July 4th Festivities!

 
 
 

Here we have some pics of our festivities at the Bellevue downtown park! An exciting time for all!

To Be Continued on a New Blog!

Since blogspot has limited the number of photos on our blog and we've reached the maximum, to see the continuation of our adventures, please see http://SimplyLam.blogspot.com.

In New Ulm

Our family is now reaching the end of our time spent in Minnesota. We were lucky enough to get a nice vacation and some time spent with family before our Seattle summer adventure begins. We'll be leaving for Seattle on May 27. We've had a fantastic time here in Minnesota doing all the "New Ulm things" that were on our list. We've climbed Herman the German, we've eaten at the Kaiserhoff, we've bicycled all over town with Nina in a great bike trailer, seen the Glockenspiel, enjoyed the freedom of a car, and watched Nina get super excited over silos, cows, horses and tractors! We'll be posting more pictures of our Minnesota escapades as soon as we get time to upload them. Hope everyone is well!

More spring pictures

Spring in New York City

Spring has sprung! The weather here in New York City has been fabulous lately. We've been enjoying the 70's and spending our days in the parks around the city. Nina has been loving sandals, sun dresses, shorts, swings and slides. We've had some picnics in Central Park and enjoyed one last ride on the carousel before we leave for the summer. Enjoy some pictures we've taken this spring. I'll be posting more above. I hope everyone is enjoying spring as much as we are!

Bringing Generations closer: Connecting the world via Mobivox

This morning, I am happy to report that Nina spoke with Popo on the cell phone and because our cell plan has free weekend minutes and we used Mobivox to call Popo in Singapore, the call was free! I'm looking forward to more conversations bridging the generation and geographical gap!

Road Trip to Montreal

 

Nina's first McDonald's milk shake! "Save some for me!"

 

Some of the Adirondacks mountains!

 

Easter Egg Painting and Tower Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Break fun!

We had a fantastic Spring Break! Though we didn't take any exotic trips like Nick's classmates, we probably had more fun. The beginning of the week was filled with excitement because Nicolas received his second offer, the one he took, for an internship. He quickly flew to Seattle on Sunday and met everyone at T-Mobile on Monday morning. That same evening, he flew back to New York, slept a very short night and then went early the next day to pick up a rental car. He came by the apartment and picked up myself, Nina and Milo for our short road trip to the Catskills. We had arranged to stay in a pet-friendly hotel with an indoor swimming pool to cover all of our bases. When we arrived, we checked in and were pleasantly surprised by the hotel and our room. It was great! We stayed only one night, but went swimming 3 times! Nina also really enjoyed the really huge bed with all the pillows.

When we got back, we continued the fun by going to Hippo Park with Nick, something that Nina had been requesting we do for a long time. She had a blast with Nick going down slides, running around, swinging and climbing. We can't wait for spring!

Below are some pictures from our trip, we stopped at West Point along the way and Hippo Park. Enjoy! I hope everyone is well.

City Girls

Nina and I have really been enjoying the weather here in New York CIty. Its been in the 50's this week and we've taken full advantage. Nina has rediscovered her love for all things outside. On Monday, we walked to Hippo Park (at 91st and Riverside Dr.) with our friends Alex and Douglas. The park is fantastic. It has several playgrounds, hippo statues to climb on, slides, a ton of swings with really long chains so Nina can go really high! Enjoy some pictures from our fun day. I hope everyone is well.

Popo

I just spoke with my Mom on the phone. It's her Saturday morning in Singapore the day of the operation scheduled for 2pm her time. I will not be speaking with her again prior to the 6-hour major operation. I pray that all goes well. Please pray with me that God's will be done.

Dressing Up!

 

I REALLY like curry!

 

I'm a chef and I like pretending to cook and calling people on my cell phone!

 

Some Precious Moments

 

 

 

The Ferry

The Staten Island Ferry (and the Statue of Liberty)