More time with great friends!

On Saturday night, we went to Thousand Oaks to visit our good friends Ile & Lalo Burgos. We LOVED their brand new house and had fun catching up while eating pizza and chips.

The girls had their own table and played well together for most of the night!

On Sunday afternoon we hooked up with my friend Caro and her boyfriend Martin at "The Grove." We rode the trolley and got some talking down before the concert

Brianna and Daddy with Santa's house in the background

Our LA adventure last weekend ...

So many great memories here at the Santa Monica Promenade. This time, new ones were made with the Kangs. We had a great time talking kids, strolling up and down the Christmas decorated streets and having a bite to eat at PF Changs (our fave Asian bistro)

First time not standing in line! Big smiles for that!

Bri is watching Master Zane eat his whole meal with chopsticks

Beautiful 9 month old Hannah!

We can hardly wait till we meet again! Hopefully before baby girl arrives in April!

It's all about Christmas ...

This weekend we were busy! We went to the local library to see Santa and hand him a letter with Bri's Christmas gift for this year. Surprisingly, Brianna wasn't afraid of Santa and came up to him on her own to hand him her letter. Mommy was able to get some good pics!

Have you been good this year, honey?

Then we went to the Little Gym Christmas Open House and enjoyed visiting with other kids, having a snack and making two beautiful Christmas gifts for Ampee and Amee

Then Bri headed to the play room and blew off some steam jumping and running around. As you can see, she's quite the little helper and has an amazing helping attitude. It'll come handy in a few months when little sis comes around. Can hardly wait!

Visiting the Clarks

On our way back home we stopped in Stockton to visit Joel, Gisele & Isabella. The girls played really well together and, of course, gifted us with very loud performances of "Twinkle, Twinkle little star," "Away in a Manger," "Noche de Paz," etc. We loved every minute of it!

Beautiful Isabella hugging our princess

Look at me! I'm gorgeous!

Gisele is an amazing cook. She prepared a terrific pasta and a super delicious tofu pie (shown below) that we've tried to replicate here at home. Time flew by and before we knew it, it was time to hit the road again! We can't wait to have Joel, Gisele, Isabella and Gisele's parents visit us in a couple of weeks.

Breathtaking views outside the Exploratorium

The beautiful buildings behind are currently undergoing restoration

Sunday's family day at Union Square (no ice skating this time, though). Brianna loved to get a "Tinkerbell" balloon just for her. Daddy and Bri enjoyed the park, petting pets, and listening to street music while Mommy tired to make the rounds (Macy's, Crate & Barrel, Gap, etc). We'd never been to Union Square but LOVED it. The weather was perfect and we all had a great time!

San Francisco Fun

Brianna, at last, watching her beloved sea lions on Pier 39

Daddy & Bri helping people at the booth

Bonding over pancakes (yum!!)

An amazing place! The Exploratorium was a great educational outing we all enjoyed. Brianna loved making big bubbles and learning about musical instruments on the second floor.

Thanksgiving Weekend

What an amazing Thanksgiving weekend we had! We kicked it off with a great family dinner on Thursday at Ampee & Amee's house. We enjoyed visiting with Uncle Bill, Auntie Bettie and their son's family. Grandma Lucille, Claire & Jaimie came all the way from Loma Linda and we all gathered together to be thankful and to enjoy a delicious veggie meal. Brianna LOVED her veggies and tofu!

All smiles after all the hard work

No turkey? No problem! Plenty of yummy veggie and vegan options!

On early Friday morning we headed off to San Francisco (Jeremy was speaking on the weekend) and stopped in Cupertino to get better acquainted with new friend Rocky and his family. We had a BLAST talking and eating and Aina and Brianna, both star performers, entertained us all! We can't wait to visit them again!

Good-o-Meter

How good do you need to be to get into heaven? Watch this video to find out...

More concert pics

Brianna asked all day to be held by "Tio Ernie" and he delivered! (ha, ha) Ernie held Brianna for a while while they "chatted," or tried to, anyway, Bri was too star struck.

Bri and "Tia Gloria"

Tim, from EH & Signature Sound

The AMAZING Gaither Concert

Last week A&A and us attended a Gaither Concert in Fresno. What a treat! We had a blast! It was an amazing worship experience. Like all groupies, we had to get pics with all our favorite singers during the break. Here with Ernie Haase from EH & Signature Sound. Ernie was just so sweet to hold Brianna in his arms and take several pictures with her and also with us. He is very approachable and cool.

Gordon Mote, a true musical genius! Other than very personable, we were struck by how "real" he is. There is nothing rehearsed or "fake" about him. We were touched by his kind words and incredible music

Jason Crabb, of the "Crabb Family" inspires us greatly. We got a chance to talk to him for a while and are thoroughly enjoying his latest DVD project. His music really captures the spirit of worship for us.