Fun Days – Page 10 – thosecoolkims

Family 5K!

Today, the three of us participated in the Seal Beach 5K! Last year when Ed did the 10K, we saw lots of people pushing strollers and he said then that he wanted to do it the next year with Ruby – and today, we did! This was my first organized race, and I have to say – it was pretty exciting! About 5500 people participated, and the energy from everyone racing, along with the community who were scattered throughout the course to cheer everyone on, made it so much fun. You really can’t go wrong walking a course at the beach on a Saturday morning in April!

We are feeling proud, because even with a kid and a stroller, we walked the 5K in 45 minutes flat. Ed actually came in 3rd place in his age division, and I came in 8th! Our time put us at a pace of approximately a 14 minute mile. Not too bad!

Here are a few shots from the day:

Fueling up before the race!

Waiting for things to get started

About halfway through!

Check out more photos here:

Seal Beach 5K – 4/2/11

Fun in the LBC

FINALLY! Some really great weather arrived, so Ed & I decided to get out and show Ruby a few of Mommy and Daddy’s old stomping grounds. We ended the 2-hour stroll at the Long Beach Museum of Art where we got married, so we decided to tell Ruby the story … and take a few pics!

After checking out the museum, we decided to go down near the water and let Ruby chill on the grass for the first time … it was such a pretty day!

We even had time to take a family portrait:

But as we all know, all good things must come to an end. When we reached this point, we knew it was time to call it a day:

Family Portrait

Summer Fun Day

Today was wide open and we had an itch to get on the road – Ed sold his beloved Mini this week, but it was happily replaced by his favorite car, a VW Jetta SportWagen! We decided it was a good day to break it in. We decided to head south down PCH and see where the day would take us. Too bad the sun never came out today – but the drive was gorgeous nonetheless …

We were hungry for lunch, so we hit up Yelp to find a new good place to try. We stumbled upon Crab Zone in Laguna Beach. Don’t be fooled by the cheesy name, this place really delivered! It is a seafood restaurant offering traditional type items like Clam Chowder and Seafood Gumbo, but they also have an interesting Asian Fusion twist, too. There was definitely a lot to choose from.

The 5-star ratings were pretty hard to ignore, and everyone seemed to be raving over the Dungeness Crab with Garlic and Pepper Butter Sauce, so Ed went ahead and ordered it. They really weren’t messing around – look at the size of that thing! Although he said it was probably the messiset meal he’s ever eaten, Ed swears it was worth the mess. They actually chop the legs off and cook everything in a wok, and then they “assemble” the crab back on to the plate. You get a lot of attention when its brought out to the table!

I decided to order a cup of the gumbo and get some steamed King Crab Legs. Wow – those did not disappoint either! Everything was delicious! Once again, big thanks to the Yelpers for getting us to a new destination!

After our awesome lunch, we decided to head over to OCMA (Orange County Museum of Art) for their 15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol exhibition. From OCMA’s website:

15 Minutes of Fame: Portraits from Ansel Adams to Andy Warhol explores a diverse range of photographic portraits from early modernism, to photographs of celebrities from the 1930s to 1960s, photojournalistic street photography from the 1960s, and contemporary portraiture.

All of the photos were fantastic! This photo taken by Lawrence Schiller in 1962 was one of our favorites. See Alfred Hitchcock in the rearview mirror of the car?

They also had a pretty cool photo booth in the exhibit so that you could capture your own 15 minutes of fame. Here we are with our best attempts at celebrity!

We also love OCMA because of its beautifully designed modern space.
Here’s Ed looking dapper in the tulip chair …

And me … looking pregnant!

Ed runs the OC Half Marathon!

After months of training and a lot of excitement & anticipation, Ed ran his 1st Half Marathon yesterday! I cannot even express how proud I was of him and his awesome achievement! He finished the 13.1 mile race in just over 2 hours (2:11:21, to be exact). As he approached the finish line, he barely even looked tired – he was smiling and even came to the sidelines to give us hugs and high-fives!

Ed said the course was beautiful. It began in Newport Beach at Fashion Island and ended at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Much of the course was along the water. He even took some photos with his iPhone as he ran! (Check out the photo album here)

We had a nice little cheering squad just past the 13 mile marker to watch Ed come in. Being a spectator at this event was super exciting, and very inspiring! Here’s a shot of Ed’s cheering squad:

Jarod, Danna, Kristen, Kay, Mary Anne, Larry, Carrie & Paul

And here’s Ed as he’s coming in – looking great!

Jarod even caught a video clip as Ed passed by us on his way to the finish line!

Yes – he does!!!

Thanks to everyone who came out – and to those who showed all the love & support even if they couldn’t be at the finish line. This was a great day for him and a great accomplishment!!! GO ED!

Check out more photos here:

Ed’s Half Marathon