Family time

Auntie Tracy welcome home from Singapore!  Jacob - Happy 7th birthday!  

Field trip to SF with Mark's siblings to visit cousin Jason & Anne ... and Bruce Lee. 

Dim Sum Brunch - so yummy & fun!  

Tweens closed down Great America after countless rides. 

Thai food double date with our wonderful neighbors. 

Father-son movie night. 

Can you tell what this guy loves? 

 

USC New Student Convocation

24 hour trip down to LA for Trojan welcome ceremony.  Weren't sure if we were going to make the trek down but so glad we did as it was such a special event. 

USC Alumni Park filled with new students and their families. 

Tyler looking so scholarly in his USC robe.  Lets hope his finds time to study between all the fun activities. 

Dropping him off for orientation before we head home. 

Some massage relaxation at the airport before we head home. 

1st family Video Chat with the new college boy - great for the 5 of us to be together again :) 

Mari's FFF - more rummikub!  

Twins - thanks so much for the invite to Great America.  Mari had a blast with you. 

Louie sibling outing. 

Dinner with my BFF from the 6th grade! 

20 years later, 1 down, 2 to go!

Celebrated 2 decades of marital bliss and bumps.  Hasn't always been easy but has been so worth it to commit to one another through all these years. 

1st day of middle school and 11th grade.  Tyler's ready to start "13th grade" soon. 

Mari's middle school friends. 

2004: Going home! 

2022: Leaving home!  :( 

Hardest family member for Tyler to say good-bye to.  Tyler is Teddy's main daily walking buddy. 

In front of his new home. 

Unpacking chaos 

He's all settled and gave us the boot before I could cry.  Actually quite hard to get too emotional since he's so happy and excited to start his next chapter. 

"Hogwarts" dining hall 

In front of Tyler's dorm @ USC Village.  Trader Joe's & Target is literally right next to his dorm. 

Drove down as a family of 5. 

Drive back home with 1 down, 2 more to go ;)  

 

LA, Boston and SF

Mark and I had our 1st post-pandemic work trips.  I went to LA and had a team picnic on the beach (after we worked of course). 

Mark went to Boston to meet his new Fit Bit team. 

Meanwhile the kids went to Red Robin for dinner. 

Boys had dim sum with Auntie Jen and Gong Gong. 

Top Golf fun with Chans then dinner.  Thanks for being the responsible and fun adults since we ditched our kids. 

DIY sushi lunch with Mari's buddies. 

Boba date ... trying to squeeze in all the quality time we can get before he leaves us. 

FFF Family stroll 

Yummy pho with Uncle Michael and Auntie Sarah in SF

Popo took Tyler out on a lunch date and Asian snack shopping for his dorm.  He was so happy to be spoiled by my mom. 

Salesforce Park in SF, what an amazing space. 

Such a beautiful day in SF to explore this park for the first time. 

Celebrating Tyler's buddy's graduation and send off to U of Michigan.  Go Blue! 

Shopping at the mall then lunch date.  I cherish that she still wants me to be her shopping buddy.  

Mari started Lego First League competition and Ethan is her team's coach.  My baby girl starting her STEM activities and likes it.