huntington library on a very warm & sunny easter sunday

the new chinese garden...

japanese garden...

wknd in northern cali

spent a fast yet very nice 3-day wknd up north....got to visit napa & sf and had lotsa fun with cousins & friends...stole some pics from james & kange ...

domain chandon winery in yountville...

mmm...yummy lemon souffle at go fish (sister restaurant of mustards grill)...

visiting demetrio & angie in vallejo...had mucho fun learning new games...

kange & i HAD to eat at mama's in san francisco...we made james, doylene & virgil wait an hr with us to eat the yummy breakfast...

afterwards we had a nice walk to coit tower, although we didn't actually go in the tower...

golden gate bridge...

gelato so good on a sunny day ...

we found the houses featured on the opening credits of full house aka painted ladies...

pretty flowers at pier 39...

dinner at jack london square in oakland...

bay bridge from pier 1...

mia sara turns 2!

mia getting ready to blow out her yummy bday cake with her mom....and her dj dad in the back  ...

with karina & christian (now 3 1/2 yrs old)...

the 3 of us...plus 2 kids ...

passing time outside the bday party..

jennie's 28th bday dinner at celestino

new york dec'07/jan'08

new yrs eve at rockefeller center...

2 trips to the american museum of natural history....1st with joyce...

2nd time with ja & brent...

hmmm...guess who insisted on taking this pic ...

metropolitan museum of art...

empire state building...it was 4 degrees with windchill up there!  brrrr...

having fun in some random store ...

bryant park...relaxing in the tiny chairs...then getting ready for ice skating...

madison square garden....where we saw cirque du soleil's wintuk...

times square...didn't go there to see the ball drop, but watched rent & mary poppins....

riding the staten island ferry to see statue of liberty...

world trade center site...

first time eating ethiopian food (no utensils)....mmmm...

dinner in brooklyn heights...

outside cafe lalo...

nice semi-lacc reunion at pongal, veggie indian restaurant...

in front of ja & nate's place before heading to the aiport...

but we ended up missing our flight ....so joyce took us to new jersey to see more views of nyc ...

which "nY" is better? ....

our gifts for the nite ...