August 07, 2009

a week spent in the outback

How did I get there? I hopped aboard the Boomerang Express!

This year's VBS was such an amazing time spent in singing, dancing, teaching, learning, playing and eating. I really thank God for what He did this week. I didn't know what to expect but I'm so glad I was able to be a part of this ministry. Here are some snapshots of the week. Sorry, but I'm biased towards my own class-the Baby Roos.




For more VBS stories and pictures, you can go over here and here.

July 26, 2009

a birthday week: part 3

So her actual birthday was spent at Disneyland and it was sooo much fun that I didn't get to take that many pictures. Here we are before friends and family came to join us...

The next day, we had a little lunch party for sister!



Hope you enjoyed your birthday week Hazel! I love you!

July 23, 2009

a birthday week: part 2

Thursday night was spent at the OC Fair. Good times as usual!

Rides were soooo much fun and $1 til 7pm...


We also took in a show. It was really entertaining!

Last but not least, the FOOD!!!!


This the best funnel cake I've ever tasted! Doesn't even compare to Disneyland's or Knott's. Yea, it beat the deep-fried cupcake. Oh man, I can't wait to look for it at the LA Fair...

With all this goodness, it was another fun celebration with the family!

July 22, 2009

a birthday week

So Hazel's birthday week has come and this is what we've been up to this week...

First up, a lunch at Little Ocha-our fave family Thai place. It's never super busy and you eat within 10-15 minutes of ordering. We always leave really full and they have great service. If you're in LB, it's a good spot to visit.




We usually do one day of pampering so on Tuesday, we visited our local salon and got some pedicures!

Wednesday was cupcake day so we visited cupcakeries in the OC. First was Mrs. Beasley's...


I really liked this shop. It's located right across the street from South Coast Plaza so it's easy to find. And I love when cupcakeries have mini cupcakes since I can never really eat a whole cupcake anymore so that's a plus. Next stop was French's Cupcake Bakery, also in Costa Mesa.

Their cupcakes were not as good as they looked but I would definitely stop by there again for all their other pastries. And they have lots of bread that looked and smelled soooo good so maybe I'll try that next time.
So that's it for now. But it's just midweek so we have plenty more to celebrate. To be continued...

July 19, 2009

a wish

I wish summer-no school, a break from work, time to work out for reals, doing whatever whenever, can last forever and ever and ever...

But, it's only a wish. Reality starts August 26.

Until then, however, there's still lots of fun stuff in store. Can't wait for sister's birthday week, VBS, more Disneyland trips, our much anticipated family vacation and numerous Transit Earth concerts...

Thank God for summer!

July 15, 2009

another july birthday

Calls for a birthday bouquet!


Happy birthday Miss Penny!

July 13, 2009

a birthday surprise

One bright and early Monday morning, several girls came together to kidnap a very special friend. Yea, she was lost and confused the whole time...

Finally un-blindfolded!

After she was fed her birthday "cake"...

Having breakfast with the girls (and Mitch) was a great way to start this week!