Here is a recap of the Break...
On Monday, December 21st, the Jangs and Obachan joined us for a night at the SF Ballet's Nutcracker. It was the first time for all of us, EXCEPT the Dad's who have seen it during "school field trips". We all met for dinner at Max's Opera Cafe and then made the short walk to the War Memorial Opera Theater. It was a wonderful evening and all the kids survived. Jeff even survived sitting in the Balcony...um, mental note, next time get the more expensive seats that aren't in the nose bleed section. hee hee, Kathy and I didn't want to dish out $$$ if the kids didn't enjoy it.
Here is a picture with Bachan prior to dinner at Max's.
On Wednesday, December 23rd, we had a potluck with the Eden D2's. It was a great feast with the kids providing entertainment with their White Elephant exchange. Poor Kento (front row, left), he was the first person to pick a gift, he picked a beading kit. All of the girls were at the end, and (big surprise) the other boys didn't want to steal it. The funny thing is, the girls didn't steal it either...they waited until after the exchange...more bargaining power! The highlight of the evening was overhearing the girls complain about "how immature the boys are"...sorry girls, it just gets worse!
Christmas Eve was spent with Jeff's family. The kids are getting pretty big...it was a nice evening.
Remember the USC/UCLA blanket I made? Ray loved it...at first he thought it was only a USC blanket, then he surprised to see the UCLA side...hee hee...Jeff made a good call!!!
My first pumpkin pie turned out okay? I wasn't sure if it was a deep dish pan, I think it is...next time....
My Mom wasn't feeling well, so, she stayed home in Salinas. Dad brought Uncle Kunio and Dean. My brothers Gary and Dave (with family) also joined us.
I wasn't sure if I would be available later in the week, so, the boys and I met the Nakashima's (from Seattle), and the Nomura girls in Hayward for lunch. Makaela and Jared took a cute picture...
Later that night, Jordan and I went to the Celtic game...it was LOUD! The Warriors BEAT the Celtics!!! WHOO HOO!!! It was a great game!!!!
Jeff and the boys bought me a iFlip...for my BLOG....yeah, right, that's why Jeff took all of these videos and Jordan and Neil were playing with it yesterday...Here is a video of Megan and Rachel helping me make ice cream in the new Ice Cream ball...
Tonight, we are having a few friends over for an "East Coast" New Year's...ya guessed it....we count down at 9 p.m.
