The Life and Times of Kiran & Avi

St. Nick

2011-02-02T12:05:00.000-08:00

Playing a little bit of catch up here...some pictures from St. Nick's visit to our house. He came a couple of days late since Nishu wasn't home on 12/6 but the kids didn't seem to mind!

Eyeing up the goods before digging in...

Lots of fun stuff.
Avi didn't quite understand the shoes. ha!
New hat and gloves! Star Wars!
Avi tried to escape with some of Kiran's loot!

checking out the advent house

2010-12-12T11:24:00.001-08:00

Too bad Kiran bhaiya already emptied it of all the goodies!

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Christmas Concert 2010

2010-12-09T20:06:00.001-08:00

Kiran had his annual school christmas concert this evening...there was lots of drama to the day including Avi and I getting stranded at the VA hospital because me car wouldn't start after work. Thank goodness for good friends and dads who come to the rescue. We made it the concert...only 15 minutes late! And I'll deal with the dead car in the hospital parking lot tomorrow (or maybe Saturday!). Kiran did great at the concert and it was lots of fun!

Seriously, how cute can one kid be?? Avi hung out with nana while I videotaped.
Hanging out after the concert waiting for the crowd to die down. Being goofy!
"Cheese!"

The boys saw Santa!!

2010-12-07T20:25:00.000-08:00

Happy 5th Birthday, Kiran!!!

2010-12-07T19:54:00.000-08:00

It's hard to believe that our little guy is now FIVE years old!! He had a fantastic birthday week! On December 1st (his actual birthday) we went out to dinner, bowled, and played games - the four of us and Nanaji (my dad). Then on Saturday was his party - lots of fun! And Dadaji & Dadi (Nishu's parents), More Dada, Bua and Chacha came! Sunday was a friends birthday party and Nani came (mom). Busy, busy, busy!!

wearing red

2010-11-09T15:48:00.001-08:00

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So funny!

2010-11-07T19:43:00.000-08:00

I was only able to upload this to youtube from my phone...but thought I'd share it here, too. Kiran really had Avi cracking up this morning.

Halloween Fun

2010-11-01T18:45:00.001-07:00

We've had lots of fun leading up to halloween...a haunted jail in Yorkville, the halloween egg hunt on the town square, making brownie haunted houses that Kiran decorated with his pals Wyatt & Lily, and of course, trick or treating!!

Aren't they cute in their matching shirts? I swore I wouldn't put my kids in matching clothes...but it's just so much fun!!

Gotta love that drool!

Getting into the Bjorn for the Haunted Jail...oooh!

The Zombie Sherrif's wife...spooky!

Getting ready for the egg hunt.

The hunt is on!

There were over 8,000 eggs "hidden" in the town square.

Mmmmm, brownies!

Oh, no. Avi is going to escape...

Getting closer (can you see his cute little skeleton outfit?)

What a cute little, chunky, monkey!

And young Anikan, too!

Aren't they cute? And you can see our new landscaping in the background, too!

Avi being manhandled by Anikan. Ha!

The young jedi in action.

A slightly inappropriate halloween blowup a couple of houses down from us. LOL!

A sleepy little monkey.

Sunny Acres Farm with the Abrahams

2010-10-19T18:29:00.001-07:00

We headed to a local farm for all the fall festivities with George, Manju, Konner, & Mia on Saturday...lots of fun!

Just like his big brother

2010-10-02T21:08:00.000-07:00

Kiran's first professional pictures were when turned one. Avi is on a tad different growth trajectory and at the ripe old age of almost 8 months is wearing Kiran's 12-18 month hand-me-downs...so we thought it would be fun to compare!

Hey, who is that handsome guy?

An attempt at Fall Pictures

2010-10-02T20:40:00.000-07:00

You can decide how successful they were. I got Nishu a remote for the camera for christmas and we've never used it. So he figured out how it worked last night and we headed to the arboretum today to try to get a good family picture and some of the boys. There were many, many that didn't get included here because we couldn't get everyone happy (meaning not in tears) at the same time let alone looking in the same direction (hopefully that of the camera, lol!). Anyway, it was fun and we got a few good shots...

Looking angelic while he takes a swipe at his Bhaiya (big brother)!

That's better!

This is how most of the pictures came out.

