Everyone is Growing Up

For Sho's birthday, we started the day at Paradise, literally, having pho and eggrolls for brunch!  I felt like it was my birthday too, since this is my favorite meal.  We're so glad that the kids enjoy Vietnamese food as much as we do.

Since we had to have something sweet to celebrate... nothing beats Ampersand!

Today was a realization that the kids are also growing up... This is the first time I've seen Jason make a basket using a real basketball.

And since Kara got a cookbook for Christmas, she's been experimenting with new recipes and she's enjoying being in the kitchen.

Kara made Sho his special birthday dinner and we all got to enjoy the deliciousness!  I guess there are some positives to this "growing up" thing that's happening that we cannot seem to stop.

Happy New Year!

After last year's New Year's Eve bowling night, we made sure we reserved our lanes early!  We invited some friends and ended up with six families bowling until 1am!

Everyone seemed to have fun, whether they were bowling, enjoying snacks and drinks (adult and kid friendly), making fashionable glow stick accessories or just hanging out.  Jason was a dancing machine and everyone commented, "he'll sleep well tonight."

When we all finally woke up on New Year's Day, we decided fresh squeezed OJ and cake seemed like a good way to start the new year.

We enjoyed Japanese food for lunch with Grandma and Grandpa.

Kara donned her new apron, used her new cookbook and made a special drink and dessert for everyone.

I hope the new year brings us more of all of this... fun times with family and friends, good food, new recipes and naps.

Happy New Year!