We are family!

As a request from my sister to capture a pic of the four of us for the family back home - here it is... Thanks Jane for taking the pic! It was hard to capture the moment as Ashwin doesn't stay still for long & Holly is still a floppy little bunny. Still we were enjoying the short summer spell on the weekend & Holly got to wear one of her cute spring/summer '08 outfits!

Crepes anyone??

On Saturday we tripped out to SF for the day - we checked out the Richmond district & found this awesome crepe place Genki. It was an amazing day weather wise as it was hot & no jacket was needed - unbelievable for San Francisco, so here is a pic to show the short sleeves. Oh that is Holly in the baby carrier, sleeping. And that is Ashwin hiding behind the crepe :)

who is mounting madonna??

The other day we went to outlet shopping hell out in Gilroy, just for kicks - 35 kms away from our home to "supposedly" find super cheap clothes! Mmmm it wasn't very good at all & we discovered one just the same only 15 mins from home! Anyhow we took the long way home through the mountains to show my mother-in-law the scenery. I just enjoyed this sign & I'm sure I've seen that capital M on one on Maddy's album covers :)

mr chopstix at it again!

While we were out at Japanese, Ashwin wanted to participate in the fun of chopsticks & try them out in his own way. Here he is enjoying some tofu & his absolute favourite is edamame, we generally have to shell them for him & as soon as they are on his plate they vanish! The restaurant we went to - Momoya was recommended by a friend of mine, it has the best sushi - so fresh & delicious that satisfied my 9 month craving!

annual sushi & plum wine celebration...

... this year I celebrated quite a low key birthday as I couldn't organise much due to the arrival of Holly - she was the best present! It was so good to enjoy some wine & scoff down a plateful of sushi!

Welcome our little girl Holly...

at 9:13am on March 30th 2008 born in da Valley a baby Peach was born... This pic was taken half an hour after Holly was born. After waiting patiently for Holly to be poked & proded, I finally got to hold her & look into her eyes full of eyedrops! 

Last luxurious lunch...

A big thank you to Sarah for organising a last lunch with the girls before I disappeared into the land of the newborn bub. It was a lovely time catching up with everyone & very luxurious being without the kids :)