Christmas Party!

Carina, Samuel and Sylvia's first annual Christmas party!

littlest party animal!

Mindy, Carina, mom and Sylvia

Here is Alesandro, Andres, Samuel, dogs Maximus and Coco.
Little Smiley is poking through there.  He loved the dogs.  "dog dog"

the good stuff!

 When invited we were told we had to perform a family skit!  

Miguel, Mindy and Andres performed Jingle Bells.

Carina, Sam and Sylvia danced and sang.

our skit was Run DMC's Christmas song - Louca style!

Deck the halls - Tuesday

Leon get off the table!

Tree decorating by Vincent, Mahaver (neighbor) and Mom!
Tree undecorating by Leon!

Job well done, bathed and now time to play video games.

messy but festive! Wish you were here.

Friday - Santa was in Cupertino!

Santa came for the Christmas Tree Lighting!

Vincent's Family Tree

Yes, we are all cavepeople with our tongues hanging out.

Thanksgiving Dinner at the home

of Carey, Dennis, Carson and Justin

The kids: Vincent, Dean, Leon, Romy, Josefina, Amelia, 

and Justin, Carson and Matias in the back

No worthy shots of the parents.  We had a great dinner and a great time.

Thanksgiving Day Hike before dinner with Andres and fam

at the openspace preserve at the Cupertino winery...

Leon tried to get up there!

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Vincent and Andres run ahead,
 always in their own best friend world

We just had to be sure to share Thanksgiving Day with our good friends
Miguel, Mindy and Andres too! 

Happy Thanksgiving from Leon

Vincent and his homework helper!

studying trees

Ian in San Fran

Ian is a dear old friend from England, from Mom's highschool church exchange! He hasn't changed too much!  Here we are in the Deyoung tower, looking out at SF.

the view of Golden Gate Park with the Music Concorse

Ian's friends Atsushi and Masato have already caught
on that Vincent needs to be teased:)

Our friend the yellow python (in a glass case)

One of the WPA murals with SF history in the
Beach Chalet where we had lunch

Ocean Beach

the beautiful Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park

with Ian and Masato

Vincent with Atsushi and Masato

best we could do to get a pic with the ocean babies

Halloween 2012

First event: School Parade

Ice-Wolf Ninja and Eshan

Principal Mrs. Rowe as Cat in the Hat

Vincent's teachers as Pete the Cat!
Mrs. Yu, Mrs. V and Mrs. Barbaroza

with Serdar

Second event: the apartment complex party with our neighbors

Snoopy is in the pumpkin.
Charlie Brown wouldn't let him out.

with Gabriel

Halloween night: trick or treating 

with Mahavier and Anish

and couldn't miss trick-or-treating with Debbie and Gabbie

This is Medusa and Perseus, only Perseus wouldn't
wear his costume.  For nights we tried to get him to put it on,
wouldn't let it over his head.

We ended the night at the Taylors bonfire, roasting 

marshmellows. Dad took the pics.