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We celebrated Harabujee's 67th birthday today. Of course Halmoni made a delicious Barefoot Contessa cake and this year the kids actually let him blow out his own candle. Wonder what he wished for???

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with traditional American fare and of course kimchi. Last year, Noah tried asparagus and green beans and loved it but now he has an aversion to veggies! Micah loved the dark meat on the turkey... will he like veggies???

3 (later that day)

We went to Bubbe's for dinner. Uncle Zach got Noah a cool Beastie Boy's shirt and we brought over a chocolate cupcake from Disneyland. Doesn't Noah look older with Daddy's hat on???

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Today we ventured to Disneyland for Noah's 3rd birthday. Casey Jr. Train, Toon Town, Small World, and finally crossing over to California Disney so he could watch the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Live Show was on his list. It was a real relaxing day and so much fun! Now that our annual passes have expired, when will go to Disneyland again???

Happy Birthday Noah!!!

Noah's 3rd birthday party was at the Petersen Automotive Museum. We had a fifties car theme with the kids dressed in jeans and cuffed white shirts. Johnny Rockets catered with sliders, fries, and shakes and Bubbe made an awesome cake with a race car track in the shape of a 3! Noah and his friends had a fun time going through the Discovery exhibits. This birthday party was great... what will be next year's theme when he turns four???

10

It has been ten years since Jawsh took me out on our first date in San Diego. Around this time last year, Micah was just a few months old and we didn't go out to celebrate. But this year we had a lovely dinner at Craft (yes, Tom Colicchio's restaurant) which was much nicer than Corvettes (the restaurant we ate at ten years ago). Wow... ten years has gone by fast, hasn't it???

Bowling!

Tonight we went bowling with the parents at Noah's preschool. It was a great evening full of beer, fried food, and fun times. It was nice to see everyone without their kids, just having a great time. We bowled two games before we got an unexpected call from Uncle Zach (who was watching the boys). When will we go bowling again???

Happy birthday Kyer!

Today we celebrated Kyer's 1st birthday! We had a nice time at the park and it was great to be part of the celebration. Here is cutest picture of best friends (two generations) wouldn't you agree???

Adventureplex!

Today we went to Adventureplex to help celebrate Nathan's 3rd birthday. It's a cool place for kids to climb, jump, and slide. It was so great to reconnect... when will we see them again???

Oh Micah!

Anyone who has spent time with both Noah and Micah, know that these two boys are different. Micah likes to grab cords, the mini-vacuum, pull blinds, and jump off beds. Today he decided to pull the blinds, which then knocked down Noah's framed hand and foot print, cracking the frame, that hit the plug covering, which scared Micah and knocked him down over his car. Oh Micah! And where is your sock???

Crumb at the Hammer

We took advantage of Free Thursdays at the Hammer Museum to check out the Robert Crumb exhibit with a few of Noah's friends. Noah really enjoyed seeing Raiden (not shown), Andra, and Atom for dinner but the museum was tricky. Having 3 kids and 2 babies in tow was disturbing to some of the museum guests who gave us the "stinky eye." But as parents who love the arts and want to expose our children at an early age, we were determined to make this a pleasurable experience (meaning we took them out of the gallery if it got too loud). Next show on schedule is Giant Robot... who wants to come???

Trick or Treat

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell went Trick or Treating on Locust Street just like my siblings and I did when we were little. It was fun watching them ring door bells and say "trick or treat." Noah's candy collection went to Uncle Zach (we told him that he could not have the candy in the pumpkin) so when he saw Harabujee giving out Kit-Kats he put his pumpkin away and asked him to put it in his hand so he could eat it! This year we let him indulge in Kit-Kats... what will he like next year???

We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher

Micah has an arm. Can we say Chan Ho Park???

Introducing the Darling Family

Noah is really into Peter Pan so it was only appropriate to have him dress up as him for Halloween (and Kaitlyn is his little sidekick, Tinkerbell). We also decided to get in the act and we dressed up as the Darling Family for his friend's Halloween party... Wendy, John, and Michael. It was a little stressful finding all the different "costumes" but well worth it once we came out as an ensemble cast. I hope Noah appreciates this when he gets older. What will be next year???

Seeing double

Just a random picture of the boys in their pjs right before bed... don't they look cute???

Korean brush painting

We went to LACMA to check out the Korean art gallery and to do some brush painting with Raiden's family. Noah had a great time hanging out with his bud from preschool and it was really cool that the boys were exposed to some culturally relevant art (Raiden is also half Korean). Afterwards we went to a real cool art/food space called Royal T. When will we all get together again???

Mmm... chicken soup

The weather has been a bit colder these days, so we have been making some yummy chicken soup. Noah likes to help by throwing in all the vegetables and stirring the pot. Can we say Top Chef???

Brunch with the family

The birthday celebration continued today with cousin Isaac and Esther. It was great to see them before they headed off to Costa Rica. Before they left, we sang Happy Birthday to Bubbe again and enjoyed some yummy Sprinkles cupcakes. Did Bubbe make another wish???

Happy Birthday Bubbe!

Today we spent the day at the happiest place on earth with Bubbe to help celebrate her birthday. Noah had a great time with her at the park and we all enjoyed the nice weather and company. Here is Bubbe with all her boys... wonder what she wished for???

Happy Chusok!

Chusok is a Korean "Harvest Moon" festival. Although there are many traditional components to this special day (like visiting ancestoral graves, wearing hanboks, and dancing) we put a different spin on it and celebrated Emma's first visit to my parents' home. While she was swaddled and held with care, Noah and Kaitlyn were outside finding pumpkins and the last of this season's tomatoes, and Micah was walking all over the backyard grabbing golf clubs and bats! What will future celebrations be like with four kiddies???