t know exactly what triggered it but I watched them get into a full-on brawl. Jes had to break it up and ended up getting bit/nipped by Brando in the process. Brando also got nipped on the ear and was bleeding. So of course, they got separated. Bleeding Brando got all the sympathy while Koa was stuck in the sideyard with everyone stopping by saying, “Be a good dog, Koa”. I felt horrible.
Koa turned 7 today! He’s older, wiser, and stubborn as ever. Fortunately, he’s a good dog and we like him.
Jes and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day anymore but I still think it’s kinda fun when you’re around kids. Another therapist and I brought in some of those cheesy valentines from the grocery store and we made mailboxes for each of the kids out of empty glove boxes and wrapped them in butcher paper. Each kid had their mailbox taped to their hospital room door and they all took turns making and delivering them to each other. They were all pretty excited about it all.
For dinner, Jes made a steak, green beans, and mashed potatoes. It was tasty.
It’s the first day of the new lunar year and we celebrated by having the gang over for hot pot. The babies took turns fussing while Jack was dealing with potty training issues and Koa was on high-alert each time a baby cried. All the activity really made me realize how things have changed for us as a group.
We couldn’t even have all the grown ups seated at the table at one time. Somehow everyone managed to eat dinner and the babies got fed too.
It was all very noisy but pretty entertaining at the same time. I felt like we were in the middle of a sitcom. Rowan needed constant bouncing and entertainment, Reese hung out on Ryan’s lap taking in all the sights and smells, Jack sat on his usual pile of Yellow Pages (with no pants on), Ryan was dropping eggshells on the floor, and Koa had dragged out his bed from the bedroom to show off his humping skills in the middle of the livingroom. Ah…good times…happy new year, everyone!
Little Reese turned 100 days old and her parents threw her a little party on Sunday. She wore a cute little hambok and we stuffed ourselves with bibimpap and duk to celebrate.
Her big brother Jack and little baby friends Ben and Rowan were also there to wish her a Happy 100 Days.
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