Ok, so I had to add these photos too. I can't tell which are my favorites. I showed them to Pankaj last night and he loved them too. Our little boy is growing up! It's hard to believe that he's been a part of our family now for one year (he left Bal Vikas on November 21, 2006). Time certainly does fly!
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We are looking forward to our first Thanksgiving dinner at home (last year's was spent in Mumbai and the holiday is not celebrated there), followed by a trip to Portland, OR to visit our good friends Jay and Judy and their daughter Maya, who was born in May. Samedh keeps telling me, "Going to see Baby Maya." And, "Play toys." I keep reminding him that Maya will only be 7 months old when we visit, and she doesn't walk yet. She'll have some toys, but not the kind Samedh is expecting. Maybe I'll have to sneak a car or two in his suitcase. One fun thing Judy and I have planned for this trip is to dress the kids in matching Christmas pajamas and have their photo taken by the tree. Samedh and I bought the pj's the other day and they are really cute. I just hope Samedh will sit still with Maya so we can get a couple pictures of them together.
These photos were taken yesterday afternoon. When you have spring-like weather in November, how can you not be outside? Samedh enjoyed playing in the leaves, even though the pile was not the largest. He even mowed the leaves with his toy lawn mower. While Samedh played, I had a few moments to take care of some last minute yard work for the season. I pruned the rosebush and transferred potted mums into the ground for their winter slumber. Last but not least, Samedh and I set up our grapevine reindeer in the front yard. We won't light him up until we're back from India, but at least he's firmly staked in the ground before the ground freezes. 
