Happy Halloween

Samedh and his cousins celebrate Halloween at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Samedh and his preschool class take a break from their Pumpkin Party

Samedh poses with friends on the library steps after storytime

Arrrrrr!

Give me candy, please!!!

Dancing Desi Divas

Just wanted to share some video clips from the India-Link Diwali function the other night. Samedh enjoyed the music and dancing, as long as someone was holding him. I think he likes to be "up" where he can get a better view of all the action!

Celebrating Diwali

It's that time of year again. Diwali. The Festival of Lights. Time to celebrate light over darkness and the victory of good over evil. Samedh and I have done a little bit of holiday decorating, and I'm posting those some photos taken by relatives in India as well. Last Saturday, Pankaj, Samedh and I attended a Diwali function in Grand Rapids. Pankaj helped to coordinate the event this year, and the turn out was great. For the next several days, we'll be celebrating in small ways at home, though fireworks and sparklers are NOT on the agenda this year. It's just too cold, rainy and windy to want to be outside. In fact, I think it is supposed to snow overnight!

October is here...Where did September go?

Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm still here. Our computer died around Labor Day, so I've been pretty much out of the loop since then. Should be getting a new computer soon. Until then, I'm limited to the computer at the library or at my sister's house (where I am right now).

September was full of special events for our family. The month began with our 13th wedding anniversary. Then followed Samedh's first day of preschool and his 3rd birthday. Our September weather was more than perfect, and we took a nice weekend vacation up north and spent two days at the beach. We wrapped up the month with my 20 year class reunion, which was both fun and interesting.

Now October has begun, and we're off to more great adventures. This weekend is our town's Pumpkin Fest, and Samedh will be riding in the parade with his classmates. Just about every weekend after that is full, and then we're all off to Mumbai for three weeks starting in mid-November. Our goal is to have a new computer up and running well before we go to India, and as soon as we do, I'll be back in full swing blogging and posting photos like before.