Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

December nights in Balboa Park

Not quite as happy with Santa as last year

Reading with cousins

Who's hungry??

Christmas morning with Mama

Happy New Year! All the best in 2010!

Giving Thanks

Bodhi is thankful for...his warm slippers....

his toys...

delicious raspberries....

and of course his family!!

Happy Holidays everybody!

Hawaiian vacation

Back in November we took a 10-day trip to Honolulu and Kauai. It was our first attempt at a vacation with Bodhi. All went well in Honolulu, but by the time we got to Kauai we were all sick and it rained a lot! It wasn't as relaxing as we were hoping, but we did get to see some friends in Honolulu and managed a few fun moments.

Sebas and Frano at the Ala Moana Mall

CJ, Bodhi and Auntie Rosia!

Bodhi learning to play the piano with Troy





Bodhi the navigator

Playing tennis with Omi








Scooting around Hanalei Bay

Wiped out after his first Hawaiian vacation...aloha

Time flies...

I know, I know, its been a while since we posted anything. We went on vacation in November and all of us got sick so we've been working on getting healthy ever since we got back. We're all nearly back to 100%. Regardless, we still have some good photos to share.

Lounging in the yard

Halloween! Bodhi really enjoyed Halloween this year. He liked his lion costume, and after the first house, he had the trick-or-treat routine down!

Bodhi's first trick-or-treat house! And his little friend Haley dressed as a lady bug.

Life as a 1-year old

It has been a beautiful October here at the beach house. For a 1st birthday present, Grampa Bob sent a little slide house to Bodhi which sits in our front yard. He loves it!

We take walks to the library where they have all sorts of stuffed animals, dress up and, well, books. Here Bodhi found some glasses that look just like Grampa Bob's! About the same size too!

Hard to believe it's been a full year since we've been taking monthly pics with brown pelican. Here he is, one year later!

Bodhi has teeth # 7 & 8 coming in, and it looks like we may be hitting double-digit teeth very soon!

Out in the country, where the pumpkins grow

Yesterday we joined Lucinda's parents and the Giffens out at Bate's Nut Farm (also affectionately known as Nate's But Farm). After the mad traffic and endless queue, I thought we must be nuts to go through all this trouble, especially when we have an Albertsons around the corner with pumpkins. As we rounded the corner, we entered an oasis of pumpkins. Here are some special pictures of Bodhi's first pumpkin patch.

Bodhi's 1st Birthday

These are the internet-safe photos... the ones with Bode's cajones on the table are not for pubic...I mean public viewing.

Well I can't even begin to express what our little funny boy means to Ryan and me, but I can tell you it's hard to remember what it was like without him. He is such a gift to us, and every day is a blessing. Every sleepless night too! Here are some pics from his 1st birthday and party...

Helga and Sepp came out from Austria!

Belly rubbin with Cousin Jenae.

Slide with Ba Ngoai Lieu... can't tell who's more excited!

Bode used the birthday excuse to pick up on ladies at the park.

After watching everyone else eating Ba's eggrolls and dipping them in the sauce, Bode did it all by himself! He's always studying us!



Smarty pants Lucinda solving Bodhi's new puzzle.