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Japan and Korea, Part 1

May 26, 2025Uncategorizedadmin

In October, we went on our first international trip, to Japan and Korea! We got to skip school for a whole week, though we did do some school work on our trip. We started out in Tokyo, then Kyoto, and then flew to Seoul. We walked a lot and we ate a lot. And it was cheap!

-Kayli and Leia

Our first stop was Shibuya where we visited Hachiko! We got there really early because we were jetlagged.

We also visited Shibuya Crossing, the busiest intersection in the world!

Our first meal was some delicious ramen where they open a little window in front of you and give you your food!

We also went to 7-11 and Family Mart every morning to get seaweed rice balls and other cheap breakfast foods.

We loved the vending machines! We tried so many drinks, and ice creams!

Hawaii Part 2

February 18, 2025Uncategorizedadmin

After Kauai, we flew to Oahu and stayed at a really nice hotel with tons of pools and waterslides and a beach and other nice things that we’ve never seen before because we normally stay at much cheaper hotels. We wanted to stay at the hotel all day, but Mommy and Daddy also made us go out. We went to the Dole Plantation and got lots of yummy food. But mostly, we played in the water.

-Kayli and Leia

Aulani had amazing swimming pools and we spent hours in all of them!

The waterslides and lazy river were super fun, except for that one time when they had to shut it down due to an accident... — The waterslides and lazy river were super fun, except for that one time when they had to shut it down due to an accident…

We got Daddy's favorite shrimp from Famous Kahuku Shrimp Truck. Kayli loved it and Leia whined until Mommy bought her other food. — We got Daddy’s favorite shrimp from Famous Kahuku Shrimp Truck. Kayli loved it and Leia whined until Mommy bought her other food.

This was our favorite shave ice of the trip, Matsumoto Shave Ice! It was cheap, delicious, and had nice normal flavors. And a huge line that moved fast.

We also ate a bit of a fancier lunch at Roy's! — We also ate a bit of a fancier lunch at Roy’s!

Mommy got her favorite chocolate lava cake. Nobody knew that Mommy had Covid... but somehow nobody else got it! — Mommy got her favorite chocolate lava cake. Nobody knew that Mommy had Covid… but somehow nobody else got it!

We played on the beach, listened to stories by a bonfire, and did lots of silly things. This is Leia being Leia.

Hawaii Part 1

January 2, 2025Uncategorizedadmin

In the summer we went to Hawaii for the first time! The first few days we spent on Kauai. It was pretty quiet there. We went to a bunch of beaches and had good food. The shave ice was crazy expensive though, $9 for one!

-Kayli and Leia

On our first day there we were a little jetlagged and got up at 4am! Daddy decided to go see tidepools really early, but then he fell and sprained his wrist!

We spent a lot of time wading in the water at the beach. We tried not to go too deep.

But sometimes we did... and a wave would wipe us out! — But sometimes we did… and a wave would wipe us out!

We went to a beach where sea turtles like to crawl onto the beach and watched them. They were huge!

We heard a lot of good things about shave ice, but there aren't as many places on Kauai. This place only had fancy ones that we didn't like that much, though they look pretty! — We heard a lot of good things about shave ice, but there aren’t as many places on Kauai. This place only had fancy ones that we didn’t like that much, though they look pretty!

Before leaving Kauai, we went on a train ride and got to feed lots of animals.

The cows ate everything that we shoved into their mouths.

Spring Break in Mariposa

December 12, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

We went to Mariposa over spring break with our cousins, and it was the best trip over! The weather was kind of crazy. When we got there we swam in a very cold pool, and the next day we drove into Yosemite and went on a nice hike. It was sunny and warm. The next day it snowed like crazy! We decided to stay in and spent all day playing in the snow.

-Kayli and Leia

On the first day, we went into Yosemite and it was sunny and warm. We hiked Lower Yosemite Falls and Kayli was scared that Leia would fall off the cliff.

On the way back, we saw a bear! See that tiny thing in between the trees? We didn't get too close. — On the way back, we saw a bear! See that tiny thing in between the trees? We didn’t get too close.

It started snowing during lunch, so we went outside to stand in it! It was the first time we saw falling snow!

Back at the cabin, we worked hard to build a snow fort.

Leia took a rest on the swing with her huge snowball.

This was the beautiful view from outside our cabin.

Socal Christmas

November 6, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

Over Christmas break we went to Socal. Last year we did Disneyland and Universal Studios, so this time we tried Knotts Berry Farm! We also did all the normal stuff — saw friends, ate Korean and Taiwanese food, lots of boba, and of course Tea Station.

-Kayli and Leia

We went on this roller coaster a bunch of times before it got crowded!

