Blessed

Grateful for these guys. Along with the other Brother, they keep my head on straight, are testament to me doing something right. Or maybe I'm just over-the-top lucky. Blessed.






Watch this.

Orange County Fair

The boys and I ventured down south and met my friend Lisa and her daughter Annabelle for a day at the Orange County Fair. We ate a funnel cake with "fresh" strawberries and whipped cream, ceviche with tortilla chips, deep-Fried Oreos, a deep-fried Twinkie, countless bottles of water and a giant doughnut with maple glaze and crumbled bacon. I got on the Ferris Wheel and freaked out a bit when we hung, suspended at the top, but I pulled it together and enjoyed the view. I chit-chatted with Lisa as our kids rode the crazy rides, ran through the fun house with Oliver, viewed a 13-foot alligator and countless livestock, saw some pigs race around a track and sat in the shade watching the wheels go round and round.

More Valentine's Day

Breakfast

Dinner

What southern Californians do on January weekends

Eat home-made Three Kings Cake

(the tradition is to bake a challah-like egg bread and put a small king's crown into one of the side rolls. The person who pulls it off and finds the crown is the King for the day. We used a Lego helmet)

Put Up Trampolines Under Orange-Laden Trees

Swing under Tangerine-Laden Tree

Watch Squirrels Demolish Oranges

My first summer admonition

I am NOT making dinner in shifts.