Busy Sat, Oct 22

Saturday was a very busy day. Started with Soccer class for Abhay. Normally Ajay would go too, but it was very windy. It was portrait day and abhay had his picture taken with the team.

Ajay and I got ready and we went to Goddard as they had the fall festival. Kids had a blast and got their face painted. Ajay was "itsy man" and abhay was Mario.

The afternoon was the community Halloween party. Kids had a blast. Abhay as usual was with Sonali and Rohan.

And here is my cutie pie itsy.

Ajay and soccer class.

On Tuesday's I normally pick the kids up and we all go to soccer class. And when Sampath gets there we do a kid swap and I go home ot get dinner and stuff ready. A couple of weeks ago, I took a picture of Ajay under a tree near the soccer field.

Then last week, he goes to the tree and says " amma - cheese" and then when I do not respond he says " photo please"

Belt promotion

Abhay had his belt promotion on Friday. He got promoted from striped to solid yellow belt. He was very excited and he did very well too - he was one of the few kids in his class who was able to break the board in the first try. Proud of my Karate champ.

Ajay conversation skills

On Wednesday Abhay has a late swim class,so our routine completely shifts. So, as soon as abhay leaves for class, I take Ajay up to give him a bath. I was singing "it is time to do the Jokuli now, jokuli now, my fair Ajay" in a combination of " it is time to clean up the toys in the room and London bridge is falling down. In the second go round, ajay sings " it is time to do the jokuli now, my fair Amma" My sweety pie can talk!!!!!

Captain America and Marvel heroes to the rescue.

Abhay used to come to our bed almost every night. It would be around the same time Ajay wakes up for milk. He has done this ever since Ajay was a baby and I would wake up to breast feed. Very recently, he picked up a Captain America blanket from Costco. He was very sweet and picked another for Ajay also. I told him he can have it on one condition - he needs to sleep in his room all night long. Night 1 - worked like a charm. So I promised him the entire set if he slept for two more nights ( gave me time to order from Amazon) - worked.... Also promised him 2 tokens if he slept in his room for 2 more nights. By now he was all set. Touch wood, he has been sleeping in his room all night long. If only Ajay would sleep through the night now -

Pendyala housewarming weekend

Oct 8th weekend was a NJ weekend for the Pendyala housewarming. The hunt for popsicles continues with Vasu uncle.

Brotherly love

Family picture - making a point of taking these as we have not made the effort in the past

Do not let the innocent face fool you!!!!!

The next generation

With the hosts

Weekly schedule at a glance

Monday Evening - leave work at 4:15 (at the latest), pick abhay and change for karate at 5:10. Sampath pick Ajay and home by 6:15 to start dinner, shower, eat, bedtime reading and SLEEP. Tuesday - Lego club from 4 - 5, Change Abhay and go to soccer at 6. Swap kids in soccer class and I head to the PTA mtg at OES at 7. Sampath and the kids go home, kids bath and dinner was done by the time I got home by 8:15. Wednesday - pick kids, Navarathri vethalaipakku. Sampath will take abhay for swim class at 7:30. Dinner and bath for ajay between 7:30 and 8:30. Thursday - Karate at 5;45, Sampath pick Ajay and home by 6:15 to start dinner, Navarathri vethalaipakku, shower, eat, bedtime reading PACKING for NJ and SLEEP. I feel like a hamster on the wheel.

Bombe/Gollu weekend

We decided to keep Bombe/Gollu for dussera in the last minute as I was very afraid of Ajay pulling everything down. I was going to do it in a very small scale maybe one step or so. This was the result. We had a couple of mishaps and a little stressful but it was okay overall. Abhay was my little champion helper and ofcourse Ajay was not far behind. We also did a little bit of the Halloween decorations and Abhay is waiting to go to pumpkin patch to finish up the rest.

Chatterbox Ajay

I just feel miserable that I have not documented Ajay much at all. Ajay just talks so much and so beyond his years, I sometimes forget he is only 2 years old. I am at loss for words most of the time at his ability to articulate. At his two year check up with Dr. Rama, she asked if he can form 3 word sentences. Ajay at that moment decides to chime into the conversation and say " Ajay go school in Amma car". We were both floored. He is also a "killi mari"- a parrot. He has to repeat everything Abhay does as well as do everything Abhay does. It reminds me continuously of the Eric Carlyle book - anything you can do, I can do it too.

Color run

It has been a long time since I posted. I envy and admire my sister, Divya. She blogs so regularly. Here is from Abhay's color run last weekend at Olney elementary school And this is what happens when we look away for a minute - HUNT for popsicles