Colonel Nguyen

My long time friend John got promoted to Colonel.

First black belt

Zinc (Jon) is the first jiu jitsu black belt in the family. Super proud of him.

Elliot's first volleyball game

Elliot's first volleyball game. She was so nervous/anxious the night before.

Summer family vacation (Florida)

Sunset at Indian Rocks Beach.

Fourth of July

July 4, 2025

Random weekend pics

Tyson played in his first tennis tournament (outside of school) all day Saturday. That's him on the left, serving.

Ice cream competition

Serving scoops.

Father's Day

Father's Day at Chicken N Pickle.

Summer hairstyle

Lynn got a trim and I got a perm.

Andrew gets a job

Same store, different kid. 😂

Graduations

Elliot was named Ms. Caring for her class.

Andrew goes to prom

Junior prom.

Mother's Day weekend

Mother's Day morning.

Crawfish festival

Every year there's a big crawfish festival held at Vietnamese Martyr Catholic Church (aka Các Thánh Tử Đạo) but I've never gone in the years prior. Once I was old enough to make my own choices, I vowed to never come back.

I grew up going to that church but only have bad memories of that place. I dreaded every Saturday because that meant I'd be at Bible school. The school was so poorly ran. Classes were full of wannabe gangstas who showed no respect for the teachers or nuns. It was out of control. And the classes were taught in Vietnamese, which I barely understood. I was stuck in the second grade level for at least five years straight. It was miserable.

Elliot's First Communion