This NC wedding was so much fun and ravi and lina rock. nuff said

So daddy’s aunt (my mama bha) came to visit me from India. That same weekend bha, dada, natasha foi, mugi kaka and stuti foi also came over. We had a blast, including celebrating dada’s birthday. Here are some pics…

So last monday I said the “L” word to my parents. I didn’t want to say it too soon…I wanted to be sure how I felt about them. As they were giving me a bath and I was having the time of my life…I realized that my parents are the best. I felt it was the perfect time to tell them. The problem is that now that I have said it, they want me to say it all the time. But I want it to mean something and I am not going to say it just for the sake of saying it…don’t you agree? To get them off my back I decided to say another big word…I finally said my name. As many of you know, my nickname is buj-ju. I have been saying that a lot but on Thursday, I wanted my parents to hear my real name – KHALIN.

My school orientation was last week. Mom and Dad took me to my preschool and I got to meet the teachers. They seemed so nice. There are five other kids in my class. There is also a guineau pig in the classroom. Mom and dad are so excited that I am going to be going to school and that I will start my learning expedition. Honestly, they have got to be kidding. First of all, I only go one day a week. I also looked around class and I just saw a lot of toys. I didn’t see any calculus or organic chemistry books sitting around.

Here are some pics of me with my new back pack that bha got for me.

So I made my first trip out of the country…yup that’s right I am an international jetsetter. I went with mom and dad to Greece. Thatha and Ajji met up with us over there from India. We had a blast. Mom and dad were so afraid of the plane flight…but I was such a good boy on the plane. Our first stop was Athens. We went to the Acropolis, Temple of Olympian Zeus, and the Plaka. We had an amazing dinner on a roof deck terrace that overlooked the Acropolis. The view was great…but I wasn’t a fan of the food. While everyone else was enjoying all the food in Greece…I went on a hunger strike. I barely ate. Now that I have been back for a week, I am making up for all the lost calories.

Then we headed to Santorini. What a beautiful place. It was great. Because the streets in Fira were cobblestone streets with tons of staircases, mom and dad had a hard time maneuvering the stroller. When they decided to leave the stroller at the hotel, I got to spend a lot of quality time in mom and dad’s arms. They complained a lot about back and shoulder pain because they had to carry me everywhere but I am not that heavy…I am only thirty pounds. What is the big deal? The sunsets in Santorini were the best.

Our final destination was Mykonos. The place was magnificent. I was a swimming fool there. Loved the hotel pool and also hung out at the beach. I wish we could have stayed there longer.

The best part of the whole trip was hanging out with Thatha and Ajji. I wish they didn’t live so far away

Another weekend and another great wedding – Uncle Umesh got married. I got dressed up in my Indian gear to celebrate this auspicious occasion. A bunch of mommy’s law school friends came into town including Aunty Sasha came in from Kansas and Aunty Julie and Uncle Song came in from Cali. All in all it was a great weekend.

So mom thought it would be a good idea for me to enroll in an art class. I understand that she always wanted to be the next Van Gogh, but hey she cannot try to live her dreams through me. This art class is a joke. First we have free time. They put a bunch of crayons on a table with scrap paper for us to draw what we like. Well, I much prefer throwing all the crayons on the floor. I think this is hilarious while mom is mortified. Then the art teacher makes us sit in a circle and tells us about our art project for the day. Personally, I don’t believe in structured art…a true artist like me needs to be free…if I want to paint myself and mom instead of the paper, so be it. I also don’t understand why mom stresses so much because all the other kids sit so nicely and follow instructions and I can’t still to save my life. And when you don’t let me paint the way that I want to paint…I AM going to throw a temper tantrum. Thank god the classes are over. Check out some of the pics from class and my drawings…

So we had a going away party for Aunty Sasha (aka la-la).  We also celebrate mommy’s birthday.  It was a blast.  So many kids at the house and we were partying well into the night.  It was getting late and mom and dad wanted me to go to sleep but I wanted to turn the party into a pajama jam party.  Check out me and my buddy Caden styling in our pj’s.  I had no idea we had the same taste in our sleep attire.

Here are some more pics from the party and from this past month…

As promised here are a bunch of pictures from last month. I had a lot going on.

First – Kairav’s Birthday Party

 
Then Jeet’s Graduation

Finally a tee time with Henrik

Sorry guys for not updating the blog in a while. In all honesty, it is not my fault. Mommy got really sick last month and to top things off she lost the charger to the camera. Thank God she finally found it and now we are back in business.

So this past month, we had a lot of family in town, we went to Jeet’s graduation, had a lot of playdates and birthday parties. I have also learned to pull down my pants, I don’t know how to get them back on again. I am starting to group words together like “all done” and “papa over there.” All in all life is good.

Here are a couple pics that mommy took today. I will upload the rest from this past month soon.