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2013 Spring Vacation – Aquarium of the Pacific

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AquariumPacific-16Our girls love fish… Throw in some cute little birds they can feed, penguins and acreage to run around and you’ve got the making of a great outing. We love the Aquarium of the Pacific — big enough to see diversity, but small enough that our girls leave with remaining energy. Today, Kate got to feed tons of little Lorikeets in the 3,200-square-foot Lorikeet Forest. On our way in, we bought cups of nectar and the birds happily fly over and drink while standing on your arm, the fence or wherever they can to get the sweet drink. Kate held a few cups while Sophie watched in amazement – I think she wanted to grab one!

While we’re spending our 2013 Spring Vacation in SoCal, we had to stop to play at Long Beach’s aquarium. Here are a few pictures: [Read more…]

2012 Xmas

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_MG_5545Merry Christmas. Our girls aren’t old enough to wake us early to open presents. Sadly, they are young enough to simply wake us early! So, on this beautiful Christmas morning, Jenny and I witnessed the shear excitement our children gleam from ripping open gift wrap. I’m not sure they even care about the gifts inside, but they certainly love the opening process.

Our friends and family overdid it this year too. Kate and Sophie have more books, animals, toys to chew on, some to ride, others that play music and a few that require assembly. Here are some pictures of our morning: [Read more…]

Pre-Thanksgiving Family Time

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2013_PreThanksgiving-8Jenny, Kate, Sophie and I are really lucky to have our entire family so close. With Thanksgiving just one week away, a few family members just couldn’t stay away. Today, we woke up with a full house including Dad, Tilda, John, Holly and Vi. We always have a blast when everyone comes as the family divides into teams to keep our girls attention. There was swinging, baking, bouncing, computer games, cooking, playing and lots of hugs and kisses.

Here is a snapshot of our weekend: [Read more…]

Family Pictures from Our Alaskan Cruise

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Alaskan Cruise-34A big thanks to Ba Ngoai and Ong Ngoai for taking the family on this Alaskan Cruise. Over the last few years, we’ve had the pleasure of traveling with our extended family included Ba Ngoai, Ong Ngoai, Co Noi, Co Hong, Aunt Mary, Aunt Tam, Jenny, the girls and yours truly.

We arrived in Seattle in time to enjoy a day/night in the city before boarding the Norwegian Jewel on July 14th for a seven night cruise. It was an amazing cruise and the only way to really see such beautiful sites through Alaska. We stopped in ports at Ketchikan, Skagway and Victoria, BC, Canada. Along the way, we traversed fjords, saw plenty of iceburgs, eagles, seaplanes and glaciers. [Read more…]

Alaska Cruise – Touring Butchart Gardens

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IMG_1075Our family cruise stopped in Victoria, BC and I’ve been dreaming of returning ever sense. While most of the disembarking cruisers headed to the restaurants, bars and shops, our family hired a driver to take us to Butchart Gardens. With one million visitors touring every year, you know there is something here to see. Plan on spending as much of the day here as possible and prepare to walk hills, steps and rough terrain. It is totally worth it to see the various sections including the Sunken Garden, Concert Lawn Walk, Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Italian Garden and Mediterranean Garden. [Read more…]

Alaskan Wilderness Pictures

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Alaska-24The Alaskan wilderness isn’t too accessible, but our cruise took us to several beautiful, hard-to-get-to places. We stopped in ports at Ketchikan, Skagway and Victoria, BC, Canada and then Toured Butchart Gardens. Below you’ll find several pictures from our time at sea (or fjords) and land.

You might also enjoy our Family Pictures from Our Alaskan Cruise. Here are some pictures of the Alaskan wilderness: [Read more…]

Happy 5th Anniversary

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Happy Anniversary to my wonderfully beautiful wife. Amazingly, you’ve put up with me for four years of marriage and you haven’t shown any signs of buyers remorse. You obviously set your expectations really low here!

Thanks for being my best friend, wife, confidant, adventurer, adviser, partner in crime and so much more. You are so much more than I expected! And, you’re proof that I am an amazing sales guy!

All: It’s great to marry up! I’d highly advise you to do the same!!!

We’re Having a Girl…

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We’re having a girl… and we’re planning to name her Sophia Tuyen Pozadzides . We’re officially due on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. That means, we’re officially in Week 23 and our baby is the size of a Papaya (8 in, and 1.2 lbs). Jenny is doing great and has reclaimed her second wind. She’s a champ and we’re so excited.

Spring 2011 Photoshoot

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Spring 2011 Photoshoot-26Now that the weather is warm and Kate is mobile, we headed over to the Houstonian Hotel & Resort to snap some pictures. I’m a lucky guy to have these two beautiful girls in my life. Kate is certain a happy, active and vocal little girl. And, words simply cannot describe the amazing woman that changed her name from “Vu” to Mrs. Pozadzides.

We are amazingly fortunate and I hope you like these pictures. [Read more…]