Teen Clean Official

Noah's organization, Teen Clean, was officially recognized as a club at Venice High School!  We are so excited that Noah will get to invite his peers to help the environment!  How many teens will want to join???

The Cave

I was a college student for 4 years at UCSD.  I have been to downtown La Jolla countless times but I have never been to Sunny Jim’s Cave.  It has145 steps that were man-made.  The mouth of the cave has a silhouette of a face.  Quite honestly, it was not worth the admission to walk down the cave but it was memorable.  What crazy thing will we do next time???

 

UCSD

The last time I was on campus was in June 2000 at my graduation.  Now over 20 years later, I walked the campus with the boys to show them the campus.  It was so different.  It has definitely changed over time with the addition of 3 colleges but the lecture halls that I thought were so large were actually small and Geisel Library was not as a big as I once thought.  In a few years, Noah will be on a college campus.  What college will he attend???

 

Obsessed

Micah started playing the electric guitar in 2020.  Often times we can find him in his room just playing songs and strumming.  He is really interested in a sunburst electric guitar and he was able to purchase one with his Bar Mitzvah gifts.  He is learning on his own and enjoying bands like The Strokes and Radiohead.  Will he join a band???

My babies

My baby boys have been bigger than me for quite some time but it really hit me when we were walking around Venice High for Open House.  I can't believe we only have handful of years left with the boys before they graduate from high school so I will try my best to enjoy the time we have together.  What will life be like when the boys are at the same school???

Halmoni's Oranges

One thing the boys will always remember from Halmoni's house are the fruit trees.  The boys enjoy picking oranges, lemons, and when we're lucky apricots.  I think you can see it on Micah's face... the oranges are delicious!  When will we head back for more???

JGs here they come!

The boys have been training for this 100 yard swim for quite some time.  We have wanted them to participate in Junior Guards for quite some time but COVID put a pause on this.  The boys have to complete 100 yards within a specified time frame to join the program.  Noah had to finish 100 yards in 90 seconds but he completed it in 70 seconds.  Micah had to complete 100 yards in 100 seconds and he finished in 75.  The boys are assigned to Venice Beach and we are very excited for them.  What will they learn???

End of an era

The store is closing very soon.  It's an end of an era.  The original store was opened in 1945 and then purchased by my dad in 1977.  The original store was demolished and relocated to its current location in 2003.  My parents have had this market for over 40 years.  I can't believe that it is closing now... I have my own childhood memories from the original store... what will the boys memories be???

 

Micah's Bar Mitzvah

We are so proud of Micah...  he had a wonderful Bar Mitzvah with family present and friends Zooming in to watch and support him. He did such an amazing job going through the service and his speech was so relevant and inspiring.  To say that we are proud of him is an understatement.  Even though we had to celebrate this huge milestone in a different way we were so thankful that family could be there in person.  I love this picture of Micah reading with his family through the generations. How will Micah look back at this time in his life???

Happy Birthday GA from the GG's

Happiest of birthdays to GGA from the GGs.  It's amazing to see the age different between the boys and Dot.  We were so happy to celebrate the birthday of our wonderful patriarch, GA.  What did he wish for???

 

45

Happy 45th Birthday to my dear husband!  While he enjoyed the grounds of the Getty Center I was stuck at home with COVID.  In over 20 years, this is the first time I have missed his birthday.  But I was happy that he facetimed me while they were there so I could be part of his day.  What did he wish for???

 

Go Liam

The boys finally made it to one of Liam's basketball games.  They enjoyed cheering on Liam and his team.  I missed this opportunity but hopefully I'll be able to catch a game next time.  Will Liam continue playing basketball???
 

Volleyball

This was Noah's last tournament of the season at the Anaheim Convention Center.  His team made it to Round 2 so they were very excited to represent their club.  Noah has improved quite a bit since the start of the season.  Will he continue to play club next year???

The Simpsons

Jawsh, Micah, and I found an old game at a pop up arcade next to Noah's tournament.  We all got to play The Simpsons.  Micah was Bart with the skateboard, I was Marge with the vacuum , and Jawsh played Homer.  This was a game that I played in my childhood so it was fun to share this moment with them.  I wished Noah was there so we could all play 4 characters at the same time.  Will we make our way back there???

Park time

The boys got to spend some time at the park with Grandma and Grandpa.  I was unable to join this time around but it's always nice when we can spend time with family.  When will we see them again???
 

Love

I love spending time with my husband.  It's hard to believe that we met last century and that it's been over 20 years of walks, talks, and everything in between.  Whether we're walking to pick up groceries or waiting for our kids, there is no one else I'd rather be with.  Who else would put up with me???
 

New Years Eve

Happy New Years!  After all this time, COVID 19 continues to inform our decisions so we decided to stay in together and to ring in the new year together.  It is always helpful to have sweet treats after a delicious dinner.  What will the new year bring???

First Clean Teen

Magic Mountain

Over the break, we were so excited to hear that Magic Mountain was requiring masks, checking for COVID 19 vaccinations, and negative tests before entry!  So, we decided this would be a great day to take the boys.  Unfortunately this was not just our idea!  It was pretty busy but despite that the boys were able to ride Tatsu twice and Goliath.   This was great especially since we only stayed a few hours.  The boys had a fun time.  When will we head back???

Teen Clean

We are so proud of Noah that he had his first Go Fund Me for a beach clean up fully funded!  These are the tools that he purchased with the donations.  He was super excited that Old Navy also donated money to help this cause!  What Noah plan next???