2012

Audrey’s 8th Birthday

It’s Audrey’s birthday, Karen went out of her way to find the Lagoona Hydration Station that’s practically non-exist in CA and even on the Internet, finally she found one and had to drive to Redwood city to get it. Audrey’s was so happy to have it. Audrey’s so good in assembling her Lagoona Hydration Station […]

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Phở Gà – Chicken Noodle Soup

When we have family members get a cold, chicken noodle soup is the best way to help the under the weather ones. We like Foster Farm chicken (actually we try to buy anything made in California to help the state economy), they’re plump and juicy in our opinions. It’s depend on which supermarket we buy, […]

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The Best Cá Kho Tộ In 30 Minutes

Every week day, we only have maximum of 1 hour to cook for dinner, to have a balanced nutrition weekly, one day of a week, we have to have some fish dishes. The family likes Canh chua cá bông lau (sweet and sour fish soup) và cá kho tộ . I always get catfish filets, […]

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Five Guys Burgers – The Best Burgers Yet

We’ve heard so much about “Five Guys” burgers restaurants and we had to try it today. We went to Five Guys Burgers in Fremont Auto Mall shopping center, next to Chef Cheng restaurant. The cost is higher than all chained burgers joints, but the burgers and fries are the best we’ve tasted. The kids ate […]

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Bò Lúc Lắc – Beef Cubes Stir-Fry

Audie likes beef, every time we go to Vietnamese restaurants she can eat the whole plate of “bo luc lac” (beef cubes stir-fry), but some restaurants don’t cook very well and the beef is not tender sometimes. Audie likes to cook the food herself sometimes. Every weekday, we only have about an hour and a […]

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2012 | Holidays

Eldorado Reno 2011-2012

This year, there is no snow in the Sierras, we stayed in the hotel Eldorado most of the time. We didn’t even have a chance to play with the snow. This year, we went with Karen’s and Ngoc’s parents. We did have fun, great food, great shops, the kids got their toys from Circus Circus, […]

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2012 | Growing Up

12 Kids’ Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

Having kids keep us busy and alert, especially with their health. The wait-and-see approach is fine for some kids’ health problems. But not these. Symptom #1: A fever that’s 100.4°F or higher in a baby younger than 3 months; higher than 101°F in a baby 3 to 6 months; or higher than 103°F in a […]

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