Hai was adopted at ten years old, his birth name is Hai Van Nguyễn. We have added Ly (The L from Landowne), the meaning of Ly is plum tree, or children's tree (the chinese characters are actually child and tree). When Hai was little in Vietnam at the orphanage the other children asked "Who is your mother?", and Hai said "my mother is a tree and my name (Hai) means ocean, so it is my job as water to care for the tree". Additionally Youme's mother's family name is Timberlake. So we are Hai and Youme Nguyễn Ly. A grateful and growing family!
