Miscellaneous December 2008

Some of the highlights of the month (other than Christmas!) included visits from Uncle Pankaj and Aunty Ruby from Houston and Sherilyn (one of Roan's favorite former babysitters) from Seattle. There are also some shots here of decorating the Christmas tree, Mali tending to her babies, and of Roan with Grandma and Granddad on the day they left (Mali was in a bad mood and wanted no part of it).

Christmas Morning 2008

We very much enjoyed having Grandma and Granddad here again for Christmas this year. Roan was soooo into Santa this year, which was a lot of fun. Mali, of course, didn't understand much, except that her brother got cooler gifts than she did. Roan's big gifts were the "Grand Central Station" for his GeoTrax train set and a big Tonka front loader truck from Grandma and Granddad. Mali got some Tinkertoys from Santa, a front carrier for her babies from Grandma and Granddad, and an outfit for her baby doll.

Christmas Eve 2008

We went to see the amazing lights on Eucalyptus in San Carlos again this year. Roan was not feeling well and did not particularly enjoy himself, unfortunately, and spent nearly the entire time in Daddy's backpack, but Mali had the time of her life - so much to see and touch ("No, no, Mali!!")!!

Santa Train December 2008

We did our yearly pilgrimage to see the Holiday Caltrain come through town. It was a hit as always.

Playgroup Holiday Party 2008

Thank you, Audrey, for hosting a wonderful holiday party as always!

November 2008

Here are a few other shots from the highlights of the month, including a visit from Roan's former (favorite) babysitter, Sherilyn.

Niles Canyon Railroad Holiday Train, November 2008

Roan and Jan joined Jake and family for a trip on the Niles Canyon Railroad Holiday Train, complete with a visit from Santa which, as always, was not received well by Roan.

Thanksgiving 2008

We spent Thanksgiving with friends Chris, Amelia, Jake, and Helen. Jake and Roan are the same age and great buddies. Here are a few photos from the evening...

A trip to the city, November 2008

We spent a morning in San Francisco - Jan and Roan took the train as always and spent some "boy" time watching trains and buses - Mali and I joined for lunch and some leaf gathering with Uncle Arjun later on.