Rick's Birthday

Suresh surprised his daddy with a hydraulic rocket launcher for his birthday. There have been hours and hours of launching ever since!

More Holiday Pics

Suresh got really excited about the presents this year. he also had his first slumber party with his best friend Lu-Lu.

Holiday Memories

These pics are tardy but they are still worth it! Christmas was so much more fun with Suresh this year. He was truly in the spirit, surrounded by friends, family, and fun.

East Coast Extravaganza !!

At the end of October we took a family vacation to the east coast. We travelled by plane, train, and automobile to see family and friends. This is us with Lynn (by now she qualifies as both family and friend).

First stop......Virginia. There we saw Scott, Ping, and Suresh's new cousin, Lydia. As a bonus, Suresh picked his first apple at an apple orchard.

No apple orchard is complete without pumpkins and apple doughnuts!

I would say Lydia has the advantage here !!!

We even took a train to New York City. Suresh is definitely a city boy at heart. He has a special affinity for the Empire State Building.

Last but not least, we visited Suresh's cousin Kayla and her family. Kayla and Suresh are DEFINITELY related !!

Driving the Denali Road

At the end of September we won the "road lottery" for Denali National Park. That means you can load up the car and drive all the way down the Denali road to the end....a rare treat. Suresh liked the sights but I think he mostly dug the camping in between!

Suresh leading the charge down a trail.

Denali is never complete without a good bear sighting!

Thanks Mom and Dad Navitsly for coming along !!! It was a great way to say goodbye to the summer.

Scenes from the Summer

The summer was busy for sure. So we got a little behind. Here is Suresh learning to drive a "digger" with Big Jon.

Suresh learned how to ride a bike this summer. Soon he will lose his training wheels. Watch out Fireweed 200 !!

And, of course, we made brownies. Suresh loves chocolate.....can you tell ??

Grandpa Leinicke Comes North!

More pictures are on their way, but for now.....Suresh and Grandpa L. did some salmon fishing last week. We didn't catch anything but it sure was fun!!