Arts Festival

Last weekend k’s preschool class was invited to perform at an arts festival held at the church where her preschool is located.  The event was free, and there were a lot of fun activities for the kids: barrette making, cookie decorating, t-shirt decorating, and a bounce house. 

k’s class performed a few of their chapel songs.  For some reason, only the Asian kids showed up for the performance—haha.

A couple of k’s “masterpieces” were on display at the preschool “gallery”.

n enjoyed his cookie creation.

Mommy, Me Need To Show You Something

When n says those words, I never know what to expect.  Sometimes, it is a sweet drawing he made for me.  Other times, he knows he did something wrong.

This was the scene when I came into n’s room.  Do you notice anything, aside from the mess and lack of décor?

Someone threw his “sticky foot” up in the air and it stuck to the ceiling.  So gross.

A Subway Mother’s Day/Birthdays Celebration (Review)

On Saturday my family of origin had a combined Mother’s Day/Dad’s birthday/Nephew’s birthday celebration.  I thought this would be a good occasion to try out Subway catering.  Although D and I go to Subway fairly often as a cheap, relatively healthy meal, I don’t think that I have used their catering service before.  I remember in elementary/jr. high, the three foot sub was a popular choice for birthday parties.  It’s nice to know that some things are still the same.

I ordered the three foot Subway Club (turkey, ham and roast beef) on mixed wheat and white bread.  I tried to order online, but I didn’t see an option to use a gift card, so I called up the store.  The person who took my order was very polite and helpful.  There is a 24 hour notice requirement.  They also take your credit card number, but didn’t charge mine, since I was going to use the gift card in store when I picked it up.  I arrived about 10 minutes early, but it was ready to go for me in the back.  I really appreciated the prompt service.

I also appreciated how it was wrapped securely, and prettily!

It was bigger than I had thought it would be.  There were 18 portions, and our family only ate a little more than half.  One section was plenty for me.  It is way more food than three regular foot long subs.  $2/portion is a pretty good deal. 

  

Mustard and mayo packets were included separately in a bag.  This was nice so the sandwich did not get too soggy, and people were able to add it to their own portion as they liked.  My mom made a potato salad and green salad, along with a chocolate cake (more pics to come).  It was a nice meal to share, especially since it was our first dinner since my sister’s family came back from Japan. 

Full disclosure: I received a gift card from SUBWAY restaurant, but have not been paid for my opinion/review.

Cinco de Mayo 10k

Last week, I ran my third 10k. It started right by my work and it raised money for the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. Kiptyn and Tenley from the Bachelor and Bachelorette were there to cheer us on. I felt I was better prepared for the race than last fall's 10k; however I actually ran it 7 seconds slower. I am not sure what went wrong, maybe it was nutrition. After the race I felt dizzy and I cramped up so bad that I fell to the sidewalk and writhed in pain for a couple of minutes while people walked by me. Someone did offer me water, but I already had water and just needed a rest. But in the end it was worth it as I am keeping fit.

A Bilingual Wedding

On Saturday D and I left the kids with my sister and BIL (Yay, they’re back from Japan!) and went to a wedding for the pastor of the Japanese-speaking congregation at our church. 

I think this was the first wedding that I’ve been to that had orange as the “theme” color.  It was a refreshing change.  The ceremony was conducted in both Japanese and English.  Of course, D and I were lost during the Japanese parts, but the people who spoke Japanese seemed to be getting a good chuckle from some of the Japanese-speaking pastor’s message.

I loved the favors—so cute! 

Inside: Mini Japanese chocolates!

I was most curious about the “Hot Cake--butter & maple” flavor.  I tried it and sure enough, that is exactly what it tasted like.  Congratulations to the newlywed couple! 

New Sofa

At the beginning of the year, D set a budget for “home improvement”.  Well, the year is not even half way over, but with the flooring and our new sofa, we have reached our max.  My future home improvement dreams will have to wait until next year (which is OK, because I think it is better to do it over time).

Apparently, n doesn’t enjoy shopping for furniture. 

Here is our old sofa, a hand me down from my parents that has seen better days.  Salvation Army will be picking it up next week.  It served us well.  I spent many hours on that sofa, especially in our old condo, when k was just born.  I overheard k telling n that the sofa was “really old, like we had it since she was a baby”.  Haha…it’s a lot older than that!

The new sofa.  Crossing our fingers that the kids don’t wreck it!

Dora & Diego @ Discovery Science Center

I am happy to report that our camera has been fixed.  Having the Canon repair center located in Irvine is very handy.  Thanks to my Dad for telling us to look into our credit card’s extended warranty policy.

On Saturday we purchased an annual family pass to the Discovery Science Center.  What sold me is that it can be used for a number of other museums if you live more than 90 miles away.  Since we are planning to visit some in Northern California this year, the pass is definitely worth it.  There are different rotating exhibits throughout the year.  Right now, there is a Dora & Diego exhibit.

The kids had fun on the climbing walls.

The big kid had fun too:

D tried out the “bed of nails”.  He said it hurt his feet.

I liked how with the pass, you don’t feel bad not spending too much time in one visit.  We will definitely be back!