A Little Home in the Bluegrass – Our First Messiah Concert at Christ Church Cathedral

This gallery contains 17 photos.

Messiah by Georg Friedrich Handel is a beautiful, powerful musical masterpiece that can lift you up, carry you away to the clouds or send you into deep contemplation of the Heaven.  Such an inspirational piece of art! At Christ Church … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Little Home in the Bluegrass – A Belated Post About Jacob’s Halloween

This gallery contains 5 photos.

Jacob’s first Halloween in Lexington was splendid. I can’t believe I forgot to post about this experience of his. We went to a chili cook-off at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with Jacob in his costume and he received praises … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

A Little Home in the Bluegrass – Us at Home; Our Kids Out and About

This gallery contains 10 photos.

We do many things together at home and outside.  David and Lam love cooking and eating together.  We talk about many things over coffee and tea.  We watch our currently favorite detective show Midsomer Murders together when the kids are … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

A Little Home in the Bluegrass – Our first Thanksgiving in Lexington

This gallery contains 22 photos.

Our first Thanksgiving in Lexington was so cold and snowy that it felt like Christmas. For our Thanksgiving meal with Grammie and Leon, David roasted a turkey, cooked a delectable sweet potato casserole and prepared some canned green beans. Jacob … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Happy birthday

This gallery contains 1 photo.

This post is late – by one week, but not without good reason. The poem below, which I wrote in honor of Lam’s birthday, came together in small, changing pieces. – David Happy birthday – one week late This year … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Huntley Haven’s Open House October 19th

This gallery contains 39 photos.

Grammie’s farm house in Harrodsburg, KY is finally ready to be open to the public on October 19th.  We headed there in the rain after breakfast and was greeted by Walter who helped us with the parking.  The day was … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Boys Lately

This gallery contains 14 photos.

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Jacob’s Education

This gallery contains 12 photos.

We love Jacob’s new cozy classroom.  The soft lamps make such a difference to the room atmosphere.  Jacob’s teacher Ms. Sloan said to us that the soft lighting actually helps kids stay calm better, which certainly enhances their focus and … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

The DeBrot Family’s Journey to the West

This gallery contains 39 photos.

Our journey to America was an arduous one because James was only 1 year old, we moved through big airports in Hong Kong, San Francisco and Houston, and David and Lam took turn falling sick along the way.  After the … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Our last time en famille and departure for the US

This gallery contains 10 photos.

The night before the night we left for the U.S., the kids’ maternal grandparents, aunt Neo, uncle Trung and cousin Bong came to see us for the last time.  We all enjoyed the sweet family gathering and baby James definitely … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment