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It's finally happened, Ahgoo is officially dictating what we see and do at Disneyland!  We recently renewed our annual pass to the happiest place on Earth.  Up until our last trip to Disneyland, Buzz has mostly mandated what rides we do and which characters we visit.  But on this trip, it was mostly Ahgoo's trip.  While Mr. BAW took Buzz over to ride a mini-coaster in Toon Town, I took Ahgoo over to Minnie's house.  She LOVED it!  She enjoyed having tea in Minnie's kitchen and was extremely excited to see Minnie in person!  We also dined at Ariel's Grotto where Ahgoo got to meet all 5 princesses!!  She was rather shy at times but you can tell that she loved seeing all the princesses.  I think Grandma will enjoy taking Ahgoo to Disneyland when she comes out to visit next time.  :-)  

Our little diva.


Enjoying tea in Minnie's kitchen.

Meeting Minnie for the very first time!  Ahgoo had to show off her Minnie shirt.

Minnie was a very gracious host when it comes to tea parties.
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Posted June 24, 2014


Last weekend we took another trip to Downtown LA.  This time, to visit an old establishment for the very first time!  We went to the Grand Central Market in the heart of Bunker Hill.  The Grand Central Market has been in existence since 1917!  But I'm sure it's undergone some major changes recently.  Even as we walked through, we see construction and new shops everywhere.  Certainly, places like Eggslut did not exist a hundred years ago!  We really enjoyed browsing all the eateries and got the best cup of coffee we've had in a very long time!  If you are ever there, we highly recommend getting a cup of joe from G&B.  Oh, and you can enjoy your coffee while taking a quick ride on Angel's Flight across the street.  I also loved all the ethnic eateries, including a place where I got to try pig stomach taco, yummy!

The Grand Central Market produce section.

Don't be fooled, this maybe chocolate, but it's not ice cream!

Eggslut, one of the hipper, new eateries.

Beans, spices, and exotic foods.

Abundance of dining tables and chairs inside the market.


The market extends outside to include new hip places, including a little bar on the side of this BBQ place.

G&B, the best coffee in town.  But great coffee doesn't come cheap nor fast.
 

Enjoy a view of Downtown LA while you dine.
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Posted June, 22, 2014


Recently, most of our kids' clothes are stone wash.   No kidding, no matter how hard I try to make sure that I empty all the pockets of the kids' clothes before throwing them into the machine, I will find at least four stones after I pull the clothes out.  This is all the great work of Buzz.  For some reason, he has gotten into the habit of picking up random rocks and putting them into his pockets.   I think I'll enforce a new rule, empty all pockets the minute we get home from school!

I've already pull out three rocks before the wash and still end up with five more tor this load.
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Posted June, 21, 2014


Besides peacocks, guess who else likes to visit our backyard?  I didn't know to be mad or be glad to see this little cat enjoying herself on my bench.  Since I rarely have time to sit and relax in my garden, I guess I shouldn't mind someone else doing so.  Of course our guard dog was sleeping on the job again.   

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Posted June, 20, 2014


Happy be-lated Father's Day to all the fathers out there!  I especially want to give shout-outs to my three favorite fathers below.  We're so grateful for these wonderful men in our lives.  



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Posted June, 16, 2014


A month after our DC trip, I'm still catching up and posting more pics!  I have just been very tired lately.  This work-life balance is very difficult, especially when we have big changes going on.  Our kids have transitioned to their new school and things can't go smoother!  Buzz has already made lots of new friends.  After one week, Ahgoo stopped crying at drop-offs in the morning.  She's doing very well now.  Turns out that the old school closure effected me harder than anyone in the family.  I had developed very close bonds with all of the teachers and it still saddens me to drive by the old school each day knowing that it's now empty.  But life goes on and I am very happy that the kids are adjusting so well.  I am also still getting used to the new driving route since the new school is not quite as "on the way" to work as the old school.  So between work, home, kids, and everything else in between, I am completely spent by the time I crawl into bed.  I really need a vacation from life!   In any case, I hope you'll enjoy the pics I took of our trip to DC.  I try to post a few non-traditional photos of our capital.  

Nearly impossible to get a picture of both kids with nice smiles!

US Mint!  We didn't get to go in but it's on my must-visit list next time!

Vietnam Memorial.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

Thomas Jefferson, I like him.


Franklin Roosevelt Memorial.

The Capital Building.

The Vietnam Memorial surroundings.
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Posted June, 11, 2014


One evening last week, while Mr. BAW was away on a business trip, the kids and I had just finished dinner and was about to settle down for a little Curious George before bed when suddenly we heard a "FLOP!"  We looked out to the backyard and I yelled, "A peacock!!"  We regularly see peacocks roaming the streets near our house and we hear them everyday.  But we've never seen one in our backyard since living here the past six months!  These birds are HUGE!  We have a pretty high cement fence in the back but I guess these birds can glide/fly pretty high.  I immediately ran upstairs to grab my camera but when I can back down I realized that Ahgoo was pretty scared by the peacock!  I grabbed her and Buzz and we Facetimed Mr. BAW and showed him the peacock.  He jokingly told us to stay inside and not let Toby out either, since we don't know if the peacock will get aggressive.  But that scared Ahgoo even more!  The peacock trotted around for a few minutes and then flew up to the fence and hopped over!  

After the excitement wore off, we went about our business and got ready for bed.  By morning, I didn't think much of it.  But when I went to get Ahgoo, first thing she said to me was, "A peacock was in our yard!"  Then she said, "No peacock sign."  She completely blew my mind!  It was then that I realized that she must have been very scared by the peacock, so much so that she thought about it through the night.  In addition, she remembered that we have a No Big Bad Wolf Allowed sign on our front door and she wanted one for the backyard for the peacock!  Of course, I had to make her a No Peacocks Allowed in Backyard sign!

Oh by the way, I recently learned from our Aunt, who was an English teacher, that peacocks are males and that females are called peahens.  Peafowl is the generic term for both male and female.  This made total sense to me but for some reason I never thought about it and have been calling both males and females peacocks!  But indeed, the one that came into our backyard was a peacock!

Our surprise visitor!


He trotted around for a few minutes.

Getting ready to "fly" up to the fence.

My version of the peacock.  Ahgoo insisted that the sign faces outside so the peacocks can see it.
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Posted June, 3, 2014







































































































































































































































































































































































































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