A little better...Kiran didn't know about the remote and Nishu convinced him that he was using "the force" to take the pictures. So, Kiran was trying to use "the force" hence the weird gestures.

And here we go with the tears...

Well, one of them is smiling.

Papa trying to lighten the mood.

And the other one starts...he did not like this!

Such a big boy!

Yum, leaves!

There we go...both smiling and looking in the same direction. I'm sure Nishu was doing something ridiculous to elicit these smiles!

Maybe Peek-a-boo will make Avi smile?

Where's Kiran?

It worked!

All three of the Singh boys!

The camera man.

That grass must have been really interesting.

Yum, grass!

Apple Picking!

2010-09-26T13:18:00.000-07:00

Today was just a beautiful day...it's finally fall. We put our sweaters on and headed to an orchard about 45 minutes from our place. It was awesome! We picked apples, played in an amazing kids area, scoped out the pumpkins (though I think we'll wait a couple of weeks to go pumpkin picking), got some cider donuts and carmel apples (YUM!), and got very lost in a huge corn maze! All that and we were still home for the second half of the early football games!

All ready to go!

Boy was Kiran excited!

Avi blended right in with all the pumpkins!

Hmmm, what's this??

Avi wasn't so sure about all these trees?

But he recoverd quickly.

And enjoyed picking some apples!

Hmm, I think this looks like a good one.

Checking out what they've pickes so far.

I think Avi wanted to pick more.

Awww!

All my boys. They're so handsome!

Nope, he didn't want to be here any longer!

There must have been something interesting over there.

Deep in conversation.

Playing Sillybandz

2010-09-07T19:31:00.000-07:00

Avi...the avid reader!

2010-09-07T19:26:00.000-07:00

Enjoying the nice weather

2010-09-07T19:13:00.000-07:00

Star Wars Wii Game!!

2010-09-07T19:05:00.000-07:00

Nishu rented Kiran the Lightsaber Battles...he loves it!! And how stinkin' cute are these jammies??

Kiran's first day of kindergarten!

2010-09-07T18:58:00.000-07:00

The boys in brookfield

2010-09-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Look who's standing!

2010-09-01T20:03:00.000-07:00

Star Wars day at Legoland!

2010-09-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

Kane County Cougars

2010-08-31T18:06:00.000-07:00

We checked out a Cougars game with the Abraham's not too long ago! Good times with great friends!

The Outer Banks - June 2010

2010-08-31T16:30:00.000-07:00

Okay, this was a while ago...but atleast I'm posting some pictures. We headed to the outer banks in June for our 2nd annual trip with friends from Atlanta, Ian & Jen and their little guy, Benjamin. It was a great time...even though Avi had his first ear infection. His first plane ride, too. So, I guess it was a trip filled with firsts for Avi!

Some Random Pics

2010-08-15T13:24:00.000-07:00

To compensate for our recent hiatus from posting...here are some random pics from the last month or so...I'll so try to get pictures from our vacation and other fun summer activities posted soon. I think that most of these are from when Nishu was away in New Orleans for his annual "mancation."

Our little superman!

Kiran loves playing with the lightsabre app on my phone...I'm not sure what happened to his pants???

The latest obsession...Silly Bandz!

Kiran loved the apricots from the farmer's market!

Wow...time flies!

2010-08-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a while...I started a new job, which means an hour commute each day and no more working from home. It leaves little time for anything let alone blogging! Nishu starts a new job on Monday. Lots of changes in the Singh household. The boys are doing great. Kiran is gearing up for kindergarten, enjoying his summer school fieldtrips, reading like a champ, practicing math worksheets, and he's a tad obsessed with sillybandz! Avi is eating anything we put in front of him, on the verge of crawling, he cut his first tooth and is working on more. He had his 6 month well check last week and is over 19 pounds! Big boy! I just returned from a conference in Baltimore. Nishu played stay at home dad while I was a away and all 3 boys had a blast...here are some pics!

Cereal!

