Mark's Big 45

Bday boy wanted sushi for dinner, kids approve. 

Yummy lunch date while kids were still in school 

Tyler called to wish his old man a very happy birthday!  Miss him but so happy he's having a great time in college.  

Family party to celebrate a 45 yr young baller (every Tue and Sun night)! 

Cheers to Dodgers, Lakers, 49ers & Grandma!  

Watching USC football game and looking for Tyler in the stands.  

Go Trojans on another win, 3-0!  

Dinner with my Grandma who's 94 strong!  

Gma with 5 of her 17 grandchildren (plus 8 great grandkids). 

Ping pong and boba date! 

Beautiful rainbow after a rainy 8a soccer game ... Mari scored 2 goals for a 5-0 win!  

Double date with our awesome neighbors of 17 years.  We both sent 1 off to college this fall, cheers!  

USC Fun in the Bay Area

USC @ Stanford - yay for a fun win 41-27!

My 1st sporting event at Stanford.  Go Trojans!  

Fellow USC parents whose son has been buddies with Tyler since elementary!  Same school from kinder to college!  So grateful for their friendship all these years! 

USC Marching Band is truly an unbelievable sight with so much energy and pride. 

The marching band also performed at SF Embaradero the day before the big game @ Stanford. 

Thai dinner with Mark and my lil bro in SF after USC event. 

Dinner at popo's house - so yummy. 

Mark out for late-night eats with his Tuesday Night Hoops buddies. 

Google lunch with my sis and mom. 

Tyler's first family visit from Gong Gong. 

 

Go Giants!

Giants game with my family!  

Been a while since Mari was at her last Giants game 

Mother-daughter weekend in Pacific Grove for the long weekend. 

So grateful for these Rivermark moms ... we all live within 2 blocks! 

End of summer life group dinner 

Father-son date 

 

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 ;)