DJ in ER

DJ had chest pains when he exerted himself - so bad that it would bring him to his knees. I initially tried to get him seen at Kaiser in Brea but they turned him amd his mom away (!) because we had no appointment so I picked him up and took him to the ER thirty minutes away. They did an EKG and chest x-ray and it turns out it is not serious. It will go away after taking prescription Motrin for a few days. He is fine.

Man Of Steel

We saw Man Of Steel today hoping for the best. Two and a half hours later, we were not impressed. DJ made this Instagram to show how he feels. You can see DJ's entire Instagram collection here (NSFW).

Picture Day

We had a family picture day last weekend. In the typical cost concious and rushed way I do things, I bought a Groupon for a Target photo studio, had all the kids wear jeans, arrived at Target thirty minutes early, bought polos for everyone and took pictures. We were out of there in under an hour.

For posterity purposes, these are the ages on Picture Day:  DJ (15), Riley (11) and Holden (9).

Huong Birthday

This picture is one of those shots someone took in between the posed shots that actually shows the laughter in a way the posed shots don't.

Houng had a birthday last Saturday and we invited her sister, Marion and her husband, Michael, along with their two boys, Michael and Darwin. I cooked most of the food and made some experimental cocktails. The kids had friends over as well, and our other friends Chris and Vicky brought an ice cream cake.

Having Huong's relatives over was kind of a big deal, so I am glad it went well.

Apocalypse Now Holden

Initially, when DJ showed me this I shrugged. I must have been in the the middle of something. He sometimes picks the most inopportune (look it up, DJ) times to show me stuff.  But now I like it, so I'm posting it. I think DJ may want to go into film. He loves movies, is familiar with the great directors, remembers everything  he sees, and can recite scenes from his favorite movies verbatim.

DJ and Lexi at Sadie Hawkins Dance

DJ and Lexi went to a Sadie Hawkins Dance which had a sports theme. I had to buy DJ one of those expensive authentic jerseys but I got it big enough so that I could wear it too.

Chris Botti

Saw Chris Botti and his amazing band at Pechanga. I thought it would be fake jazz like Kenny G but it was true jazz with musicians that basically play better than Chris himself. I need to look up these artists and find their individual works. Also I need Chris's latest album, Impressions.

Chris will be at Honda Center soon but that venue is too big for me and echoey. We had excellent seats at Pechanga with decent sound quality.

Look at the photo I snapped to get an idea of how close we were.