It's my birthday!

Scooby's 1st birthday was on August 21, 2008 and a birthday party was thrown for him and his siblings. This is the first time we've been to a doggie birthday party. There were 6 dogs total:
Buttercup (maltese and poodle mix mom - 12 pounds)
Cody (pure maltese dad - 4 pounds)
4 puppy siblings (oldest to youngest is Scooby, Bella, Jax, and Katie).

It was the reunion of the whole family with food, fun, and gifts! Here is Scooby in the morning, not knowing the festivities planned for him ahead. He generally likes to sleep with his head wedged between some part of your body:

The doggies had a birthday cake (below) and frozen yogurt (not shown):

The puppies and momma going at the cake (Scooby is the one on the right in the foreground):
Scooby caught on camera with whip cream on his face!

What a fun day for Scooby! He took home a new bed and stuffed animal filled with raw hyde. Mommy and daddy got him a frisbee and a couple of chew toys.

14 years ago

Us in Mt. Laguna around 14 years ago, sliding down the snowy slopes with a sled. It was fun times!

Can't believe these pictures were taken around 14 years ago. Sure brings back a lot of memories. The baby is Linda Poon, taken at Andrew and Gloria's old Mira Mesa home.

Phantom

We went to watch the Phantom of the Opera this past Saturday right after a birthday party for a friend's son who turned 1 years old. We got seats in the 7th row of the Civic Theatre. When we watched out first play, Miss Saigon, we decided that it is a must to sit in the front rows for any event so we can see the facial expressions or to even see what they look like! It makes a huge difference in the enjoyment. Phantom was very enjoyable and the music was the best of all plays we've seen. That was one of our last splurges for a while until baby is born. We inherited a lot of baby stuff, but there's still a lot of big items to purchase.

Boy bloom

We attended our first birth series class this week and during the introductions, everyone was supposed to say if they were having a boy or girl. Out of the 11 couples there, it looks like 10 couples were expecting boys! What is going on? That beats all odds. Maybe it's a boy bloom year? Didn't they say that there was a shortage in boys these days? I guess it's being made up now.