Ancha is a citizen!

Ananya's beloved nanny in San Francisco, Tenzin (aka Ancha), recently became a US citizen and to celebrate this amazing occasion, we invited her family over to our house for a celebratory lunch! Ananya was in total heaven because she got to spend the whole day with her dear Ancha and we were so happy they were able to visit. Congrats, Ancha!

Aloha Maui!

We admit it. We're completely addicted to visiting the islands of Hawaii. You can't blame us - it's beautiful and warm there, our kids love the ocean (as do we), we get to eat amazing sushi and seafood, and it's a short flight for us! So yes, we decided to go again after Thanksgiving and we joined some friends for a week of fun in the sun! AJ and Ray were able to fly out for a few days, and we were staying in the same resort as our good friends, Cliff, Helen, and Gabe. We spent our days on the beach, afternoons in the pool, and ate delicious meals (including a yummy dinner and fantastic shaved ice with Jess and Adam and their kids).

Amisha LOVED the ocean - she was fearless and absolutely enjoyed sitting at the water's edge, having the waves crash onto her, and splashing the water and playing with/eating the sand. Ananya spent her time making sand castles, running in and out of the ocean, and soaking up the attention she was getting from her beloved uncles. Makes me wonder when we're going to go again....

Holiday Fiesta

Soon after Thanksgiving, we took a fabulous trip to Hawaii, came back, and a few days later hosted a holiday party. It was a great excuse to decorate our house, get in the Christmas spirit, bake a ton of desserts, and kick off the holiday season!

Pictures with Santa

It's become a tradition for us that the day after Thanksgiving, we go and meet Santa Claus and take pictures with him! Ananya was SO excited to see Santa and was laughing and telling him secrets the entire time. Our little friend Amisha, on the other hand, was totally scared of him and cried pretty much the whole time. Oh well, makes for fun, funny pictures!

Amisha's first Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was so special for us because it was Amisha's first Thanksgiving and because it was Pooneet's first time in charge of making the turkey! The turkey was delicious, so many family members and friends came, the kids had a blast, Ananya said she was thankful for the turkey (I was hoping she'd say her baby sister!), and Amisha slept really well that night - a sign of a great party!


Here are some pictures from turkey day:

Christmas in the Park

Long overdue posts coming your way!

Ammama (Ananya and Amisha's great grandmother) has come from India and is visiting us for a few months - mainly to play with her great granddaughters! The kids have been having such a great time with her and we try to see her as often as possible. Amisha is named after her (her middle name is my grandmother's name) so Ammama was especially excited to meet her namesake!

One of the first outings we took with her was to downtown San Jose's Christmas in the Park - it was freeeeeezing, but so beautiful with tons of lights and christmas trees and decorations to look at. Ananya got her first taste of hot chocolate, I was randomly gifted $20 by total strangers, and we revisited the beautifully decorated Fairmont Hotel where Pooneet and I got married.

Pooneet meets Aadvik!

Pooneet is in India for work and got to meet Sarayu, Eshon, and cutie pie Aadvik!!! Ananya, Amisha, and I are totally jealous that we didn't get to be there for the fun but we're so happy that Aadvik finally got some hugs and kisses from someone in our family!

Here are some pictures: