Browse Day: December 30, 2009

Christmas Vacation: Part 3

Photo courtesy of Brother

Thursday, December 24, 2009

On Christmas Eve morning, Brother came over and we headed down to Fountain Valley for my photo assignment.  Debbie’s good friend from high school found me as a link from her blog and asked me to take family portraits for them.  Brother came along to be my second shooter and it turned out to be a fun hour.

We originally were supposed to go to Mile Square Park but ended up staying at their house and taking all the photos in the backyard.  They have a really nice backyard with a great shady spot.  Coupled with the morning light (around 9:45 am), the photos turned out pretty well.  They have a beautiful family and it was great working with all of them.  Thanks for the referral, Debbie!

Later in the day, Jes and I went packed up our belongings and headed to the Buena Park house.  Jes and his brother hung out while I wrapped Christmas presents.  In the evening, I drove down to the Suminos’ house to deliver gifts and hang out before dinner.  The boys have grown so much and Cole is a walking, talking human now.  Crazy.  Brandon is such a fun little guy too.  He’s small but really scrappy.  Love it!

The boys tore open their gift and were so happy to see four Bakugan toys inside.  They showed me how they work and I was genuinely impressed.  I miss having them around.

Christmas Vacation: Part 2

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

On Wednesday, Mommy made Kanom Krok for breakfast and it was sooooo yummy.  Again, I LOVE the Magical House.  Later in the afternoon, it was time to take care of some business.  First stop was Wahoo’s the Irvine Spectrum.  I had been craving a fish taco and their famous rice for some time now and it was still as tasty as I had remembered.

Next stop was the vet.  Koa hadn’t seen a vet since we moved to SF and he was overdue for his vaccinations.  He was pretty good at first but as soon as we got into the examination room, his hind legs started to shake and he couldn’t stop panting.  Check out the huge tongue!  Once the vet came in and tried to examine him, I smelled something super foul.  He had expressed his anal glands all over the floor and it’s one of the grossest smells ever.  The vet had to take him in the back to get him cleaned up and apparently did it again!  Well, the vaccinations were done and he also weighed in at 29 pounds…what a fatty.

Afterward, we headed out to Pish’s office for a dental cleaning.  I was in fear of having 3 cavities but I had X-rays done and was cavity-free!!!  Whut!?  Unbelievable.

Joy and Mommy also arrived a little later and it was Family Fun Day the Dentist once again.

For dinner, we went out for Korean BBQ at ShikDoRak with Hols, Dayantha, and Huy.  We ordered a Combo Meal for 4 (there were 5 of us) and it still felt like a night of never-ending beef.  I was super full afterward but it was sooooo good.