Oscar turns eight!

Oscar's eighth birthday was last Sunday.  We had a birthday party on Saturday afternoon.

Beyblade overload

When I came downstairs last Saturday morning, Oscar was watching YouTube videos on the laptop.  I wondered how long he had been there so I checked the browser history:

Sara turns two!

Sara's second birthday was on Valentine's Day.  Tina had a small birthday party at home during the day and then we had cupcakes and opened a few presents in the evening.  After she had a bath, Sara talked to some of her grandparents on Skype.

A small car accident

A few weeks ago, I was driving to a morning meeting at church when my car slid off the road, hit a guardrail, and bounced back onto the road.  I was not driving very fast so the damage is not too bad -- the rear light housing on the driver's side is cracked and there are some minor scratches and dents that run along driver's side of the car.  The mechanics at the Army's do-it-yourself auto shop looked at it on Friday night and said they think they can bang out the dents and buff out most of the scratches.  They also had a junk E39 BMW waiting to be crushed so they are going to pull the light housing off and sell it to me for $15.  It could have been a lot worse...

Narula Family 2011 Year In Review

Tina made a 2011 memory book at shutterfly.com.  I made some small changes as I was reviewing the book for clarity and errors but the majority of the book is Tina's work.  We have not yet received the book in the mail.  Here is what it will look like:

New banner image

I updated the banner image with newer photos.

Calvin picks his name

A recent conversation with Calvin:

When seat belts attack

Calvin's neck got stuck in his seat belt today.

Holiday Party with Santa

My work had a holiday party for the children on December 10th.  Santa and friends were the special guests.  Oscar told me he knew it was the real Santa because he had a list, there were elves, and Santa knew his name.

New Year's Day

New Year's Day was a Sunday this year.  We have church in the morning this year (we share the building with a German congregation and each year we take turns meeting in the morning or afternoon) so after we got home from church, we had the rest of the day to spend as a family.  The boys wanted to play Blokus -- a new game we received during the holidays.  Predictably, Sara wanted to play too.  So rather than fighting with her about the pieces, I let the boys take turns playing online.  Like Othello, Blokus is easy to learn but difficult to master.  Oscar went first and then Calvin had a turn.  Both boys finished in third place.