The Baby Just Turned Six Years Old

OMG! It has been four years since the last time I posted in this blog about Casey. I have been so busy. September 2014 was a critical time in my eldest child's life who was then in medical school. (Casey's Kuwa). I don't have to go into details but Kuwa has since graduated, passed the boards and currently working as a physician in a major insurance company.

Anyway, Casey is now 6 years old. She turned six last February 12, 2018. We had a simple party at home with guests Dada and Mama Tring. We had cake, ice cream, chap jai, siomai, sushi, and fried chicken. All of us enjoyed the food.

Then the next day, being a school day we treated Casey's classmates to McDonald's chicken and coke. Her classmates enjoyed the food and the had fun.

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