1st Haircut

Looking at that last picture of "princess k", I decided that k was in need of a haircut. I gave her bangs a trim, which she seemed to enjoy. Maybe because she can see now. Her hair was fine when pulled back with a barrette or band, but she usually took it out.

A little short, but it's cute on her, I think.

Princess k

k enjoys sitting on her throne at church.


For dinner yesterday we went to McCormick & Schmick's at the Garden Walk in Anaheim. (Yes, we had a gift certificate). So far, there are only restaurants open. Before dinner we checked out the Stadium lofts, just for fun. Should be interesting to see how that area continues to develop.

Sat. Misc.

D and k are now regularly running together (k is in the jogging stroller) on Sat. mornings. It is nice because it gives them quality time together, while I have time to go to the gym, do errands, or clean. D just purchased a water bottle belt.

Nice. I can't say that running is one of the more attractive sports.

Afterward we had our first family small group meeting. It was fun and we're looking forward to seeing how it develops.

It was hot out this weekend! D and k hung out on the balcony, which I tried to make more inviting now that it is warm out.


At night we went to my friend Lisa's 30th birthday party. There were a lot of kids, hence the pinata. I think k enjoyed watching people swing at it.

The 16 Month Old Omnivore

After the race yesterday we went out to eat with my parents and k. While we were waiting for our food, k indicated that she wanted to eat the lemons that D had brought over from the condiment bar. I thought that if we gave her a taste, she would realize that they don't taste good, and she would wait for our real food. Nope. She took a bite, made a face, and then proceeded to try to eat the whole thing, rind and all.

Long Beach Grand Prix

We left church a little early today to go to the Long Beach Grand Prix. (My parents took care of k for the afternoon). We rode the Metro Blue Line into downtown LB and it dropped us off right at the entrance.

D went last year, but this was my first. Since it was the last Champ Car race, we were able to watch a bit of history in the making. (D tells me the IRL is taking over, but this whole racing world is totally foreign to me).

We came prepapred, with earplugs, water and chips. And 55 spf sunscreen that we had just bought at Costco yesterday. Turns out other people weren't so prepared and we ended up letting the couple in front of us use some of the sunscreen, as it was already apparent that they were burning. Too bad it was really meant for the face, and not much comes out at one time. Oh well, a little is better than nothing, I guess.

The race lasted two hours. We had grandstand seats right before the start/finish line thanks to Mazda. One lap was a little over a minute, so there wasn't too much time between cars whizzing by, but they go so fast it all just becomes a blur. Plus, we had earplugs on, so it was hard to talk with D. Also, we didn't really care who won, so it wasn't the most exciting thing, but it was interesting to see it live.

Before the race began, there were a couple of skydivers that jumped from an airplane over the crowd. One landed right in front of us. Good thing he had good aim.


This was the car with pole position, but he didn't finish because of a stall.


I like watching pit crews. They're amazingly fast, and they get so excited when they're done, giving high fives, etc. I wonder what they say to each other? Dude, good tire changing!


People were having roof/balcony parties on the buildings around downtown LB.


I took a really short video clip with my camera to give you a better feel for the action. It was really difficult to take a still picture of the cars going by since they were so fast!


We didn't stay for the drifting competition after the race, but here is one of the guys lining up.


Overall, it was a nice day to spend in the LBC with D.

Goose Festival

Our family outing for the day was the Wayzgoose Festival at UCI. It is the campus open house held every year, with food, games, car show, and music.

Side note: During the week, D has a lot on his mind. Usually about Wed. or Thurs. I start mentioning the activities we have planned for the weekend, which he doesn't really pay attention to. I had mentioned we were going to Wayzgoose a few times, but I guess he didn't fully process it. When we arrived at the parking lot he told the attendant that we were there to attend the Goose Festival. The attendant kind of smiled and said, you mean the Wayzgoose? Um, yeah, that's it.

Anyways, I thought it was cool how the students were very involved in running it. (Unlike Berkeley's Cal Day, at least when we were there). Reflecting the diverse student body, the food booths had some interesting options. I think Korean BBQ was a bit overrepresented, however. There was a lone Japanese booth, serving spam musubi. D wanted to support the Latino booth, but we ended up going the Asian route...Vietnamese pork sandwich with black milk tea, Filipino chicken skewers and lumpia (everything on the menu was a $1!) and a Korean BBQ skewer plate, complete with kimchi.


k enjoyed the chicken skewers.


There were a lot of booths! It was much better than the other Irvine festival we went to a couple of weeks ago.


There was a presentation by the Santa Ana Zoo. That will be one of our next family outings.

Pigtails!

k's hair is getting long enough to play with now. Here she is sportin' some pigtails. I used to hate when my my mom put my hair in pigtails. I think I thought I looked like Yoda, or something. I feel like I should enjoy doing things like this now, before k can complain. She does tend to take the hair bands out, though (she leaves barrettes in longer).