Christmas 2007 In each case, click on the picture next to the description to see
more pictures.
Christmas 2007 - Christmas
at home with Grandma and Aunt Jenni. Family pictures. Lots of
vacation time with the Shammas, skiing, the beach, and Big Basin.
Fall
- Running, swimming, cooking and making pumpkin pi. All dressed
up and a trip to Dallas to see the Anderson clan!
Telluride! -
Friends!
Telluride! Mountains! Swimming! Hiking!
Camping! Lots of fun with Shihab, Gwen, Waloodi, Patrick and
Sue. Marching as color vision cones in the Telluride Neuromorphic
Parade. Building with Legos and looking for bugs.
June
- Our new family! Jensen and Kent are brothers now. Lots of
time at home and finishing up 2nd and 5th grades.
Spring - Getting ready for our
wedding. Building a tree house and making chocolate
desserts. Marshmellows and easter eggs with our neighbors.
February
- Skiiing with the vdv at Alpine! Building forts and trails at
Tracey's
Birthday 2007 - Kent and
his
friends
have birthdays in January. Katie, Julia, Arati, Vicki, Emma, Chinmay,
Alec, Ryan, Jonathan, Ross, Jay, Erin. Kent climbing!
Winter
Sports - A trip to Yosemite! Playing in the creek,
cross-country skiing, building snowmen and forts. A new home together,
a trip to the Smithsonian and to see Marilu. Spastic Baz the dog.
Kent at the Run Wild race.
School 2006 - Kent at
school. Halloween, lots of
reading and writing.
Fall
2006 - Kent ran his first 5k race and won (the under-8 age
division). He was quite happy. We learned how to make
cheese with Jensen, and watched Jensen play soccer. We watched Emma and
Sara make like a duck. We made caramel apples with Emma and
Caroline. And a trip to the California Academy of Sciences with
Alex and Emma.
Soccer 2006 - Playing
soccer with the Blue Tsunami soccer team and his friends!
Summer 2006
- Pool party with Katie and Julia. Hanging out with his cousins:
Ross, Jay and Erin. Roasting marshmellows with Rainer and his
family. Balloons with Jensen. Lots of time in the sand at home
and in Santa Cruz. And a wonderful weekend in Tahoe climbing, and
swimming, and kayaking.
July 2006 - Telluride!
- We went back to Telluride and had even more fun. Long
backpacking trips with Shibab and Waloodi (and Patrick, John and
Zeke). The annual Neuromorphs parade entry. Insect Detectives at
the Telluride Academy (thanks Brian!). Ophir Peak, Canyonlands
National Park, gold mine and Hardrock 100.
May
2006 - Kent and Waloodi did it. Kent has wanted
to climb Half Dome for two years. We trained, and this year he
did it in 12 hours from the valley. First try. It was a
great day, and Kent was very
happy.
June 2006 - Summer near
home. Kent with his friends: Julia, Ally, Bobby, Emma. More
time with Kent's cousins and Ms. Daunton.
May 2006
- Kent after school at a magic show. With Alec, Dawson, Ryan and
Sarah from school.
Birthdays in 2006 -
Lots of birthdays in January: Julia, Joshua, Emma, Kent and Jay.
Pictures of Jonathan, Katie, Malcolm and Erin.
January
2006 - Kent playing YMCA basketball with his friends, Alec,
Jonathan, and Nicholas. Caroline, Jake and big dog at home.
November 2005
- Lots of time to play at home. Playdates with Joshua and
Joey. Thanksgiving with the cousins. Cooking with Katie and
Julia. Making truffles.
October 2005
- A great day at the beach with Alex and Emma, building sand castles
and playing in the water. Bonfante Gardens with Joshua and Joey.
Picking out the perfect pumpkins.
New - Fall 2005 - A trip to Lake Tahoe with
Connor, Tracey and Roxy. We had such a great time--canoeing,
hiking, biking and exploring! Fun at home with Emma, Josh and
Alex. Making smores with the Grimes family.
August
2005 - A trip (with Emma) to
Bonfante Gardens. Lots of time to play in the fountains.
Kent is in first grade now.