2010-07-09T19:58:00.000-07:00

Yep, Avi is eating cereal!! A couple weeks after he turned 4 months we started giving Avi cereal. I was pretty set on waiting until 6 months (as the WHO and AAP recommend), but Nishu was convinced it would help him sleep better...and our pediatrician agreed. Well, he was pretty luke warm about the organic brown rice cereal I got him, but he loves his oatmeal. I'm making his baby food just like I did for Kiran and so far he's tried pears, avocado, and banana. He loves his pears, but isn't so crazy about the others...next up is sweet potatoes! We'll be sure to get pics as it's sure to be messy!

More T-ball

2010-07-09T19:56:00.000-07:00

Kiran's new t-ball league consists of 4 "teams". He's on the green team and they have games every monday and wednesday. It's so cute and lots of fun! He does a great job!

Playing hard

2010-07-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

All part of a typical day for Avi...

Trying to eat everything in site. Okay, so he's probably not really trying to eat everything, but he most definitely tries to get it all in his mouth!

Rolling around, trying hard to get to his most fun toys!! He really can get around if he wants to!

So sleepy

2010-07-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

Being Goofy...just like his big brother

2010-07-09T19:52:00.000-07:00

Updated: So, I couldn't find the digital picture, but I had Nishu scan a copy of the picture of Kiran. Pretty funny - these boys definitely think alike!

Somewhere we have pictures of Kiran doing exactly the same thing...pulling Nishu's glasses right off his face. They are such funny little guys. I'll have to dig around and find the pic of Kiran so we can put them side by side.

Nishu looks exactly the same, but I actually think these pictures show the boys individuality. Hard to believe that Kiran was that little...

Brotherly love

2010-07-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

Practicing Sitting

2010-07-09T19:38:00.001-07:00

He's not sitting yet...but he's trying awfully hard. I can't believe how fast our little guy is growing up. He loves to sit up, supported by the boppy, and play. So cute!!

Avi's new diapers

2010-07-09T19:21:00.000-07:00

I got a little "get away" a while ago and visited my cousin April with my other cousin Dawn. It was a blast...and while I was there Dawn convinced me to go cloth with Avi. So, we have given up disposable diapers in favor of these adorable, super comfy, eco-friendly diapers! And Avi is seriously cute and happy in them!!!

Fun with the slip'n'slide

2010-07-09T19:10:00.000-07:00

Kiran got his first slip'n'slide (spiderman, of course!) and he loves it!! I can't quite get the "slide" part on his own, though, so Nishu has to help him out.

Avi didn't like it so much!

And after the slip'n'slide, the boys got some cuddle time in with Dadi.

Weekend in Brookfield & Avi's first Puja

2010-07-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

Playing catch up...It's been a while since I checked in and posted about what the boys are up to. So, here goes. When we were up in Wisconsin in May, Nishu's parents had a puja. It was Avi's first and boy did he look handsome in his kurta pajama!!

Kiran got to play some basketball with Dadaji, Ajay chacha, and papa!

And Avi hung out with Bua.

So much fun with Dadi!

How handsome is this guy???

So handsome in his kurta pajama!

Avi was quite intrigued by it all!

Testing out posting from my phone

2010-06-26T13:37:00.001-07:00

it looks like i can post from my phone...but only one pic at a time.

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Oh, no! Computer issues...

2010-06-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't been able to post pictures. Our computer has a virus and our lives have been crazy! Thus, there hasn't been a moment to spare for Nishu to fix the computer. In the last few weeks, we spent a lovely 4 days in the Outer Banks with our good friends Ian, Jen, and their little guy Benjamin, the boys and I spent a few days in Bloomington with Angy Bua visiting friends and touching base about research stuff, and we all spent a weekend in Wisconsin with Nishu's family. It's been busy!! Avi got his first (double) ear infection, has started trying rice cereal and oatmeal. Kiran got a new "big boy" carseat and Avi got the hand-me down convertable, which he likes MUCH more than the infant carrier. We celebrated our 6 year anniversary, spent our first night where both of us were away from the kids, and celebrated Father's Day. Whew...when our computer is up and running again I'll post pics. They're is a lot to share!

