5 Years Old

Can you believe it? Ashley is already 5 years old! We celebrated her birthday in a slow, drawn-out fashion this year. In lieu of one big party, she had lots of little celebrations leading up to a trip to Disneyland last week. We were lucky enough to have JuJu come out and join us. We had beautiful weather and no lines. Plus, Ashley was tall enough to ride all the big rides and loved Space Mountain!

Lots of pictures here.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

It's been a busy holiday season. We hope everyone out there had a Merry Christmas and is looking forward to a Happy New Year.

Pictures from the last month or so are here.

October

I figured I should hurry up and get the October/Halloween pictures posted before Thanksgiving rolls around. In addition to all the pumpkin and costume fun we also had a nice visit from Grandma Kokon. Also, a bonus trip to Disneyland!

Lots of pictures here.

Pictures from France and Spain

I only posted a few pictures taken with my phone while traveling. So here are all the rest! Slideshow.

Also, here is a video of Larry and Ai getting cider from the barrel at a cider house in San Sebastian.

Ah, Paris...

Barcelona

We are just finishing up our stay here in Barcelona.  We've had a great time so far... Lots of Gaudi, walking, and food.  The weather had been great.  Almost a little too warm in fact.  Tomorrow morning we catch an early train to San Sebastian where we will stay for a night before heading on to Paris.

San Diego

It's been awhile since my last post but a lot has been going on. The highlight was a trip last weekend to San Diego. We went to Legoland on Saturday and the San Diego Zoo on Sunday. The kids had a great time and Mom and Dad were worn out!

See a slideshow with lots of pictures here.

Here is a video of Kai playing Angry Birds:

And one more video of Kai going down a big slide all by himself:

2 Years Old

We celebrated Kai's birthday at the park today. Thanks to everyone that came out to share his special day with him. I'm not sure that he really understood that the festivities were for him, but he sure had a great time!

Pictures HERE.

OC Fair, Obon Festival, Suikawari

Just a little update on our summer time activities... We went to the Orange County fair a couple of weeks ago. The kids had a great time playing with the animals and riding lots and lots of rides. Check out the video below of Ai joining in on the rides. Maybe we should just leave it to the kids next time? We also went an Obon Festival last weekend. The kids wore their yukata and got to do a little dancing. Finally, Ashley's school had a suikawari (Watermelon Splitting) on Friday. It's kinda like a pinata but with a watermelon. Much healthier. Oh, and I turned 36.

Slideshow is HERE.

4th of July in SC

We just got back from a great trip to SC. We got to spend lots of time with the family. Especially Ashley who was there for 2 whole weeks! Lots of sun, sand, and waves. We made it back in one piece on Wednesday and JuJu and Poppi G are due for a well deserved rest. Lots more pictures here

Also, here is a little video of Poppi G and Kai sharing dessert.