Telluride
2005 - A
great trip. Kent spent two weeks in summer camp while Dad taught
at the Neuromorphic Workshop. Kent got to go camping (without Dad),
backpacking at 12000 feet, mountain bike riding, racing a go kart, and
lots of exploring (and ice cream.) He really enjoyed building his
own robot and seeing all the students play with theirs. William
and his new friend Zane were there, too.
New
- Spring
2005 - One list trip to the mountains. Playing at home
with Ben an Emma. Kindergarten graduation. A trip to Bonfante
Gardens with Jonathan, Josh and Emma. A visit from the Osborn
family. Hurray.
May 2005
- A weekend visit from
Shihab and William. Lots of time at the ocean, exploring the tidepools
and the beach. Lots more time with Emma at home.
Spring
Break 2005 - A one week vacation in California. Death Valley
flowers in a most amazing spring. Lots of rocks. Then onto LegoLand for
more fun. With Quynh and Khanh.
Winter
Ski Trip - A weekend of skiing with Tracey and her family.
Kent skied his first black diamond ski run and he was really
jazzed. Both Kent and dad were really tired afterwards. But
it was fun. Valentimes Day in kindergarten. At home and with
Quynh's family
New - Holidays 2004
- Emma, Caroline and the stuffed animals. Our decorated
house. A visit to the Tech Museum. Lots of time with family
at Christmas. Cooking with Khanh. Visiting the rockets at
NASA Ames with Alex and Emma. Ben's birthday party. Kent's
special-me presentation in kindergarten.
October 2004
- Yosemite!!!!! Twice. Once with the Sunnyvale Slaneys, and
once with Quynh and Khanh. More time with Katie, Julia, Alex and
Emma, and lots of
Halloween. This picture shows Kent at the top of Yosemite Falls.
September
2004 - Sandbox! Neighbors
(Emma, Jack, Katie). Family (Erin). Fun at Bonfante Gardens.
August 2004
- More excitement before school starts. Bonfante Gardens with Uncle
Jeff and Erin (and the birds). Climbing and swimming with Alex and
Cali. The last day of preschool with Jeffrey. 
Telluride
2004 - Kent and I went back to Telluride. Malcolm to work,
Kent to play. We had a blast. Kent learned to climb.
Went camping with the Shammas (and made breakfast). Visited an
old gold mine. Pretended to be a robot. Learned to play
checkers. Went swimming (a lot). Took a ride on an old steam
train. Played by a creek. And visited the Osborns.
May and June
2004 - Wow, busy spring. We moved. Shihab and Waloodi
came to visit (lots of time at the beach). A trip to Washington
DC to see Mary, Stan, the Shammas and the cicadas. Back home
again with the cousins, and more animals. Preschool graduation.
Spring 2004 - Kent
learned to
ski!!!! He likes to go fast. Pictures at home with his train
tracks, and lots of pictures of friends (Khanh, Shihab, Jeffrey, Leif,
Erin, Ross, Jay, Sofia, Aaron and preschool.
Birthday 2004
- Kent is five!
It's even better than four. Party and roughhousing with his
cousins. Cakes and preschool party. Visiting Shoup park.
Exploring the Fort Point in San Francisco and the Marin Headlands with
Quynh and Khanh.
Miscellaneous
Picture from 2003 - A
visit from Shihab. Playing with Leif and his family. Kent's 4th
birthday party. Fun at home with Paul and Robyn. 
December
2003 and January 2004
- A visit to the Children's Discovery Museum with Jeffrey. Alex and
Malcolm, the Slaney boys. Hanging out at home with Quynh and Aunt
Cheryl. Making P cookies. Jeffrey's birthday party.
Christmas
2003 - Big party with
the Fitches, Stravitz', Dockery's and the Sunnyvale Slaney's. Lots of
fun opening presents
November
2003 - A trip to
Bonfante Gardens with Alex and Cali, cooking and playing at home, and
the California Academy of Sciences with Sofia and Emma.
Fall 2003 - Lots
of time at Bonfante Gardens with friends. Teacher Robyn and
schoolmate
Jeffrey on one trip. Alex and Cali on the second trip. And
Halloween
and rolling out pastry dough.
September
2003 - A trip to Yosemite (Mysemite) and birthday parties.
