Posted in Karate, Kids, tagged jiu jitsu, Karate, Life, red belt on October 27, 2007| Leave a Comment »
I spent this afternoon washing down the front yard and driveway and collected a bucket of ashes and muck that has fallen out of the sky.
The kids have been limited to indoor activities because of the poor air quality. So no running, no cross country and no practices. They have been continuing their karate. Nikhil had his Red Belt test and passed it with flying colors.
Here is Nikhil breaking a board!
This is his instructor Ray (the big guy with the 4th degree black belt!)
Posted in Kids, School, tagged Kids, School, Walking on October 3, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Today was International Walk to School Day (IWALK)! I have the day off as I’m driving to Moab this afternoon so I walked the kids to school. It is about a mile each way.
Posted in Kids, Soccer, tagged Kids, Soccer on September 16, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Vikram has started playing AYSO soccer this season. They have practice twice a week and games on Saturday.
This is his first year so he is learning quickly. Anjali is volunteering as the Team Mom – so she gets to coordinate all of the practice announcements, banner, collect funds and coordinate all of the communication to the soccer parents on the team.
Their team is named the Blue Tsunami’s.
Posted in Kids, tagged Karate, Kids on July 20, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Annika tested for her Green Belt in Karate today. She has been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu every week and has gone from White to Orange and now Green.
Her instructor is Ray Cota, a 2nd degree Black Belt and teaches in Tustin.
Here are some pictures of the test:
Posted in Kids, Rock Climbing, tagged Kids, Rock Climbing on July 3, 2007| 3 Comments »
We went rock climbing again yesterday. Annika would go every day if we had the energy to take her,
Here are some pictures of the three of them.
This first is Annika top roping on a shorter wall. You can see Vikram in the foreground free-climbing next to her (without a rope).
The second picture is Vikram also using a top rope technique.
The last picture is Nikhil at the very top of the wall. This is one of the harder climbs in the gym. He is about 50 feet up.
Posted in Beach, Friends, Kids, tagged Beach, Friends, Kids on July 1, 2007| Leave a Comment »
This week, Anjali took the kids to Newport Beach for the day. They went with their friends, Zach, Belle, Sam, Brandon, Ryan, Andrew and Adam.
The beach is about 20 minutes from our house and the waves are perfect for their favorite activity “Boogey boarding”. This is almost like surfing except with a foam board that is easier to learn!
This is Nikhil above Boogey Boarding.
Below is Vikram:
This is Annika after she caught a big wave that took her underwater!
Posted in Kids, tagged dance, Kids on June 20, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Annika had her open house for her dance class she has been attending this year.
Annika is on the far right. The choreographer/ dance instructor is Nakul Dev Mahajan.
Here is his website: www.ndmdance.com
Posted in Friends, Kids, tagged dogs, Kids, pets on June 4, 2007| 1 Comment »
Last weekend we went to a puppy birthday party for one of Annika’s friends. There were 8 puppies and about 20 little girls. Annika had a great time and wanted to bring one of the puppies home.
Khare Family Adventures 