Daddy's Birthday - Part 3 (and final for this year)

We had quite a busy day today.  Ran lots of errands, boys did a lot of yard work and we ended the day with a (3rd) birthday celebration dinner for Daddy!

Look at our beautiful cherry tree amongst all the CHAOS

Gregory helping with dinner

Tuscan chicken, green beans, asparagus, fruit salad, potato salad and rice.  YUM

The birthday boy

Daddy's favorite - Creme brûlée (before the hard sugar)

Happy, happy Birthday Daddy!

Egg Hunt and Daddy's day pt 2

This morning the kids went on their first egg hunt of the season.  It was sponsored by one of our neighborhood realtors and the kids had a great time!

Bailey is SO CLOSE to an egg

Where is it?

Ready, Set, GO!

Bailey found nine eggs

Gregory still searching

Bailey and Gregory with our neighbor Anne

Paul Zuvella ~ Our sponsor

Neighborhood kids

Tonight we had part 2 of Daddy's birthday celebration ~ dinner at Amici's and gift opening at home.  Bailey and I made Daddy creme brûlée, but he tells us he wants us to sing to him tomorrow!  Stay tuned for Daddy's birthday part 3!

Now we are celebrating Daddy's birthday - Pt 2

Bailey's artwork

Daddy and his babies

Gregory's book of Family Fun Days

He drew 10 pictures for Daddy

Gloves

More Gloves

AND Daddy's favorite candy!  Butterscotch Chews

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy turned 48 today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!)

and all I could muster up was take out from Pasta Pomadoro

Cuz this is how I spent my entire afternoon! (Well, 2 hours of it ~ 4 hours were on the road!)  We are planning to celebrate this weekend, but I was hoping to at least whip up a cake before dinner! :(

My little man looking quite spiffy ~ there's a funny story that goes along with this.  You'll have to ask him about it. :)

Happy St Patty's Day!

Happy St Patrick's Day!  The kids had quite an exciting day and we've been preparing for about 4 days!

The kids worked on making leprechaun traps this week.  They drew their design on a paper, listed the supplies they needed and we set up camp in the garage!  

Of course, Daddy had to get in on the action!  

He was in charge of adding the chicken wire

This one is Bailey's

This morning the Leprechaun came!  He left green necklaces, a green pot and hid gold coins all over the house!  (Thank goodness, no GLITTER this year!)

This one is Gregory's.  
They left almonds and flower petals in his trap to lure in the leprechaun 

 O'Bailey 

O'Gregory

Letter the leprechaun left the kids ~ This year Dunchan came ~ Sam apparently got married and had a baby too!

For dinner the kids enjoyed shamrock shakes!  YUM

Patty day dinner

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Girl's Day, Bailey!

Bailey has had our day planned for about a week now.  The kids look forward to Girl's and Boy's Day ~ Bailey tells me this is the lucky part about being Japanese!  She decided we'd spend the day at the zoo and have chicken enchiladas for dinner and that is what we did. :)

What a perfect day to spend at the zoo!  Weather was just beautiful!  Even in Oakland!!

Our budding photographer

We packed a lunch of spam musubi and strawberries (Have you eaten strawberries lately?  We picked some up at the Farmer's Market yesterday and they are DELICIOUS!)

Notice who's missing?  Thank goodness they all fit in one swing cuz I DON'T LIKE THOSE THINGS!  I did get a nice photo though

Happy Girl's Day Sweetie!

Enjoying chicken enchiladas, corn pudding and broccoli

Bailey's new favorite dessert (Better than chocolate crinkles!)  Chocolate pudding brownies ~ think lava cake.  Quite delicious and vegan!  AND so simple to make!!:)