It’s a wet New Year
Two more storms are forecast to sweep the San Francisco Bay Area, one on Wednesday and another over weekend. The National Weather Service warned that flooding, fallen trees and power...
Japan vacation 2022
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything but I wanted to upload a video of the highlights of our recent trip to Japan! For reference, Japan just lifted all...
2020 Year-In-Review
Whew, what a year! The U.S. ended the year with records and milestones (not in a good way): New York state and Florida, each hit hard as the coronavirus ravaged...
Muir Woods 2021
Hello Muir Woods! What better way to start off the New Year than with a scenic family hike! Muir Woods National Forest is located in Mill Valley, which is just...
Oshogatsu 2021!
Happy New Year! Unfortunately due to covid, we weren’t able to celebrate our annual New Year’s day get-together with my dad, brother, and uncle Ken this year. For this year,...
Christmas 2020
Merry Christmas! The boys got all their favorite toys this year! Jordan was happy with his new legos and snap circuits, and Daren received various sport toys including a tennis...
New bedroom ceiling light
We back-ordered a ceiling light from Room and Board a few months ago, and it finally arrived! These half-domed nipple looking glass ceiling lights might have been the rage back...
Homework time
Jordan is having fun learning about shapes using IXL (a learning subscription website). We received a free account through St. Anne for Daren, but it seems like Jordan has been...
New piggy banks!
Daren just recently started to learn about coins and their values for his school addition/subtraction homework, so this seemed like the perfect time to teach both kids about the importance...
December birthdays, plus a lemonade stand!
With the birthdays of Bel, David, Miela and Micah all in December, we always have a lot to celebrate when the end of the year rolls around! In addition to...
Bel starts a new job at Apple!
Congrats to Bel for starting her first day at Apple! She had a good run at Gap (~12+ years!), and will now start a new chapter in her career. The...
Covid update – New stay at home orders for SF
As California hospitals struggle with an influx of mounting Covid-19 cases, state officials imposed a new stay home order on more than 33 million people. The start date varies slightly...
Our holiday cards!
All is bright! Happy holidays!Daren is in 1st grade and loves our movie and popcorn nights and reading Dragon Ball comic books with dad. Jordan is in his last year of...
Milagra Ridge Hike with the Lo and Ling Families
We finally found a weekend to coordinate a hike with the with the Lo and Ling families! We’ve been pretty busy the past month so it felt great to get...
Mt. Davidson walk
This was our first time walking the hill at Mt. Davidson and we were pleasantly surprised how nice it was… that we came here 2 weekends in a row! Mt....
House of Prime Rib takeout
The House of Prime rib recently announced that they just started indoor dining again! On their website, they claim to have many upgrades to the dining room, including plexiglass dividers,...
Rock the Vote 2020!
The presidential primary election is here and we all can’t wait to vote for a change in leadership! We took the kids along to our neighborhood polling place up the...
Halloween 2020
It’s Halloween! Daren and Jordan were so excited that they decided to… wear the same costumes as last year, lol! Ok, we’ll be better prepared next year, haha! In the...
Hello pom-pom crabs!
Say hello to the newest addition to the fish tank, our pom-pom crabs! I wanted something unique to add to the tank, and after some researching, I thought this crab...
Daren’s diorama school project
Daren created a diorama for his school project! It was his first time making one, and the theme for the project was “my neighborhood”. Daren chose to create a few...
The Hui-Nakabayashi Family Trust
Today we officially signed the documents to establish the Hui-Nakabayashi family trust! Making sure that our assets are passed down to our kids was very important to us, so today...
Red September
Today was a day like no other I’ve ever experienced in San Francisco. We woke up to a dark, red and orange sky today that looked like something you would...
Garage fun
Just a quick video of the kids getting some energy out by running around in the garage! Enjoy!
Fresh kicks!
I’ve been collecting shoes for the longest time but I’ve never actually thought about taking pictures of them… until now! As I’ve gotten older, I’m finding that the shoes are...
Daren’s new desk
Daren’s new Ikea desk just arrived and we set it up right away! Unfortunately, it’s still a little bit tall for him, so we hope he’ll grow into it over...
