Honey Honey (My Honey)

Mina loves the ABBA song “Honey Honey.” She calls it, alternately, “Honey Honey” and “My Honey.” She demands it probably 10 times each evening during dinner. We indulge, though, because…

November 6 – 26, 2017

This might be the last post before vacation! We’ll see… Clearly we’re all very excited about it. Co Ba got Mina this bear. She is absolutely besotted. She insists on…

Break Dancing

Mina is a natural little dancer, but Linus has inherited my wallflower tendancies. Still, every once in a while he gets an urge. He’ll say, “I want to move!” I…

Tea Party

We went to the Children’s Museum today. Many more photos to come, but here’s a sneak preview. Mina arranged all of the pots and pans, and then hosted a tea…

November 22, 2017

Just a few random shots of the kids’ latest activities. It’s turned cold suddenly, but they’re not letting that interfere with their daily constitutional. Yen bundles them up and takes…

November 1 – November 5, 2017

Onward! To the living room! Have I mentioned that the kids play together pretty well now? Most of the time Linus sees Mina as a useful little sidekick. Sometimes she…

October 2017

We had a strange Fall this year. The temperatures stayed high all through October – so much so that some of the trees didn’t change to their usual colors. It…

September 25 – 30, 2017

Maybe the title of this (and every post) should be, “Mina hosts a party.” You’re probably sick of hearing me say it, but this child really is a force of…

Bumper Babies

Driving madly through the house is a favorite activity of the Tran kids. Please ignore how messy the house is: it was a rainy weekend and no one had energy…

September 18 – 24, 2017

Mina says, “Onward! Into the kitchen!” The kids are spending a lot of time patroling the house on their little vehicles. Handsome Nana! Linus gave Grandma and Grandpa hugs before…

August 16 – September 17, 2017

Our house has become a yoga studio, pants optional. But check out their technique! Who can do downward dog with their head all the way on the floor?! This is what…

Hub vs. Hub

Yen and I were thinking it would be fun to see the Hub on Wheels photos a year apart:

Weekend Update

Yen will provide the “real” photos soon, but I wanted to share a few now. First up is actually a video from Friday. Yen took a little video of them…

Working Without a Net – Week 1

Ba Noi is off to Vegas for a few weeks to oversee some projects. That means Yen is wrangling two toddlers all on his own. It’s madness, of course. You…

Gardening

We turned one of our garden beds into a strawberry patch. It’s really taken off! I went with an everbearing variety, so we’re harvesting 2 to 3 cups every week!…