Weekend Visits

my close friends are in town this week for their dad's death memorial . it's a vietnamese tradition that honors and commemorates our loved ones on the day/week of their death. we continue to celebrate with them always, even when they are only with us in spirit.

twins w/hoang sisters

deterding twins w/the hoang twins.

we also took the girls to a 'tet trung thu' festival. a vietnamese tradition that celebrates the arrival of autumn---like in so many cultures (think holloween). children sing and hold lit paper lanterns; and there are delicate pastries called 'moon cakes' available only during this time. the girls sampled some and liked them. they also had cotton candy and got to run around. we think they had a good time.

pretty lanterns

ran into loan & jacob at the festival