{"id":12326,"date":"2017-12-25T15:49:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T15:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/?p=12326"},"modified":"2017-12-25T15:51:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T15:51:35","slug":"its-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/?p=12326","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Above &#8211; Maya &amp; Sparty with Santa (courtesy of Jen).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Below &#8211; Earlier this month, Robb and the boys shop a Christmas tree in chilly Walnut Creek (or thereabouts).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0109.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12328 size-full\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0109.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0109-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0109-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0109-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0109-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0111.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12320\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0111.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0111-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0111-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0111-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0111-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0112.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12319\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0112.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0112-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0112-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0112-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0112-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0113.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12318 size-full\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0113.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0113-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0113-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0113-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0113-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0114.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12321 size-full\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0114.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0114-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0114-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0114-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0114-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0115.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12322\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0115.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0115-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0115-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0115-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0115-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0116.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12323\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0116.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0116-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0116-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0116-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0116-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0117.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12324\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0117.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0117-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0117-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0117-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0117-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/>Back at the house with tree and train set.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0118.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12325 size-full\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0118.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0118-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0118-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0118-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0118-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>You&#8217;ll want to make sure you have plenty of spare time when you view the next couple videos of Sparty&#8217;s and Maya&#8217;s school holiday programs. The first two are 15 minutes long.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Sparty&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2017 - A Sparty Christmas\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m96TA_bODxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>This is Maya&#8217;s. In this video she does a dance with 3 other children. When I took that clip, I switched the phone to portrait which, I realized after I merged all the songs together (all other clips were landscape), cut portions of the children&#8217;s heads off. Don&#8217;t worry, I created a separate video (following this one) that has only that clip in portrait so you can see all of our beautiful granddaughter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2017 - A Maya Christmas\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgcqQeMWXNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the short video of Maya&#8217;s dance, heads included!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2017 - Maya\u2019s Holiday Dance\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OZ3vNdxZKtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>An early Christmas for Kando &amp; Alo last week at Daddy&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0359.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12332 size-full\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0359.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0359-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0359-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0359-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0359-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0360.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12333\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0360.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0360-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0360-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0360-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0360-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0361.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12331\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0361.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0361-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0361-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0361-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0361-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0362.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12334 size-full\" height=\"1528\" width=\"2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0362.jpg 2035w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0362-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0362-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0362-1500x1126.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0362-624x469.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2035px) 100vw, 2035px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>On the last day of school before winter break, Alo and Kando hold up glazed sculptures they painted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0363.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12335\" height=\"1944\" width=\"1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0363.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0363-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0363-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0363-1126x1500.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0363-624x831.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Last night&#8217;s Christmas Eve celebration was a quiet one. The youngest person there was 21 years old. Although all the little ones were missed, it was nice to sit and chat with everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Both Robb and Ron collect their children at noon today and we&#8217;ll celebrate this afternoon with all of them.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave you with a picture of the baklava Bruce and I made. Somehow this year we have extra left over, more than usual. It&#8217;s a good thing it freezes nicely. We&#8217;ll be able to pull it out later in the year when least expected. I bought the cinnamon sticks in Pune when I was there in August (see photo that follows).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0367.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12343 size-full\" height=\"3024\" width=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0367.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0367-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0367-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0367-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0367-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0916.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-12344 size-full\" height=\"1537\" width=\"2049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0916.jpg 2049w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0916-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0916-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0916-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0916-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2049px) 100vw, 2049px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Blogged on Amma&#8217;s iPhone X with an over abundance of joy, merriment &amp; excitement (more than she can stand) at the anticipation of see all the grandkids together again!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CHEERS!!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/image.jpg\" height=\"398\" class=\"wp-image-12347\" width=\"398\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above &#8211; Maya &amp; Sparty with Santa (courtesy of Jen). Below &#8211; Earlier this month, Robb and the boys shop a Christmas tree in chilly Walnut Creek (or thereabouts). Back at the house with tree and train set. You&#8217;ll want to make sure you have plenty of spare time when you view the next couple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_0353.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12326"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12348,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12326\/revisions\/12348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}