Monday, November 27, 2023

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. 





 

Monday, November 20, 2023

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! 

 

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Family time



Louie family dinner + UCLA & USC football game ... both teams lost :( 

Cousins' late-night snack 

Guerreros finally visit the Bay ... lunchtime. 

Father-sons sushi dinner 

Pumpkin and chocolate froyo with cousin Alisa, yum! 

Mark making cookies for a team-building event 

This is what happens when I have pillow-talk with Mari while tucking her in ... I fall asleep before she does.


 

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Halloween 2023


Kids were out trick or treating with friends so after passing out sweets to 800+ kids, we closed shop and walked around our very festive neighborhood.  

Mari with her buddies 

Ethan and his buddy got quite a bit of loot.  They want to bring it college!

Nov 1st early action applications submitted, now onto UC apps due 11/30

FFF - pool and ping pong night

Mari's Girl Scout Sephora class 

Girls ramen night out 

Bi-monthly haircut for Teddy bear 

Dinner with cousin Alisa and Chris who just moved to the Bay from SoCal

 

Louie siblings hangout at Google this month @ Google