Tiramisu with Dad

It was fun and amusing for my dad to try different things.  However he really likes his Asian food. 

Holiday Mall Decorations

Hanging out at the mall after lunch at the mall with family.  I like seeing festive decorations. 

My Dad and His Love For His Children

Dad is cooking the Sunday dinner.  It's a regular thing and everyone looks forward to getting together on Sundays when our schedules match up.  He just loves seeing his children and grandchildren.  He begins the day with shopping.  Then he prepares when he gets the food home.  Then he starts to cook soup or stew or both.  And two hours before the estimated family arrival, he begins cooking over the stove.  I am grateful for an awesome father!

Maggiano Time!

Maggiano on Santana Row, I think we just love the bread and eating outdoors.  We frequent Maggiano a lot. 

Sunday Dinner

This is what we do Sunday night.  We eat, watch TV and hangout, all three generations.  It is what my father looks forward to each week.  Family is my parents' religion.  It is what puts the sun in my parents' smile.  It is priceless to them and it means more than they can articulate, express, or acknowledge.   

Family Baseball

Day 8 Tour Guide 
We have enough family to play against each other, kids vs. adults.

Mother's Day BBQ with Rocky

Family time.  It's hard to get all of us together at the same time in one town, same country.  Thanks for hosting Sis!  You did okay Rocky!

ChiHalu's 3rd Birthday

I got her a pink stuffed puppy for Chihalu's 3rd birthday. Her eyes were wide open fixed to the puppy when I walked in. When I handed it to her she took off with it. I didn't even get to hand her her birthday cup cake. She loves the chocolate cake I make. She saw the cake and when the cake was in her hand, she entered the chocolate cupcake samadhi.

Tiger Lanterns

Went for a stroll in Rancho San Antonio. The kids ran up this very muddy hill and slid down. The things kids find fun.



At the farm there were two baby sheeps. They are so cute. They do leap and hop like in the movies and cartoons.









Then we went to Santana Row for lunch and desert and strolled around somemore.





The kids made wishes in the camellian fountain. I liked these camellians in mosaics.





Stephen and Alice bought double layer glass. They were pretty. Santana Row really made it look like spring on this one sunny day with all the beautiful blooming flowers. I liked the tulips in bloom.





Then we went home for dinner and put together lanterns for the kids in tradition with Full Moon lantern festival of the 15th of the first month of the year. In the past it was candle lit, totally not child safe friendly but cool, now it's flashing mutli color LED light. Very pretty and totally child safe friendly. They had really cool tiger designs this year for tiger year. Even I wanted one. But Stephen and Alice who are visiting a day from Taiwan only brought 6 for the 6 kids in the house.

I remember my fish lantern when I was like 6. I loved it. It was golden orange, totally fat and cute. It wasn't the year of the fish. There isn't an year of the fish. The fish or any aquatic animals weren't in the race. But still I picked that one out for me. I went for my lantern walk with everyone and decided to set it down to rest a bit before the second walk with the big brothers. I set it down by my bed and closed my eyes. Good thing there were adults around and put out the fire before it burned the house and me down. Well, the only damage that night was the table I set it on. Since then I was not handed another lantern to hold. So sad!