Hoobie's Auction

2010-05-27T06:04:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday my Aunt Stephanie held an auction that was amazing. Sadly, she lost her husband, Hoobie, a couple of months ago. Hoobie was an avid collector...of everything! You can read a little more about him and what amazing guy he was here: www.fiberglassics.com/glassic-forums/main-forum/honoring-a-fallen-friend-a-must-read-for-all. Steph held the first of two auctions last weekend to sell his cars, boats, and a variety of other stuff. My dad even bought an engine block. What does my dad need with an engine block, you ask? We don't know...a new project for him, I guess! Anyway, it was really great to be there for Stephanie as this was really hard and emotional for her and it was great to see the rest of the fam. The next auction is June 19...head on up!!

Congratulations, Hopey Mausi!

2010-05-26T19:46:00.000-07:00

Hope graduated this past Saturday. She is now a Certified Medical Assistant! Go, Hopey! We're so proud of you!!!!

A visit to Nani's house

2010-05-26T19:42:00.001-07:00

We spent a fun weekend in Wisconsin, which started with a visit to Fond du lac. Fun time!

Check out this face...like mother like son! ha!

My mom's "middle" dog - Sadie.

Dad with his "kids" - Georgie, Sadie, and Gambit.

Another day at the Arboretum

2010-05-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

We had planned to go to the Arboretum with Kiran's buddy Wyatt and his family on Monday but the weather was rainy and overcast, so we rescheduled for today. And what a perfect day it was. The Arboretum was crazy busy (come to find out Wednesday is 1/2 price day), but we all had a ton of fun and spent 3+ hours there playing and having a picnic lunch.

I couldn't seem to find Avi's hat when we arrived, so we borrowed one from Wyatt's little sister. I think Avi looks very pretty!

Again, with the tadpoles...this time we were smart and brought cups so the kids could catch them.

Kiran was very proud of his catch!

And we did find Avi's hat, so I didn't have to torture him too long with the pink polka dots!

Avi meets the excersaucer!

2010-05-17T18:41:00.000-07:00

As sweet as can be

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Say hello to our little friend

2010-05-17T18:30:00.000-07:00

Several weeks ago while Nishu was gone for work, Finley started going crazy at about 11 pm. Needless to say, it freaked me out a little. He was downstairs by the front door barking, crying, and scratching at the door. So, I went down to see what all the commotion was about. There was noone outside, but as I peered through the window next to the door I could see some kind of critter out there running around in the yard right in front of the house. Of course, it was dark so I couldn't tell what it was. A couple of weeks later, Nishu was looking out into the yard and said, "I think I figured out what Fin was so excited about!" and there was a nice, big, fat brown mouse sitting in the yard chomping on our grass. And there was a good size patch of grass all brown, presumably from all the mouse munching going on!! We don't mind the little guy. In fact, Kiran has affectionately named him "Num nums" after his zhu zhu pet. But we hadn't seen Num nums in several weeks and feared he may have met his demise...but to our surprise he was out again just a few days ago. So, I got a couple of pictures. Meet Num nums!

Happy Birthday to me!

2010-05-17T18:11:00.001-07:00

I didn't get a chance to post this for mother's day, but Nishu's mom sent me a beautiful flower arrangement. It was such a nice surprise and has held up surprisingly well! They're still on the table and look lovely! Thanks, mom!

Kiran spent some time this past week coloring...all transformers, superheros, and TMNT (you know, teenage mutant ninja turtles) coloring pages of course. I was informed today, however, that he doesn't like Transformers anymore (he told me I could get rid of all his transformers) because they have have guns and guns are bad. Hey, atleast something we tell him is sinking in!

Nishu is soooo clever, he hid all of my birthday presents very cleverly on top of the washer in the mudroom. Brilliant (note the sarcasm!).

But I did have a wonderful birthday. I woke up Friday to that nice little pile of presents which included new shoes and new sunglasses (even though Nishu thinks I already have plenty of each), a couple of CDs, a nice bottle of wine, a gift certificate to get my nails done (and he had already made the appointment for me for Saturday morning), and more...what wonderful men I have in my life!

Kiran wanted to try out the new shades, too.

Hang on there, buddy...not for many, many years!

My dad was in town for work so he stopped by a couple of days before my birthday, it's so nice that he can come visit so often. We all love it!!

And Avi even practiced tummy time...happily! Look at him roll his eyes at me like, "Yeah, yeah, mom. I can do it...see!"

To make me day even better...I was surprised by a package at the door with flowers from my mom and on Sunday morning Nishu's parents arranged for a HUGE breakfast from Panera. It was truly a wonderful birthday. Thanks everyone - I love you!

