Introducing: Isabella Mai Ha dela Cruz!

Hello World! My name is Isabella Mai Ha dela Cruz. I was born on Friday, November 24th in Charleston, South Carolina. This is a picture of me with my big brother Jonathan. I'm only 4 days old in this picture!

My proud parents are Kristina Tran Ha and Allan dela Cruz. My grandma, Mai Hoang, is here visiting me. Although my grandpa, Vinh Xuan Ha, is not here, I feel his love all around me.

If you want to say "hello" to me, you can write my mom at: delacrtt@gmail.com

To see more photos of my first week, click here: http://www.flickr.com/gp/15957745@N00/KU1g72

--Isabella Mai Ha dela Cruz

Introducing: Ross Duc Gallo

Hello,

At the risk of appearing immodest, I am attaching a photo of myself. I arrived November 14th, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 21-1/2 inches. My proud parents are Jennifer "Titi" and Nick Gallo. My proud grandpa is Thao Ha.

Warm regards,

Ross Duc Gallo

Titi's new baby! Chu Thao is a grandpa!

Titi and her husband Nick had their first child on Tuesday, November 14th. He is a healthy baby boy, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. and measuring 21 1/2 inches. The proud parents named him Ross Duc Gallo.

I am very happy to be a grandpa (ong ngoai) for the first time!

Titi writes: "Ross was Nick's grandfather's name and I wanted a Vietnamese name for our baby's middle name. I always like the story of my mother's father naming 3 of his children, including my mother, who were born around WWII after Germany, Russia, and the US in the hopes for world peace. But since Nga is not an appropriate name for a boy and I always admired Uncle Duc's equanimity, we decided on Duc for Ross's middle name."

About the middle name "Duc": DUC in Vietnamese means Germany, but it also means virture, good heart, good quality (duc tanh, duc hieu, nguoi co duc...) So I think Titi really did pick a very wonderful name and I am so proud of her. As Titi so eloquently explains the choice above, choosing "Duc" to revive her grandfather's desire for World Peace, I do want to praise her for the thought.

I will send/post pictures as soon as I get a chance.

--Thao

Sy & Huong Tour China!

This is to share with you a few pictures taken during our most recent trip to China in October 06.

http://picasaweb.google.com/sycnguyen

-- Sy & Huong Nguyen