Newport Beach & Disneyland

Disneyland - Louie party of 15 

Star Wars - Galaxy Edge   

California Adventure 

Who wants to get wet?

Spiderman wanna-bes

Lunch time 

Ready for World of Color show 

Thai double date with our Bay Area buddies who moved to San Diego 

Sunday morning church service at Mariners, such a big and nice campus - complete with cafe and huge gift shop 

 

Mewies teaching Louies how to play Magic card game 

Mark won the ping pong tournament 

Last night of Newport vacation 

Korean & Home Sweet home for Father's Day

Amazing Korean dinner with our neighbors who moved to the US 2.5 years ago.  Mari was so happy to see her buddy in her home town, such a special gathering. Love the endless ban-chon. 

2 authentic Koreans and 2 wannabe's 

Korean shave ice - so refreshing! 

Seafood dinner!  My favorite was abalone sashimi and Mari's was the (moving) octopus 

Hanging with k-pop dancers 

Gang nam style 

122nd floor high!  Can you see the ant-size buildings below? 

Thank goodness no cracks in the glass 

Father's day date with #1 ... Transformer movie 

Date with #2 ... lunch and football 

Snack and pool with #3

Ethan sous vide yummy rib eye for Mark ... so grateful for the fun-loving father Mark is to our kids. 

 

Game night with friends - gotta keep the kids active so they don't fall asleep before bedtime. 

First visit to Taipei for all 5 of us

Dinner with 2 of Tyler's USC friends & their families.  So nice to hang out with fellow Trojans from around the world.  

Night market dining ... dumplings 

Our AirBnb

Google in Taipei 101 building 

Yummy lunch with an amazing view 

Quite humid and hot 

Traditional Taiwanese breakfast 

Day trip to Jiufen, right outside of Taipei 

Juifen was such a quaint little town with nice views, shops and restaurants 

Chaiang Kai Shek Memorial... aka Chinese Abe Lincoln 

Tyler's friends were great tour guides 

Rooftop basketball ... Dad vs. boys

"Tea for Tea" was our favorite boba 

Din Tai Fung ... same great taste at a fraction of the price 

Rahoe Night Market, the oldest one  

Ethan loves his steak 

Kura Sushi ... a break from Chinese food 

Night hike to see his amazing view of the skyline 

More boba ... we had it about 2-3x a day 

 

Singapore fun - Day 1 & 2

Yay - we finally get to visit Auntie Tracy in Singapore - Marina Bay Sands in the background

Yummy lunch with Tracy's Singapore buddies - tried some tasty unique dishes. 

Afternoon boba break

Breakfast at Hawker - so yummy and cheap  

World famous Tian Tian Hainan chicken - meat is so moist

Chili crab for dinner, one of Sinapore's signature dish 

So grateful for our amazing personal tour guide ... we just show up and she takes us to eat and sightsee so we can build up an appetite to eat some more  

Tracy buys Tyler a cocktail since the drinking age is 18 here. 

4 out of the 5 of us stayed awake for sunset ... wow what a site!  Can you spot our sleeping beauty?

Beautiful backdrop 

Amazing light show