We went to Boomers in Irvine where Daddy won a 600 ticket ring from the claw machine!

Daddy brought us to his old work Blizzard. They had a cool library where they gave us tons of Blizzard stickers.

Daddy waited a looong time to get boba at Omomo.

We went to a light show at the Arcadia Arboretum. We walked through the whole thing twice!

And there were crawfish crossing the street! So weird!

And of course, we ate at Daddy's favorite Tea Station and got tons of drinks to go. — And of course, we ate at Daddy’s favorite Tea Station and got tons of drinks to go.

East Coast Trip Part 3

November 5, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

Our last few days in Virginia were awesome. We mostly just played at their house, which is the best house we’ve been to. Can’t wait to go back.

-Kayli and Leia

We visited the Shenandoah Caverns in Virginia, where Kayli was scared that the stalactites would fall down and kill us! — We visited the Luray Caverns in Virginia, where Kayli was scared that the stalactites would fall down and kill us!

We had tons of fun at Cox Farms. It was like cheap Disneyland with no lines!

We got to watch Elemental in their home movie room with buttery movie theater popcorn!

Our last meal was a delicious hot pot dinner, and Uncle Brian took this awesome selfie afterwards.

East Coast Trip Part 2

April 11, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

After Philadelphia, we drove to Virginia to stay with Toby, Oakley and Sierra! We love Sierra! They have the biggest best house ever. We went to Washington DC for a day and looked at famous monuments, the White House, and a museum. We ate at a cool restaurant that had kettle corn, and it was super hot so we got ice cream treats from a truck!

-Kayli and Leia

Sierra is our new favorite person and the little sister that we both wish we had!

We went to the White House where the President lives but we did not get to see him, or where he sleeps or works. We saw a lot of fancy paintings and furniture.

We went to the Washington Memorial where Kayli took pictures when she was 5 months old!

Family picture in front of the area where Captain America likes to run.

East Coast Trip Part 1

April 9, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

During Fall break, we had the best trip ever. We went to Virginia and stayed with Toby, Oakley, and Sierra! Before that though, we first stopped in Philadelphia where we saw some boring historical things and ate too many cheesesteaks.

-Kayli and Leia

We might look happy, but the Liberty Bell was the most boring thing to see ever.

Before getting to the Rocky steps, we climbed these animal statues and ate very expensive soft serve from Mister Softee.

Daddy prepared us for the Rocky steps by letting us watch the clip from the movie a few times. We took this picture and ran up and down the steps 18 times!

We tried to make this look cool but it was too bright!

Big Sky and Yellowstone, Part 2

March 24, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

After Mommy’s conference ended, we drove to Yellowstone. We stayed at small hotel in West Yellowstone where there we saw lots of mosquitos, but did not get bit by moving are arms really fast like Daddy showed us. In Yellowstone we saw tons and tons of geysers and bison. We tried really hard to find wolves or bears but didn’t. We did a great job walking a ton! We ate instant ramen for lunch, and terrible, terrible Chinese food for dinner.

-Kayli and Leia

We watched Old Faithful erupt a bunch of times!

We saw so many geysers and took so many pictures with our small cameras that Leia's camera ran out of batteries. — We saw so many geysers and took so many pictures with our small cameras that Leia’s camera ran out of batteries.

We did funny sister poses in front of geysers and tons and tons of steam!

We saw really cool colorful pools of water. Kayli was worried that Leia would fall or jump in.

We saw tons of bison and they caused a traffic jam. We learned that bison and buffalo are... kind of the same? — We saw tons of bison and they caused a traffic jam. We learned that bison and buffalo are… kind of the same?

We saw the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Kayli was scared that Leia would fall or jump into the canyon.

Big Sky and Yellowstone, Part 1

March 4, 2024Uncategorizedadmin

At the beginning of summer we flew to Montana! Mommy had a conference in Big Sky, and we stayed at a nice hotel where cowboys opened the door for us every time we got close. It was weird so we tried to never go through those doors. The hotel had some cool activities though, and lots of hikes nearby. We did the hikes and didn’t even have to get prizes from a gift store this time!

– Kayli and Leia

We went into a giant hot tub while Mommy was in her conference. It was too hot for Kayli!

We went on a hike in Big Sky and ended up going through tons of snow, in summer!

We went on another hike and looked for animals, but found none! We did find cool logs, ate lots of snacks, and had fun finding shelter from the rain.

We did our funny skip/run thing. I don't know how this started -- probably something weird Leia made up! — We did our funny skip/run thing. I don’t know how this started — probably something weird Leia made up!

Leia is very good at jumping high. She really works those leg muscles!

We climbed this in the rain!

The giant swing!