Posted in Family on Apr 27th, 2009
Does anyone remember the Frontier Village in San Jose many years ago? It was a frontier theme amusement park. I remember going when I was young but don’t remember much about it except for the trout farm they had. You rented fishing poles and fished out of a stocked pond of trout. Almost guaranteed to [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 11th, 2009
With the start of spring comes baseball team for our local teams and little league for those with young boys. This year we do not have major league team names. We have minor league team names. We are the Bees. I’m not sure if its the Bumble Bees or Killer Bees. Most of the time [...]
Posted in Family on Apr 7th, 2009
My buddy Norm has always been on the forefront of technology. He was an early user of the Internet and the first person I knew with a personal web page. Today Norm does not have a blog, facebook account, or Twitter. Norm has not denounced technology and turned Amish on us. Quite the contrary. Norm [...]
Posted in Family on Jan 9th, 2009
A few months ago my daughter Mia was in her first wedding as a flower girl. She did well but did not smile which was almost too much to ask for. We were happy that she just fulfilled her duties. Here is a professional picture taken of her by professional photographer Eric Fung. You can [...]
Posted in Family on Nov 14th, 2008
My daughter Mia was a flower girl for the first time a few weeks ago at the age of 4. It was the first time being a flower girl for her. The special wedding was my cousin’s Lawrence to Mandy. Having a child under the age of 6 in a wedding is always risky. You [...]
Posted in Family on Nov 7th, 2008
Here are some pictures from Halloween 2008. Marcus was Ketchup and Mia was Mustard this year. MIa was a giraffe for school. The threat of rain kept our group smaller this year and we did not stay out as long, but it turned out to be a pleasant night and a good time was had [...]
Posted in Family on Oct 1st, 2008
Normally by the middle of September we are settled into our fall schedules. School, homework and all the extracurricular activities such as soccer and football games are on auto-pilot as we go from one activity to another. Our normal schedule got a jolt a few weeks ago from some health issues. First my son Marcus [...]
Posted in Family on Sep 6th, 2008
The start of the school year is a little disappointing because it signals the end of summer. Soon it will be winter with colder days and rain. The fun and warm memories of the summer will soon fade into dark dreary mornings. Offsetting the disappointment of school starting is the excitement of a new football [...]
Posted in Family on Sep 5th, 2008
The start of school is a sign that summer is over. No more vacations and leisurely days at the pool. Last week I took my son to school as he started first grade. First grade is not as significant an event as the start of Kindergarten but it is still a change. There are still [...]
Posted in Family on Jul 15th, 2008
Last month my son Marcus finished his first season of T-Ball and I finished my first year being an assistant coach. It was a good experience for both of us. For Marcus it was his first season of organized baseball and he did very well as one the top players on the team. The team [...]