Mother's day weekend

2010-05-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

We spent this past weekend with Dawn, Jason, Eli, and Jack...what fun!! Although we only took a handful of pictures, Dawn was kind enough to share hers - and she's quite a photographer! Thanks guys, for a great weekend!

Look who's THREE months old!

2010-05-06T08:29:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that it's been three months already. Then again, it's hard to remember a time that Avi wasn't in our lives. It's funny how that works, isn't it?? Well he's a quarter of year old...He's such a happy little boy. He's been sleeping in his crib since he came home and is napping nicely for 2-3 nice long naps each day, which is nice for me! I can get some work done. His giggle is priceless, but he's a bit stingy. He LOVES his big brother, Kiran Bhaiya, and always has smiles for him. He HATES tummy time - loves to display his strength by standing and sitting well (if he's supported otherwise he tips over) - but he usually wails if we try to put him on his belly. He finds his hand as quickly as he can and sucks on that instead of pushing up and lifting his head. Stinker! In many ways Avi is so much like Kiran...he looks like him, loves bathtime, has the same laid back, pleasant demeanor, is a good sleeper, is totally indifferent to Finley, seems to adapt to any glitches in his schedule, and is already a mama's boy. But in other ways he is very much his own person...he won't take a pacifier as he prefers to suck on his fist, he seems to be determined to grow bigger faster than Kiran did, he looks a bit more like his papa, he has an incredibly strong startle response (much to his detriment given his noise big brothers - Kiran and Finley!), and he prefers his crib to the swing or papasan.

It's bittersweet...I'm sad my baby isn't a newborn anymore but can't wait to watch the little man he grows into and to see the many other ways in which he and Kiran are alike and how they carve out their individuality.

Blackberry Farm and more

2010-05-06T08:17:00.001-07:00

We joined the Yorkville Meetup Mom's group and explored a local farm the other day. It was a perfect day for it and Kiran had a blast. Avi seemed to enjoy himself, too. Since it was so nice, we stopped at a new park on the way home, and played with watertoys and enjoyed a popsicle later in the afternoon. What a day!

A beautiful day for T-ball!

2010-05-06T08:12:00.001-07:00

I finally remembered to bring the "good" camera on a day they were playing outside! Only 2 weeks left and I think we'll try soccer.

Toys, toys, and more toys!

2010-05-06T08:00:00.000-07:00

We brought up yet another bin of baby toys for Avi. Fun, fun, fun!! Honestly, I think Kiran's been having more fun getting reacquainted with his old baby toys than Avi has, though.

It's hard being a baby

2010-05-06T07:59:00.000-07:00

AVi played so hard on his little play mat the other day that he put himself right to sleep. Cutie!

Meet Muscleman

2010-05-03T09:05:00.001-07:00

Superheros, superheros, superheros...that's about all we hear about at home lately. And Kiran is rather convinced that he, himself, is a superhero. His name? Muscleman. His power? Superhuman strength. You know, like being able to tackle his papa, lift the coffee table, and carry the infant carseat. Gasp!!

Meet Muscleman!

He can't quite actually lift the table...

But he tries awfully hard.

The childsize chair is no problem at all, though!

And Avi's carseat? Piece of cake!

Of course Muscleman has to take frequent breaks from saving the world to play with transformers.

Nishu and Avi like to watch the superhero in action!

And Avi gets a little instruction on how to become a superhero when he gets big.

Congratulations, Nishu!!

2010-05-03T08:02:00.000-07:00

We headed up to Wisconsin for a very special weekend! Nishu received an Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Industrial Engineering Department at UWM (Sorry, if I'm embarrassing you, but we're very proud!). We got to hang out in Fond du Lac Friday night, then headed back up to Brookfield on Saturday and attended the Awards Banquet at UWM on Saturday night. It was really nice and such an honor for Nishu! Anyway, we took an abundance of pictures!

On the way! Kiran just had to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the drive.

We had quite a crew there to cheer for Nishu!

It was nice to be able to get some family shots, since Nishu/I didn't have to be the one taking pictures the whole night.

Avi got a little time with his chacha. And when I say "a little time" I mean it...that guy has some very important business to attend to in Madison, so we didn't see Ajay for long! Ha!

