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Disneyland 2016

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We went to Disneyland again on Christmas Eve!

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I’d have to say that Peanut had the most fun out of all of us. He loves music and everywhere you go in the park there’s something to dance or clap along to.

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We had some really nice weather complete with blue skies and puffy white clouds.

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On this year’s trip, Jes and I got some bits of alone time too. While the kids watched the parade, we used our Fast Passes and went on Indiana Jones and went up the treehouse too. Check out the view from the top!

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KK loves the rocket ship ride and we managed to squish all three of us in one rocket.

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Here’s the view from the ride.

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Disneyland at night is already pretty magical but it’s even more so during Christmas time. This is Sleeping Beauty’s Castle (above) and It’s a Small World (below).

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At about 8:30 pm, the kids were asleep and my parents were tired. So, we drove them back home, tucked the kids in, and then went back to the park for another two hours to ourselves. We rode all the fast rides and got to walk around without a baby bag or stroller. Ah…I felt so light!

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It was a nice way to end the day at the Merriest Place on Earth.

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Oh and I also got a churro on our way out and I didn’t have to share it with anyone. Yesh!!!

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Thanksgiving 2016

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Light-up Night 2016

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This year, we went to Light-up Night as a whole family and met up with the Osbornes. It was a more low-key night compared to previous years but still just as nice.

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After the fireworks, we went up to Sens for a few more drinks and got a nice seat on the patio.

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I love this time of year and this is one of the best ways to kick off the season.

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Anniversary

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Another year has passed and we have been married 14 years today. We’ve also been together for 21 years. Sheesh. I found some old photos of us. This was taken in 2000 while I was in Hawaii for a month.

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This was taken in 2002 at the PTN Christmas Party.

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Here’s a photo of us in 2003. We went to visit the construction site of our first home every Sunday. I miss Irvine sometimes.

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This is a more recent photo of us in 2009 when we were still free and without kids.  We had been living in SF for two years already. It’s crazy how the years just keep flying by.

Happy Anniversary, Jes!

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Saying Goodbye

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This is one of my favorite photos of KK and Koa.

This evening, KK heard a dog barking outside and said “That’s not Koa, right?” I said “You’re right, that’s not Koa”.  Then she followed up with “It’s because Koa’s dead and I didn’t get to say goodbye before he died”.  It took me aback since today is the 3rd anniversary of his passing. After a long pause, I  told her “No, you actually did say goodbye at the hospital.” She looked confused so I found this old video that we took before we let him go.

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She watched it, giggled a little, and said “Oh.” I’m not sure how well she remembers him but she always talks about him. KK turned 4 1/2 years old today and each half-birthday for KK will always leave a bittersweet feeling for me.

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He left us on the day she turned 18 months old and I will never forget that day – especially when we came home without him that afternoon. I’m so glad that KK had some quality time with him but sad that he couldn’t stick around to meet Peanut. They would have had so much fun together.

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S’mores Party

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This year, instead of having McWino Night for my birthday, I reserved two picnic tables and a fire pit at SPARK Social SF. We loaded up on food truck food and sangrias before our tasty treat.

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The tables were free and the fire pit was only $30 for an hour, which included all the marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, and sticks you would need for some a tasty s’mores party.

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It was also fun to see the kids playing together. I love how they are growing up together.

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The fire pit had just the right amount of heat to roast the marshmallows and KK had a blast roasting and eating her marshmallows straight off the stick.

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It was so nice to have the girls together outside of work. It’s been rather stressful there lately and we just needed some time away to vent and hang out like old times.

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After the party was over, we walked home with a souvenir stick with two marshmallows saved for later. I considered it my birthday balloon to take home. 🙂

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

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