with my sister's family in town recently, angie helped arrange some family photos at my parent's place. it was a rare opportunity when all the cousins were together in the same city at the same time.

micah is 6 months this week! he's been more and more responsive facially, which also means... giggles!

Download Micah giggles

a few of us from our summer softball team went to a canadians game a couple of weeks ago, and had a great time! i hadn't been to nat bailey in years, and forgot what a fun place this little stadium is right in the heart of town to watch a baseball game. mommy was wise enough to get some ear muffs for the kids ahead of time as this was their first major sporting event, and knowing how they both get startled easily and aren't used to noisy environments.

i'm not sure it's totally kicked in yet that i'm a father of two. some days i look at these two kids in my house and car's rear view mirror and wonder where they came from. i guess that's why many parents say "they grow up so fast"... in all the daily demands and how time just flies by at this stage in life, it's easy to miss the little things they do.

a few weeks ago we took a trip to the Bay Area to visit some friends. it was micah's first flight, and he did very well! we flew allegiant air outta bellingham, which saved us some money. but BLI won't be winning any airport of the year awards anytime soon.

our first trip with 2 kids, car seats, stroller and luggage was quite a handful! but our good friends the kashiwamuras were kind enough to let us use their minivan which made everything easier.

boo had a great time hanging out with auntie patty and kalista again...

we also enjoyed sonic for the first time. must go back to try some of their other drinks.

we paid homage at 1 infinite loop, visiting a friend that works there as well as the company store. we found some cool swag

matia, meet mateo. we had pho with my coworker and his family in fremont one night, and enjoyed letting the kids play.

while killing time one afternoon at the great mall in milpitas, angie discovered kettle pop. think kettle corn with caramel and chocolate dripped over it. mmm. we brought a couple mega bags home with us, it was so good!

on our last night we enjoyed watching an old concert video from 1989 of a continentals concert. patty and i met on that tour, and it was very nostalgic.