Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2011

A different kind of beauty...

Today I'm picking up my 16 year old niece Marion



and my 13 year old nephew Hugo


who are coming to visit for two weeks. First time on their own (without their parents) and for Hugo, actually first time in the United States...  I feel I can say this because they aren't mine (i.e. I didn't make them - so that's no gloating..)  but:  aren't they gorgeous?!

I have no clue what it is like to take care of two teenagers but I'm sooooooo excited..  Trying to plan as many "American  things" to do as possible - and realizing that we actually don't do many of those things usually.. despite having been here for around 20 years (am I dating myself here?)..  Any suggestions (beside baseball...)?
Tried to fill up the fridge with American food too - I hear they eat!

Have a great week end everyone.





Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Family Road Trip 1958


One of my uncle found these old pictures of a roadtrip my Vietnamese grandmother took with her 6 children (!) to Italy in 1958. I love how they reflect a whole era, and really show what happy times those must have been.







I'm fondly remebering my dad today, who would have turned 74:





I think I got the travel bug from him.
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