We've been having such a wonderful time these past couple of weeks. One or two-day trips on the weekends allowed us to show parents around San Antonio, Austin, Galveston, and some local sites here in Houston.
The pictures are the best reflection of our adventures, especially when the narrator has so little time on her hands and is dealing with a cold.
Lunch at Red Robin, the one restaurant we found to have allergen-free cooking options.
Short Austin trip. Crazy traffic on Cinco de Mayo. We did make it to the Botanical Gardens there although we wanted to do the Duck tour. Next time.
Little explorers learning about plants and seeds:
Lots of pretty man-made and natural accents in the garden. I just wish there were more flowers.
Tai Chi anyone?
Love this one:
Random picture taken outside our house. Those flowers are amazingly beautiful.
Houston Zoo:
Tikki village:
Some recent art by Ms. Ella:
Recital costume fitting and practice. This year it will be The Wizard of Oz. And the last recital for Ella.
Poster by Ms. Ella. She colored several but this one was posted out at the front desk. Why it is a bit special, is that she wrote "We love kids with food allergies."
Road trip to San Antonio:
Singing their little hearts out:
The Shamu show, "One Ocean" never fails to impress.
Hand-feeding some beautiful ducks:
The Alamo:
The courtship candle. Loved the little story behind this. Apparently, it was quite common in the 1800's. The mother of the girl had the ability to roll the candle higher or lower based on her likes of the courting lad. So in the evenings when the lad would come by to visit, she would give them a certain amount of time measured in how long until the candle would had burned until it reached the metal spring. Pretty cool, right?
Carriage ride:
Love their serious expressions/conversations:
Going, going, gone! :)
School field day, fun but way too many water games:
Fishing:
Horse back riding (Maitreyee took a couple of lessons and liked so much that she'll most likely take lessons in Pune when she gets back.)
Ella riding Ben (Heather's champion pony.) Next to them is Khaki, the new pony at the barn.
They're so cute together, aren't they?
Mounting Khaki for the first time. (We will probably remember that day. We went to the barn to ride this new pony as a try-out for a family with a little girl was who interested in buying him and wanted to observe his temperament with other riders.)
Loving Khaki for the first time:
Don't these two look good together??
Brazos Bend Memorial Day weekend fun (on the way there, we stopped by a Hindu temple.)
Getting the grill started:
With my beautiful girls:
Monkeys:
More fishing: that was a great spot, they caught a ton of fish and had a very close encounter with an alligator, really cool if you ask me! :)
That was a big bad boy!!
More horseback riding (that Khaki again! Haha)
Even the clouds and the skies knew something (see the beautiful horse shaped cloud??) But more on that later, in another post.
Ballet recital: I, once again and for the last time, I think, in Ella's dancing 'career', got to be a dressing room 'mom' taking care of ten beautiful ballerinas, getting them dressed in their costumes, securing head pieces, redoing buns, making sure all their belongings are accounted for, and that they stay quiet enough while waiting for their turn on stage. It was an exhausting day to say the least: three hours for dress rehearsal, one hour break for dinner, then back for the actual performance (another four hours.) Practically, we were at the Stafford Performance Centre the whole day. It was nice though, Ella enjoying it as she knew this was going to be her last experience as a dancer. And so did I.
Tigers in the Wizard of Oz:
Hey Beautiful!!
Doing their "swipe"!
The Wizard of Oz:
The dressing room is a fun place, I tell you! I loved watching them play, bond, and have fun together.
Reading fan-agrams:
With Janna M, her good friend.
Curtain call:
After the show with didi:
Happy family:
Ready for bed (aaji massaged her tired feet and legs.)
Beautiful memories that began at the Ballet Conservatory of Lewisville (Lake Cities Ballet) and ended at the Fort Bend Academy of Dance (Ballet Forte.)
