puppy love

We brought Kody back to Bangalore with us on Jan 14, 2008. Here's a picture of Kody and Dee Dee. Kody is a Cavachon - a mix of Cavaliar King Charles and Bichon Frise. It's the cutest little thing we have ever seen. He is very active and playful. He did so well on the long journey from San Francisco to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Bangalore. We took him out of the pet carrier often to play with him. At one point we had a spare seat on the second segment and he slept in the seat between Emily and me!

We were so concern that Dee Dee might get jealous of the new puppy and eat him. We had the whole plan worked out - Dee Dee got new toys, a big chew bone and when we got into the house we showered Dee Dee with lots of love and attention and then showed her Kody. All is well and we are so happy with our two dogs!! Kody is 81/2 weeks already and he is at a stage where he chews everything and he always seems to pick on my expensive shoes!

We are just puppy-proofing the house - luckily Beverly liked Kody right away so we are all good!!

In front of my home office

The door

Xmas at home

At home

Santa in a blue suit!

Whoaa

Indian Saris are very challenging (for me) to put on, it is a really long piece of cloth folded around the front, tucked in, pinned and wrapped around with another pin. I never feel entirely "secure", however, I do enjoy wearing it because it is very very beautiful!

Getting ready for Thierry's party

Here's Mrinalini helping me get dressed in my fancy safi. Thierry Martin hosted one of the most amazing parties at Palm Meadows called "Winter Wonderland". Everyone had to wear white and silver. Mrinalini and I had a great time shopping at Commercial street and we each bought several saris. I now have 7 saris, just need more Indian parties to go to!!

Xmas at home 2007

I have two ears

My two favorite boys

Here's Derek in front of my quieter Monk boy who is seeking something with a lantern.

Almost a dunk

Almost succeeded in dunking!

Budding Basketball star

Here's Derek practicing basketball

Never giving up

I wanted a smile of this boy and the palace and I was not giving up until I get one!

never mind the smile

Cheese

Somebody please teach this boy how to smile for the camara!

Derek goofing around the palace

Here's Derek goofing around the grounds of the Mysore palace.

Biking at the Infosys campus

The staff got us four bikes right after breakfast and we went up and down the hill around the entire campus. I also got a tour in a golf cart!

Infosys campus

At the impressive Infosys campus where we spent the night. We were guests of the chairman and were treated very well here. This is the world's largest corporate development center. With capacity to house 15000 people for training at any given day, this is an incredible campus. We biked around the entire campus and used many of the facilities.

lunch break

We took a lunch break at the Palace hotel. These family photos are rare and we treasure our time together.