This Joy’s Life

I’m so impressed with Miss Clara.  She loves playing on her dad’s touch phone (the Google Andriod) and especially loves using the camera feature.  So, I found this older digital camera (the Nikon Coolpix 4800 ED) and let her have at it today.  She essentially documented a day in her life.  And, she has a number of really good shots as well as some nice keepsake shots about the things we do together.  Thought I’d share a few of her “best of” from her dad’s phone and today.

These are straight from Chad’s Droid to you:

What 'cho talkin'?

I don't want to hear dat, see?

Is it a work day, daddy?

Lips

Droidian Self Portrait

And these are the start of her “My Life” collection

Baby Sis

Canopy

Self Portrait

I can’t believe it. My mother-in-law Elf’ed us! Check it out here.

I know I haven’t posted anything in a while, so here is a little something to keep you coming back. Gwen brought Jack’s newest baby brother Ben over this morning and Clara was very excited to hold and “soft” (aka pet) him. She was really very good and sweet with him. Looks like she’s a natural big sister.

Clara holding "Baby Ben", Jack's new baby brother

THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS!!

Come Halloween and the women in this household will outnumber the man 3 to 1.  I like those odds.

As promised, here are some pictures to give you a feel for the traditional Indian wedding I attended at a Sheraton in the cornfields of Iowa this past weekend. It was a full on two-day affair. The fan-fare, outfits and colors were amazing, but, of course, the best part was seeing my friend marry his beautiful bride:

Fun times at the Sheraton!

The happy couple at the Sangeet

Kevin, the best man, Suzanne and Sylvia

Me dressed in my Salwar Kameez for the Sangeet

Sylvia, Suzanne, Me, & Jessica decorating the groom's car

The groom in his wedding day garb

Sylvia, Kevin & Yashan

Mother of the groom, Chetna

The groom's father, Praful

The groom's sister, Ami

A ceremonial coconut

Surrounded by ceremony

Man & Wife

Thank goodness we're finally married!

I'll dance to that!

I know, I’ve been lame and not really done much on the blog lately and whatever loyal readers I once had have probably moved on by now. But, I started thera-pee today, so things are lookin’ up!

I hope to begin again updating the blog on a more regular basis because there is lots going on, like baby #2 whom is due on Halloween – my most favoritest holiday of the year! I fully intend to give birth in costume. Ideas given to me so far: a nun, a member of the rock bank Kiss, woman with baby limbs growing out of her belly. I like them all! I should put it to a poll, eh? Leave your suggestions in the comments if you are so inclined.

So we’ve got a baby’s room to decorate and I will post pictures of that once we decide what we are doing in there. First we must decide if we are going to find out the sex. Chad wants to, I’m on the fence. But, decision day will come in mid-June. Clara will be a big sister either way, but will she have a little bro or a baby sis? Only time will tell. . .

Tomorrow, I leave for a weekend in the Iowan cornfields, off to the Indian wedding of a good high school friend. Punjabi’s and sari’s will abound and I’m excited for my first opportunity to wear both. Soon, if you are lucky, pictures of my adventures will again begin popping up on this blog. I’m back on Sunday in time for a Mother’s Day BBQ and will hope to get pictures up later that evening. So be sure to check back in a few days, . . . or you’ll be SARI