Meet Alex: Alex is a BIG JOY. He is 7 years old and is in second grade now. He is a very smart and happy child.
• Loves to eat SUSHI, ICE CREAM, & FROZEN YOGURT
• Loves to play with LEGOS and is SUPER CREATIVE
• Is a great SOCCER PLAYER and is becoming a good skier
• Loves to go Swimming and is learning to play piano
• Is very FRIENDLY and is LOVES PLAYDATES WITH FRIENDS
• Is a wonderful big brother to alan and has even been teaching him how to read
• Loves to play and interact with younger children and is super excited to take care of his future sibling
Meet Alan: Alan is a very kind & loving child. He is 5 years old and is in Kindergarten now. He has asked us many times if he can have a little brother or sister.
• Loves PASTA & GOES CRAZY FOR PEANUT BUTTER
• Loves to help with the food preparation and despite being 5 years old, is really good at it
• Has many FRIENDs and enjoys PLAYDATES WITH his classmates
• Plays SOCCER, takes PIANO & Guitar Lessons, and goes swimming with his brother and Aupair once a week
• Can’t wait to have a younger sibling to hold and play with
The Ones We Love: Although Leila’s mother, father, and siblings all live abroad, we see each other once or twice a year at family reunions and stay in touch throughout the year. Leila has uncles, aunts and cousins that live locally in the Bay Area and we get together once or twice per month for birthdays, holiday celebrations or just to socialize and spend some time together.
Max’s sister lives in Italy with her husband and their 5-month-old son. We have a nice base in Italy at Max’s parent’s house and we will continue to go to visit Max’s sister, aunt, uncle, cousins and Italian friends on a yearly basis.
In addition, we have a great group of local family friends that are like family to us. We get together often for playdates and socializing and we all have children who enjoy playing together. We enjoy going on trips or camping together, as well as pool parties, birthday and holiday celebrations. We love to host and our home is always open to everyone.
Our Traditions:
• NEW YEAR’S DAY – Spend time with our family in Italy or get together with our local family and friends
• EASTER – Easter egg hunts, baskets filled with candy and toys, getting together with the family and friends
• FOURTH OF JULY – BBQ with friends and family and watch the fireworks together
• HALLOWEEN – We go Trick-or-Treating with friends and host a costume party for children and adults
• THANKSGIVING – Get together with our friends and family, assign each family to prepare one of the Traditional Thanksgiving dishes.
• CHRISTMAS – Decorate the tree, hang lights inside and outside of the house, and go to see Santa together. We prepare gifts for everyone and have a gathering with family and friends both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• PERSIAN NEW YEAR – Since Leila is Persian, we celebrate the first day of Spring as our New Year’s Day and prepare a traditional “Haftseen” with cookies, plants, and flowers from the local Persian market and the kids color eggs. We use these to prepare the table and invite family and friends over for a traditional early dinner and serve white fish.