almost 11 years married

omg. married almost 11 years. here's the BOY I fell in love with. see if you can spot him in this prom photo.

happy fathers day

z and s just bought mike a traeger texas longhorn steer smoker for fathersday and early bday gift for him. cant wait to try it. had a fun bike ride with kids, bday party for pals kid and saw toy story 3 in the theatre for fathersday weekend.

3rd bday bonanza, and rain!!

very first tiffany box

party favor boxes for the kids

dinning room decor

kai lan has taken over the party

tootoo girl

pair of tiffany heart shaped silver earings

great grandpa drumming like when he was 16 y.o.

2 lion dancers

BEAUTIFUL PRECIOUS GIRL

dragon pinata

peace out ya'll

Oh it did rain!!!

wow...what a weekend. zaina had a great 3rd bday. It was a Ni Hao Kai Lan party. started with a private lunch with her bro and parents, just the 4 of us on thursday, her actual bday. went to the kids favorite restaurant, Jinwa chinese, and Z opened her first (hopefully of many) Tiffany jewelry box...so cute to see her little face.

Sunday, we had a huge bday bash...lion-dragon dancers, drummers, 40 adults, 20 kids...fun fun fun... Asian themed festival. the weather was good, outdoor seating, UNTIL the 1st lion dance started, then it POURED RAIN. Our friends are such troopers, 1/2 of them watched the lion dance in the rain with us, the other 1/2 friends and family watched from inside the house. Luckily, by the time the 2nd lion dance performance started, the rain STOPED. check it out!!!

oh crap...its proabably gonna rain on party

well...unless the weather does a complete 180 degree turn...it will likely rain on Zaina's outdoor bday party. we looked into tenting the entire back yard deck and lawn area, but that would cost way too much and would still be cold out there. so, plan B is to move the entire gathering indoors, move furniture around, and turn the upstairs pool room into a kids fun oasis. Still doing the pinata, bubble machine (outside, in the main doorway), crafts station, balloons, candy, theatre popcorn maker, cotton candy machine (maybe), and ofcourse, the lion dancers. they say they will perform inside if need be, it will be tight, but doable.
Oh well, the show must go on. But please, pray for sunshine on june 6th, that would be awesome!!

preping for 3rd bday blowout

their favorite chinese restaurant...Jinwa

she drinks from a straw now....palate hole is closed!!!

biking buddies

well, it's time for the lady's bday again...turning the big 3... I thought I would down size this year, but turns out we are going crazier than ever. We are expecting 30-40 adults and 20-30 kids...yowza!!!!!

Should be fun. Zaina is doing great in school, but reverting in potty training alittle...having peepee accidents atleast 3 times per week. Working on it...sucks...but working on it.

mother's day weekend

dance fever, yeah!!!

oh yeah, dance til you can dance no mo....

random easter time pics at inlaws

Surprise 60th mom in law and twin bday party

my mom in law is the asian one

hide and go seek at party

ring around the rosies with the cousins

here are some pics from mothers day weekend. had ironman 2 hang out with the kids on friday before work, saturday was mother in law and her twin sisters surprise 60th bday party, sunday was my mothers spa, lunch, and family bbq with my folks. hecktic.

also, some random pics from easter time