The great outdoors

Another beautiful day in San Francisco called for some time outdoors. We headed up to Marin where he did a short trail on Mt. Tam. to get to 'the tourist club' - a great little german pub in the middle of Mt. Tam. We then headed to Tiburon to walk around and relax at the Lodge at Tiburon - one of our new favorite places to go in the evening....

Sunny day calls for a new hat!

We went out for a nice city walk last weekend on a warm sunny day. To keep little Sarina protected, we put on a cute new hat!

Mommy and the window

If there are two things Sarina loves most they are her Mommy and the window. Of course she loves her Mommy... she loves and takes care of her and is a wonderful Mommy. Sarina also loves big window overlooking 16th street. She loves staring at all the action - the cars, buses, pedestrians, etc. Put the two together and she is in heaven. I think we have a future city girl on our hands...

And a little video...

Here's a couple little videos of Sarina holding her head up and looking around...

Look who is holding her own head up!

Over the last week or two Sarina has gained good head control. She can now hold her head by herself and when on her tummy, lifts her head to have a look around!

Akhila's Birthday party

Sarina got to go to her friend, Akhila's first birthday party. She dressed up in her little mouse outfit (I call her mighty mouse when she wears it)... Happy birthday Akhila!

Look at all the people!


Mighty Mouse!:


Fancy birthday cake!:


All this partying knocked out little Sarina (so tired she slept without being swaddled !):

Doing taxes with Daddy...

Sarina got to hang out on Daddy's lap while he worked on taxes. I think the expressions speak for themselves as to who was having fun....

Sarina says: Oh boy, oh boy, I get to sit on Daddy's lap all morning.. this is so much fun!
Daddy says: I hate taxes.


Sarina Says: It fun to hang out on Daddy's lap but this tax stuff is getting tiring
Daddy says: I hate taxes.

Handful of pics from the last couple weeks

Here's a handful of photos from the last couple weeks. She's getting bigger and more playful. She likes playing with toys, can hold her head by herself and everyday seems to learn a new trick or two...

Our Happy Family!

On Sunday, we spent the morning with a wonderful photographer that a friend recommended. Veronica followed us around our apartment taking photos, and then we walked around the neighborhood. She did an amazing job of capturing our lives - the things that mean the most to us - our marriage, our family, the fun we have with Sarina, our unique neighborhood. We both felt intensely lucky when we first saw the video below of the photos - for we are truly blessed to have the life and family we do. We hope you enjoy as much as we did. Make sure the sound is on too!

Here is a link to Veronica Suh's blog as well:
http://www.verosuh.com/blog/

Monetization

With the economy in rough shape, we thought it was time to monetize Sarina's cuteness. Here's a picture showing her money making abilities (thanks, Pia, for the onesie!)

Three Month Birthday!

Sarina turned three months old last week. We celebrated with a little birthday dim sum (we're getting very creative with her birthday "cake") and of course singing and candle blowing.

Photos from the Gupta family visit

Below are a few more photos of Monisha-bua, Akash Bhaiya, and Neha Didi with Sarina. We all had a great time during their visit and Sarina certainly received a lot of love and attention. Sarina also loved having fun cousins to play with and an Aunt to play, feed and generally help out with everything she needed. Smita, Sarina and I appreciate their help, advice and the fun they brought! We all enjoyed their visit and miss them...



Below are some photos from a "little" hike to the top of twin peaks we did... nobody beleived we were walking all the way to the top but we did!

Spa Day!

Sarina got to with Mommy to get a Manicure / Pedicure. Here's a couple photos of Sarina's first visit to a Salon (accompanied by Mommy and Aunt Rita)... This of course is in addition to the massages Sarina receives from Mommy nearly every day - LUCKY girl!

More touristing

We went to Alcatraz (something we rarely do when living in San Francisco) and also Fisherman's Wharf. Although a cold day, we all had fun... Sarina even got to check out the inside of a jail cell...

Around San Francisco

With my sisters family here, we've been seeing the sights and sounds of San Francisco over the last week or so. Here are some pictures of all of us around San Francisco.

Look who got caught mid-smile...

My sister somehow managed to capture a great photo of Sarina mid-smile. She the camera cued up to capture one of her frequent smiles these days...

Passport photos...

We applied for a passport for Sarina and as part of the application took some passport photos. We took a *lot* of photos to get one to work but in the process captured a bunch of cute photos. Here are a few of them...

Benjamin's 3rd birthday party!

We all headed down to Ravi & Alice's house to celebrate Benjamin's 3rd birthday. Sarina got to meet Sushila Aji and sing happy birthday to Benjamin Dada. Pictures below; there is also a video below of us all singing happy birthday...

Visit to Stanford / Palo Alto

We all went to visit Stanford and Palo Alto last weekend. We got a personal tour of campus and then roamed downtown Palo Alto.

Here are some pictures:

Some Videos of Akash Bhaiya and Neha Didi

Here are a couple videos of Sarina with her cousins playing in San Francisco:

San Diego!

Last week we took Sarina on her first airplane trip to San Diego! She did great on the plane ride and we all had a lot of fun in San Diego. Sarina got to meet Shama Aatya and Madan Mama as well as her friend Angie. Here are some pictures of our little adventure:

My sister & kids come to town...

Last weekend, my sister, Monisha along with my neice (Neha) and nephew (Akash) came to town to visit Sarina all the way from Florida. They are here with us for the week over their spring break. Here are some pictures of Sarina with her Bua, Akash Bhaiya and Neha Didi

Week two with Dadi and Dadu

Here a little post with lots of photos of Sarina with Dadi and Dadu. We all had a great time and enjoyed being able to spend two weeks with them. Sarina of course loved spending time playing with her loving Dadi and Dadu. We are all looking forward to seeing them again when we go to Buffalo in May.

On her first airplane

Here she is with mommy on her first airplane flight on her way to San Diego.

Story time with Dadi

Here is a little video clip of Sarina listening attentively to a story being read to her by Dadi. Lucky girl!

Random Photos of Sweet Sarina

Here are a few of Sarina's newest photos. She looks cuter and cuter (though I recognize my inherent bias as her mommy!)... you be the judge.

Daddy Time

While daddy doesn't get to spend as much time with Sarina, he makes the most of every minute he does have. Here are some recent photos of Sarina's favourite moments with her Daddy.

Trying to extract a smile

Here's a little video of us trying to get Sarina to give us a smile on Camera. She smiles a LOT these days.... but as soon as the camera is on, she gets camera shy and hides her cute smile. Usually the "nose beep" and the "cheek squeeze" produces a guaranteed smile or laugh.... not so when the camera is on.

Little Sarina video

Here is Sarina being her cute self.. she then blinks feverishly to some claps. Can't say she loves clapping... Cute as ever...

Latest Excursions!

Sarina has been busy as always visiting here and there. The last couple weeks included the SF Zoo, Milpitas (The Mittals, and the Jain Temple), Denise's baby shower, Chevy's and Vik's Chaat House. Her social schedule is impressive and second only to her mommy's schedule. Here are some photos of her latest escapades.