Happy 11th Birthday Scott!!

11 years ago today at 6:04PM, life changed for Renee and I. Scott was born after a 24 hour labor......and every day since then has been golden. I always tell Scott that the challenges that he has to face in life are sometimes tough, being the first born bring with it responsibility that his sister and brother do not have to deal with. When I travel, Scott is the man of the house. He takes his role as a big brother in stride. He helps his sister and brother every day without complaint. He takes care of things around the house without having to be asked and he always watches out for Mommy and Daddy. If I had to describe the perfect son to be the first born, Scott would be it. He is my Big Boy and I know that he will grow into someone that I can be proud of. I am already proud of him......everyday. We love you Scott....Happy Birthday!

We celebrated by going to a Sacramento River Cats baseball game with Uncle Marty, Uncle Steve and lots of friends. We had a GREAT time despite the Cats getting pounded from the 1st inning on...

Da Hui Hoop Warriors - Year End PARTY!!!!!

The Da Hui Hoop Warriors know how to party! We had the entire team over today for some fun, sun and delicious food. All the families had a great time eating and enjoying the company. Tyler Sakata had the honor of being the only one to catch a fish.....he caught a 6" catfish.

The boys also got Coach Marty with a bucket of water, but Coach Marty struck back with the water hose......Coach Neil was smart enough to hide behind the Moms...

Da Hui Hoop Warriors - Almost Perfect Season!!

Scott's CYBL team - Da Hui Hoop Warriors - season has come to an end....we went 5 -1 in the regular season and lost in the playoffs. The boys played hard and had a great time. Coach Marty and Coach Neil did a great job with the boys and it was a great season to watch! Team Da Hui will be back next year in full effect!!!

Den 2 - Pack 611.....One More Year....

Today we kicked off our 2008/2009 final scout year. It's been 5 years since I started as a leader for Scottie's den. Now he is in his final year as a cub scout in San Jose. Ever since we moved to Sacramento, we have been driving to San Jose every Friday for scouts. Renee is also Cori's troop leader for Girl Scouts so we take full advantage of the time. It's been a long five years but it's been rewarding watching the boys grow. It's also been an honor to lead my son in something that I hope he remembers for the rest of his life. I'll get a few years of rest and it'll be Justin's turn!

Seated left to right are Jason Minagawa, Mitchell Kitazumi and Scott. We have a total of 18 boys in our three 5th grade dens. All the boys have been together since Tiger Scouts.

My super cool assistant leaders....Donna Minagawa and Leslie Kitazumi....

Our Friday night tradition.....PJ's on and a quick visit to Foster Freeze for an ice cream cone, milkshake and fries for the long ride home......

Time for an intervention......

One thing that I like to do......ever since I was a kid.....is to play video games. When I was young, my brother Tom bought me a Fairchild Channel F game system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F

Ever since then, I've been hooked. Which is why I have a PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii and an XBox 360.....Scott enjoys video games as much as I do....Cori enjoys playing her Nintendo DS and Justin has just started playing the PS3 (Lego Indiana Jones). Justin has played that game everyday for the past week. I've been limiting his play but he just loves to play.........it may not be too late for an intervention for Justin.......

If anybody wants to battle me on-line in Call of Duty 4, my Playstation ID is SCJ14, send me an invite and get ready to eat some lead.....

Pho' Pho' and more Pho'

At least once a week we go to our favorite Vietnamese restaurant, Pho' Lotus. It's located in the Kohls shopping center on Elk Grove Blvd. It took us a while to find a Vietnamese place that we liked and I'm happy that we finally found it! Coming from San Jose, there were Vietnamese restaurants on every corner but only a few in Elk Grove.

Baby Kylie Likes To Party!!

Julie, Gregg and Baby Kylie made the trip over from the Bay Area to help us celebrate Cori's birthday party. Julie was with us when Cori and Scott were very young and also when Justin was born....she was witness to the craziness of having kids and a new baby. I think we were able to prepare her a little for motherhood. Now that she is a mommy of her own, she gets to really experience the joy of being a mother.......and Gregg gets to change the diapers. Kylie is 4 months old now and has pretty curly hair......