A mini vacation

We got an unexpected offer a few months ago. Friends of ours had extra days left over in their vacation timeshare, and offered it. So we had the opportunity of going to a Wisconsin Dunes waterpark for free! We went with our friends Todd and Susan. It was a great time. The kids never got tired of going in the water every day.

A little catching up first...

Skylar's birthday poster

Best friends

This kind of stuff would be cute, if it wasn't in my backyard

Getting pretty good at self portraits

Collin had a great time too

Happy 5th birthday Priya!

This year Priya's birthday coincided with Easter weekend. It was also Priya's "golden" birthday. For those that are not in the know, your golden birthday is the one where you turn as old as the day you were born. So Priya was born on the fifth, and this was her fifth birthday! If you're older than 31, you're out of luck - nothing to look forward to!

Coloring Easter eggs at grandma's with cousin Trace

Priya was thrilled Sheena sat with her

Kavon just loves Armaan

Collin came to pay a visit

"Buddy night" at Priya's pre-school - No Moms Allowed!

The Long Wait

The biggest news from our side is that I went ahead and booked our tickets for our first family trip to India. Even though the visit is not till late November, booking it early helps with a number of things. The biggest anxiety that I had was not knowing what the final ticket price would be. The price could go down. The price could go up. So at the risk of saving a few hundred dollars, I decided it would be worth it to just get it nailed down. C'est la vie.

I am also considering applying for the OCI visa. This would be the "Overseas Citizen of India" card. This is a onetime application for lifelong, unlimited in and out visa for the kids and I. Tish would have to continue getting regular visas. I figured I might as well get it for the kids now while there is the opportunity. They will always have it for the rest of their lives. The process takes about 14 weeks, so I wanted to have enough time to do that too.

Our annual visit to the Flower and Garden Show

Priya had to be convinced to get on the Ferris Wheel

Armaan couldn't wait to get on it

The first time Priya has ever gotten a face painting