Hiking to waterfalls, bouldering, lots of river time.
August 2003
After lots of travel in July, it was fun to stay home. We got to spend
lots of time with Leif and Erica, and Sofia and Emma.
Telluride
2003 What a wonderful trip. Two weeks in Telluride for Kent and
Daddy.
Kent got to play in the mountains, spend time with his friend William,
and
go to summer camp.
July 2003
Katie and
Julia on the Fourth of July; Karon, Rich and Ian visit; rockets with
Leif; Bonfante Gardens with Robyn; sushi at home
June 2003 A
trip to
Great America to meet Kent's friends Bleu and Scooby Doo. Playing with
snakes. Playing in the creek and on the beach with
Yuan Yuan. Lots of water play.
May 2003 More
fun at Bonfante Gardens. Making a mess at home. Lots of fun with water
and air at the DuPage Children's Discovery Museum (with Aaron).
A weekend in Sterling with Grandmother. Lots of birthday parties (Komal
and Evan Chase--pictures of Liam and Francesco). A trip to the San
Francisco Zoo with Yuan Yuan.
Spring 2003
Leif's family, Sofia and
Emma, more time at the Children's Discovery Museum. Easter dinner with
the Sunnyvale Slaneys.
lots of museum time.
Winter 2003
Making sushi, fixing cars,
skiing with Zareen, Olly, Leif's family and lots of museum time.
Christmas
2002 A birthday party for
Leif, firetrucks and firehouses,
some family shots at Christmas, and a New Years Day trip to Hidden
Villa.
November 2002
Shihab and Waloodi
came to visit. Malcolm and Kent spent an enjoyable weekend riding the
trains at Tilden Park, exploring Muir Woods, at Rodeo Beach, and the
Lawrence Hall of Science.
Halloween 2002
Halloween with Sofia, Katie and Julia. Halloween party with the
Sunnyvale
Slaney's. Launching model rockets with Leif and his dad.
October 2002 Visiting with Leif, Ed and
Aaron at the Dupage
County Children's Discovery Museum, riding the horses at Ardenwood
Farms,
and all his friends
from preschool visit the pumpkin patch.
Summer
2002 Lots of pictures with Kent's friends. Kent and Sandy
Doggy.
Katie and Julia (and the amusement rides). Erin.
Leif, Aunt Jenni and Kent at Bonfonte Gardens.
A trip to the zoo and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Spring
Vacations 2002 First home to Sterling to see Grandma's 70th
birthday, then down to Orlando to DisneyWorld with Aunt Jenni and Uncle
Ed (while Mom and Dad went to ICASSP), then to Bonfonte Gardens with
Kent's
cousins, then back home with Lisa.
Spring 2002 We got to
visit the San
Francisco Zoo with Katie and Julia. Spend Easter with his Sunnyvale
cousins; Hang out with Alex, Cali, Beth and Dan on the train in Los
Gatos. Visit the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum, play with
Shihab, and spend
some time at home.
January 2002
Sofia, Emma, Dulce joined Kent and Dad for a trip to the
San Francisco Zoo. Kent likes the trains and the jungle gym. But
feeding
time for the elephants is good too.
Christmas 2001
Kent's second Christmas. Time with Aunt Jenni
and a trip to the barn.
Fall 2001
Hanging out
at home, driving the bobcat, visiting the
train at Tilden Park, a trip to Sterling to play leaf monster, and a
visit
from his friend Eric.
Easter 2001
Lots of time with his cousins and their friends at
Easter, playing with Aunt Jenni, trying out his new playset with his
friend Barbara. Fun at home with Ross and Jay.
November 2000
Kent's first trip to Los Angeles. A visit to the Getty Museum. Kent's
first trip to DisneyLand. Time with Abeer and Nial.
Halloween
2000 Kent was a contractor. Lots of time with his cousins.
A Halloween party with Katie and Julia.
Summer 2000
Kent having fun at home, on the bed and with Dan and
Caroline, at breakfast, playing with Katie and Julia, and visiting
Where the Wild Things are with Katie and Julia.
June 1999 - Five
Months Old We spent a weekend in the Sierra's. We got to see
the mountains and have a great excuse
to take pictures of Kent. They are online and there are some great
shots.