Nishu was introduced by his former professor, Dr. Garg.

Avi was very proud of his papa, too. He even refrained from drooling all over his suit.

Being silly with Bua...and drinking Sprite! Hey, it was a special occassion!

More silliness!

Kiran and Avi were VERY well-behaved the entire night. We were really proud of our good boys! Of course, I had some tricks up my sleeve to keep Kiran happy. Superheros and Transformer coloring books - what 4 year old wouldn't be happy??

And little Mr. Avi spent much of night sleeping.

Yum!

And still more silliness!

Even more...

Nishu walking up to receive his award.

Dr. Garg gave a very nice introduction, while Nishu had to stand there awkwardly listening to how great he is. It was rough.

Kiran sat at the table watching and listening intently. It was very sweet!

Nishu said a few words in accepting the award...short and sweet.

KSA generously gave a donation to the department, so Nishu's dad said a few words as well.

And, again, Kiran watched intently with Dadi and Nani.

And he had a big hug for him when he came off the stage.

He thought the plaque was pretty cool, too!

It all ran way past Avi's bedtime, so he changed into his jammies and was having fun chatting with his Bua and Dadaji.

Picture time! Hence the cheesy smile!

Dessert was a big hit and now we know...Kiran is a BIG fan of chocolate covered strawberries!!

Chillin' with Nanaji.

Hangin' with Papa

2010-05-03T08:00:00.001-07:00

Our little monkey!

2010-05-03T07:56:00.001-07:00

A sample of our dinner conversation

2010-04-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

Tonight's conversation at the dinner table was so amusing that I had to share.

Kiran: Mama, the next time you have a baby in your belly and it comes out and it's zero (years old) give it to me and give me a car seat and then I can have a baby.

Nishu: Why do you want a baby?

Kiran: No, when I'm grown up.

Nishu: I have an idea, you can have a wife and have your own babies.

Kiran: How do you get wifes, papa?

Nishu: She has to like you a lot and then you ask her to spend the rest of your life with you. And hopefully she says yes.

Kiran: I already know who I'm going to ask...Zoe.

Nishu: You're going to spend the rest of your life with her? Why Zoe?

Kiran: Because we're silly together. And she's the only girl who likes me. Her and Whysper.

Nishu: They're the only girls who like you.

Kiran: I think so...maybe I'll meet more girls in college. But I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

Nishu: With me?

Kiran: Yeah...and mama.

Just hangin' around

2010-04-28T08:10:00.001-07:00

Fun outside

2010-04-28T08:03:00.000-07:00

All ready to head outside!

But all he can do is watch all the fun his big brother has!

Mmmmm, Guava!

2010-04-28T07:50:00.000-07:00

Sweet baby Avi

2010-04-21T09:12:00.001-07:00

Need I say more?

I was trying to coax him into liking "tummy time" with fun and interesting toys...

It didn't work!

Backyard soccer, etc.

2010-04-21T08:57:00.000-07:00

He was reinacting some transformers cartoon for Avi. Ha!

T-ball...take 2

2010-04-21T08:52:00.001-07:00

Kiran's doing great in t-ball and, most importantly, having fun. It's rather comical to be on the sidelines watching, though. It's a class of 3-4 year olds, so Kiran is on the older side. Their coach has the patience of a saint! Those kids are all over the place, so they're starting slow - learning the bases, how to run the bases, how to get players out, etc. Here's a pic from last week and a short video of Kiran running to 1st base. I'll try to remember to bring the other camera next time, so I can get some closer shots!

Our first baseball game of the season

2010-04-21T08:33:00.000-07:00

We have a minor league baseball team in the county next door, so we try to make it to a few games every season. It's a fun way to spend a day and they're very family friendly. Here are a few pics and a video from our first game this year...

Brothers

2010-04-15T12:42:00.001-07:00

I just couldn't resist these shirts for the boys...so we had a bit of a photo session yesterday. Boy, is it hard to get a picture where they are both smiling, looking at the camera, etc. Lots of goofy shots! We also explored a new park while Nani was here and got ice cream, yum!

Our little Barry Alvarez?

