Christmas 2022

Same bridge and loved ones ... just 10 years older and for some a few inches taller. 

Annual SF foodie tour ... starting with dim sum from Chinatown. 

Saying hi to our SF friends ... the sea lions at Pier 39. 

Quick stop at our favorite boba place. 

Yummy chicken pho for a cold day 

Spontaneous Xmas eve-eve dinner at Uncle Russ' and meeting puppy Portia @ 8 weeks old 

Christmas Eve service.  Wishing all lots of hope for 2023. 

Christmas morning ... grateful for all 6 of us simply being together. 

Christmas dinner with the Louie side ... all 24 of us! 

Louie cousins 

Boys volunteering to assemble boxes of food for Second Harvest.  

 

Tyler's home for the holidays

So nice to have a table of 5 again

All cozy on the couch ... including Teddy

Wang Family prime rib Christmas dinner 

Wang cousins 

Lots of presents for the kiddos

Hibbs working out to make room for dessert 

Louie siblings monthly dinner 

 

Holiday cheer

Holiday lunch with a few of mom's (many) cousins and some aunties and uncles.  So nice to gather in person. 

Mom's cousin showed up 24 hours early for our cousins' party with sushi ... so we had a mini sushi party.  

Ethan and his buddy went to 49ers game to cheer on QB: Brady and Purdy.  Yay for another win for 9-3 record! 

Mark's work dinner at Santana Row this week. 

I crashed Mark's team's holiday craft sessions. 

Mari's 1st middle school dance. 

1 Brady fan, 1 Jimmy G fan, 2 Star Wars fans!  

Mark's new ride for the next couple weeks - old man injury on the basketball courts (pulled a calf muscle).

Tyler's formal poker with his college buddies. Excited to have him home next week through the new year!  

 

 

SCU girls holiday

Holiday cheer with my SCU girlfriends @ SF Fairmont ... Parisian style! 

Cheers to great conversations and yummy food/drinks. 

17th Annual Rivermark Mom's cookie exchange 

Monthly father-sons dinner. 

Google cooking class - making roasted veggie soup 

Google visit with Mark's parents and uncle visiting from LA. 

Dim sum brunch with mom's cousin visiting from Santa Rosa before they head to the 49ers game.  

 

Tyler and his buddies took the bus to Vegas for the Pac-12 Championship game vs. Utah.  Unfortunately, they didn't bring the trophy home but they still had a fun and yummy time together. 

College boy is home for Thanksgiving

Tyler's welcome home lunch.  Nice dining together as 5 again. 

Kalbi dinner for college boy's first night home.  So nice to have all 5 under 1 roof for a few days. 

Louie Thankgiving

Louie cousins 

Wang Thanksgiving 

Thankful turkey turned out juicy.  This 20 pounder gave us 3 meals: thanksgiving, porridge and pot pie! 

Wang cousins celebrating Logan's big 11. 

These 2 unite after 3+ months

Teddy misses Tyler's lap 

Friendsgiving with our neighbors & church small group buddies for over a decade.  

Brother-sister tennis match 

Ping pong fun 

Tyler made it back for the last football home game of the season to witness the Trojans beat the Irish!  

 

Big football and robotics competition

USC vs. UCLA football watch party with our USC alumni friends. 

Tyler and his Trojan buddies at the Rose Bowl - what an exciting game.  Yay for a 48-45 win against rival UCLA ... USC off to Pac12 Championship in 2 weeks!  

Mari's 1st robotics tournaments.  Overall, they did great, team was invited to Lego Innovation Expo in March to present their project! 

Post-competition celebration with Boba

Ethan's silver hardware came off ... love his smile :) 

Kid swap - Uncle Steve and Auntie Jen took Ethan out for dumpling dinner. 

Meanwhile Jacob is giving Uncle Mark a hard time with chess.  

PE time at home, Teddy's the push up counter. 

Tyler's intramural football team made it to playoffs but unfortunately, didn't make it to the championship game.  They had a great time bonding and playing together!