Posted in Family, Kids, tagged Cactus, Hike, Kids, Peters Canyon on December 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Today I took the boys out for a longer hike through Peters Canyon. We started at the main entrance off Jamboree and worked our way thru Cactus point, up Big Red and eventually back home. A total of about 4-5 miles.
The field of catci were in full bloom. This is a picture [...]
Posted in Kids, tagged Hike, Kids, Peters Canyon on December 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Yesterday Abhijit and family came down from San Francisco to visit for a few days. The kids were a bit raucous so I took them on a hike to wear them out a bit.
Here we are at the start of the trail.
Here are Annika and Emma running down the hills.
Here are the four boys [...]
Posted in Kids, tagged Apple, Christmas, iHome, Webkinz, Wii on December 28, 2007 | No Comments »
On Christmas eve, Nikhil set his alarm to catch Santa in the act of delivering presents. He woke up at 3:00AM but alas, Santa had already come and gone. Nikhil then decided to wake up everyone else, so we were all up at 3:30 in the morning opening up presents!!
Needless to say, [...]
Posted in Kids, tagged Kids, park on December 28, 2007 | No Comments »
It wasn’t a white Christmas or even close. It has been warm and sunny this whole week. We went to the park to enjoy the weather.
Posted in Kids, tagged Christmas, holidays, Kids, Santa, Sleigh on December 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Santa came to our neighborhood a little early to visit all the kids. His sleigh was pulled thru our street by the Tustin Police.
Here is Annika telling him all about her favorite Webkinz! You think he knows what a Webkinz is?
Here’s Nikhil and Garrett (I think).
And Vikram
Posted in School, tagged award, Kids, School, Vikram on December 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Vikram got a Student of the Month award for his class.
Here he is accepting his award!
Posted in School, tagged Kids, math, School on December 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Annika received a Math Achievement award for her first grade.
Here she is with her teacher Mrs. Shattles.
Posted in Kids, tagged Christmas, Family, Gifts, holidays, Kids, Random, wish list on December 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Annika wrote out her Christmas wish list for us. I thought some of the items were quite cute so I thought I’d share.
Here they are:
1. The Collie Webkinz or Penguin Little kinz or both
2. New petshops
3. A santa hat
4. A new DS game (only because her brothers want new DS games)
5. to see your reindeers [...]
Posted in Friends, tagged Christmas, Friends, Gifts, Holiday, Life, party on December 11, 2007 | No Comments »
We had our annual gift exchange this Sunday in our neighborhood. Here are some pictures from the afternoon party!
Here is Miss Annika with her friend Emma.
Here are Vikram and Nikhil with their friends Jordan and Andrew proudly displaying their gift cards to Target!
Here is the whole gang of kids!
Last but not least, here I [...]
Posted in Random, tagged Citigroup, Names, News, Random, Thoughts, Vikram on December 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Today it was announced that Vikram Pandit would assume the role of CEO of Citigroup. As I was reading the article, it struck me that there are several other high profile “Vikram’s” in the financial services industry.
These include:
Vikram Atal who is the CEO of Citi Credit Card Management
Vikram Gandhi is the head [...]
Posted in Kids, Life, School, tagged Kids, Life, Reading on December 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, we’re back home and adjusting to the time zone shift.
The kids all of a sudden have picked up a voracious reading habit. Here is the three of them hanging out on the sofa in the evening reading. No coaxing or urging required - just genuine interest. It warms my heart!
Posted in Vacation, tagged Europe, Geneva, Travel, United Nations, Vacation on December 2, 2007 | No Comments »
We spent the week before Paris in Geneva. I had to work during the week (Monday thru Thursday) so Anjali explored (probably more so than in my numerous trips in the past).
Anyway, here are a few of the local sights.
The United Nations is on the outskirts of town. There were many dignitaries and [...]
Posted in Vacation, tagged France, Louvre, Paris, Travel, Vacation on December 2, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve been meaning to post a few more pictures from our last day in Paris.
We took it pretty easy and just visited the Louvre and walked around the Eiffel Tower.
Here are a few picture from the Louvre.
We did see the Mona Lisa but boy was it unimpressive! They make you stand 20 feet [...]
