One of my best birthdays!

This past weekend my wife threw me a great birthday party at our favorite Oakland restaurant, Le Cheval.  I was truly honored to see everyone and enjoyed every moment, even despite the heat!

Here’s some pics from the shebang:

Dave and Jason – the odd couple

Me with Oscar and Gabriella – “You have to try the ‘claypot fish’ and the ‘cubed beef’!”

Arlene and Junior, aka “Patrick Pedro”

Eugene and Leilani

Arcilla clan: Dan, Logan, Jackson, and Joy

My “little brother” Alex and me

Chester and my sister Cathy

Anna and Angela with Roman G

Jason making the classic move on his wife Arlene

Daniella, Lauren, and Isabella

Ronin and Junior

Jeanette and Colin

Rouge and Donko

I can’t believe I’m 30!!

Table 1 (Oscar, Gabriella, Andrea, Lis, Roman, Me, Arlene, Jason, Jeannette, Colin, Rouge, and Donko)

“Don’t worry Donko, his neck won’t fall off..”

Table 2 (Nelson, Angela, Anna, Lisa, Roman, Me, Chester, Cathy, Dave, Jason, and Alex – Lauren and Daniella’s heads in the front)

Dan, Roman, Jackson, Me, and Eugene

Table 3 outside (Joy, Jackson, Dan, Logan, Lisa, Penny, Daniella, Lauren, Me, Roman, Ronin, Junioin, Nelson, Jason, Arlene, Jason, and Leilani)

The Lacson siblings

Our family