This week in pictures | huis in san jose

We drove up into the foggy, wet city of San Jose to check out San Jose State University.  However, there was no haze and no rain. Just cloudy, gray (at times blue) skies and perfect temps.  

Desert X 2023

We spent three days of our Spring Break trekking across the desert exploring massive art installations across the Coachella Valley known as Desert X.

This week in pictures | huis in phoenix

 During spring break, we drove out to the Valley of the Sun...

Spring Break 2021

We followed my sis to the quiet, coastal town of Hollywood Beach, Oxnard where she rented a magnificent 6 bed/6.5 bath house on the beach for the week.  

Homebound - reached week 5 of COVID-19

We are still stuck at home.  Although the pace of things have slowed down, the weeks are flying by.

  

WE ❤ H.K.

Pre-spring break excitement started the minute our airline tickets were purchased back in September. We were heading back to Hong Kong! I spent seven months dreaming about H.K.'s city life and amazing food. Although, my goal towards an exciting family adventure and rest and relaxation were quickly met with a reality check.  Sibling bickering, tears, tantrums, and hormone surges (young and old) was not the family adventure I envisioned. Overloaded from being pulled in different directions from well-intentioned H.K. family members, tensions were rising.  Tempers were boiling.  Kids were resenting parents, parents were resenting kids.  At times David and I felt defeated.

But just like all experiences we learn from our challenges, grow stronger as a family, and reflect on the lessons learned.  What better way to truly understand who your kids are than out of their comfort zones and in another country.  Traveling with kids is so freak'n stressful and exhausting.  But I'd do it over and over and over again just to create and relive their childhood for one more day.

A family adventure is what it is...an ADVENTURE.  Imperfect but truly momentous and impactful in building a healthy family unit.  That realization only comes when I finally look back at all the photos from our trip.  I'm filled with such gratitude to live such a mighty life.

So, without further ado, please enjoy some (way-to-many) snapshots of what it's like Growing Up Hui in H.K....

This week in pictures | huis in hong kong

We traveled 10,000 miles for "thee" family event of the season.  In just eight days, the Hui/Chan/Alex families became immersed in a world of dim sum parties, spectacular expeditions, and mile high dinners.  But before navigating the world of H.K. milk tea, let's gather our possessions for the grandest sabbatical of all.

This week in pictures | Arizona in 4 days

It all started when I called a family meeting to discuss our road trip to Arizona.  Presley was the only one who took notes.  Since then, he's been promoted from middle child to favorite child.  How cute are his check boxes!!

This week in pictures | Mar 21-27, 2016 (Spring Break edition)

Happy Spring!

OMG! I took a lot of pictures during our staycation!! Warning: kid overload.

This week in pictures | Mar 30-Apr 5, 2015

It's SPRING BREAK and these are just a few snapshots of our week!

First day: