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20 and 13

By beakatude
on Nov 08, 2015
in holidays, yum

This evening, we had a date night to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. It was also to celebrate our 20th year together. That’s half our lives!! Crazy.

Dinner was at Wayfare Tavern and I got raw oysters that I didn’t need to share with KK. 😉We shared the fried chicken and mac and cheese on the side. With all the kids sleeping with Grandma on watch at home, we stopped at a bar on the walk home and had a few more drinks. I realized that the last time we had a night out alone was when we went to Saison for Mother’s Day last year (2014)! Wow.

Thanks for babysitting, Mommy!

Disneyland 2015

By beakatude
on Nov 06, 2015
in kumquat, outings, outta here, peanut, yum

On the day after Halloween, we went to Disneyland and it was Peanut’s first visit!!

We were there early enough to go on a bunch of rides in the morning, which worked out great for the two little girls.

Brother made a reservation for lunch at Big Thunder Ranch and it was pretty tasty! It’s all-you-can-eat BBQ served family style and the ribs, beans, and cornbread were my favorites.

While the kids were taking their afternoon naps, we went over to the Grand Californian to cool off, rest, charge our phones, and get a drink. We found a little nook in the corner that even had a charging hub. Perfect.

Now that KK is older, she seems to understand and appreciate more.

She loved the Dumbo ride in the morning so when she saw the rocketships near Main Street where we were waiting for the parade, she was fired up to ride it.

When KK saw Elsa and Anna, she was so happy and waved to them.

The Light the Night Parade really is like the Electrical Parade on crack.

It was like a Disney rave and Peanut loved it.

We also had a great seat for the fireworks and it was the first time I had a view of the castle during the show.

Vancouver Eats

By beakatude
on Oct 27, 2015
in family, outta here, yum

A trip to Vancouver would not be complete without some fresh seafood. It’s even better when it’s paired with a nice view of the water.We had lunch on Friday at Miku and it did not disappoint.

Check out these raw kushi oysters! Yum.

We each had little bento boxes of seafood prepared different ways. The sake on the side was also a nice touch.

This is the sushi course. My favorite was the salmon one on the right. It’s called aburi salmon oshi sushi. There was raw salmon inside in the rice that had extra oily goodness mixed in plus a charred piece of salmon on top.

Dessert included a green tea opera cake with green tea ice cream on the side. The passionfruit sauce on the side had the perfect combination of sweet and tart too.

KK got a scoop of vanilla ice cream with fruit and a cookie that was equally yummy.

The other interesting dish we had was poutine served at Costco of all places!! The fries were double fried and the gravy was super savory. It was a nice side dish to our usual slice of Costco pizza. 🙂

At Amy’s house, she served up a whole pig.

Her brother Eric butchered it himself in the garage and served it up in cubed pieces. Amazing.

There’s always Tim Hortons and Janie became a big fan of the chocolate Tim Bits. I mean, could you blame her?!

Before we headed back to SF, we stopped for lunch at Meat & Bread. They have a porchetta sandwich served on chewy bread and a salsa verde. They also give you a puddle of mustard to dip your sammich. Paired with this lemonade, it was the perfect way to finish our trip.

This is why he shaved his head.

By beakatude
on Oct 14, 2015
in chuckle, life, outta here, projects, yum

In September, Jes went on a business trip to Shenzhen, China.

On his first morning, he had just returned from the gym and knocked his head on the corner of the tv in his room. There was a giant gash and I’m sure there was a lot of blood too. So, he took a cab to the hospital and needed stitches. He said the whole experience at the Chinese hospital was a bit scary.

For the rest of the week, he held meetings with a lovely bandage around his head to keep the gauze in place.

Later in the week, a coworker bought him a hat that he wore instead.

He also had some pretty tasty food while he was there. I love this photo of Squirt and his big bowl of jellyfish.

When he came home, he went to Supercuts and had all his hair shaved off.

Dinner Party

By beakatude
on Oct 12, 2015
in friends, holidays, yum

With the fall being a big birthday month, Vyl suggested that we all get together to celebrate. We scored a reservation in our Clubroom so the usual families came over on Saturday and we got caught up while the kids played. Jes cooked up some steak sandwiches, Michelle prepared a tomato salad with homegrown tomatoes, and Vyl baked up a chocolate cake.

Good times…just wish we could do it more often like we used to.

Birthday Weekend

By beakatude
on Sep 30, 2015
in family, holidays, outings, yum

On the weekend leading up to my birthday, the rest of my family came up to hang out and celebrate. It’s always nice when Brother and I can celebrate out birthdays together. This weekend was especially cool because it was my 40th.

They flew up on Saturday and they finally got to meet Peanut for the first time.

For lunch, we walked over to Taco Bell Cantina. It had just opened earlier this week and we ordered a feast on Mexican Pizzas, crunchy tacos, and bunch of random other stuff. It had been a long time since I last had Taco Bell and it was delicious. 🙂

In the afternoon, we all went to the SF Zoo by train. We had a couple meltdowns by Miss KK but it ended on a happy note. Phew.

For dinner, we went to Hog Island. That too was a feast. I had the clam chowder and a couple raw oysters.

Brother ordered a few other things and the crudo was my favorite dish (pictured below).The waitress managed to get a pretty good photo of the whole group with the bridge in the background. Jesse is missing because he was home sleeping with a case of jet lag.

The next day, we met up with Jason and Jia for brunch at Little Skillet/Victor Hall. It was a great venue for our big group since we didn’t need a reservation and they have lots of big tables. We took over the back table in the corner, which had lots of room for the strollers. It’s crazy now with 3 infants and 2 little girls.

For dinner, we had reservations at House of Prime Rib. I’d rather be at Lawry’s but this is the second best thing.

Despite the early reservation time, they still made us wait. As a consolation, we got free desserts! Dinner was a little hectic since Peanut was not in the mood to nap.

So, he sat in my lap for most of the meal.

On Monday, our actual birthday, we drove up to Napa for the day.

After lunch, we went to Sterling Vineyard and everyone enjoyed the gondola ride up. This is one of our first family photos together. Too bad Peanut was sleeping.