Holly the peeper...

Here's Holly at Ashwins birthday picnic all rugged up. There was way too much going on for Holly to be hanging out in her stroller & she wanted to be with Mummy. So I had to have her sleeping in the ergo carrier which she loves.

Blowing out the candles in the wind!

The day of Ashwins birthday picnic in the park was quite a cool & windy day, so windy in fact that we could not light the candles. So the crew got together & devised a tube to light the candles in so they didn't blow out & it worked! Here is the action itself, Happy Birthday Happy Birthday!

What the heck is that?

This is the cake I made for Ashwins 3rd birthday - the idea being a racetrack... It ended up being a dirt track with milo & licorice allsorts & store bought icing that I coloured. It was a tasty whole wheat butter cake inside which was delicious!

Catching up with da crew...

Hey wazzup! was what we used to say to our pals back in Melbourne who we hooked up with for a quick visit to SF with their own little sweetie. We had a tasty lunch & a few laughs & Ashwin had the best time playing in the little village.

Can you see the owl?

There he is on the far corner on the right - it is a burrowing owl. These guys nest & roost in burrows in grasslands & they have a home at Shoreline Park just near us. This little guy was hanging out at Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo.

She is what... 6 months already!!

Here is Missy Moo herself, 6 months old & racing around the house - literally! I cannot believe that she just loves to crawl & cruise everywhere, sometimes getting herself into trouble especially where big brother is concerned. Ashwin loves to call her Missymoocher - he certainly doesn't enjoy her touching his cars & his trains, still she just wants to be part of the action!

To you too!

Here's Scrap looking quite wasted with his tongue hanging out - he is getting on in years so maybe he likes to feel the air on his tongue these days! Maybe he could go on lolcats some day with this pic... just have to think of a caption. For those of you (i.e. the fam who don't have the internet) who haven't seen lolcats - it is a site dedicated to cats doing funny things with extremely funny captions such as 'invisible bike' for a cat jumping in the air!

The Diwali dancers

In this pic are the gorgeous children in costume for the dance show - they were so good & the outfits were adorable. Even though it was hot in the sun, I enjoyed this immensely as there were dances from different regions in India.

Diwali celebrations!

In the lead up to Diwali we went to a festival celebration in Cupertino just to see the fabulous colour & dancing. The day was really hot & I found this great stall that sold Indian Kurties - a tunic which is very cool & comfy especially with jeans. I just love Indian fabrics & manage to score a couple which are just beautiful! We had a great time enjoying delicious Indian food - dosas are so yum!