Our Chuck E Cheese and Japanese Hibachi outing

We had a nice family outing last Sunday by taking the kids to Chuck E Cheese and then to
Jin Beh, which is a Japanese hibachi restaurant. The kids love to ride rides and play games at Chuck E Cheese, and Katie hit the jackpot on one of the games and won 250 tickets. I call her our lucky one because she's won the jackpot on several different games at different places. She was so proud of herself. Sophie was just content riding the carousel. However, when Chucky came out, she was scared and wanted to hide.
We've taken Katie to a hibachi grill before but she was around 2, so she doesn't remember it. This time around, she had a great time and thought it was the greatest thing to see our chef throw the egg up in the air and crack it. Sophie on the other hand was a little timid and wasn't sure what to think of it. At one point, the fire was so hot that I thought it scorched her eye brows! So... for the rest of the night, all Sophie talked about was how scared she was of Chucky, how hot the fire was, and how she ate rice at the restaurant. Hmm, maybe it was a nice outing for the 3 of us, but not Sophie?
After the restaurant, we went to Target and let Katie buy a hula hoop for herself using the money that grandma has given her. This was her first time to buy anything with her "own" money, and she was so proud.

So happy on the carousel

Whoo hoo! Look at all the tickets!

Look at those calves on daddy!

Guess who's on the carousel still.

Having fun at Jin Beh

V E G A S

Beautiful fountains at the Bellagio

The Atrium at the Bellagio

Cute bears made out of flowers (their vests)

Ladybug all made out of flowers

The Paris hotel, where we stayed



One of the lions at MGM

New York New York



Thought Katie would love this picture, and what do you know....she gets tickled pink each time. I had to stand in line to get this picture in front of the m&m store. The things you'd do for your children

The view from the Eiffel tower at night.


Watching the dancing fountains from the Eiffel Tower. Just breath taking....now for the real Eiffel tower

Just like a post card

One last view of our hotel before we head back home

Our Summer

Katie has finished preschool and will be going into Kindergarten in August. It'll actually be on her 5th birthday that she starts school. It'll be one special day! We have been swimming, having lots of playdates with friends, and Katie is becoming a great reader. She's in phonics classes and it's helped her a lot. Sophie's temper has evened out a bit more and is so much better in the car. So much so that we're thinking of taking a 5 hour car ride to Galveston (the closest beach to us). Sophie is addicted to Elmo and Barbie dvd's and chewing gum at the moment. She's a little quwerky but we love her and she makes me laugh so much.

Here's some great pictures I've been wanting to share.

Here's an example of Sophie being funny. Wearing Katie's backpack that's almost as big as her!

All the ducks lined up in a row

Speaking of ducks, here's some hanging out with us while having a picnic

Home Depot workshop making an organizer thing for Father's Day

Birthday Pictures

Katie and daddy making mommy's favorite cake, red velvet. yummy!










The final outcome, way to go daddy!











New polar watch. whoo hoo!














The family, right before going to dinner












Fancy salmon salad I had at Brio














Birthday dessert











Saying cheese with grandma











My friends surprised me by all showing up at my front door for an evening out.