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Kate & Sophie’s 2014 Birthday Party

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Happy Birthday Kate & Sophie

_MG_9509Kate and Sophie love playing together, so we organized a joint birthday party for the girls. Together with their friends, the parents and family, we packed eighty people into Wonderwild in The Woodlands. Everyone seemed to have a great time catching air on the kangaroo jumper, dropping out of the crocodile slide and climbing through the playscape.

_MG_9520Happy birthday Kate and Sophie. You’re really growing up quickly. I cannot believe Kate is four and Sophie is now two. It’s amazing to see our girls grow up so fast. Kate is adding numbers, sounding words and excelling in school. Sophie is starting to talk in sentences and is almost potty trained. Both girls are in gymnastics, ballet, swim lessons, music and art classes.

A special thanks to grandma for the tasty cupcakes, to Uncle John for the pictures, to Holly & Vi for helping the girls run the gauntlet and to Ong Ngoai & Ba Ngoai for the delicious after-party dinner.

Here are some party pictures: [Read more…]

The Whitesels Are Coming!

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Whitesel Trip_17As we get older (and have kids), it’s inevitable that friendship gets test by time, distance and life. If we’re lucky, distance and time doesn’t rob the friendship, but strengthens it with life experience. We’re fortunate to be friends with Aaron, Amy, Sophie and Thomas Whitesel. It’s been years since we seen them, so they jumped aboard a airplane and came to play. This was the first time Kate and Sophie got to meet their new friends Sophie and Thomas.

You can tell from the following pictures that it was a jam-packed, fun-filled adventure. We visited the Texas Renaissance Festival, The Woodlands Children’s Museum and spent quite a bit of time just hanging out at the house. Here are a few pictures of our time together: [Read more…]

Happy 3rd Birthday Kate

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Kate3rdBday-2We invited all of Kate’s schoolmates, our friends and family to a little party at Zunan (kid-friendly restaurant & playhouse) in The Woodlands. Kate had a blast and Sophie loved the attention of all the mommy’s who played and tickled her. Auntie spent at least 20 minutes helping Sophie play on the slide while Kate chased her classmates and climbed the rock walls and played video games.

Happy Birthday To Kate Song

Here are some pictures of the party: [Read more…]

2012 MDA Fellowship Pizza Party

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2012 Pizza Party-1After three year, countless hours, and many sleepless nights, Jenny’s fellowship has ended. Along the way, we made some tremendous friends. Sadly, many are now moving away to pursue their Oncology careers.

Since fellowship began, we’ve tried our best to provide a home-away-from-home for these out-of-towners. To say “congrats”, we invited the team over for a little pizza party. Today, we decided to let everyone personalize their pizza and here’s a little glimpse: [Read more…]

Kate & Sophia’s Birthday Party

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2012 Girls Bday-37Today, we celebrated Kate’s 2nd birthday and Sophia’s 1-month birthday with forty of our closest family and friends from all over the country. A special thanks to Jenny’s parents, aunt and uncle and our close friends for bringing all the wonderful food…including a fully roasted pig! Further, a big thank you to everyone who attended. It’s great to have so many people invested in our lives. They say it takes a village to raise a child, and that’s why we keep inviting you to our parties! 🙂

Here are a few snapshots of the party, our guests and the birthday girls: [Read more…]

2010 Christmas Dinner Party

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2010 Xmas-27This year, we celebrated Christmas Dinner ’10 with family and friends at our house. After our two Thanksgiving dinners, we were pretty tired of Turkey, Ham and Brisket, so we opted for Steak, Scallops, Shrimp and Fish. It was good and we have plenty of left overs to munch on for the next few days.

Joining us this year, was our grandmother (Ba Noi), Anthony, Marie and Mary (Jenny’s parents and sister), John Sr. and Tilda (my father and step-mother), Co Hong and Tam (our aunt and cousin) and Michael and Henry (our good friends). We had a great time and I’ve not received any calls alerting me of food poisoning (thank goodness). [Read more…]

2010 Thanksgiving Dinner

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2010 Thanksgiving-7We have a tremendous amount to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season: a precious daughter, a loving family, health, fantastic friends, challenging jobs and so much more… With so much to be thankful for, we’ve hosted a few parties for which the pilgrims would have been proud!

Jenny, Kate and I hosted two big Thanksgiving dinners this year and it is safe to say, we’re tired of Turkey & the “fixins.” However, we’ve had a blast entertaining and hope our friends and family have enjoyed the feast. To put it into perspective, here’s what we cooked for the forty plus (40+) people who attended one of our two Thanksgiving parties (one for our MD Anderson friends and the others for family): [Read more…]

Jenny Throws Kirk A Birthday Vacation To Austin

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2010 Austin Trip-27I’ve got the best wife… Every year for my birthday, Jenny plans a big gathering. This year, Jenny invited some of our closest friends to Lake Travis in Austin where we rented a large house for several days. We never left the house and used the time to catch up with each other. Everyone cooked their share of fantastic meals, we played board games for the first time since I was 16, found some new music (thanks Michael A.) and much more.

A big thanks to my wonderful wife for once again outdoing yourself. Also, thanks to Theresa, Mike & Amber; Michael & Henry; Lisa & Adrian, Annie & Tom; Michael & Melanie. Also, big thanks to Kate for being such a big girl and Max for your good behavior.

Here’s a few pictures from our weekend. [Read more…]

Austin Day Trip w/ Friends

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Lake Travis Trip-11What a great weekend… Yesterday, Jenny and I made a day trip to Austin to hang out with our close friends (Theresa, Mike & Amber, Lisa, Michael and Michael & Henry) and celebrate:

  • Lisa’s completion of residency and her new job as an anesthesiologist
  • Michael & Henry’s new home purchase in Rice Village, a dream location
  • Michael Alvares’s acceptance into UT Southwestern’s Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
  • Jenny’s completion of Internal Medicine and her new job as a Hematology & Oncology Fellow at MD Anderson
  • Theresa’s completion of Internal Medicine and her new job as a Renal Fellow at UT Houston
  • …and, of course, our pregnancy!

Here are a few pictures of our day: [Read more…]

2009 Greece Trip w/ Jenny, Tom, Annie & Me

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Our Adventures Through Greece

Exploring Paros-41Here’s a quick summary of our adventures through the mainland and islands. Jenny, Tom, Annie and I enjoyed fresh seafood, watched amazing sunsets, explored ancient ruins, jumped into the Aegean Sea, tore up the roads on ATVs, imbibed Greek wine and relaxed in the Mediterranean.

Here are our guides to Athens, Rhodes, Santorini, Paros and Aegina. Within you’ll find pictures, a few recommended hotels, definite places to visit and more. [Read more…]