Introducing Jimmy Kim!


We are so excited to have a new member of our family — Jimmy Kim came home with us today from the OC Humane Society in Huntington Beach and we are so lucky to have found him. He is sweet, gentle and super handsome. He is a big boy — 14 lbs. and 9 years old. He is super affectionate for having been with us less than 12 hours so far. After losing Ricki almost a year ago now, it feels great to have a cat in the house again.

Blissed out on head scratches:

He is so tolerant and good with Ruby:

We love him so much already!

Ruby’s Royal Treatment

If you would’ve told Ed and I about 4 years ago (heck, even two years ago!) that we’d be taking our daughter to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disneyland for a “Princess Makeover”, we probably would’ve given you a look of disdain and exclaimed, “Never in a million years!”. Now we realize more than ever why the cliche, “Never say never” exists.

The salon is inside Fantasyland, right next to Sleeping Beauty’s castle. She chose to do this over having a birthday party this year. Thanks to ALL of her Grandparents, we were able to make this happen for her. It was pretty mind-blowing; she got to choose any gown she wanted — complete with matching crown and wand — and get her hair, nails and “makeup” done.

After her treatments concluded, she was swiveled around in her chair and told to wave her magic wand at the mirror. The curtains parted, the mirror lit up, and her new “regal” look was revealed! After she was finished, she was escorted to do a photo shoot inside a Cinderella carriage, and got to meet Cinderella, Snow White and Ariel in person.

For the rest of the day, she walked the park in her very fancy Princess Anna “Coronation Day” Gown. The big hair and makeup freaked Ed + I out a little, but seeing how happy she was the entire day made it all worth it!

(See more pics of the treatment here.)

Roadtrippin’ thru Utah – Temple Square, Park City and the Tracy Aviary

Today was an action-packed day. Ed + Ruby kicked off the morning by having breakfast with his old roommate Heidi and then heading to storytime at the City Library (all while I recovered from a stomach bug I caught the night before). After more quality library time, we decided we couldn’t be in SLC and completely ignore Temple Square, so we made our way over to check out the action. We must say — those are some pretty impressive grounds!

After catching a quick bite, we wanted to get a little closer to the gorgeous snow-capped mountains that surround this city, so we hit the 80 East and drove up to Park City. What an awesome little mountain town — it was charming and we even got to drive by the ski jumps and bobsled track used in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Ruby slept the whole time in the backseat!

After she woke, we really wanted to check out the Tracy Aviary at Liberty Park. We had no idea how cool it would be! It is really amazing and we are so glad we went.

We wrapped up the evening with a great meal at The Wild Grape and dessert at Hatch Family Chocolates. Here are a few highlights from the day!

Roadtrippin’ thru Utah – Bryce Canyon

Today we said goodbye to Zion National Park and hello to Bryce Canyon. All we can say is, WOW. It’s absolutely stunning. We scoped out Sunrise Point and meandered down the trail for a bit, then checked into our home for the next two days – the infamous Ruby’s Inn! We tried to catch the sunset tonight — it was a little too cloudy for a dramatic view, but it was still gorgeous nonetheless.

Highlights from the day:

Passing through Dixie Forest en route to Bryce Canyon

Tunnel!

Watch your step!

Wow.

We think she likes it here.

Waiting for sunset.

We’re aiming to be at Sunrise Point by 6:30 am to catch another view.
Lots more pics here!