Golden Gate Bridge

...is in the background...

I can't remember if I already did a post with these pictures but since they are still on my phone I'm assuming I haven't...
David got a picture of us all looking at the bridge...or in that general direction :)

Aaron toon these pictures of us I feel like I'm shaped weird in this picture...


I like this picture that Aaron took for us


Since we were in the way of the bridge, we did single shots to show we were there :)


I never know what to do with my hands, David on the other hand (ha, pun not intended) doesn't have my problem and looks great doing it!


There's Alcatraz!


Isn't this just the cutest picture of the kids?

Random happenings that should've been blogged

I have a bunch of videos and pictures that need to be blogged and shared with you so here goes. There might be more of these random posts to come :)

Apparently my kids like to lay on the ground to relax :)

I won this card from a Twitter giveaway - $5 Subway card


Testing out my flash with my new case. It's clear, my phone is white so when it flashes, it creates the "soft glow" that you see in the picture.


So I colored the inside edge of the case by the flash by my camera phone and it turned out better! Hooray for black Sharpies!


Jumping off the couch

Raya taking "pictures" in California. She's wearing Aaron's clothes...but I don't remember why...she looks pretty cool :)

...that's it for now. Up next are more adventures of out trip in California! :)

Happy/Sad Raya

This was taken awhile ago but it's still super cute!

*Wink*

We were showing the kids how to wink...well I was attempting to... Enjoy!

IKEA

I miss Ikea. I used to love going there with my parents and just wander around looking at everything! I'm sure there were always rooms set up but this time around, now that I'm older, I'm appreciating all the ideas I saw! So I took a lot of pictures for my "one day dream house and my unlimited budget"! :)
Enjoy the pictures!
I like the curtains and shelving.

No questions here about what I like! I will paint one of my rooms orange!


I really like the blue walls and the cute couch. It was really comfortable too! I wouldn't mind a huge canvas either. I just don't know of what yet.


I think the entertainment set caught my eye...


Cool couch, curtains and bookshelf. I like the long part of the couch


Loving the reading corner


And the little area for the kids


Love the shelf/desk combo! Great for smaller spaces


I like the couch and shelving


Curtains, shelf/storage behind couch


Leather couch


I want the slide out cabinets


And the organization of the drawer! Need, not want :)


Couch!


Shelves!


This bookshelf/library room is my absolute favorite!


Working hard!


I was laughing so hard that it came out blurry!


I want a house in Hawaii. And an Ikea. And unlimited monies so I can decorate to my heart's desire. sigh

Thank you Ikea for the great ideas! Please come to Hawaii!

San Francisco & Oakland

After the Exploratorium, the parking lot we were in had a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Since we really didn't want to deal with parking, we took some pictures there.
I LOVE this picture of the kids! don't you love Raya's socks and sandals look? ;P

Aaron did a pretty good job of taking this picture of us!


David pointing at Alcatraz Island.


Next up we went to the famous Golden Gate Bakery in SF. We HAD to try the custard tarts! There is usually a huge line but we dodged that bullet, I think we started the line!
The custards tarts were a little pricey but sooo yummy!


We loved the flaky crust! writing this is making me want to eat another one!


We didn't eat there that day but I just liked that it was a huge sign!


We went to Ghirardelli Square, got some free Pumpkin Spice Caramel samples and I ogled at all that amazing chocolate!


We also went to Ikea. My mom had to buy something for the house. Aaron stayed to play in the kids care place and he had fun there. David, Raya and I explored the bedroom and living area since that was all yhe time we had! Ikea is so huge and I really wish there was an Ikea in Hawaii! I took a ton of pictures in Ikea which I'll be writing another post for! So many good ideas!


Modeling his leather jacket


Aaron swinging with Gung-Gung and David


Eating at our SECOND buffet of the week - Fortuna - in Oakland. It's Chinese food and a whole bunch of seafood.
Raya eating her noodles


Aaron also eating his noodles


David's first plate of the evening


Me and my food :)


Closeup of my first plate


We ate a lot that night!
Soo stuffed!

Exploratorium

When David came to visit with me in California in 2005, we got a City Pass and went around to a bunch of different places. One of our favorites was at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. It was so much fun in there that we decided to take our kids while we were visiting California. I looked up the prices on the Exploratorium website for their hours and prices. It turned out that the first Wednesday on every month is a FREE DAY which also happened to fall on the week we were there so of course we planned it for Wednesday!

Raya with Popo watching the birds in the water




Raya, Popo (my mom) and me




Raya eyeing some birds with Popo & Gung-Gung




Our little family in front of the sign before heading inside.



Yelling in the echo chamber




Sitting in the chamber like I am and this thing is cool cuz even though we're across the room, you can totally hear the people on the other side!! Without yelling! It all depends on how sit it in it.




Those chairs are so humongous!




David & I wrote our names while looking at the mirror. It is harder than I thought it was! Aaron had a mad face because he wanted to draw and I was taking too long to take the picture. Haha!




The bubble station. Some kid took forever and Aaron waited ever so patiently and when the kid finally left, some other kid took it and little Aaron waited again. When the other kid left, some other kid tried to take it away from Aaron. David & I had to step in and be like it's his turn dude! Ok not really but we did tell the kid's mom Aaron was waiting for awhile and he was next.




This contraption had you looking in these funky magnifying glasses that actually made your depth perception off. mine more so than usual :)




You put the glasses on and tried to shoot a basket. You actually have to throw "to the right" to make it.




I don't really get it but it was fun! Even Raya had a turn!




I love the look on Aaron's face! He thought it was the coolest thing!



Our stickers on free day




These were taken with David's phone.




David is too small for that chair!








I could barely get on! Totally lame, I know!



Aaron hanging out in the hurricane tunnel



This place is so much fun! We didn't even get to play with everything! My parents took Raya and went at her pace.
I could stay there all day!
Up next, San Francisco and Oakland!