Dear friends,
We want to wish you happy holidays. 2011 has been a very eventful year for the Lapena family.
- Our biggest news, of course, is the birth of our second daughter on Dec 15, 2011, Alexis Ling ( 玲) Lapena. You can see a lot more photos, videos and news of Alexis on our blog at www.leijaime.blogspot.com. We feel truly blessed to have a very healthy girl. We are all still adjusting to the schedule but the look of her angelic face everyday makes it all worth it.
- Isabel has become a very social, talkative, opinionated, active little girl. Isabel started Mandarin preschool two days a week in June. She is now almost fluent in Mandarin and loves talking to me and grandma/grandpa Han in Mandarin. She also loves her Karate class, Dance class, and swimming classes. She is very excited to be the big sister now although she is still adjusting to having to share us with Alexis. We are all enjoying our interaction with her and watching her grow every day.
- Jaime had a big year. He started work at a start-up called Assistly (a customer service software company) in Feb - as Director of Marketing. He is learning a ton from the executive team and loves what he does. In late September, it was bought by Salesforce.com. While he didn't make a fortune, they made it worthwhile for him to stay. The only downside is he is working a lot more as now he has even more aggressive goals to meet.
- Lei had quite a rewarding year as well. I didn't work in the corporate world all year. I am enjoying motherhood and dabbling in entrepreneurship. I launched two websites, learned SEO, paid search, and truly found my passion in providing career advice and helping people develop soft skills. My blog www.BeMyCareerCoach.com now attracts over 13k visitors worldwide a month.
- Agnes continues to be an invaluable part of our family. We are so thankful to have her in our life.
We look forward to another year of growth and adventure next year. Best wishes in 2012.
Lei, Jaime, Isabel, Alexis, and Agnes
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