Love is in the Air

This summer has been particularly special because two of our favorite couples got married! Congrats to Dre & Sonda and Christina & Arjuna! Iʻll be posting pictures shortly. For now, hereʻs one from Christina & Arjunaʻs SF wedding:

Kasama & Miles

Tubing

We miss our son! Heʻs having a good time on annual his summer vacation with his Gramma & Papa. Hope you all are enjoying your summer too!

Rest In Peace N9NA.

Dear N9Na,

We are thankful for you. We have been lucky to have you as apart of our family for the past 8 years, being a very special member. 

We are going to miss you. I am again reminded of how precious our time is on this earth with no time to waste, no time to take for granted. 

You were Ericʻs & Jenʻs first baby. 

Your second set of parents, Bobawts, loved you so. 

Nanay & Papo will miss taking care of you. 

Nanay especially will miss taking you on walks around Cabana. And Darrien, will always refer to you as his big brother. You made Snupeʻs life as exciting as it gets and gave Homie a run for his little (man)dog syndrome. 

I will miss hanging out with you, petting you, getting hives from your dander. Iʻll especially miss how you force your raggedy stuffed toy against my leg, initiating playtime. We love you Ning-ning! Rest in peace...

Argh! Pirates!

There are some pretty cool events that take place in Vallejo, including the annual Pista Sa Nayon, the motorcycle crew mass gathering, and the Pirate Festival. Yes, pirates! We decided to finally check this festival out.

As you can tell, the boys were ready to get their Pirates on.

There were some serious Pirates. Not playing around. I think a few of the scarier looking ones even scowled at us!

But Miles wasnʻt trippin, he had cotton candy.

Milesʻ favorite part of the festival was the cannon displays.

This was his favorite mini-cannon.

He also loved the Piratesʻ swords.

I enjoyed Pirate-watching. 

There were cool Pirate accessories on display, including these masks!

Miles found some Pirate ships that were kid-friendly.

He spotted Pirateʻs treasure!

He was amazed, touching this real (inactive) cannon!

He met some interesting characters, including a Pirate lady with her pet crabs. 

And before we left the festival, Miles got to try the catapults. He really enjoyed the Pirate Festival so much that we returned the following day on Fatherʻs day, just to watch the Pirate ship and mini-cannon battle! It was a very loud but fun experience! Iʻm sure we will be back again next year.

Lake Berryessa

We spent a beautiful Friday, riding a boat with Raeann, Lulu, Nene, Jordan, and their grandparents. It was the first time Miles, Justin, and I went to the lake together so it was quite exciting. It was also Milesʻ first time on a boat (besides the ferry)!

Luluʻs grandpa let the kids drive the boat! His first boat ride and he already got to handle the driving. It was a big deal for the kids. Miles took this job very seriously but had a lot of fun driving us in circles until he got the hang of it and learned how to steer the wheel straight, making turns when necessary.

The kids took turns driving the boat around the huge, beautiful blue lake. Every now and then, we would wave the orange flag to signal to the other boats that we were at a stop. And we would wade in the lake.

The other fun thing the kids got to do was go tubing. Miles was nervous at first and requested for his dad to go with him because "Mommy is chicken." Yes, even with a life vest I was still chicken. I seriously need to learn how to swim. Itʻs an important life skill!

Justin and Miles climbed into the tube. And once they were ready, they gave the signal for us to start the boat.

And they were off, bouncing on the waves we were creating!

 Miles would give a thumbs up for us to go faster and a thumbs down to slow down. The whole while, Lulu was worried about him, reminding her grandpa, "Be careful! I donʻt want them to fall into the water." Sheʻs such a sweet girl!

Nene went tubing with Jordan and they were pros!

We took swim breaks in between water sports which was a lot of fun for the kids (and Justin).

It was fun just to chill under the sun, feeling the cool breeze whenever the boat was in motion.

We spent five hours, browning under the sun and it felt great! Give thanks for beautiful days and great friends to spend it with!