A big thank you to my sister-in-law, Mary, for including our girls in her photoshoot with Ong Ngoai (Jenny’s dad) and Ba Ngoai (Jenny’s mom). Our girls definitely enjoyed the time, attention and costume and scene changes. We enjoyed the watching and, equally important, we love the pictures.
We hope you enjoy a snapshot of our family! Here are the photos from March 2014: [Read more…]
Memorial Day in Vegas anyone? The girls, Jenny, Aunt Mary, Ong Ngoai (Jenny’s dad) and Ba Ngoai (Jenny’s mom) headed to Vegas for a long weekend. The girls had a blast as we explored the more kid-friendly areas of Vegas while the rest of our family enjoyed the adult entertainment.
Here’s a list of few places we visited: [Read more…]
Kate dances at Boni’s Dance & Performing Arts Studio in The Woodlands. Throughout the year, you’ll find her on big stages in front of hundreds of parents and friends. This year, Kate laced up and danced her heart out during Boni’s summer recital entitled “Rewind back in Time.”
You’ll find tons of pictures shot from our seats in the back! We’re so proud of Kate. She always learns and performs the routines perfectly! What a performer. [Read more…]
Kate 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.
Happy 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…]
As 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…]
It’s that time of year to have someone else snap a few pictures of our family. This year, we hired a firm to do so while we were relaxing in sunny Florida. Here’s a brief summary of our Gulf Coast Family Vacation.
Hope you enjoy these family pictures: [Read more…]
For years, Jenny and I have taken the kind of elaborate vacations that make your return to work seem relaxing. This year, we resolved to correct that trend and found a beautifully relaxing beach front escape for our family. We took the girls and Jenny, Ba Ngoai, Ong Ngoai, Auntie Mary – sadly Grandma had to take a rain ticket!
We rented a big vacation house at 57 Blackwater Street, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 and all bunked up together. Each family member took turns cooking, we road bikes to/from the beach, toured the local shops and simply enjoyed a little time away from work, cell phones and life.
Here are some pictures: [Read more…]
Kate dances ballet at Bonnie’s. Every year, Bonnie’s students performance at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. At three years old, Kate danced on the same stage as Kings of Leon, Journey, Def Leppard and others.
Here are a few backstage pictures as our cool cat prepares for her big performance: [Read more…]
Happy Birthday Ba Ngoai!
We all gathered at our house for a family birthday celebration as Marie turns another year young. The weather was perfect for grilling and a patio lunch. So, we prepared lots of good food, invited some friends and family and ordered Grotto’s Italian Wedding Cake. We’re so thankful to have Ba Ngoai and Ong Ngoai live so close.
Our menu for the day included mussels, grilled chicken, crab legs, fresh grilled corn and bell peppers, a cucumber and tomato salad, some egg rolls and fresh fruits. And, ofcourse, when our girls noticed the beautiful day, warm weather, clean saltwater pool… they determined it was time for a swim. Here are a few pictures to remember the day: [Read more…]
The girls and I just visited Disneyland – the girls were in heaven. We rode on Alice In Wonderland, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Mad Tea Party, Matterhorn Bobsled, Sleeping Beauty Castle and Storybook Land Canal Boats.
Funny enough, the girls wanted to watch the Disney characters we saw walking around, but they definitely didn’t want their picture taken with Goofy, Pluto, Mickey, Minnie, Tinker Bell and Winnie the Pooh.
Here are a few pictures we snapped while there: [Read more…]