When Adit wakes up in the morning, he calls out for either me or his Aai. He gets very upset if the parent he is not calling for, shows up to get him out of bed. We haven’t been able to figure out any pattern or reason why he chooses one of us. Yesterday was one of those days when he was … read more

Enjoying the last few popsicles of this year as Summer comes to an end. read more

Tangled up in blue and white on her birthday. Although it is hard for us to believe, a couple of days ago, Ashwini turned 4 years old. She is growing up too fast, learning everything too fast, and talking a lot. I start to hyperventilate when I start thinking about when she turns 14-15 and wants to … read more

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Early morning on Dec. 10, 2006, there were two groupings of celestial objects worth noticing. Jupiter was close (within 1 deg.) to Mars and Mercury. Jupiter and Mercury are clearly visible in the picture above. Click on the link below to see a closeup with longer exposure and legend. This was my … read more

I took this photo along with others that I posted a couple of days ago. But the expressions on their faces deserve a separate post. Here is the fun part… Can you guess what they are talking about? Here is my guess… Ashwini: Have you seen their life insurance policies? We can live … read more

Yesterday, Ashwini went with me for her first ever movie in a theater. We watched ‘Curious George’. She has been a fan of ‘Curious George’ books for the last few months and it was nice to see George come alive on the screen. It was a very sweet movie. The story was completely … read more

Ashwini’s portrait, taken at home. Ashwini had a nice Christmas holiday break. No daycare for 10 days. This was the longest break since our India trip last year. Her baby brother was born during that week to make things more interesting for us, parents. But, Ashwini enjoyed the time at home. … read more

Taken on the shores of Lake Michigan in South Haven, MI. Two major changes happened in Ashwini's life during the last month. I wrote a post about one of them, i.e., her move to the preschool class. It has been 3 days since that transition and she is coping very well. She is getting comfortable with … read more