this one's for you eric

Last month we saw this sign out at a new store at Irvine Spectrum. I was excited to see that Rob from the Rob and Big MTV series was going to be there. I loved the show and wanted to check it out. It was a Saturday so we decided to eat lunch first and see how long the line was...

lots of kids and their skate boards, the line was not too long so we decided to get in...

we waited

and waited

rob and me!!!!

it wasn't too long and fun too...
i am sure our nephew eric who loves skate boarding will like this one

today is kai's first birthday

it's so hard to believe that kai is one year old today. just seems like yesterday when we first heard that he was born in japan. then a few weeks later we got to see him for the first time. he was so little...

kai is a big boy now, loves to eat cheerio's at uncle yoshi's house

he is so cute and always on the go


happy birthday kai!!!
hope your mom & dad got you lots of toys...

kai's visit

last week clyde, kelly and kai came for a visit.

We had lunch and went to the park.

kai, ate some rice

lunch was good.

at the park with kelly and kai. so cute with his new shoes.

see kai slide, wee

look dad, i can drive!!!

kai

i can swing!!!

the cheerio bandito strikes again

not funny auntie lisa

help!!! anyone...

Disney's Half Marathon Weekend

we stayed the weekend at disneyland for fun and thought it would be closer to the marathon.

checking in

view of monorail track from our room.

the room

jr and his buddy kai

kai, you must wait until your first birthday to start using a blackberry

uncle brian and kai playing in our room

5:30 a.m. 1/2 marathon day

(30 minutes until starting gun)

marissa and me

daisy, brian, jeff and me

(over 13,000 people were racing today)

the girls

ready, set...


go!!!! (jeff's head)

a blurry start, oops should have practiced my photo taking while walking...

(took us 16 minutes until we crossed the start line - we were in the next to last corral)

walking in disneyland

back of me

there are people behind us. is this possible???

along the way there were many groups and bands to cheer us on

mile markers

we wore timing chips in our shoes and walked over these mats throughout the marathon.
this is how we found out how fast or slow we were going.

cheerleaders were everywhere

girls doing hula

honda center (formerly the pond). where the mighty ducks play hockey.

walking along the santa ana river (hasn't seen water for 7 months).
(marissa)

volunteer's passing out clif shots (gel food) and water.
marissa, you are ahead of us!!!

big A at angels stadium.

walking by angels staduim and the sun is out!!!

(luckily we had overcast, cool weather for the first 3 hours)

go marissa

finally 10 miles, only 3 more to go.

(long way back to disneyland)

jr and kelly cheering wildly

we did it!!!

(special thank you to Brian for staying back with us first-time half marathoners)

auntie daisy and kai
waiting for everyone to take showers at the hotel

kai having fun

the end...can't wait for next year's race!