4th of July

4th of July Weekend

By in Family and Friends, Recreational Fun, Seasonal Celebrations Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Photos from our 4th of July weekend! We started it out by trying Duck Donuts for the first time (since they recently opened their Fairfax location), had a BBQ with my parents’ family friends, and ended with fireworks on Sunday night!

4th of July
The girls dressed up for 4th of July!

 

4th of July
Hubs and Mirei at Duck Donuts

 

Duck Donuts!
Duck Donuts were delicious! My favorite were the maple bacon ones!

 

4th of July grilling
When we grill, we do it right… chicken satay, kalbi, and shrimp & vegetable skewers  (…in addition to the typical burgers + hot dogs)

 

Kids making s'mores
Kids making s’mores as Dan mans the grill

 

Mio eating watermelon
Mio loves her watermelon!

 

Kids making s'mores

 

Kids making s'mores
Mio right in there with the big kids, roasting s’mores

 

Fourth of July s'mores

 

Fourth of July s'mores

 

Dan helping with the s'mores
Dan helping with the s’mores

 

Mio chowing down on s'mores
Mio chowing down on s’mores

 

Mio chowing down on s'mores

 

Mirei on the patio

 

Mirei on the patio

 

Mirei on the Fourth of July
Mirei asking for more food

 

Fireworks on Sunday night…

Mio holding her own sparkler
Mio holding her own sparkler

 

Mio holding her own sparkler

 

Mirei watching the sparklers
Mirei watching the sparklers

 

Mio and Daddy with sparklers
Mio and Daddy with sparklers

 

Waving the sparklers
Waving the sparklers

 

Fourth of July Weekend

By in Family and Friends, Seasonal Celebrations, Videos Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Here are some photos from Fourth of July weekend! We spent it quietly at home, but Dan’s sister came down to visit from New York, and Ted & Elisa also came over so we had a lot of great family time together.

M&M on Fourth of July
The girls in their red, white, and blue!

 

Here is Mirei on all fours, bouncing and rocking back and forth. She’s definitely getting ready to crawl!


 

Fourth of July fireworks
Mio with a sparkler for the first time (with some help and supervision from Daddy, of course).

 

Fourth of July fireworks

 

Fourth of July fireworks
Holding a big firework with Mama

 

Fourth of July
Mirei making more attempts to crawl.

 

Fourth of July
She can sit up pretty well unassisted too, although we still spot her from behind…

 

sidewalk ice chalk
I made sidewalk ice chalk for the first time.

 

sidewalk ice chalk
It was great for showing how colors mix to make new colors, and I mixed baking soda into the ice and sprayed them with vinegar on the sidewalk to cause a reaction. Art + Science lesson in one!

 

Dan’s sister Hyo took some great photos of the girls too, so I’ll go ahead and share them here as well.

Mirei on the bed

 

Hanging out on the porch
Painting with Mama on the porch.

 

Hanging out on the porch

 

Hanging out on the porch
Mirei hanging out with Auntie Miwa on the porch.

 

Hanging out on the porch
Twinkly-eyed… while grabbing Auntie’s face.

 

Hope everyone had a great Independence Day and holiday weekend! 😀

Fourth of July BBQ

By in Family and Friends, Local Gems, Mio, Recreational Fun Tags: , , , , , ,

For Independence Day yesterday, we went over to Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley to have a BBQ picnic with some of our friends!

patriotic Mio
Mio dressed up in her patriotic little outfit that we received from my cousin Yuko.

 

people gathering around the table
Friends gathering around the picnic table

 

some of the girls
A few of us girls.

 

the guys and Joletta
A bunch of the guys and Joletta played Frisbee Assassin.

 

Bananagrams group
...while the rest of us played Bananagrams.

 

Mio continues to sleep...
All the while, Mio slept.

 

Mio in her 4th of July outfit
Finally waking up to meet everyone.

 

Mio and Jinwoo
3-month old Mio and 9-month old Jinwoo

 

Mio in her Baby Bjorn
Mio is now able to face forward in her Baby Bjorn. She loves it!

 

Jinwoo is adorable!
Jinwoo wants to play with Mio.

 

with Mieko, Jinwoo, and Sung-kook
Mio and I with Mieko, Sung-kook and Jinwoo.

 

Happy 4th of July!
Our little family celebrating our first Fourth of July with Mio.

 

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the BBQ — we had a great time! Hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day weekend! 🙂