Gabriel's 6th!

This is one of the pictures I took at Gabriel's 6th birthday.  He had it at Prehistoric Pets in Fountain Valley.  It was a great location for little ones to get to touch creepy crawlies and not get in trouble!  I think he thoroughly enjoyed himself, as did the other kids and adults who started to feel like kids.  I managed to make it through the entire party without having to touch anything in the reptile kingdom -- phew!  ;)  

Succulent Star

I thought these succulents were quite fun!  There just aren't enough star-shaped plants naturally occurring on this planet!  ;)


Below is another bunch of succulents that I thought were funny due to their random inclusion of pink flamingos.

Smiley Baby Face!

This is Xander and his dad.  I took the picture while Xander was quietly singing a song composed of nonsensical syllables and his dad, Robert, was swaying back and forth to the rhythm of the song.  Although there were no words, the song made both of them smile and giggle a lot.  It's a shame that it couldn't be translated into words because I suspect it would have been a lot of fun to listen to!

Mmmm... mmm good!

My mom's birthday was last Friday so my brother Shawn and his girlfriend Jess came over to make dinner for my mom, Chuck and me.  It was absolutely DELICIOUS!!!  Holy shmoly!  I could have eaten the entire bowl of mushroom risotto by myself!  I think that his deciding to go to culinary school is only going to continue to reap benefits such as these tasty delights!  I like the picture of Rowdy sneaking a smell of all the delicious items on the counter.  I think he was very much hoping a chicken breast would "accidentally" fall on the floor.  My mom and I recently watched Monsters vs. Aliens together and she fell in love with Insectasaurus so I found a cake topper kit for her birthday!  I think she really loved it!  It was a great and relaxing evening.  Plus, I got to visit with my brother which I never can get enough of.