A lake in Belmont?

Seven years later, we finally discover there's a lake in Belmont...near Wilson and Michelle's new place. Fascinating!

Warning: I am Two

Not a great shot of the boy, but I couldn't resist him in the T-shirt on his official birthday. Of course, Cameron obliged by demonstrating that people need to be warned by digging into his birthday cake with his fingers.

Closeup of cake #2

...which came from Sheng Kee Bakery, a Taiwanese chain that happens to have a branch down the road from us. Sorry about the focus: it was the best my little point-and-shoot could do.

Cake #2

Too bad you can't see his shirt, but it says, "Warning: I am 2." :-)

Cameron is 2!

Hard to believe, but our baby turned two last week. He's been a delight and a blessing to us these past two years.

As is turning into a Chen family tradition, our two-year old celebrated with two cakes. Here is the first, which he enjoyed with Fed's parents and the cuz.

Haircuts for the girls

Michelle came over this week to give both Fedora and Katie haircuts. Both the Chen women were patiently growing their hair out so that it would be long enough to donate to an organization called Wigs for Kids. They'll turn the hair into wigs for kids who are undergoing chemotherapy.

We were a little anxious that Katie would miss her long hair, but so far she's been exhilirated by the freedom and how easy it is to take care of her new 'do.

Picture perfect

And pretty tasty too. :-)

Mmmmm....tasty food at the reception

See more pics of the wedding on Picasa Web Albums.

Eric and Anna's wedding

We were delighted and honored to join Eric and Anna as they got married last weekend. They were blessed with just the perfect day -- sunny but not too hot, not a cloud in the sky -- in Sonoma. The entire affair was elegant, heart-felt, and joyous. Our prayers go out to the couple for a long life of joy together.

Ocean 2, The Boys 0

Sometimes you win, sometimes you get cold and wet in the ocean waters of San Mateo County.

All together now...

The highlight of the beach outing for most kids: playing chicken with the breaking waves.

Bottle rockets

I found a few bottle rockets on the beach, evidence of some July 4 festivities.

Half Moon Bay

Typical foggy morning in Half Moon Bay. The sun did peak through at about noon, though that didn't warm the water up much.

Beach Day

Colin enjoyed a fun day at the beach with his Day Camp buddies. Though he claims he enjoyed the bowling more. The water was quite cold, so I can't say I blame him.

Everyone watch the screen now...

Of course, I remember bowling when there was no screen overhead and you kept score on paper with a few #2 pencils. Then they added black and white screens, then color screens, and now, they have huge flat panel displays with cute animations after every toss down the alley. I think the kids were more interested in what animation would pop up on the flat panel than they were in how many physical pins they knocked down.

Happy birthday, David!

Colin was honored to celebrate his school chum David's birthday at a nearby bowling alley. Coincidentally, his Day Camp field trip from earlier in that very same week was at the exact same bowling alley. Colin nearly broke 100 at Day Camp but didn't do quite as well the second time.

Katie lucked out out and joined him at David's party even though she wasn't officially invited. And with the help of a "bowling ball slide" that I'd never seen before, she declared that she wanted her next birthday party at the bowling alley.

The young bowlers capped off their party with a Star Wars birthday cake. Fun!