The Family Photo Album, 2005

Assorted Pictures


Nina and Alan on Legoland's jungle ride	Alan and Nina in Legoland's water park	Alan playing soccer at Veronica's party	With nothing better to do, they taped paper moustaches to their faces.

Shucks! Caught in the act	Alan on slide (Symantec picnic)	Nina with prizes (Symantec picnic)	Alan's Kindergarten graduation

Alan's Spelling Award

Nikki is Born

April 11, 2005, 12:29 PM
3.85 Kg (8 lb 9 oz)
52 cm (20.5 in)


The Surgical Team	Nikki's out!	Cutting the Cord	Maria meets Nikki

Nina watches Nikki, while Alan talks to Mommy.	Sleeping in the basinette.	Nikki in a lap	Nikki sleeping

Nikki the Charmer

She's two months old.


Nikki smiling at Mommy (2 months old)	Nikki thinking up some deviltry (2 months old)	Nikki sleeping (4 months old)

Tae Kwon Do Belt Test

June 15, 2005

Brownies Go To Sea World San Diego

May 16, 2005: After many cookie sales, Brownie Troop 71 heads to Sea World San Diego. Two honorary Brownies, the younger siblings Alan and Isabella, tagged along. An even younger sibling, Nikki, also put in an appearance.


Waiting for the seal/sea lion show to begin.	What, Mommy?	Okay. I'm awake. Now what?	Nina actually rode the Atlantis roller coaster

Alan tries out the steel drum	They'll cross that bridge when they come to it	One comes down, one goes up

Yosemite

July 14-18, 2005: We went up to Yosemite for our friends' wedding, and stuck around for a bit of hiking afterwards. We stayed in the Yosemite Bug Lodge and Hostel outside the park (very nice), had a bit of trouble with the Yosemite traffic in the valley, and, in general, had a great time.

Zion

October 2-7, 2005: We took a trip to Zion. We stayed the first night at the Driftwood Lodge (a family tradition), and camped the rest of the time in the South Campground (site 69). It was very nice, slightly chilly at night and warm but not sweltering during the day. The shuttlebus system sure beats the traffic jams of a decade ago! Nina managed to conquer her fear of heights enough to make it up to Canyon Overlook this time, and Alan was able to keep up even on the Echo Canyon hike. Maria's cold kept her from doing all the walks, but she recovered enough to see Echo Canyon with the family.


Alan doing a low block	Alan finishing up a punch to the target	Nina: Roundhouse to the center of the target	Alan's Roundhouse kick

Nina finishing her crunches	Nina's Roundhouse in line	Kindergarteners do situps with one arm on the floor	Looking good Alan

So many variations of pushups	Nina receives her yellow belt	Alan receives his white belt


Nina's rehearsal dinner hat	Upper Yosemite Falls	Nina, at Lower Yosemite Falls	Evening sun on Half Dome

Nina in a bark hut	On the Vernal Falls trail	Yosemite Valley	Deer in Mariposa Grove

At the General Sherman big tree	Fallen giant	Alan on the trail


The campsite	The view from the tents	Ready!	On the Pa'rus trail

Gateway to the Narrows	Nikki came along too	At Canyon Overlook	Nikki in the tent

Weeping Rock	Nina in Echo Canyon	Echo Canyon walls	Water-sculpted slot, Echo Canyon