Latest quick updates:– I am 3 posts behind (Hoi An and Hanoi, Vietnam and El Nido, Palawan, Philippines). I don’t feel like writing, Sydney is way too much fun and I can’t seem to switch back to writing mode for now. – The boys are completely off the electronics and that means they are dependent … More Quick Update
It’s 5am on 1/1/20 in Hanoi and most of our family and friends are still waiting to step into 2020. So this is a greeting from “the future” for all of them! We peacefully stepped into a new year a few hours ago and even had enough time to sleep the celebrations off. All the … More Happy New Year
Never a dull moment with Nikola. He kept asking grandma when he will have his 15th birthday (again). As we were celebrating his 16th yesterday, I realized that we never celebrated his 15th birthday because I had an unexpected surgery on that day last year and then a bit of a rough recovery and in … More Silly Kid – Nina
Nina has very little regard for manners. He can’t seem to learn to just say “Thank you “ when he gets any sort of a present. He is brutally honest if he likes it or not. Most of the time, his opposition to anything new is quite embarrassing for the rest of us. Even when … More Silly Kid – Nina
Lisbon, Portugal Nina carries these country flag cards everywhere we go. Some are quite worn out from his handling of them. All the cards for the first few countries we’ve visited have written notes of dates we were there. So many “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences have happened just in the first 8 cards (countries). We plan to … More Traveling with Nina
Barcelona, Spain It’s a gorgeous day in Barcelona and we are out and about, enjoying a walk around a beautiful park. I stopped by some kiosk to get a bottle of water and as I was paying, I heard Nikola yelling at me (and repeating it a couple of times): “Hey, buy me some Doritos … More Doritos Bit(z) or (ch)?
Barcelona, Spain Maki got a letter from his favorite cousin Mason today and was super motivated to write him back. He sat down and wrote a whole page, the whole “hamburger essay”, all by himself. There was a top bun (intro), lots of meat and fixings (juicy content) and a bottom bun (conclusion).It’s messy, there … More Boys Writing Letters
Buenos Aires, Argentina April 4, 2019 This post is a testament of the good times the kids had in Buenos Aires. Even though it is mostly about Nina, the pictures include all three kids. Petra insisted on claiming she missed Seattle that month but these photos are a proof that those moments of sadness were … More Funny Young Man
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