Santa visted while we were gone!

Back home, another load of gifts awaited us and were belatedly opened after new year's.  Here's a couple shots of the spoils...

Happy new year 2011!

We got a whole bunch of snow again this year and had enough to make an even better sledding hill and jump out back.  We also had tubes this year to make the ride much faster.  Here's the kids catching some air out back on the tubes...

In Feb, we had an early celebration of Uncle Jr's bday and everyone drove down from NJ to help celebrate...

A trip to the air and space museum during a Kite-themed weekend.  Here are S & B during a story time about kite flying in India.  To get in the mood they each put on the appropriate garb.

To watch the cherry blossoms, we took a cruise with Brendan's friend Jaina and her parents and grandma.  There were nice views of the cherry blossoms from the Potomac, and also of National Airport, watching the planes fly in and out...

Spring time weather, and the winter jackets are finally put away.  Here's the kids before school modeling their Google jackets courtesy of XiawNiaNia.

Birthday party at BounceU...

Here's Samantha and her friend Elizabeth on the big slide....

Somehow Daddy doesn't seem to go down as smoothly...

Christmas in Cali...

Last year we headed out for a west coast tour over the winter holidays, hitting the snow over xmas in Tahoe with the Phams, east coast and norcal Laus, and the TALLL Laus. Then down to SD to visit the SAKAJs, DVTs, and MJs.  It was our first chance to meet baby Tristan in person.

Before flying out, we made a trip out to Brookside gardens for their festival of lights...

Here's DoNiaNia, Mommy, NaiNai, and YeYe enjoying the view near the peak at Heavenly while the kids are at ski school...

Here's Tom taking a breather from carvin up the mtn.

After a full day of ski instruction, the kids get a snowmobile ride back to the base lodge.  This year Leo, Samantha, and Lance took ski classes, and all had a great time.  In this picture, Leo is in the front row, and Lance is in the 2nd row on the end.

Lance stepping off and Samantha in the same row...

Sam and Mommy on the chairlift warm and cozy...

Here's a video of Samantha on the slopes. Sorry for the noise, the wind was pretty strong that day...

Down in SD at Soup Plantation, all 8 Lau cousins, in chronological order.... who's missing?

There's Tristan, the 9th addition to the 3rd generation cousins...

(Da) YeYe and (Ar) YeYe with all the grandchildren...

Driving back from SD, through the Grapevine, stopping at the reservoir...

Back up in Sacramento/Davis, we paid a visit to Vishal and Allison's, with Travis joining us for dinner as well.