10-12-11!

k and ajoba on her birthday morning
doing a small puja to celebrate being one!
naked baby
i fly like paper get high like planes. o wait thats not appropriate, darn you MIA
princess cupcakes. something had to have a princess theme
decor for her big day and roses from her proud daddy!
kisses from cousin roro!
cousin love with the newest member, lolo
back off cuz. let me show you how this thing movessssssssss.
happy burday to my little dolly!

SMASH CUPCAKE. the first time k ever had anything remotely dessert like.

not happy that the cupcake is all gone.

keyas birthday started out with singing her favorite song (the keya sophia one) and ended with pizza, cupcakes, and wine (for the adults) ((and dexter for jake and i)). she woke up and knew something was special because we normally are grumpy when she wakes up and try to make her cuddle in bed with us while she points at the fan and flirts with it. this time, we came into her room with great fanfare and sang her happy birthday and came downstairs and it was all decorated! she loved the balloons and then she had a photoshoot with her main squeeze The Bear wearing MY first birthday dress that my parents saved for 29 years (which barely fit her). after that, she napped and then got to eat all her favorite foods and i went shopping while aaji and ajoba babysat (her birthday is kind of my day too right - i mean i had to go through major surgery to get that sucker out and hello, i became a mom!). then we came home and jakey bought her roses for her birthday which she wasnt really interested in and then her favorite cousins roro and lolo came over with aunt jen and grandma and grandpa! aunt jen and rowan and laurel flew all the way from seattle to celebrate keyas big day and they had fun gossiping and hanging out and doing fun cousin things like ignoring each other and trying to go for the same toys and ignoring little lolo (who we got to see for the first time, what a cute little ball!). then we sang birthday songs and keya got to eat her first cupcake and we had pizza and it was just OH SO FUN. BEING ONE IS AWESOME GUYS. IT REALLY IS.

to my baby...

dear keya,

today you became a big girl and turned a whole year old. mommy and daddy are so proud of all your accomplishments and think you are the biggest blessing and the most beautiful gift. this past year has been the most life changing, thrilling, tiring, unpredictable, happy, and unbelievable year of our life. it sounds like a cliche but we really dont remember lives without you. even when we hang out with our friends and have our alone time, its not the same as it used to be - you are always on our mind, and we are always worrying about whether you sleep well, eat well, and are healthy and happy. we are so lucky that you are such a pleasant human and you always have a smile on your face. there have been times that we have been frustrated because we didnt know what we were doing (sorry about that) and there are times that you have taught us that we really do have a lot of patience and maybe we arent so bad at this parenting thing. you have taught us how to enjoy the simplest things in life, and you have made us closer and more in love purely because of your existence. you made us into a family and there are no words to explain how much we love you and how we will do anything in our power to protect you and keep you safe and happy and healthy. there are times that i wish i could put you back in my tummy just to protect you. we cant wait for more amazement and all the happy days ahead of us. always remember, mommy and daddy love you.

aaji and ajoba photoshoot

me and my booboohead
about to eat a leaf
what are they laughing at, ma???
my aj and ajobs!
me and aaji! its fun to pull off those things on her shirt. that be coo, yo.

pumpkin patch!

where are we?
hi can i joinz your family? i dont know where my peeps are and i dont know what a farm is. thanks.
what is happening.
ooooooooooh goats.
and the love obsession between penelope the cow and keya the toddler begins...their first meeting
penny telling the other cows to back it up.
mooo i love youuuuuuu
will you be my baby cow moooooo. easy penny.
penelope is real into kay. we have more pics of the two of them together, mostly of penny licking keyas head, but im too lazy to put them up. o.
cornfield
mommy i miss penny.
pumpkin baby
prob not too thrilled about this whole situation...

happy birthday adam!

keya and adam met when they were 1 day old at the hospital and have become very good friends. they have celebrated new years together, crawled on eachother, barfed on eachother, thrown rummage sales together, and napped together. they are besties for life.

napa say whaaaaaaaaat!

foggy golden gate - our drive to and from san fran to napa.
on the wine train. it was cool. until it was not cool. o.
at st francis after our wine and lunch pairing where we made two couples cry. o.
with our fav girl, danica sattui from v. sattui - thanks nurr for the recommendation. note: this was our 4th winery of the day. aka herrrrrrrrro.
after our amazing tasting at del dotto, led by napa valleys version of brian dohmen, that ended with a huge pizza, procuitto, and cheeeeese.
at sterling. average tour, amazing views.
styled by marcia ippolite.
dumbo on the tram.
i want to go to there. SICK. house in the middle of nowhere farmland.
balloooooooooon! so awesome!
i dont look like i have blown my nose 9308540584985368 times do i?
pretty vineyard - folie a deux
what a beautiful day.
me likey vino!

taken by our drunk tourmates.
at cakebread - our first stop. well, no, our first stop was target for some dayquil. holler!

jake and i went on our first trip SANS BAMBINO to celebrate my birthday and have a romantical time. it was muy fun, with the exception of me being sick (thanks keya). i didnt let that stop me and in true nisha fashion, i took popped a couple dayquil, washed it down with some cab and moved on with my life. armed with cough drops, 930854054 tissues, a swollen nose, and some well applied makeup, jake and i hit up a bunch of wineries, went on a hot air balloon ride with a nice champagne brunch to follow, did the napa valley wine train which was 34054930u854 hours long, and went to some fancy and longggggg relaxing dinners. it was an awesome time, and although we missed keya, it was so nice to be alone and bond after our year of being parents for the first time. we made people cry, we invited ourselves to weddings, and we somehow found the one winery that uses sari patterns on their wine labels. overall, a great time indeed. (shoutout to my in laws for doing an amazing job watching keya - thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!)