Post-holiday visit to California

Xander and his mom are visiting in California this week. Here he is with his "tia," Eyvonne.

The trip gives Marie and Xander a chance for a bit of celebration with family and friends they missed over the holidays.

Brian meanwhile is home studying hard in the NJ Transit locomotive engineer training program.

Update 1/12: Here's a fun photo of Xander and his uncle Dan out shopping.