Holiday cheer

Annual Wang siblings pic 

Wang cousins

Yorkshire pudding in the making 

Louie Xmas Eve with Uncle Roo's amazing prime rib 

SCU annual holiday party 

Dinner with our life group 

Siblings dinner night out 

 

In loving memory

My last grandparent passed away this week at 94 years old. Photo is from 2011 with Mari. 

Cousins holiday celebration in SF

Just a few of the girl cousins 

Kids couch ... watching football and playing games

Bros-in-law Korean fried chicken "hot" date

Mari presented her First Lego League project during open house 

Meeting Michael's future in-laws.  Such a special dinner celebrating Michael and Sarah's engagement. 

Kids' table - everyone happy with their bento boxes and snacks

 

Hook Em

Celebrating Ethan's great news on getting accepted into UT Austin this week. Xmas came early for Ethan as he wasn't expecting to hear back until late Jan.  It's one of his top 3 choices.  He's still in disbelief he got accepted as it's quite tough for out of state applicants, esp for their business school.  We're so grateful he's super excited.  Possible Longhorn wanted to celebrate with Premier Pizza meal.   

Gpa's bday dinner - hainan chicken rice plate. 

Celebrating neighbor Judy's big 50 ... outdoor karaoke party, so fun! 

Mari celebrating her friend's 13th at Shark's ice skating rink. 

2nd place soccer winners! 

Pho date night 

Starbucks frappacino date 

Spontaneous second dinner / late night eats at Red Robin

Google family holiday carnival - Ethan has outgrown many of the activities but it was still fun to hangout with my (no so little) boy. 

Lazy Football Sunday and Connect Four with J & O. 

Dec 2023

Tree and lights are up ... ready for holiday festivities. 

Yay for a soccer win in double overtime! 

TGIF - cheers! Mark is out of Covid quarentine

Black Friday purchase bubble mochi waffle maker ... first batch didn't look so good but still tasted yummy 

Ethan swapping out parts to make a smaller computer. 

Celebrating a dear neighbor's 50th ... such a fun party

Bday boy is such an awesome neighbor/friend. 

Annual Rivermark Mom's cookie and gift exchange 

 

Cozy and Quiet Thanksgiving

Tyler's home for Thanksgiving break. So nice to have all 5 of us under one roof again for our late night snack. 

8a pumpkin pie class ... prep in class and bake at home 

Time to eat 

Raman noodle lunch 

Mari helping assemble the crust we made in class

Friendsgiving with neighbors ... then Mark tested positive.  Luckily Mark didn't pass along his "positivity" to our friends. 

N95 mask for a quick neighborhood walk for some fresh air and dessert 

Love our neighborhood strolls 

Pho dinner sans Mark 

Olivia's Nutcracker performance - so cute! 

Grandma, Grandpa and Grand Uncle Jim (Gpa's big bro) signed up for Tyler's official USC campus tour. What an honor for him to have Bruins sign up for his tour.  Tyler's on the left in red guiding his group of about 20 sharing 143 years of Trojoan history & pride. 

 

LA, Reno and Modesto

This weekend our family was in 3 different cities - Ethan flew to LA to hang out with big bro and friends for 5 days.  He's having a blast playing "college student" going to parties, football/basketball games, potluck, movie, cooking and even crashed a few business classes that piqued his interest.  

Mark and I went to Reno with neighbors to celebrate a special couple's 50th. We had so much fun being kids in the biggest little city! 

Morning walk to the farmer's market ... all 24 of us! 

Dinner party - we are so grateful for such amazing neighbors, many we have known for 18+ years! We've seen our kids as newborns, go to elementary school together and now off to college. 

Circus Circus fun ... sharks for everyone!  We're all such kids at heart! 

Fierce competition between the hubbies to win a stuffie 

Some adult fun at the casino. 

Scavenger hunt task - take a pyramid picture with your teammates. #1 team here - we won first place!  Everyone got so competitive - it was a blast running around our hotel/casino to complete our many challenges. 

Before the bday weekend, we stopped by Tyler's roomie's parent's home in Reno to watch the USC vs. UCLA game. Unfortunately, Trojans didn't win but we had a great time with fellow USC parents. 

While we were all having fun, Mari was working hard at her robotics competition in Modesto. Someone has to work around here. All her hard work for months paid off and they are moving on to the regional competition in Feb! 

Korean dinner date with sister Jen for another bday celebration meal.  

Office social with my co-workers. 

Ethan cooked us steak for dinner on Tue, as usual so yum!