My parents drove up on Friday to bring my Aunt (Pa Jim) up to visit us in Northern California.  She’s visiting from Thailand and it’s been a while since I had seen her.  When I was younger, she stayed with us for a year in order to take care of me and Brother.  Brother was in Kindergarten and because it’s only half-day, we needed someone to pick him up and hang out with him until I got home.  She’s a funny lady and likes to do things her way.  In Thailand, she takes us around and her driving is quite an adventure from the backseat. They were staying with my uncle in San Jose so we all met up at Cousin Ishya’s house.  It was a lot of fun seeing everyone together again with the addition of three little ones taking over the house.

On Saturday, my mom, dad, Pa Jim, and Uncle Sak came up to visit us.  Pa Jim, in her own funny way, played with Kumquat and even attempted to style her hair.

Check out how she pinned down this wiggle worm.  Luckily, Kumquat didn’t mind it a bit.  Look at that wacky hairdo!

For lunch, we walked down The Embarcadero to the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market.  It was a gorgeous day in SF.  Once we got there, we headed straight to Roli Roti for some porchetta sammiches.  It’s been a few months since I’d had it and it was delicious!  Everyone else thought so too.

After lunch, we kept walking down toward Fisherman’s Wharf/Pier 39.  It was a nice long walk and everyone got quite a workout.  Here we are taking a little break and letting Kumquat roam around a bit.When we arrived, we picked up a dozen mini donuts from Trish’s.  Mmm…they came out nice and warm.

By the afternoon, it was time for them to head back down to San Jose.  Here’s a photo of 3 out of 6 Chamkasems together again.  Thanks for visiting!!!