Playtime and Flying a Kite

Fine dining at Aria's.

Tai got to spend a couple of days in a row with his buddy Aria, including a brunchtime playdate today at Aria's house. Thanks to Shalu for making a brunch that could be featured on the Food Network. And how exciting was it for Thu and Shalu to hang out with Karen for the weekend. The three freshman year roommates reunite!

Aria getting a push from Karen.

Mommy and Tai on the big swing.

Three roommates reunion. Shalu, Thu, and Karen.

Finally, we ended the day by flying a kite at Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley, where people take advantage of the ocean breeze to fly all sorts of colorful shapes. I was in Washington, DC this week and got the kite at the National Air and Space Museum.

Tai lets the dolphin kite fly.

March Madness

A picture for Cornell's first win.

And one for the second round.

The end of March sure came quickly. It's probably a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence what happened this month: Cornell advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Tai won't remember watching these games, but I'll tell him that in 2010, he rooted for Cornell, the Ivy League champs who defied the odds.

For the record, other family alma maters did quite well too. Northern Iowa (Grandma) knocked off No. 1 Kansas in the second round, a gigantic upset that might be replayed a few decades from now. And Cal (Mommy) beat Louisville in the first round.

Cheesebooooooooard!

Yummy! Karaage chicken at Ryowa.

Walking at Jack London Square.

Earlier in the month, while I was away for work in New Orleans, Mommy and Tai hit all the East Bay hot spots. Mommy claims they covered a lot more ground in shorter amounts of time without Daddy. The photos above were sent on Mommy's iPhone so that Daddy wouldn't miss Tai as much.

Tai wearing his presents from New Orleans.

Tai must be getting bigger because he now fits into his Nemo shirt that he received from Mia last year. Tai topped 30 pounds this month.

Maybe this is why he's gaining weight. Tai is polishing off a milkshake after eating his entire kid's burger at Barney's.