Trevor's Kindergarden Graduation

Dear family and friends,


I just wanted to share you

Trevor's Kindergarden Graduation Protrait.




I hope you like it.

Julius

At the Beach with Manong Fidel and family 2007

Delayed entry:
June 24, 2007

At the Beach with Manong Fidel and family 2007

Manong Fidel, Ate Marivic, Francis and Martin
recently visited San Diego. They drove down all the
way from Sacramento the night before.

I took the three kids together with Manong Fidel and family
to Torrey Pines State Beach one hot, sun searing afternoon
for a picnic.

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We visited Grandma Sanay and Uncle Ariong in National City afterwards
to see how Grandma is doing lately. Incdentally, Cora and kids are in town
so we had did lots of catching up.

Julius

Summer 2007 Camping with Cora

Summer 2007

Justin, Trevor, Kristen, and I spent the fourth of July (U.S. Independence Day), July 5th with Cora and her kids Julianna, Christiana, and Micah at San Onofre State Beach. San Onofre Beach is situated near the Nuclear Power plant, right at the border of San Diego and Orange County along the coast.

What a delight for the kids to spend time and get to know each other. The beach was great, with hardly any beach combers competing for space, just an occasional surfer or coastal fishers in sight.



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Camp was right along the edge of the park, with Coastal train passing by, or cars zooming up down Highway 5 was somewhat of a nuisance. Otherwise it was a great camp, with various camp recipes cooked up by me and Cora: Lemon Garlic Shrimp, Hish Kebobs, Corn on the cobs, Citrus flavored chicken on the menu.


Thanks Cora for a great time. let's plan something out for Spring or Summer 2008, when you come down San Diego for your Summer vacation again. This time, let's plan it when Henry's
in town, so it would be a great family camp.

Julius

Dear Justin,-from Daddy, 29June2007

Dear Justin,

I just want you to know that dad
is so proud of you. How you walk in
stage and held yourself up to receive
an Award and be part of the honor roll.

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I know you, Trevor and Kristen
have been through a lot lately.
The nights you call me at night
to say good night, the days you tell
me how you feel so lonely, and our occasional online
voice chats and play pool on Yahoo Messenger.

I'm so proud of how you pulled yourself
up. Life has not been easy on you.
I encouraged you to work hard in school
and you kept at it.

Life will go on. I'm happy because I have a son
like you. I Love you son.

Daddy

A Day at Disneyland 2007-June 19, 2007, Julius

June 19, 2007

I spent the whole day at Disneyland theme park in Anaheim California
with my two sons Justin and Trevor; and with close friend Tessa
(hails from Chicago) and her three kids Bree, Natalie, and Noel; and
Lalaine from San Diego.



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It was a day filled with activities both for the grown-ups and kids alike.
The Summer heat was unforgiving but tolerable. After hours of walking around
my feet started to hurt and easily got exhausted.

I guess my friends call me MJ (for Manong Julius) for a reason.
My age is starting to show. I better spend more time at the gym to
improve my stamina and endurance.

Generally, I was happy to spend a day of quality with my sons Justin and Trevor
and also my friends Tessa and her kids, and Lalaine.

-Julius

Feeding the Ducks-June 20, 2007, Julius

June 20, 2007

Justin, Trevor, Bree, Natalie, and Noel spent a morning at a Park
in Cerritos California to feed the ducks, spend time on the
playground, and splash water around the water fountain.


At one point we didn't have any bread to feed the ducks
and Justin wanted me to drive off to a store and buy bread.
Instead, I resisted his idea and
opted to walk around the picnic areas to find any left
over breads or junk food.




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It was a lesson I tried to impart on Justin, that you simply needed
to adopt to a situation and still have fun.

Its amazing what a bunch of kids can
do to improvise and make themselves occupied and still have
fun.

-Julius

At the Beach with Manong Fidel and family 2007 -June 24, 2007

Delayed entry:
June 24, 2007

At the Beach with Manong Fidel and family 2007

Manong Fidel, Ate Marivic, Francis and Martin
recently visited San Diego. he drove down all the
way from Sacramento the night before.

I took the three kids together with Manong Fidel and family
to Torrey Pines State Beach one hot, sun searing afternoon
for a picnic.

Click on the image to see more pictures

We visited Grandma Sanay and Uncle Ariong in National City afterwards
to see how Grandma is doing lately. Incdentally, Cora and kids are in town
so we had did lots of catching up.

Julius