Celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary - January 16th

Actually not our 50th wedding anniversary yet... we joyfully celebrated my parents' anniversary.  They are a very typical, traditional Chinese couple who doesn't highlight the fact that they've been married this long or even celebrate their anniversary over the years.  It was the kids that decided that we wanted to recognize the fact that they have such an awesome commitment and love for each other.  My dad was in the hospital but recovering well and actually went back to the nursing home the following week.  We came up to spend some time with Dad and had a cake to celebrate -  the Lord has really blessed their lives and in turn we are blessed and we learn so much in how they love and care of each other.  It's not a movie line of undying love, but it's a growing steady fire that continues through the years..... sometimes I wonder how marriages last and why some do not.... it is so disheartening when you hear about good friends breaking apart and we continue to be thankful for the Him that watches over us and takes care of our needs.  True love has been demonstrated by God and how He loves us... in term we can try to be more like Him....

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad - we love you!

Thanks Steve for taking the picture!

Family Gathering - January 9th

It was great to see Auntie Pinkie and Uncle Edward and the family in January.  They were out visiting Marisa and her family so we benefitted in seeing them again!  It was so nice to spend quality time with them and it was great for the cousins to get together and play.  Cammy came in an Ariel dress and right away the girls took this as a signal to jump into their princess costume! 

2009 and First Days of January

Christmas Day is always special and it's one of our family's favorite holiday - Benson got here early since he forgot what time to come.  He did remember being a little kid the anticipation of Christmas and all the presents under the tree... We let the kids open a present with each person that came through the door to help them since i think they were about to burst with excitement.  It's so fun to re-live through their eyes and to remember how we felt when we were young.... oh to be five years old again....

Christmas 2009

(after many attempts to get Nathan to

give a decent pose...)

 The next day we got an early start with the Hom Family to head up to Big Bear for the day of playing in the snow.  It was really nice and fairly warm and we weren't sure if we would find a nice spot on the side of the road.  Fortunately, we stopped where we did a few years ago and ran into a friendly family who pointed us across the street where the snow was fresher and more room for the everyone to play.  I am always amaze at how friendly people are up there.  They always seem so willing to chat and to help.  I guess growing up in L.A. I'm always wary when "strangers' talk with me and I tend to be a bit more reserve.  But kindness breeds kindness and we were able to enjoy the snow that day.  The kids had a blast sledding the down the snow ... brrrr it was cold when the mittens got wet but thrilling nonetheless....

  

2010
The new year started off with a pretty busy rush of activities - New Year's Day we headed to LA to see my Dad and then off to the Rose Parade float viewing.  It was fun since I have not been there since I was a kid and it was Alan's and the kids' first time.  It was fun catching the shuttle to the float area and getting up close and personal with all these floats... the kids got tired of it soon enough and we didn't get to see everything but it was fun nonetheless.  The Shanghai float also had a show every hour on the hour with Chinese dancing and music which really drew a crowd...

Chun Family in front of the Angel's float

Welcome 2010!

Jan 2nd - we went to the Nixon Library - there was the Festival of Trains and we thought the children would like to see the train and we would get some history lessons in as well.... what an interesting library!  It was beautiful with all the Christmas trees decorated around the exhibits.  We went through the exhibits at kid speed (if you know what we mean).  Alan and I will need to come back another day to look at the exhibits in more details.  The kids had more fun running the in the open area outside.  We did get to walk through the house that Nixon grew up in and were fortunate to have a docent that was able to talk about the history of the house and the Nixon grounds.... turns out the following week was a special celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Library.  Could it really have been there this long already??

                                                   

                                                                   

                            

My silly angels!    

Entry into the New Decade

Happy New Year!
Thought we would try this new mode of communication as we enter the new decade - let's see how this works out...