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Welcome to our Redwood Shores home in early autumn...
Follow Priya as she enters the front door
Here's Sherlock, sleeping in bed as usual
Despite the numerous shhh's from Mama and Dada, Priya likes to shout
"Look at my adorable bunny slippers!"
Dan brought in a beautiful bouquet of roses for Thanksgiving
Here's Priya having a Thanksgiving potluck at daycare...
Daddy and Mommy slaved all day in the kitchen and brought ...these colorful plates to the potluck!
Priya's all dressed and ready to go to Thanksgiving dinner...
"Let me out of the gate!"
"Let's go!" -- This year, we were completely lazy and had our Thanksgiving meal at a fancy restaurant...
Priya feeds Daddy some turkey...
...while she fixes her high chair using the fork as a screwdriver
This dessert is just too yummy!!!
Here's Mommy and Priya at Marin Day School's annual holiday singalong!
Priya loves to sing
This event turned out to be very popular...there's Priya's teacher Judy over on the left in the red shirt
Dan's work also had a holiday party, with Reactivity's CEO dressed up as Santa
Dada and Priya sit and watch as Santa gives all of the kids their holiday gifts
Priya clung to Dan for dear life when her turn came....turns out she didn't want to sit on Santa's lap, even for a set of Elmo's World DVD's!!!
Priya is celebrating Hanukkah with her own kid-safe menorah
This is when Priya just started to understand the concept of unwrapping gifts
With Dada's help, Priya sees her new Little People Circus Set from her favorite babysitter, Shauna
Here's a tea set, a set of mealtime dishes, and a Hanukkah book from Grandpa and Grandma List
Priya very much enjoys serving tea
Here she is pouring tea for the whole family
Testing out the circus trapeze
It requires an enormous amount of balance to carry a teacup, saucer, and spoon...thanks for the yummy tea, Priya
Here's another holiday gift for Priya, from Deborah who works in Shefali's office....a giant bulldog
Priya likes to dance with the bulldog, when a human partner is not available
Here we are at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center's annual Hanukkah event called Latkepalooza, where Priya is decorating cookies
Priya is having a ball dancing on her own...
...to this exciting klezmer band
Every now and then, Priya likes to regress and be "rocked like a baby" by Mama
While touring the holiday lights in our area, we came across Big Bird and Elmo...
...and this funny Family Guy tribute to Christmas
On January 1st, we went to this kids' event called "Noon Year's Eve" at the Hiller Aviation Museum (where kids can see the balloon drop at 12 noon and where Priya got her face painted)
Here's a cute little puppy on Priya's face...
...and a balloon dog given to her by a clown
Priya played with her new dog all day long!
Here's Priya and Sherlock observing the ducks that are flocking to them, thinking that they have food...
Sherlock's instincts have definitely been reawakened, as he drools and pants at the thought of catching some yummy duck
Priya has been caught in this embarassing "plumber-crack" moment!
Visiting Lemos Farm in Half Moon Bay...Priya really enjoyed riding the train...
...and petting the pony...
...but she was terrified at the thought of riding the pony!
"Fake ponies are much less frightening!"
The teeter-totter was very exciting, too
Priya also like to ride the trike, although the concept of pedaling still eludes her
Look at all of the adorable baby goats!
The goats come in a hurry as Dan offers them food
Priya bravely ventures closer to also feed the baby goat
Priya and a new-found friend ride the covered wagon together
Getting her face painted again...
...with a yummy watermelon!
Hiking at Ano Nuevo State Reserve in Pescadero...see the abandoned house off in the distance?
Priya enjoyed walking/running/jumping along the trail
Look! There's an elephant seal off in the distance!
I think the seal is waving hello to Priya
Ano Nuevo is the largest mainland breeding colony in the world for the northern elephant seal...
...and here are hundreds of seals sprawled out on the beach, bellowing loudly, fighting, mating, and giving birth
Family portrait
Here's a closer look at that abandoned house with the seals in the foreground, loudly yelping: "Arf, arf, arf!"
Priya got tired walking somewhere during the first mile and needed to hitch a ride
On the way back home from Ano Nuevo, we stopped to look at Pigeon Point Light Station on the Pacific Coast
Clearly relishing this yummy ice cream sundae!
Quite the big girl at a portrait session on 1/29/07
The photographer amused Priya greatly by shrieking like a monkey
Clutching the adorable teddy bear (that Priya did not want to give up even after the moment was captured)
Smiling big for the beaming parents who were very pleased at this photo session
Valentine's Day is only a couple of weeks away
Priya struck pose after pose like a complete pro
A pensive shot as Priya examines a rose
Mommy and Daddy's favorite photo of the bunch -- it really captures Priya's exuberance
Since the Eagles did not make it to the Super Bowl this year, Shefali had to find another way to make it exciting...by creating this awesome spread of snacks!
Here's Shefali's super-special seven-layer dip
Priya enjoyed Super Bowl pizza from her high chair...
...as Sherlock waited patiently underneath for the food that would inevitably come hurling overboard
Priya's enjoying herself at her friend Bella's birthday party at Pump It Up
Crawling through the obstacle course
Sitting on her throne, Bella is presented with her cake to commemorate hitting the big 2!
Later, Priya got to share the throne with another one of Bella's friends
Mommy and Priya dancing at Ruby Skye nightclub in San Francisco as part of an event called "Baby Loves Disco" where toddlers can go clubbing (at 2 in the afternoon!)
Show us your moves, Priya!
Here's Priya enjoying the hula hoops while taking a break from the dance floor
And here she is hiding between the sofas, while her hard-partying folks urge her to come out and dance some more!
Visiting the Aquarium of the Bay at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
The Finding Nemo exhibit with Dorrie and several Nemo's
Dan touches a manta ray
Priya giggles after attempting to touch a manta ray that eludes her grasp
Shefali pets a baby leopard shark
Outside the aquarium, there were a whole herd of seals sunning themselves
Priya enjoyed an ice cream cone as she watched the seals intently
Here we are at Shane's elephant-themed 2nd birthday party!
Priya thinks it's hilarious how Noah is trying to pet Shane's bunny Hazel
"Mama, Dada, look at the bunny!"
Spring is arriving and Priya is all dressed up for the warm weather
Lindsay, Andrea, and Priya peek out from the stairs at Lindsay's second birthday party
Going up the stairs at the slide at East Hillsdale park
It's even more fun going down!
Time for another birthday party (and baby shower) for Shefali's friend, Reema...
Priya realized later that night: adult parties aren't as fun, although there's still cake!

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