Auntie Pris

Kevin's sister came for a visit at the end of June. She just graduated from college and moved to Saipan to teach for 3 years. We were glad to spend some quality time with her since it might be a while before we see her again.Priscilla shares my love of cooking and I was looking forward to cooking a meal with her. We cooked a feast and that star of the meal were these babyback ribs with an espresso BBQ sauce we made. Sooo good!
Here we are being silly at Salsalito Taco Shop in Sausalito. I love the clever name and the food was simple, fresh and delicious!

Happy Fathers Day

Our Fathers Day gift to Kevin and my dad was tickets to the US Open at Pebble Beach. They left at 5 am and got to the course around 7 am. It was a little weird to spend Fathers Day without the two best dads that I know but I was happy that they enjoyed themselves. They both definitely deserved the time away!

San Mateo County Fair

Hana has a really cute piggy bank (given to her by our friends, the Howard family) and we keep it in our living room and add spare change and random dollar bills whenever we get the chance. We cash it in once or twice a year and let Hana spend the money on special outings. In the past, the funds have been spent on fireworks and Disney on Ice souvenirs. This time, it was for the San Mateo County Fair. It was Hana's 3rd time going and Alaina's first. Hana is definitely tall enough for all the kiddie rides now and loved the teacups. Of course, Miss Social made some friends in line and invited them to share her cup.
Food is still Alaina's favorite thing ever. She does a little happy dance anytime she gets food. She was quite excited about her carnival hot dog!

Hana insisted that Kevin ride on this giant swing with her. They were going so fast that I was quite lucky to get this shot. They have so much fun together.

Alaina absolutely adored all the farm animals. She didn't even mind when a goat nibbled at her fingers. I am not a pet person by nature, will never own a dog but after seeing these animals, I wouldn't mind a cow, pig or goat! If our town has a 4-H club, I definitely want to get the girls involved.

Best Behaved Day Ever!

I love every day that I get to spend with my children but Wednesday was especially great! We started it off with storytime at a nearby library and went out for pizza afterwards with friends. Hana was perfectly behaved all day. She was kind to everyone, didn't cry or whine about anything and did not get in any fights with Alaina. I was so proud of her! As a reward, we told her we'd take her whereever she wanted after dinner. No surprise that she chose to go to downtown SF!
We did a little exploring in Chinatown. The girls were waving at everyone, so social!

We love our impromptu visits downtown. There is always something new for the girls to see.

We take a picture of Hana by the hearts in Union Square almost everytime we go.

Tired Girls

I love this picture! This was taken last weekend during our staycation. We let the girls go for a nighttime swim and stay up way past their bedtime. They finally passed out around 10 pm and this is what I saw when I peeked in the room. I adore how little Alaina is leaning against Hana.