Disney on Ice

These shows have been coming every holiday season, and we finally got around to taking the kids to one of them this year. Was a fun experience - all the familiar Disney characters woven into one holiday tale.

  

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Pumpkin patch

This year we went for our pumpkin-picking trip with Bmama and Shanda A, to the same farm we visited last year. Thankfully it was a great day without rain, and the kids enjoyed the raft, train, and pony rides.

  

  

  

  

Ju and Ruki visit

Junaid and Ruki visited us in Sep, and we had a great time together. As it happens when we get together, good food is usually part of the picture.

  

Ju also took a bunch of pics of the kiddos (and their parents) during one of the outings to a nearby park.

  

  

Labor Day weekend

Yes, it's been awhile since Labor Day. And this is not in chronological order with the rest of the posts. But in the spirit of catch-up, here we go.

Having just got back from the summer of India, we decided to lay low over the labor day weekend. We borrowed a tent from a friend and camped in the backyard, complete with smores and sleeping bags. That was a lot of fun. And what was even better was that we got to wake up in the morning and go into a nice warm house.

   

   

We also did a day trip to the beach, where we ran into a road full of Ferraris. Turned out to be a car show that day.

   

  

First Day and Beyond!!

It was one of those "where has time gone?" moments when we saw a first grader and a kindergartner all ready for school.

For Y, this was our first year of public school, making his parents (read: his mom) super nervous. We haven't ventured onto taking the school bus yet. One baby step at a time - at least for mama! Lots of firsts for him. School lunches have been a big thing. While I miss having lunch together, Y is doing awesome eating in the school cafeteria and his lunch box usually comes back empty. Dada drops him off in the drive-through lane and Y crosses the road and gets himself to assembly and his class. The first week of school was a blur of prayers and nerves and pelting the boy with lots of questions when he came home. He loves Library time the most and comes home with loads of Star Wars and Superhero books.

M started Kindy with full confidence. She is with Mrs McCormack, Yo's teacher from last year, making it all totally deja-vu! She is making new friends and totally loving it. She is such a social butterfly and can't stop yapping with her classmates and teachers.

  

  

  

  

Part 3 - Thailand

We took off for four days to Phuket, Thailand, to celebrate Niku and Avantika's wedding in style. The kiddos stayed back with Gampa and Gama while the parents galavanted!

The three day, five function Big Fat Phuket wedding was quite the extravaganza. We enjoyed people watching, binge eating and the opportunity to get out of our jeans and get into full-on desi finery! Definitely want to go back and see more of Thailand.