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Kids on Dance Heads

The first time we sad Dance Heads was when we went to Las Vegas a few years ago, now that we have two kids, we finally gave in…lol

Ringling Bros Circus

Barnum and Bailey and Ringling Bros Circus Presents ” Zing Zang Zoom!” We were planning on taking the kids, but our one year old might not have enough patience to sit through the entire show, hopefully next time.

But if you’re planning on going to the performances in the LA area, you can use promo code RADIO to save $7 per ticket. Cool savings!

And if you haven’t done so yet, visit the Ringling Bros website and sign your baby up for a FREE circus ticket. Any child under 1 year old is eligible to receive one, and the ticket never expires. I have one for my DD here already. You should get one too.

Ferdinand the Bull

We just got home from the Levitt Pavillion Pasadena. Tonight it was “The Vagabond Puppets” presenting “Ferdinand the Bull.” It was a a story about a young bull that enjoyed smelling the roses instead of fighting.
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It was perfect that we showed up a little early to grab a nice spot on the grass. The Paviliion filled up with families and their blankets. We brought some beef bowl, goldfish crackers, bananas and chips. Then we saw other families with full on picnic foods, sandwiches, pizza, barbeque, fruits, dip, etc. Next time, I’m bringing Sate bbq from Thai BBQ, yummy!

There were also some some vendors selling fried chicken, catfish, hotdogs, lemonade and some snacks if you didn’t bring any food. So there’s no way you can go hungry.

There was a pre show by kids from Theater 360 performing Beauty and the Beast. Not too bad. But I was more excited hearing some songs from my favorite Disney movie. And the sweetest song ever, “Something that wasn’t there before”

Monster House Rock will be performing on August 5 and Choo Choo Soul will be performing on August 19. This Summer Music Series is so fun!

Free Summer Entertainment

Spending fun quality time with your family doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

Here are a few free events around us that we’ll be checking out during the summer. If you’re in the Greater LA or San Gabriel Valley area, hope you guys can drop by. If you live far away from Los Angeles, check out your local park websites and local city publications for events happening in your area!

Free Music Under the Stars at the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena (starting at 7pm, check website for days)

Concerts at the Park at the City of Arcadia (starting Thursdays at 6pm)

Free Summer Movies on the Green at the Americana at Brand (starting at 8pm on Wednesdays in July)

they grow up so quickly

Yesterday, we decided to be spontaneous and drive to Alhambra to go to a Soda Fountain/restaurant I passed by with the kids last week during one of our joyrides. It was called Twoheys, Home of the Lil Stink O. Cute!
It turns out that it was their 66th year anniversary. They were selling floats for 66 cents, yay! It was a nice little restaurant. I enjoyed my food, (but DH said his was a little dry), the kids had fun with their food and they had a big variety of desserts! History and fun nostalgia with sweets, I like it!

Then, we drove to Walmart since we almost never go there unless we are in San Diego or Vegas and then end up going everyday when we can. Walmart is a good little trip for the family. The kids can touch and play with toys on the shelves and look at the fishies in their pet section, while the parents pick up a few things they need for the house. And when you get hungry at the end of your walk, there’s the Mc Donalds on your way out, how clever is that!

DS got his belated birthday present, a real tricycle. It’s more of a 4 wheeler really. Anyway, our boy looks so grown up being on a big boy bike. It’s been 4 years. Time has flown by so quickly. I feel a little sad and happy at the same time. I get reminded of why we work so hard to make sure we nurture them as much as we can, no matter how tiring.

We are so blessed! He’s doing so good, eventhough he has his “phases” when he’s being difficult or testy. He brings us so much joy. He speaks intelligently, caring and sweet, mostly well mannered, easy to talk to and funny. He tells the cutest stories and sings the sweetest songs.

Then I look over to DD and I see a big grin on her face. She is catching up so quickly to her brother and her cousins wanting to be also a big kid. I have a one year old who loves to sing, socialize, climb, dance to her favorite music and be funny. Although she can’t speak yet, she understands very well. She has caught on quickly with some words like “kiss,” “dance,” “sing,” “throw this away,” “turn off the light,” “give this to…” and “again.” She’s already grown up so much in a year. I can’t believe it was just over a year ago when I gave birth to her. And now, she even entertains herself and finds different ways to play with their toys.

Talking about playing, the other day while I was making lunch in the kitchen and I had to go back to the living room, I saw DS laid down a big mat on the floor and they were both dancing on it. Then later on that day, they had their chairs and tables arranged differently and they were playing with them as something else. Wow!

I’m so amazed with how much they’ve grown. I’m still in awe of how much God believes in us to entrust us with the lives of these children. We are so grateful and blessed to be parents and pray that we can continually raise them up in God’s will.

New Shirt: Praise Him

Check out this new shirt from my cafepress shop, “Praise Him.”

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WordLess Wednesday

Dear Jon And Kate,

(just thought I’d express my opinions about the recent Jon and Kate divorce)

Dear Jon and Kate,

As one of your many viewers, we were saddened with the announcement of your divorce. We think that the rumors and the media being in your personal life had a lot to do with it, but we still can’t help but feel in shock with how things turned out.

Being a part of a church family, we hope you have been given every opportunity to go through counseling to work things out.

When we marry the person that we do, we vow “”For better, or for worse.” This being said, we shouldn’t expect everything to be all sunshine and rainbows without the gloom and the rain.

Nobody is perfect, but God can find our perfect match. When we decide to marry an individual, we marry all of them, their best, their worse, and things that come in between. It’s not up to us to change our partners others; it’s all up to them to do that. The only thing we can do is to keep them in prayer and pray that God will speak to them so they will change. When you continue to put God in the center of your marriage, you can always find comfort in knowing that God will work things out. He never allows us to go through hardship if He knows we can’t overcome.

In any relationship when everything is fine and then people change negatively, they end up hurting the ones they love. And when people are hurt it’s easy to say and do things out of anger.

So it is understandable to need the time to be apart. You can use this time to reflect, pray and seek help. You can also remember the reasons why you fell in love and the vows you took that day when you said I DO

Hard as it may seem, it’s during such trying time when love comes to play. Christ loves us so much even if we keep hurting him. Yet he constantly loves us and welcomes us back with open arms.

Your wedding is sacred and God has brought you guys together for a purpose. It’s up to you to make things work. It might take some time, but please don’t give up too easily.

You’ll be in our prayers through this difficult time for you and your family.

The Arroyo Seco Golf Course

We finally made it to the closest miniature golf close to us here in Pasadena, the Arroyo Seco Golf Course. We decided to take DS on his actual birthday!

It’s actually a full golf course for adults, but they have a small 9 hole course for kids. And the best thing about it is that it only costs $2 a game. Not bad! It was a fun course and not too much for younger kids.

More pictures here

By the way, my Local Child Friendly Attractions Page has been updated, please care to visit here.