Beaches, rainbows, skiing and the desert

We had an unseasonably warm January weekend at the beach with our family visiting from Virginia

Two of the many rainbows seen from morning walks on the dish trail

Skiing in Tahoe for the second year - Milan and mom conquered all of the blues!

Kirin and his coding science project

Mom, Milan and C nani made a special trip to New Mexico (state #49!)

We took a hot air balloon ride 

More science experiments, this time in our front yard

Staycation spring break in San Francisco!

Winter holidays in Southern California

We started our winter holidays at home with presents

 

But quickly joined family in Southern California for some good eats..

and gaudily decorated beach houses.

 

We spent the next several days hiking and bouldering in Joshua Tree National Park

Here is Kirin blending in with the rocks

See if you can find Kirin below..

The amazing night sky from Joshua Tree (through the lens of an iPhone)

Thanksgiving in Visalia and Sequoia National Park

 We spent Thanksgiving with friends in Visalia and Sequoia National Park

Our only requirement for the house was that it would have a hot tub, which we made frequent use of

We also saw some tall trees though were a bit unprepared for the cold!

Fall outings in the bay

 Saw the new electric Caltrains at an event in San Francisco

Navratri time

   

Halloween with a Potassium-Iridium-Indium element (KIrIn) and a monkey

Ice skating at the winter lodge and in union square

  

Milan in his first school play

Fall photo shoot

Summer Birthdays and First Day of School

 Kirin turned 8 and Milan turned 11 over the summer and thankfully still put up with my baby quilt photos without too much grumbling

First day of middle school (6th grade) for Milan - riding his bike to school!

 

First day of 3rd grade