Christmas 2010

We had a very merry Christmas this year - it was the first year since Pooneet and I got married that we were in town for the holidays, so it was a great opportunity for us to relax, create some family traditions, and have some Christmas fun with friends and family!

Pooneet, on his own, picked out our perfect tree and the 3 of us decorated it with all our our ornamens, lights, and tinsel. We put out our stockings and then told Ananya all about Santa Claus. The night before Christmas, she left out a plate of cookies and milk for him, and was amazed how, the next morning, the milk was gone and all that was left of the cookies were some crumbs! She had a BLAST opening all her presents - though she's still at that age where opening the wrapping and seeing a box may be more delightful than the actual gift inside!

Here are some photos of Ananya with her grandparents before they traveled to their amazing holiday destinations of India and Vienna!

Fun Days

Ananya had a fun wrap up to 2010...she attended several birthday parties (where she got to play with cool toys and wear balloon hats), got a haircut (where the haircut lady basically told me I had been cutting her hair the wrong way for the last year!) and a blue lollipop, and learned how to play and do a crazy dance to the harmonica.

Here's a video of Ananya's crazy harmonica performance for her grandparents:



And here are some photos of her fun times:

Last days in SF

We moved out of San Francisco in early November and took advantage of our last few days by doing all the things we loved to do most - going to Crissy Field, eating sushi at our favorite restaurant, enjoying all our neighborhood haunts, and taking Ananya on her first cable car ride!

Here's a video of her cable car ride:



And here are some pictures of the views from our home, sushi dinners, and our last few days in SF:

Livermore Temple

In November, Avva and Thatha took Ananya (and a very sleepy Aditi) to the Livermore Temple, for a morning of poojas, prayers, and showing Ananya where all her favorite gods live. Ananya especially enjoyed doing the namaskaram at the end of each prayer and hearing the priests ring the bells.