Chinese New Year

Today we ventured to Chinatown with Susie and Jess for the Chinese New Year Parade and festival.  Lot's of colorful dragons and dancers.  Confetti and cotton candy.  We dined at an authentic Chinese restaurant and bought souvenirs to take home.  It was a fun day all around!

 Van's Bff, Jess.

Catching Up With Jane

We met Jane at W's with Ginny and Gene.  It's been a while and it was so good to see her and catch up on life.  Sadly, after dinner Jeff and I went to visit Alpa.  It's been 2 days since Craig passed away and we went to the house to pay our respects.  Difficult time and so hard to understand why and how this could happen. 

Jessie was absent from dinner because she was having a sleepover at Mia's for her 8th birthday.  Jessie had a long day... Dad joined her and the entire 2nd grade at the LA Zoo.

 We love Jane and always have a great time together!

Lunch Date With My Joy

I checked Jessie out of school early to enjoy a nice lunch together.  We dined at her favorite restaurant, Asaka.  We talked about the upcoming Science Fair, her birthday and all things 2nd grade.  Love spending quality time with my little Joy.  I treasure these moments and will always make time for more in the future!

Valentine's Day

Valentines Day in the Lewis house did not disappoint! The kids woke up to balloons, stuffed puppies and chocolates.  We made a breakfast of pancakes and bacon then Jeff took half of the clan to the Cove and I took some to Wilderness Park.  Raquel and Jonah were staying with us for the weekend.  After the Cove, Jeff and the kids joined us at the park for some lunch and exploring.  Later that evening we joined Ginny and Gene at Avenue Italy for a romantic family Italian dinner.  Such a fun day and night with the ones I love.  Couldn't ask for anything more!

Ballet

The girls started ballet at Fusion Dance Studio.  Can't wait to see their recital in June!

California Science Center

I had the pleasure of chaperoning a group in Gigi's class at the California Science Center.  We had a great day walking around the museum and discovering such exhibits as the World of Life, Ecosystems and Creative World.  The highlight was seeing and learning about The Space Shuttle, Endeavour.  We also saw an IMAX movie, Hubble 3D... it was AWESOME!  It was a memorable and meaningful experience and I'm so glad I was able to enjoy it with Gigi.  Until next year!

Luciana, Leora, Gigi, Josh and Anthony

Dinner At Dolphy

Van loves to visit Dolphy... his friend and statue.  Tonight we picked up dinner and headed to Dolphin Park.  George joined us and of course, the sunset was amazing!!!