Kampai!

The kids loved Kampai, a very rare treat thanks to a gift certificate. Zion hadn't been there in so long that he had almost forgotten what it was like, and it was Zen's first experience with Japanese teppanyaki. We ate like pigs. Zen finished almost a whole bowl of white rice (which took him 45 minutes using chopsticks) and then polished off an entire dish of rainbow sherbert. The rest of us dined on sashimi, steak and shrimp-yummy!

Shaving

The boys got some money for their birthdays, and we had to make a trip to Target (of course) because Zion's was burning a hole in his pocket. On the way to look at the Halo action figures, we passed this display of kids' shaving sets, complete with fake razor, shaving cream, and mirror. The Toy Story one was too cute--we couldn't resist. Zion modeled the "shaving the face" part, but Zen preferred to shave his legs like mommy. Zen (like Zion at age 3) gets very offended by prickly legs. Enjoy the pic and video (warning--there is a naked 3 year old in this video).

Zen's Birthday Celebration

Since Zion already had a "friends" birthday party, we decided that Zen should have one as well. It was a simple affair--we invited some neighbors and some of Zion's friends and their parents; Elijah brought his two younger brothers, Levi and Noah, who Zen has previously enjoyed. We brewed up some spiced cider and made some cupcakes; We had 8 little boys tearing around the house, playing ball and balloon and guns and making LOTS of noise. It was exactly what Zen wanted--he had a blast!