2014 Christmas Family Video

Here's a video of family activities through the end of the year.

Ryan's 2014 Christmas Dance

Here's Ryan's 2014 Christmas dance...

Ethan in Jazz Band - Chili Pepper Solo

Ethan had a trumpet solo in his middle school jazz band's playing of a song titled "Chili Pepper."

Naomi's Art

One of Naomi's hobbies is art.  She likes to draw animals but has branched off into on-line art and photography as well.  here's a sample called "Play the Wind."



To see more, follow her at: http://loneecho.deviantart.com/

No Soup for You!

...because it's a meat pie!!!

2014 Christmas Feast

We had another successful Christmas evening feast at Chuck and Yuki's house.

The menu included the following:
Turkey
Roast Chicken
Lasagna
Mac and Cheese
Sachiyo's Popular Chow Mein
Obaachan's Popular Scallop Casserole
Beef Stew
Sweet Potatoes
Stuffing
Mash Potatoes
Rice
Garlic Green Beans
Green Salad
Corn Casserole
Garlic Bread
Cranberry Sauce
Mango Sticky Rice
Sachiyo's Popular Egg Rolls
Homemade Gravy

And for dessert we had apple and cherry pie with spumoni, peanut butter and chocolate and/or strawberry ice cream.

And before the meal, our intrepid bakers came bearing several types of cookies.

And before that there were countless bags and plates of chocolates.

Here is collage with proof of the food carnage. Okay, so there wasn't much carnage.  Mostly just happy eaters.  We are still eating left overs today.



But alas, our hosts opted to stick to just sweet potatoes...



After dinner and dessert, all manner of card games and a viewing of everyone's all time Christmas favorite "Pacific Rim" ( a story of robots doing battle with monsters) was had by some.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the California Emotos

Okay, so we didn't get our cards out in time for them to arrive before the big day for many of you. So in its place, we'd like to electronically send you this greeting.



Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

from,

Casey, Dorothy, Naomi, Ethan and Ryan

Science Experiment Video

In high school, not only do you get to do science experiments, but you also get opportunities to make videos of your experiment. Here's Naomi's latest.

Ryan's Surprise

Sometimes when Ryan uses the bathroom it takes a while. Maybe this is too much information, but let's continue the story. On one recent occasion, we decided to surprise him by turning out the lights and hiding to see what he would do. This video shows what happened. The room was fairly dark. The image has been lightened so you can see his reaction.

Chili Pepper - Ethan Plays a Trumpet Solo

Here's a recent jazz band concert where Ethan had a trumpet solo.

Beast Mode Strikes Again!

Marshawn Lynch does it again. In tonight's Seahawks-Cardinals game, he ran through and over the Cardinals defense to his longest TD run of his career. Here's the radio call of the run by the Seahawks radio broadcast team:
 
Here's the video clip:


Another incredible run by the former Cal Bears running back!

Sketch of Dudley

. Sketch of Auntie Barbara's dog Dudley drawn by Naomi.