We admit it. We're completely addicted to visiting the islands of Hawaii. You can't blame us - it's beautiful and warm there, our kids love the ocean (as do we), we get to eat amazing sushi and seafood, and it's a short flight for us! So yes, we decided to go again after Thanksgiving and we joined some friends for a week of fun in the sun! AJ and Ray were able to fly out for a few days, and we were staying in the same resort as our good friends, Cliff, Helen, and Gabe. We spent our days on the beach, afternoons in the pool, and ate delicious meals (including a yummy dinner and fantastic shaved ice with Jess and Adam and their kids).
Amisha LOVED the ocean - she was fearless and absolutely enjoyed sitting at the water's edge, having the waves crash onto her, and splashing the water and playing with/eating the sand. Ananya spent her time making sand castles, running in and out of the ocean, and soaking up the attention she was getting from her beloved uncles. Makes me wonder when we're going to go again....
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Holiday Fiesta
Soon after Thanksgiving, we took a fabulous trip to Hawaii, came back, and a few days later hosted a holiday party. It was a great excuse to decorate our house, get in the Christmas spirit, bake a ton of desserts, and kick off the holiday season!
Pictures with Santa
It's become a tradition for us that the day after Thanksgiving, we go and meet Santa Claus and take pictures with him! Ananya was SO excited to see Santa and was laughing and telling him secrets the entire time. Our little friend Amisha, on the other hand, was totally scared of him and cried pretty much the whole time. Oh well, makes for fun, funny pictures!
Amisha's first Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving this year was so special for us because it was Amisha's first Thanksgiving and because it was Pooneet's first time in charge of making the turkey! The turkey was delicious, so many family members and friends came, the kids had a blast, Ananya said she was thankful for the turkey (I was hoping she'd say her baby sister!), and Amisha slept really well that night - a sign of a great party!
Here are some pictures from turkey day:
Here are some pictures from turkey day:
Christmas in the Park
Long overdue posts coming your way!
Ammama (Ananya and Amisha's great grandmother) has come from India and is visiting us for a few months - mainly to play with her great granddaughters! The kids have been having such a great time with her and we try to see her as often as possible. Amisha is named after her (her middle name is my grandmother's name) so Ammama was especially excited to meet her namesake!
One of the first outings we took with her was to downtown San Jose's Christmas in the Park - it was freeeeeezing, but so beautiful with tons of lights and christmas trees and decorations to look at. Ananya got her first taste of hot chocolate, I was randomly gifted $20 by total strangers, and we revisited the beautifully decorated Fairmont Hotel where Pooneet and I got married.
Ammama (Ananya and Amisha's great grandmother) has come from India and is visiting us for a few months - mainly to play with her great granddaughters! The kids have been having such a great time with her and we try to see her as often as possible. Amisha is named after her (her middle name is my grandmother's name) so Ammama was especially excited to meet her namesake!
One of the first outings we took with her was to downtown San Jose's Christmas in the Park - it was freeeeeezing, but so beautiful with tons of lights and christmas trees and decorations to look at. Ananya got her first taste of hot chocolate, I was randomly gifted $20 by total strangers, and we revisited the beautifully decorated Fairmont Hotel where Pooneet and I got married.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Pooneet meets Aadvik!
Pooneet is in India for work and got to meet Sarayu, Eshon, and cutie pie Aadvik!!! Ananya, Amisha, and I are totally jealous that we didn't get to be there for the fun but we're so happy that Aadvik finally got some hugs and kisses from someone in our family!
Here are some pictures:
Here are some pictures:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy Halloween!
This year, Halloween was a SUPER fun event for Ananya and Amisha. For months, Ananya has been saying how she wanted to be a giraffe, which was, for me, such a great choice because almost every option for little girls has to do with fairies or princesses. For Amisha, as it was her first Halloween, we wanted to get her two costumes because Ananya had two costumes when she was a baby. So this year, for her first Halloween, Amisha was a cow and a pumpkin.
Ananya & Amisha spent a fun-filled afternoon, in full costume, with Connor and Chloe in downtown Los Altos' Halloween festival. All the stores were open and handing out treats, candy, and toys so Ananya came home, hours later, with a huge bag FULL of treats! She was so giddy with delight, she literally couldn't stop dancing around, laughing, and clapping!
In the evening, despite me being totally sick (I'm drugged on tons of medicine so hopefully in a few days, I"ll be feeling much better), we took the kids trick or treating. Thatha and Anju Mausi came to join in the fun, and we dressed both girls up again and they went down our street. Even from our house, you could hear Ananya screaming, "Trick or treat!" Poor Amisheeee must have been wondering what on earth happened to her normal routine, as she was dressed in multiple costumes and being carried through the dark streets during her bedtime!
Then the next round of fun for Ananya was when she was done trick-or-treating, and she came home and started opening the door and handing out candy for people coming to our house! Every time there was a knock on the door, she'd literally jump up, race to the door, and squeal. Lots of excitement!
At the end of the night, we took stock of all her candy, blamed her nut allergy and took out almost all of her candy (we let her have the lollipops), and let her dance around and release her sugar high before tucking her into bed. Oddly enough, she had the best night of sleep she's had in a looooooong time.
Hope you and your family had a fun Halloween!
Our "Ananya and Amisha" pumpkins that Pooneet carved
Amisha's first Halloween as a cow and as a pumpkin
The giraffe and the pumpkin
Trick-or-treating!
Ananya & Amisha spent a fun-filled afternoon, in full costume, with Connor and Chloe in downtown Los Altos' Halloween festival. All the stores were open and handing out treats, candy, and toys so Ananya came home, hours later, with a huge bag FULL of treats! She was so giddy with delight, she literally couldn't stop dancing around, laughing, and clapping!
In the evening, despite me being totally sick (I'm drugged on tons of medicine so hopefully in a few days, I"ll be feeling much better), we took the kids trick or treating. Thatha and Anju Mausi came to join in the fun, and we dressed both girls up again and they went down our street. Even from our house, you could hear Ananya screaming, "Trick or treat!" Poor Amisheeee must have been wondering what on earth happened to her normal routine, as she was dressed in multiple costumes and being carried through the dark streets during her bedtime!
Then the next round of fun for Ananya was when she was done trick-or-treating, and she came home and started opening the door and handing out candy for people coming to our house! Every time there was a knock on the door, she'd literally jump up, race to the door, and squeal. Lots of excitement!
At the end of the night, we took stock of all her candy, blamed her nut allergy and took out almost all of her candy (we let her have the lollipops), and let her dance around and release her sugar high before tucking her into bed. Oddly enough, she had the best night of sleep she's had in a looooooong time.
Hope you and your family had a fun Halloween!
Our "Ananya and Amisha" pumpkins that Pooneet carved
Amisha's first Halloween as a cow and as a pumpkin
The giraffe and the pumpkin
Trick-or-treating!
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