Wedding 1 of 2

We're back from the first wedding of the two long distance ones we have to go to. Tish's brother Shane got married, and we took a 7 hour drive to be there. We were right on the banks of Lake Huron.

Our little cottage

View from the deck

Priya lounging like the princess that she is

Cheerios and milk make for a delicious breakfast

The two sissies again

The kiss

New Look; New Technology; Back to the Beach

I just updated to the new Beta version of the Blogger. So far I like it. How do you like the new look?

I also signed up with MapStats. Check out the latest visitors in the side-bar. You can click on the button and it will take you to a Google map where you can see the cities where people are clicking in from. Very, very nifty.

Tish and Priya went back to the beach, this time with a few friends. Some more pictures from the beach.


This weekend we will be driving around 7 hours to go for a wedding up in Michigan. The Lord be with us.

Wide Awake in Minneapolis

Well.. not really. It just flowed from the earlier title. I've spent the last couple of days in Minneapolis. It was pretty much a wasted trip. The customer was not ready for me at all, so I've had very little to do. I've caught up a little on my movies - between yesterday and today I saw Miami Vice and World Trade Center. Both were OK - not too horrible, but nothing to rave about either.

This past weekend we went to the Lake County Fair. It was fun.

We caught up with the Leitzels

Priya picking out two ducks that will give her a prize

Priya's current favorite face to make - crinkly nose

Off for her first ride on the Ferris Wheel

View from the top

Sleepless in Cincinnati

I've been in Cincinnati for a few days already, and it's not going too bad. I miss Tish and Priya, though. I will be leaving again on Monday for Minneapolis, so that's probably bumming me out more.

In the meantime, I was at the theaters last night wanting to see Miami Vice. I figured it was better than sitting at the hotel. From across the theater, I could see the rides of Kings Island. The park was literally a quarter mile from where I was. So after some encouragement from Tish, I decided to have some fun. It wasn't a bad decision at all. It was around six when I went in. The ticket was discounted quite a bit, and the lines were almost non-existent. In fact, if I didn't want to ride in the front of the roller-coasters, then in almost all the rides there would have been no waiting. So here's a sampling of the rides I got on.

The Vortex: It was OK.

Delirium: My favorite ride. I went on this twice. It was simply amazing

Top Gun: Again, OK

Face/Off: This was pretty exciting

Flight of Fear: This was also very cool. The ride is in almost near-darkness with a lot of loops.

Xtreme Skyflyer: I've been wanting to do this kind of a ride for years. In this one, they rope you, take you up 200 feet up, and then you're supposed to rip a cord that releases you. Pretty unnerving, but totally fun!

Beach Babe

This past weekend was a busy one. On Saturday we went to the Indiana dunes for a day at the beach. It was a blazingly hot day. The temperature was around 100° (38°C) when we got there, but the water temperature was a balmy 75° (24°C). Priya had a great time there. As you will see in the video, parents are but a distraction to her enjoyment.

I am always amazed by what a brave girl Priya is. I took her underwater with me for a few seconds a couple of times just so she can see what it's like and start getting used to it. This was the first time she had been under. She was very, very surprised and quite startled. But she didn't suddenly go all hysterical and start throwing a fit.




Sunday brought about it's own excitement. We went to the Applebees in Munster for lunch. The service was horribly inefficient. But that was just the beginning. Priya got hot coffee spilled on her. It was some very quick thinking from Tish (who immediately threw a glass of ice-water)

that saved Priya from burning. But poor girl - scalding coffee, and ice water all within 10 seconds. Not a fun time. The funny thing was that people that were just walking in were looking at us horrified - look at these awful parents - taking their kid to eat out in nothing but a diaper!

Finally, as a special request from Lisa, please visit the Dananays blog and check out Julia. Lisa wants to see some more spots on her ClustrMap!!

Living the fun life

Here is Priya on a typical morning when she gets to watch one episode of her favorite show - the Backyardigans. Would you like some breakfast in bed, madam?


Here is a video of her taking Lily for a stroll.

Weekend with Papa

In a way I look forward to every other weekend when Tish is at work because it gives me a lot of one-on-one time with Priya. Since I don't get a lot of quality time with her during the week, it's a great way for me to catch up with her. Here's some stuff from the weekend.

Friday evening Priya threw one of the biggest fits I have ever seen. She just would not stop howling. It took a while for me to figure out what the problem was. She had seen Tish's long beaded necklace on the table, and couldn't get to it. The result:


This is classic fit-throwing. She will take her head and bury it in the ground - carpet or tile - doesn't matter.


Strollers are still something to climb in. It's cute to see her wheel the stroller up and down the hallway.


Then Sunday evening we went to Dari-ville for a strawberry sundae. After about half a dozen spoonfuls, Priya was satiated. I think she enjoyed the cherry more than the ice-cream itself. After that, we went to the park in our neighborhood for some play time. There was a nice breeze, and we had fun swinging.

Nothing on the mind.. Just some pictures.

The first time I went swimming with Priya. Even though I don't much care for it, it was evident to see that Priya is a water baby like her mummy.

Look dadi! My outfit fits me, and I loved the bangles.

Check out our friend Christy's blog.

Indian Princess

This past week was a long one for me, and the coming one is going to be the same. I was in St. Paul, and I'm heading back there on Monday. I won't be back home till Thursday. In the meantime, here's what I missed...

When you have a pool, you have friends. :-)

Priya is now starting to like showers. A lot easier than giving baths.

My mom got these outfits when Priya was 8 months old. I never thought she'd ever grow up enough to wear them. My baby...

I had to add my own diet Coke and Mentos video to the thousands of them out there. It's fun when you do it yourself. I have some other ideas on how to make this even better, so stay tuned.



And now here's version 2 of the mentos-coke show. Ernie is pretty fascinated by the demonstration!