Farewell Family Celebration

My family threw my brother's family and mine a farewell celebration. They got a roast pig as the main dish. Griffin thought it was gross but eventually ate it. Each member of the family tied a string around our wrists as they wished us good luck in their own ways. We were very appreciative of the gesture. Overall we had a wonderful time.

Beautiful Wilderness

We hiked near this cool stream. It was nice air conditioning in the hot summer weather. You could feel the cool breeze of the cold mountain waters as you get close.

Bountiful Backyard

My parent's yard is a small suburban yard. Yet it is full of fruits and vegetables. Also pictured are the crabs my brothers caught near San Francisco. My mom made a very tasty meal out of the crabs. The fruits in the yard were very good too.

Visiting Family

Griffin and I just got back from a week of visiting family. We had a great time. Most of the time was spent camping. Griffin was the leader of the Super Heroes. His team included him as Spiderman, and his cousins as Ironman, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. It was quite entertaining watching them run around making up scenarios.

Summertime

We had a great afternoon today. My brother got Griffin and me swim passes to our local swimming pool. It is nice because the pool is right across the street from us. It was just nice to relax and watch the kids play in a pool. We will be spending a lot of time there.

The kids were having fun playing around the living room. I decided to snap a few candids.

Different Generations

I know that my life is completly different than what my parents experienced at the same age. I expect the same thing to be true between Griffin and me.

The other day while in my new car, griffin says to me, "Hey Dad. You should go to BeepBeep.Com to look at cars."

Okay. Griffin is four years old! He already knows about websites. And not only that, he just made up the name of the website creatively. It just amazes me how wide the experiences can be between generations. When I was four years old, no one even owned a computer and there was no internet. When my parents were four, there wasn't even electricity where they lived.

I thought I would list some comparisons. I'll start with my parents, then me, then Griffin.

First time on an airplane.
Parents 40 when we came to the States, Me almost 3 when we came to States, Griffin 3 months. And for being four years old, Griffin had gone on at least 8-9 airplane trips. That is more than a lot of adults in their lifetimes.

First Schooling.
Dad 12, Mom 46 (Both my parents graduated Adult High School at age 51 and 50), Me 6, Griffin 4 months.

First Video Game Console.
Parents What?, Me 30, Griffin 4

Place of birth.
Parents Tropical Jungle with no medical help. Me tropical Jungle with no medical help during wartime. Griffin, Nice hospital room, planned inducement.

The list can go on and on. I guess it is nice to know that for most things, life is easier for our children. It is true that you try to give your children all that you wanted as a child. My parents wanted the basic things of health, food, shelter and education. I got all those things from my parents. I wanted things like toys, new clothes, eating out on top of all basics. And Griffin has all the things I ever wanted as a child and plenty more. I wonder what my grandchildren will get in their lifetimes.

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