Unfortunately we had to say good bye to aji, azoba, and cousin Maitreyee a couple of days ago. We miss them dearly but we're so happy that we were blessed to spend a few great weeks together here in Houston. I love our family, everyone of them.
Fortunately, there's more fun coming this way soon, very soon. More on that in a later post.
The pictures are the best reflection of our adventures, especially when the narrator has so little time on her hands and is dealing with a cold.
Lunch at Red Robin, the one restaurant we found to have allergen-free cooking options.
Short Austin trip. Crazy traffic on Cinco de Mayo. We did make it to the Botanical Gardens there although we wanted to do the Duck tour. Next time.
Little explorers learning about plants and seeds:
Lots of pretty man-made and natural accents in the garden. I just wish there were more flowers.
Tai Chi anyone?
Love this one:
Random picture taken outside our house. Those flowers are amazingly beautiful.
Houston Zoo:
Some recent art by Ms. Ella:
Recital costume fitting and practice. This year it will be The Wizard of Oz. And the last recital for Ella.
Poster by Ms. Ella. She colored several but this one was posted out at the front desk. Why it is a bit special, is that she wrote "We love kids with food allergies."
Road trip to San Antonio:
Singing their little hearts out:
Hand-feeding some beautiful ducks:
The Alamo:
The courtship candle. Loved the little story behind this. Apparently, it was quite common in the 1800's. The mother of the girl had the ability to roll the candle higher or lower based on her likes of the courting lad. So in the evenings when the lad would come by to visit, she would give them a certain amount of time measured in how long until the candle would had burned until it reached the metal spring. Pretty cool, right?
Carriage ride:
Love their serious expressions/conversations:
Going, going, gone! :)
School field day, fun but way too many water games:
Fishing:
Build-a-bear (or a cat, or a dog)
Ella riding Ben (Heather's champion pony.) Next to them is Khaki, the new pony at the barn.
They're so cute together, aren't they?
Mounting Khaki for the first time. (We will probably remember that day. We went to the barn to ride this new pony as a try-out for a family with a little girl was who interested in buying him and wanted to observe his temperament with other riders.)
Loving Khaki for the first time:
Don't these two look good together??
Beach day in Galveston (and on the way there, some beautiful coastal historical buildings):
Brazos Bend Memorial Day weekend fun (on the way there, we stopped by a Hindu temple.)
With my beautiful girls:
More fishing: that was a great spot, they caught a ton of fish and had a very close encounter with an alligator, really cool if you ask me! :)
That was a big bad boy!!
More horseback riding (that Khaki again! Haha)
Even the clouds and the skies knew something (see the beautiful horse shaped cloud??) But more on that later, in another post.
Ballet recital: I, once again and for the last time, I think, in Ella's dancing 'career', got to be a dressing room 'mom' taking care of ten beautiful ballerinas, getting them dressed in their costumes, securing head pieces, redoing buns, making sure all their belongings are accounted for, and that they stay quiet enough while waiting for their turn on stage. It was an exhausting day to say the least: three hours for dress rehearsal, one hour break for dinner, then back for the actual performance (another four hours.) Practically, we were at the Stafford Performance Centre the whole day. It was nice though, Ella enjoying it as she knew this was going to be her last experience as a dancer. And so did I.
Tigers in the Wizard of Oz:
Doing their "swipe"!
The Wizard of Oz:
Reading fan-agrams:
With Janna M, her good friend.
Curtain call:
After the show with didi:
Happy family:
Ready for bed (aaji massaged her tired feet and legs.)
Beautiful memories that began at the Ballet Conservatory of Lewisville (Lake Cities Ballet) and ended at the Fort Bend Academy of Dance (Ballet Forte.)
Fortunately, there's more fun coming this way soon, very soon. More on that in a later post.
Ce poze frumoase. Ma bucur ca i-ati avut pe cei dragi cu voi si v-ati plimbat peste tot cu ei. Fetele sunt adorabile impreuna. De abia astept sa citesc despre celalalt fun. Te pup!
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