#MomFail x 2

So, the kids' last day of school was yesterday. The day before the last day of school, guess who forgot to pick up her daughter from school for minimum day? (My excuse is that my schedule was thrown off because n did not have speech therapy, which he has had all year, and which ended at the same time that school lets out). Thankfully, k told another mom she saw, the mom called me to confirm that I had indeed forgot, and she dropped k off at our house.

My second, even bigger failure occurred today when I committed this atrocity:
I had given him a decent haircut earlier in the afternoon, but then noticed some unevenness later on. I got the razor out again, forgetting that I had taken the shield off the trimmer! Oh my goodness, I cannot believe I did that! n is going to be wearing hats in public for a while. I guess it is a good thing he does not have to go to school looking like this. Hopefully we will all be able to look back at this and just laugh. At least hair grows back, right?? :)

Miguel's Jr.

Last weekend we tried a new restaurant--Miguel's Jr. We had coupons for free kids' meals, so k had the bean and cheese burrito and n had a chicken taco. D and I both ordered garbage burritos, one with chicken and one with beef. Overall, I would give the place 3.5 stars. The food tastes fresh, and the employees were friendly. The prices are fair, and I think they will give Baja Fresh a run for their money. Rubio's, which is also nearby, still has the seafood to differentiate themselves. It is definitely a couple of notches above Taco Bell. It usually takes a little convincing to get our kids to eat Mexican food, but when they do, they usually enjoy it!

Movie On The Lawn

Per our summer tradition, we went to The Great Park to watch a movie on the lawn. This time it was "How To Train Your Dragon 2". Since we have been several times now, we know exactly where to park and set up. However, we were still somewhat ill-prepared for the cold weather. There was quite a strong breeze at night! k bundled herself up like a burrito in a couple of blankets and fell asleep--haha!

Chichen Itza

After Dwell on Design we went to Chichen Itza, which is nearby. We first heard of this place in a book called "1,000 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die", or something like that.
We ordered panuchos, fish tacos, and a grilled pork torta.

They are known for their paunchos, which is a corn tortilla with a thin layer of black beans inside, topped with shredded turkey, and fresh veggies. The fish tacos were very light and crispy. The pork in the torta was a bit to gristly for me, but the flavor was good. We noticed the autographed picture of Guy Fieri on the wall. It turns out that an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featuring the restaurant had just premiered the night before!
We also ordered a mango licuado from another stall, but it was just ok. Chichen Itza is definitely the main reason to visit this little food court, and I can imagine it is quite packed during the weekday.

Dwell on Design

After k's basketball game on Saturday, we headed up to LA to attend the Dwell on Design conference at the Convention Center.

Our kids, aka Hello Kitty & Thor.

There were some really cool teepees on exhibit. The kids also fell in love with the rock pillows.


D procured some solar-powered coffee.
There were some cool, albeit pricey seating options to try out.

If anyone has about $8,000 to spare, this would be loads of fun for the backyard!


We had access to the not-so-exciting VIP lounge. Perrier and Coke were the only offerings.

One highlight was watching the Dacor kitchen demonstration. We sampled some cookies and a ham/cheese puff pastry dish.

Open House 2015

Happy June! Last week we went to the kids' Open House at school. They were quite excited to show us all of their school work. We're counting down the days until summer vacation!