The bunk bed is here!
It’s about time to get the kids their own beds! We chose the babyletto tiptoe bunk bed because we liked that the bed could easily convert to 2 separate beds...
New closet shelves!
With the kids (and wardrobes) getting bigger (Daren age 6, Jordan age 4), we decided to do a little upgrading! First up, the kid’s closet! We decided to keep some...
Lake Tahoe family vacation: 7/19 – 7/25
Although we didn’t get to go on our annual Hawaii vacation this year due to the ongoing covid pandemic, we managed to plan the perfect getaway to Lake Tahoe! For...
The great highway
We had a lot of fun walking (with the kids biking) the great highway today! The kids were getting kinda bored always waiting for the adults to keep up, but...
Updated electric panel
We finally had some long-needed electrical panel work in our garage done! Way back in 2010 when we first bought the house, we were told by the inspector that our...
Daren’s Kindergarten Graduation
It’s been amazing to follow Daren’s academic growth this year! Starting a new school can never be easy, and I’m so proud of him for everything that he has achieved...
Shower thoughts: bedtime
With the covid outbreak, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the current situation affects all of us mentally and physically. For us, we are trying our best at home...
Make-at-home pizza kit from Delfina
For dinner tonight, Bel picked up the make-at-home pizza kit from Pizzeria Delfina! Ever since the shelter-in-place order, we’ve been primarily cooking at home. However, we’ve all been missing the...
Weekends during covid
When the weekend comes, we try our best to find places for the kids to play that are safe and away from other people. One of our favorite things to...
Covid-19: 45 day update
We are now on Day 45 of social isolation due to Stay at Home orders throughout the Bay Area. In the US alone, there are over 1 million confirmed COVID-19...
Daren’s class sharing assignment!
Daren’s show and share for school this week was to present a special talent to his class. After some thought, he decided to record a video of his climbing skills...
Shower thoughts: Keep the torch lit
Every so often, you read something that takes you back, and makes you pause and reflect if only for a minute. The other day, I ran across a thread online...
Jordan’s first tumble!
…and not in a good way! Today we went out bike riding and Jordan fell off his bicycle pretty hard. Good thing he wore a helmet! We started out with...
Jordan’s map puzzle!
This map puzzle of the United States is one of Jordan’s favorite things to do when he’s bored! It’s a 70-piece puzzle set that incorporates fun and colorful illustrations to...
New soccer goal nets!
This afternoon, the kids had a lot of fun playing soccer with the new nets we purchased on Amazon. We set the goals up in the garage and Daren and...
Covid Closures
Simply amazing blind contour drawings of SF business closures due to the Covid-19 virus. These drawings were done by an artist named Jennifer Shada. From wikipedia: Blind contour drawing is a drawing exercise,...
Sidewalk chalk updated: obstacle course!
The kids made some more chalk drawings! This time they made an obstacle course on the sidewalk! The first iteration started out pretty awesome, with hopscotch, tip-toe, and twirl sections!...
Timeline of a pandemic…
From the World Economic Forum, April 22, 2020 The COVID-19 story begins on 8 December 2019 when a resident in Wuhan City, China, was found to have symptoms of an...
San Francisco street closures
According to SFGate, starting this week, San Francisco is introducing a program that will close some streets to through traffic so pedestrians and cyclists can more safely social distance. The...
Biking during shelter in place (SIP) order
With the kids getting antsy at home, we decided to go out for a quick ride at GGP this weekend. We followed the guidelines (according to the official order and...
Daren’s ballin’ skills
Daren’s dribbling is slowly improving! Hopefully we’ll be able to enroll him in the Japanese basketball league later this year. It would be really cool to see him in a...
Fish tank update
So… the red cherry shrimp in the tank have multiplied like crazy! Originally, we had 4 shrimp (2 males, 2 females), that we purchased from the Aqua Forest aquarium. As...
Sidewalk chalk!
Today we all went outside to do a little sidewalk chalk drawing!
Jordan’s new haircut!
After weeks of stalling, Jordan finally agreed to a haircut today! I’ve been setting up the kids haircut in the garage because it’s easier to clear afterwards. Not shown, is...