2010-04-15T12:35:00.001-07:00

Avi's love for the Badger's has begun already...he was sporting this Wisconsin shirt the other day, so I had to get some pictures, of course! I'm not sure if it's the hair (or lack there of on top), the skin tone, the chub, or a combination of them all but he was looking a little like Barry Alvarez to me, lol!

Birthday Celebration

2010-04-12T13:06:00.000-07:00

Nishu's friends from High School and their families came over on Saturday to meet Avi and celebrate Nishu's birthday. There were 6 adults and 5 kids aged 4 and under! We had a blast...

T-ball

2010-04-12T13:01:00.001-07:00

Kiran started t-ball last week! He's so cute. He loves it so far and talked a lot about "Coach Michael" after his first day. Since they went over the rules inside parents weren't allowed in the room (understandably, we are a bit distracting). We did manage to sneak a couple of pictures from the doorway, though (Kiran is in the blue Brewers cap).

Happy Birthday, Nishu!

2010-04-12T12:50:00.001-07:00

Nishu's birthday was Saturday. Happy 29th birthday...again. lol! We had such a nice birthday weekend - starting with presents, of course!

Kiran got to help.

While Avi watched intently.And Nishu drank (yes, that's beer at 9am!) just a little to test out his new mini-kegerator.

The boys had matching "My Dad Rocks" shirts on all day. How cute are they?
Kiran made this card for Nishu. It's a picture of the two of them wearing baseball caps and having a sword fight.And on the inside...
Wait, that can't be diapers...there's a big handle coming out of the box!

Ahhh, it's a tennis racket! Happy Birthday, Nishu! We love you!!!

What Avi's up to...

2010-04-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

April Fools

2010-04-05T20:16:00.000-07:00

We tried to play an April Fool's trick on Kiran...I stole this from my mom. She used to slip pieces of paper in my Oreos in my lunch on 4/1. So, I thought Kiran would think it was funny. Well, you can see what he thought of it. Thanks a lot, mom!

Kiran reading to Avi

2010-04-05T19:57:00.000-07:00

Baby giggles!

2010-04-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

Today Kiran made Avi giggle for the first time! Kiran was playing with a new ball and fell off of it as he was trying to sit on it. Well, Avi thought it was hilarious. Twice he let out big belly laughs. So sweet. I tried my hardest to get a video, but the stinker just wouldn't laugh again no matter how hard we tried!

Happy Easter

2010-04-05T19:02:00.000-07:00

It was such a beautiful day yesterday and it was just the four of us (still getting used to that!), so we headed to the zoo! What a great day!

Yes, we needed 2 strollers... The snow leapard was coming to get Kiran!

Avi hung out with me all day hidden under his hat. Pretending to be a sleeping lion.
Playing... Checking out the pond.

And here's our failed attempt at Easter pictures. Avi just wasn't having it!

The Arboretum, etc.

2010-03-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

Now that the weather is getting warmer we'll surely be spending alot of time at the Morton Arboretum...so I imagine you'll be seeing many pictures similar to these all spring/summer/fall! It could have been a tad warmer this past weekend, but we still had a fun time!

Some pics courtesy of Angy Bua!

2010-03-30T08:03:00.000-07:00

Angy got a new camera...so we have the benefit of some of her pictures from this past weekend. She got some great shots and it was really nice to be able to get some shots of all of us (as one of us didn't have to be behind the camera. Thanks, Ang! And thank you, Dadi, for the adorable matching Brewers sweatshirts. They fit both boys perfectly and they look so stinkin' cute!

Random pics 3/15-3/27

2010-03-27T20:07:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry...but this being a parent of 2 kids thing leaves me little time to update with detailed stories from the day. So, you'll have to settle with intermittent posts with lots of pictures and little description. Enjoy!

Soccer

2010-03-27T14:36:00.001-07:00

We could stand for it to be a tad warmer, but with the really cold weather behind us we've been spending a bit more time outside...playing soccer and rolling down the "hill" in our front yard.

He was really having fun rolling down the hill (really it's just a very slight slope) in our front yard...goof!

Just a few random shots

2010-03-15T10:24:00.001-07:00

One of Kiran's new favorite pasttimes is to browse unicron.com, which is a site dedicated entirely to (you guess it!) transformers! He has learned how to use the mouse to click on links to see pictures and to navigate forward and back to different pages.