Dad's 31st (+10) Bday

Family celebration for dad's bday.  Nice intimate hang out with our awesome fam.  Thanks for coming over to hang out!  

Guys night out to welcome dad to Club 41, drinks and 

basketball until 2am. 

Yaki-soba and okonomiyaki dinner on dad's actual bday

Visit to SCU just for fun 

2 on 2 soccer game at SCU 

Date with dad, Sparky got to tag along as a 3rd wheel.  Dad - thanks for making time for these simple yet meaningful times together to bond and connect. 

Annual school pics

Annual (mommy's DIY) "school pictures" - 9th grade @ SCHS, 7th grade @ CMS, 2nd grade @ DCS & preschooler @ home

Most days our highlight is our after dinner stroll to the park with Teddy to play fetch

Breakfast date with dad ... we both share the love for yummy food

Halal Guys take out for lunch 

Laboring a fresh pasta dinner on Labor Day 

I love my soccer girls 

Mom and Dad's SCU buddy, Auntie Olivia's 40th Broadway Black and white party.  Taking "shotski" on the red carpet ... so fun & classy ;) 

Dinner with Dad's men's bible study group for the last couple years.  This time the ladies & kids got to hang out too.  

My squeesh em friends 

Sept here we come

Mom at Torrey Pines in San Diego for work this week.  

2nd grade lunch buddies 

Cousins - Teddy and Tommy 

Ethan cooking steak for Uncle Steve / Auntie Jen 

Juicy steak, so tender 

After dinner hang out 

Sisters and their baby girls 

Mom's high school friend, Uncle Alex turns 40 ... another one joins the club. 

Sat movie date night - watching "Searching" 

Tommy and Teddy crashing my date with mom 

Ching boys having a blast ... until we asked them to take a photo ;) 

Gma & Gpa went to go visit dad for lunch 

My self portrait for back to school night.   Does that look like me?

Our sporty girl

My 3rd soccer season.  First game this weekend and I scored 3 goals.  My teammates also scored a lot of points so we got out first W.  Last season we didn't win a single game.  Feels good to win a game. 

GrX Church bball league.  Dad - thanks for bing my awesome coach! 

Love my sous vide ... only way I make steak now (ethan).  Teddy is trying to find the meat he smells, no luck for Teddy. 

Morning carpool with my middle school STEM buddies. 

Mom's middle school friend, Uncle Pat joins Club 40 the sporty way. 

SCU and Warriors fans

Nutcracker practice with my Girl Scout buddies

Boba date with mom. 

Celebrating mom's college buddy, Auntie Loan's baby boy.  Mom had fun hanging with her all SCU girlfriends. 

2nd, 7th and 9th grade here we come!

Excited & ready for another school year.  New school and STEM program for Ethan and high school for Tyler!   We had a great first day of school.  On the other hand, it was a bit tough for Mama that her babies are growing up. 

Back to School celebration the evening before 1st day of school. 

Celebrating Gong Gong's bday. 

Our 2nd musical Les Mis - special family outing. 

Yummy dinner at Dumpling Time (last time we were here was when we watched Hamilton) 

Dinner at the Yangs - thanks for the amazing spread! 

Our "crazy Asian parents" decided last minute to watch "Crazy Rich Asians" at 11p on Friday night.  Boba kept mom up during the movie. 

Biking playdate with my buddies. 

National Nite Out, RGC, M&J Wedding, Sweet 16 & 40

We met Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmore @ National Nite Out in our neighborhood. 

Mom's SCU buddies visited her for a fun and yummy lunch. 

RCG - Rivermark Girls Camp ... this week we rotated neighbor's houses for "camp"

Mr. Mike and Ms Jazmine tied the knot at church.  We had so much fun at the wedding, been years since we've been to one.  Dad and Mike met at bible study. 

Dad gave a heart felt and funny bestman toast.

With the awesome bride + groom 

Dinner date to celebrate their Sweet 16 anniversary

This is how we roll after a visit to our local library 

SCU girls + Darren and Lezley, newest member of Club  20x2

Lezley and the fellas