An Early Birthday Celebration!

James' birthday isn't until Tuesday (Groundhog Day!), but my parents are in town this weekend, so we decided to do a little bit of early celebrating while they were here. James got to choose where he would like to eat dinner, so he chose Sam's Philly Steaks in Tarzana. It's a bit of a drive, but they food there is yummy (which usually means unhealthy and greasy, as well). :) After dinner, we headed back to where my parents were staying for some cake and ice cream. While we're bummed that the whole family couldn't be here to celebrate, we're so thankful that Aaron, Kim, and Linnea are close by and were able to join us!James with one of his favorite foods in the world!

James' cake. It was chocolate cake with mocha filling and mocha buttercream for frosting.

The birthday boy!

Are All Women Born This Way?

There's a video on YouTube that was going around a few months back, called "Are All Women Born This Way." It's quite hilarious, so if you haven't seen it, you should definitely check it out. It's only about 30 seconds long.

I think we might end up with a similar situation on our hands, except with the addition of a phone.

Enjoying God's Beautiful Creation

We've been enjoying some BEAUTIFUL weather here in Southern California this past week. It's been in the mid-70's and sunny, so we couldn't resist getting outside to enjoy it! Hannah absolutely loves being outside, so it's been a good week for her. :) She's been exploring all sorts of new things - leaves, plants, bark, shadows, etc. A few days ago, I decided to take the camera along the other day to document our adventure! Here are some of them. You can see more on Facebook. :)

And here's so you can see just how much of a ham our precious, little Hannah can be:

Our Japanese Daughter

As I was sorting through Hannah's clothes, packing up the ones that don't fit her anymore, I came across this kimono that my dad's aunt had bought for Hannah in Little Tokyo in LA. It's been in her closet for almost a year now, just waiting for the day when she would finally fit in it. As I flipped through the clothes in her closet, I couldn't resist at least trying the kimono on her to see if it fit. :) It was still a little big, but she looked so cute in it that I had to snap some pictures. Of course, she doesn't look Japanese, but I promise, she is!!!


And I'm throwing this picture in for kicks, because I think she looks A LOT like her cousin, Faith! :)