Week #45

Mele Kalikimaka

Aunt Nerissa brings Jay a little aloha for Christmas

Holiday dinner - Oakland edition

Holiday dinner - Evanston edition

I wrapped this one special for you

It's too cold for me to smile

Check out my awesome dance moves

Week #44

42-41, good guys

What a glob of spilled food sees: mealtime from beneath the tray

It took Jay a moment to recover from the drama of another Wat championship

Standing practice... ironically, on a chair

Week #43

Light up the night, my love shine through

A stroll down Alameda's Christmas Tree Lane with Clark and Theresa

Action's over here, bud -- Jay commemorates the first night of Hanukkah by inspecting the floor

Tomo and Heather train the new intern at Nichi Bei

Living it up in J-town with Aunty Viv

Week #42

Sibling rivalry, but with cats

Who you calling lazy?

Jay is still having trouble with Matt's having left Monarch Academy

3/4, 3/4, 1/4

Don't make me leave the Takemotos!

Inspecting the homegrown turnips

HELLO. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

Crawling video #2!

Week #41

Keep your finger out of my nose

Siebert symposium

Diana drops by with her own bundle of joy

Battle for cute supremacy

Week #40

Mahalo

Sending Dad off to work in the morning

Almost crawling

Mike thinks those sideburns are getting kind of long

Katy and Ae Yong demonstrate the three-hand baby-holding technique

Hey Audrey, let's play dentist!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Not exactly crawling, but definite forward motion for the first time this week -- captured on video!

Week #39

Heady times

Grandpa's here to make sure you wash behind your ears

Goodnight kiss from Tutu

Walking practice!

On a visit to the doctor, Jay asks, "This paper is for my personal amusement, right?"

Week #38

Sustain that hope

Jay wonders how Clark and Theresa can be so carefree with the election just days away

Teaching Melanie the joys of grabbing Max's tail

Jay can't hide his apprehension about Dad's votes

Phone banking for Obama with Congresswoman Barbara Lee

I picked this pepper from our garden just for you

Week #37

Four more years!

Jay may not be old enough to vote, but he can help Mom with her ballot

Rachel gets the full Snuggle-Buggle experience

Pumpkin carve-o-rama!

First-rate Halloween costumes from Monarch Academy first graders

Jack initiates a staring contest

Serengeti shop talk: Stomper Cori confers with her little giraffe friend 

All treats, all day

Week #36

Namu Amida Butsu

Power lunching with Erin

Oktoberfest Light: Chillin' in the beer garden for Stephanie's birthday

Chrissy and Craig get in a little practice before the big day

In the spirit at Buddhist Church of Oakland

Someone forgot to tell Jay it's not polite to stab guests with your spoon, but Ryan was pretty good natured about it.

Taking it strong to the hoop!