Happy New Year

First of all, let us take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy and an exciting New Year '10.








Family picture taken a day prior to Christmas.













Theo crying to carry his cousin, li'l Zaby.













Uncle 'Kumar' with the boys (from left to right): Zaby, Theo & Jayden - they are our next generation, taking up after the 3 brothers!













Our family together at the reunion buffet at the Park Sheraton in Chennai.














The buffet meal at the family reunion.

Off to Chennai

We, as a family, will be travelling to Chennai tomorrow afternoon, with my brother's family to spend Christmas in Chennai.
It was rather unexpected that we go this early, but want to keep you updated as to where we are.
We will be returning on the 29th evening back in Bangalore.
The main purpose for going down there, is to witness the christening of my younger brother's "miracle baby" - born after 10 yrs.


It's going to be a grand occasion with families and friends on the 27th evening.
It's a good family reunion too!














Mum with her grandson 'Zaby' - Prateek Zabdiel Patrick.














Mum with Patrick (my younger brother), Priya (my sister-in-law) & Zaby.







Wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS & a bright New Year 2010.

Crystal Anniversary

Well, it's been 15 exciting and joyful years together.





Reflecting back: it's been a journey. Some are worth remembering and others not quite.
But we are here today and looking forward to many more years of joy & fun together!

15th year is commemorated as CRYSTAL Anniversary.
And one thing which comes to my mind, when I think of Crystal is glass - which is a good substitute. And crystal items are FRAGILE.
I would like to connect that with the phrase: RELATIONSHIP IS FRAGILE .. and it should be handled with care, utmost care!

And we are more aware of this fact, as we stand here today and look back, so we can march forward!

Please pray with us for many fruitful years ahead!

Family Photo

It's been a while since we had our family photo taken. We had an opportunity at the church recently to do that ... so thought, will share it with all of you.















Part of the 'Shibah' church family:
















The kids have finished their Term-II (mid-term) exams and have done really well. They are now practicing for the school 'Annual Day' function, in which both Tryphena & Theo are participating.

We are so thankful for one of Tryphena's classmate and her mother, who has so graciously volunteered to help Tryphena with her Kannada (the regional language).
Tryphena is enjoying going there for tuitions and apparently they both play and learn together - we could see that in her results. I think she came first in Kannada in the entire class. We are proud of our 'little darling'.