Amy's Pics

I stole these pictures from Amy's Facebook photo albums. Enjoy!

Sideways Sophie

Sassy Sophie

Grilling it up at Star BBQ

The kiddos at Seaworld

Group pic, too bad both came out a bit blurry

Three girls and a boy

Lydia and Sophie played quite well with Ava and Pierson. Too bad we had to leave San Diego early, so that Trung could get back to work. We'll be back!

Goofing around on Pierson's bed

Practicing sharing toys

Seaworld San Diego

We joined Amy and her family at Seaworld today to spend their last day in California. We arrived in San Diego around noon and went to Costco to have a quick lunch and fuel up. Then we went to Seaworld and paid a brief visit with Elmo and Zoey before hitting a couple shows and meeting up with Amy, Li, and Joshua. We spent the rest of the afternoon together, watching the Shamu and sea lion shows and going on a two rides. After catching the 4D Sesame Street show, we met Sabrina and her family for dinner at an all-you-can-eat Korean restaurant. Yes, we did just go to one a few days early, but apparently we didn't get our fill. Good stuff!


The girls were so excited to meet Elmo and Zoe


Zoe and Elmo were quite friendly

Such synchronization!

Sheer joy

The Elmo fish ride

Catching a dancing/singing show at Sesame Street land

Group pic (Sophie was getting tired)

Shamu, or as Sophie would say, "my shoe"

The sea lion show

Lydia's picture of us on the Bayside Skyride



One of the kids' favorite shows...dolphins!

My adorable kids

Merry-go-round

We spent the day with Trung's second cousin Amy and her family, who all came drove up from San Diego for a couple of days. We had breakfast at Jack and Jill and then explored Farmer's Market, Santa Monica Place, and the so-called merry-go-round on the pier. We went our separate ways soon after so that I could pick up Lydia from school and run errands. We met again for dinner at Star BBQ, an all you can eat Korean BBQ restaurant and they were pretty impressed, not to mention, stuffed.

Sophie's new pose...left eye close and shoulder up.

Snow and Tai came out to hang with us for a little while

Li and Joshua

Benihana

My $30 Benihana birthday gift card was about to expire, so Snow and I went there for dinner tonight. I hadn't been there in years, so it was fun "ooo-ing" and "ahh-ing" along with the kids at our table when our chef did little tricks. Maybe I'll talk the girls one day when they get a tad bit older and can understand what's going on.

Our chef

The loyal mom's night out gals

Manhattan Beach Revisted

We hadn't been to Manhattan Beach in ages, so Trung took a nice bike ride down and the girls and I met him there for brunch. It was a lovely, windy day with plenty of surfers.

Lydia looking for surfers

Surf's up!

Party and performance

After a 5 mile family jog this morning, I took the girls to Lydia's friend Natasha's birthday party at Virginia Park. It was our first time inside the clubhouse (the parties are normally outdoor with full access to the playground), but the kids were quite entertained popping balloons, playing with neon lights, and watching a magic show.

My princess and butterfly daughters

The best vegan birthday cake I've ever had

After the party, we went home and quickly got changed for Minji's concert at USC. We arrived a good 30 minutes late because 1) we are always late and 2) all but one of the gates to the campus was open. But we made it and got to somewhat enjoy the music, though the kids wouldn't keep quiet or still, so it was a bit rough trying to pay attention.

Flowers for Aunt Minji


The very talented pianist


The girls found a better use for bike racks

Under the Sea

Sophie attended her friend Kylie's birthday party at Under the Sea, an indoor play area with an "under the sea" theme. Ariel even came out and hung out with the kids for awhile.

Sophie and her friend Napoleon

The kids...more than half of them attend Sophie's class

Another sleepover with the Hansen kids

4 peas in a pod

The girls entertain each other pretty well.

Magicopolis

We had a group night out with five couple tonight. First we went to Border Grill for Happy Hour and then we walked across the street for an entertaining magic show at Magicpolis. Then evening didn't end there...more drinks and snacks during reverse Happy Hour at Border Grill. What a wonderful fun and the shared sitter was only $20 for five hours!

A night out with new and old friends

The Table of Terror

Valentine's

Sophie's class had a Valentine's party today, so we did all thing Valentine. The adults mainly sit around and eat and talk, while the kids are running around on a sugar high, but it's all good.

Our very own Funny Valentine

Mass Valentine's card distribution