FFFF - February Fun with Friends & family

Max and Sono Climb the Walls

Sono introduced me to the bizarre indoor-climbing culture . . . I think I need to get a little dirtier before I go next time.

Sam's First Birthday

I'm one year old! It has been a great week of partying, first with Mommy, Daddy, Max, and Sono on my real birthday and then a big party on Saturday with Alexandre and family, Olivia/Madeleine and family, Carol and her kids, Aparna, and of course, my beloved parents and brother. A good time was had by all . . .

Summer '09 Family Adventure #5 - 4039 Reunion in Michigan

People ventured from all over the U.S. to join us in Michigan to reunite with Mommy and Daddy's college friends and to visit the Hilberts in their new home in Michigan! We started in East Grand Rapids and then headed to Courtney's parents' house in Grand Haven, right on Lake Michigan. This lake was too cold to go in as well-- I'm really not understanding how people enjoyed their idyllic summers swimming in these lakes. Anyway, we had a terrific time with the Hilberts, the Wu-Ma Clan, Edina and Zabelle, Sonali, and Rachel. We missed the Alfanos though-- maybe next time we can get the entire 4039 family together.

My Wish Comes True!

Last Christmas, I received a book that asked me to make a wish, and every time we've read that book in the last year (two, three, four hundred times), I've made the same wish-- "I wish for a Christmas Tree!" Today, my wish came true! We were sitting at Daddy's birthday brunch, and Mom announced we would be heading to the local Christmas tree stand to buy our first Christmas tree (this was my wish, but I'm pretty sure I saw a tear in Daddy's eye). Auntie Sono and Auntie Aparna came over and we spent the afternoon drinking apple cider, listening to Christmas music, and making popcorn-cranberry garlands and gumdrop ornaments. Then we decorated the tree and my wish came true! What a perfect day! Happy Birthday Dad!

Catching up . . .

Here are some non-Disney, non-Thanksgiving pics from the last few weeks, including shots with Sono, the Bobelians, the Hilberts, and the Wu-Ma Clan of San Francisco!

Miles of Smiles

Enough said!

Lady Liberty, Up Close and Personal

After looking at her from afar for over a year, I finally got to see the Statue of Liberty on a trip with Mommy and the whole Sampat family!