Posted in Tustin, tagged Fire, Jamboree, Tustin on July 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Today we had a little excitement with a large brush fire late this afternoon right behind our house.
There were fire engines from Anaheim, Garden Grove and Tustin as well as 4 fire helicopters and 3 fire planes carrying retardant and water.
We were all packed and ready to go! Luckily the fire fighters have beaten [...]
Posted in Kids, tagged Karate, Kids on July 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Annika tested for her Green Belt in Karate today. She has been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu every week and has gone from White to Orange and now Green.
Her instructor is Ray Cota, a 2nd degree Black Belt and teaches in Tustin.
Here are some pictures of the test:
Posted in Girl Scouts, tagged Girl Scouts on July 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Annika attended the Girl Scout twilight camp this week. The theme was the Wizard of Oz. Her camp name was Toto the Dog. Anjali volunteered for one evening. Anjali’s nickname was “Diamond”.
One of the activities was to craft “swaps” and then trade them with their friends. Note all of [...]
We just got back from a 4 day trip to Zion National Park in Utah.
We stayed at the Desert Pearl Hotel which I would highly recommend for traveling families.
The first day, we did a moderate 3 mile hike called Emerald Pools. There are three pools - Lower, Middle and Upper. There is [...]
Posted in Kids, Rock Climbing, tagged Kids, Rock Climbing on July 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
We went rock climbing again yesterday. Annika would go every day if we had the energy to take her,
Here are some pictures of the three of them.
This first is Annika top roping on a shorter wall. You can see Vikram in the foreground free-climbing next to her (without a rope).
The second picture [...]
Posted in Beach, Friends, Kids, tagged Beach, Friends, Kids on July 1, 2007 | No Comments »
This week, Anjali took the kids to Newport Beach for the day. They went with their friends, Zach, Belle, Sam, Brandon, Ryan, Andrew and Adam.
The beach is about 20 minutes from our house and the waves are perfect for their favorite activity “Boogey boarding”. This is almost like surfing except with a foam [...]
Posted in Friends, School on July 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Last week, Anjali and I went to Ayushee’s graduation from Oxford Academy. She graduated with distinction and received several scholarships to the school of her choice, the USC Medical Program.
After the graduation ceremonies, we went to The Melting Pot for dinner.
Congratulations to Ayushee!
