Summer Holidays

The kids have been home for the last few days. It seems that summer vacation usually starts with a bout of fevers. All of us except daddy have taken a turn in the fever department including me right now. It's really hot these days, so probably the reason we are sick is because of the temperature changes between the heat outside & the air conditioning. But we can't really sleep without it.
Unlike Tom & Hansi's kids we have so much homework, these poor Japanese kids, they study so hard.
Hopefully we'll make it down to Grandma's place & take lots of pictures of our summer.
We love you & hope you are enjoying your summer too.

Park with Daddy

Party Pics

The kids at the Hawaiian Resort with Auntie Mana

Vain Post Part 2

The said guillotine
The brush that costs almost as much as a real mic.

Continuing right along in the vain thread, I'd like to write a little bit about make up. Yes, ladies & Gentlemen you will be pleased to hear that I have started to, out of necessity of course, tune into my make up.

Life is all about facing your fears & I have recently purchased an eyelid guillotine. Apparently people use them to enhance your eyes by making your lashes appear longer. OK so I sorta have a lot of practice to do because I am pinching my face under my eyes too. (--The really sensitive part that doesn't need to be stretched any further.)

Concealer: No, my husband is not a wife beater (yet), & I am not related to the giant panda (eyes wise), but I am just genetically predisposed to have dark circles under my eyes. There are a lot of conflicting opinions on youtube on what color concealer you should use under your eyes, I thought it should be the same color as my skin & that's what I bought but people argue between yellow shades & salmon shades & lighter shades, and my next door neighbor who went to make up school said it should just be darker than your foundation, so I'm all confused. Anyway, I'll just use the one I bought for 26 bucks so I don't waste my money.

Brushes: Apparently --& I will be using this word a lot-- you can have all the nice expensive make up in the world but if you don't have the right brushes, your face will come to naught. So, now I wonder if you should just buy really expensive brushes & just use El-cheapo make up. I went out on a quest to the M.A.C store to buy a bunch of brushes but I only came home with one you see, & if anyone steals it I will be so p***ed, because yeah, lets just say, I shouldn't really eat for a week to make up the cost. Anyhoo my "precious" brush is for blush & loose powder which "apparently" helps keep your foundation in place.

Moisturizer: Well, everyone ages so lets just say I now have to use a moisturizer & I'm still figuring out if it was the moisturizer or the fries that made be break out this morning.

Sigh....

So now I'm all pretty, just for today & hopefully I can keep up this vanity for a while.

Forgive this vain post

I'm just so proud of myself because I am down to pre-pregnancy weight. Actually lighter. Tx to Lina & that she wants to nurse all the time.

Woops

So like, I always post all this mothers day stuff about Mom & send her cards, but then I don't do the same about Dad. Maybe because, you know, Mom's all into celebrations & holidays but dad is calm & happy that he gets an email.

But anyway.....

HAPPY (late) FATHERS DAY DAD!!

And you'll notice that the picture is similar to the one I posted last year, just don't have that many pictures of D.

The little ones

One for you dudes in Cali. Todes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0hAvitHtg

Day with Daddy

Daddy & Bee at the ramen shop (uh, Mac thinks he's a pro wrestler with his arms)


Yummy ramen


Kiki the gymnast


Bath time after a long day at the park (don't look at the mold on the wall, I can't reach that part to clean.)

Happy Birthday Mom (Grandma)

We love you so much & hope you get better soon. Thanks for being a great Mom & Grandma.

XOXO!

Baking project with the kids

Our first attempt at gingerbread people.

I can sit all by myself.

At the Aquarium