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Friday, May 22, 2009

Auntie Som & Uncle Alan's B-day Celebrations

The birthday festivities are really starting with our May birthdays.  We sure do know a lot of Gemini's.  It's starts with Auntie Som on the 22nd, then Uncle Alan on the 28th and then Baby Mylee on the 30th.  But this weekend is all about Auntie and Uncle!  We started by celebrating their birthdays with the family at Matsu Teppanyaki!  We filled up a whole side table and had our very own silly chef.  He was really good an funny.  He entertained our group!  Especially Makayla and Mylee.  He kept their attention pretty well.  Som & I shared a meal since it's always so big.  There was even enough still for us to share with my girls too.  Plus, we've all cut our meal portions.  I think it's going to save us a little on our wallet too!

We got them this cake from The Great Dane Bakery.  Their wedding cake bakery.  I thought it was cute to get Mr. & Mrs. on it since they just got married about a month ago and still newlyweds.  It was a yummy red velvet cake with cream cheese filling and butter cream frosting on the outside.  It was so good!  I think this is one of Som's favorites!  Everyone really enjoyed it!

Me & Ry.  It's rare for us to just have a photo of the two of us.  I like this one.  Not bad.

Mommy and my M&M girls getting ready to eat some teppanyaki!

So cute, they took a picture of our whole family for us.  Seems like they do this for special occasions since they took one with their camera too and gave us the picture in a little paper frame.  Cute!  Get ready to sing loud Makayla!

Makayla is right there to help Auntie and Uncle blow out those candles!  Hope they didn't forget to make a wish!  We're calling it and evening for Alan & Som birthday celebration #1.

The next evening was Alan & Som's celebration #2 with their group of friends.  We headed to Sweetie Thai in Cerritos for this evening's celebration.  Som took care of ordering all the yummy food for us.  It was way too much but so good!  
Here's the birthday couple!

Oh, there we are again without the kiddos.  That's two solo pictures in just 2 days.  Again, rare opportunity.  It was nice to go have dinner with all the adults and not have to worry about the girls. I mean I do love being with them, but meals are just not the same anymore.  Boy you do take some things for granted.  I really enjoyed my dinner and a nice cold beer!
The girls birthday shot!  Pretty good looking group if you ask me! haha!  It was a fun and chill night for sure!  Happy Birthday to Alan & Som.  I think we're now done with their birthday celebrations.  It's been a full weekend of just food!  Then we went to have Korean BBQ with the family again the following night.  We're really cramming things in because Auntie Helen is going back to Hawaii next week so every one's gotta take her out!   Diet here I come on Monday for sure!

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