Temple

May 29 - 30, 2010

This weekend was quite busy for the girls. We had attended the Grand Opening of the Hon Los Temple in Duarte, CA. The French mansion where the temple resides was once a popular wedding site and a set on several movies. The entrance was just magnificent and the architecture was breathtaking. We celebrated our temple's move with speeches, performances and food. One of the most enjoyable event was catching up with friends. The girls enjoyed running around the gorgeous garden while soaking up some sun.

On Sunday, we attended a close friend's son's 4th birthday party. This has been an annual event and both of the girls always look forward to the party. This year's theme was Thomas the Train. JP, the birthday boy cannot part with his beloved Thomas the Train. As a result, the pinata was in the shape of Thomas. The pinata was filled with delicious candies and coins. The sad thing was, JP wanted the torn Thomas pinata to be put back together - he was devastated at the destruction. Ashley focused on picking up as many coins as possible. Alisha was the winner for pin the tail on the donkey. We have no idea how she came so close to the dotted donkey's tail with her sticker. The girls played at the play structure (see Alisha 2 years ago on the same high bar) and ran tirelessly around with balloons trailing behind them. This year; however, cantaloupes were not provided for Ashley who eats down to the rind (see photo from 2 years ago). Needless to say, we did not have any trouble putting them to sleep! Mom finally took some pictures after many weeks in hiatus.