A HELLO KITTY FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY

I always love going to kids birthday parties and when I found out little Vesper was going to have a Hello Kitty party I must say I was pretty excited. The weather could not have been more perfect for Vesper's birthday weekend and for the party at the Twin Pines Senior & Community Center in Belmont, CA. There were jars full of gum balls and colorful lollipops, a hello kitty piñata, a magician who also makes balloon animals, hats and anything you can possible think up, food galore and a little touch of nature with all the trees surrounding the lodge building. Ampy pretty much put this party together herself with a little help from some close friends and family members. The cupcakes and cake were made by Noe Valley Bakery and the magician was none other than Mr.Shap.

Vesper was the life of the party. Everytime I turned around she was being held by someone else. She is one social butterfly let me tell you. She enjoyed herself so much that she ended by passing out in her great aunties arms before it was time to get her in the car seat. After the party ended I was able to spend some quality time with Ampy and we had a spot of breakfast with the family of three the following morning before my departure in the afternoon. I am looking forward to seeing Vesper, Calvin, Ampy and their new arrival very soon ( If you could not tell from the photos Ampy is pregnant with her second. Which means Vesper will have a little sister very soon.)

It took the kids quite sometime to break the piñata open, even without the blindfold. But as you can see from the animated gif below that once it was open it was a free for all for all the candy.

A DOSE OF CUTENESS

This past weekend I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with my goddaughter Vesper. She is just the cutest one year old I know! Tomorrow I will be sharing some photos from her 1st birthday party.

RECENT TRAVELS

Over this past weekend I spent some time with my dear good friend and best friend Ampy for her bridal shower. This will be her first baby and I wanted to make sure I was there to help celebrate this special time in her life. It was really great to see her,the city and many friends that I have not seen in a little while.

I returned last night and have repacked my bags for my trip to Houston, Texas this week. Although this is a work related trip for business I am still going to squeeze in some me time to check out Houston since this will be my first time in this city.

While doing some research about Houston I found out that Houston has a historical community/area called the Houston Heights. I immediately gasped when I learned that there is a row of vintage shops in that area. I will be making sometime tomorrow to visit the area and stop by some vintage and thrift stores there. I cannot pass up a chance to discover a new city especially when it involves historical buildings, clothing shops and eateries.

I will also try to see my friend Elaine that has recently moved there to complete her residency. I have a full schedule everyday for the business related aspect of the trip but I will make the best of it and have fun while I am there. I will have another post up about my trip to San Francisco and the Baby Shower. Thanks again Calvin and Ampy for your hospitality and for taking my around one of my favorite cities.

Here are a few photos from my trip up to San Francisco. More coming up on my next post about the Baby Shower I have been promising to put up for awhile now.

A view of the City from the Twin Peaks

By the golden coast

The other side of the Twin Peaks