Big Huge Update!

It has been a long time since we updated everyone on our family.  So much has happened since the summer.  We had a few birthdays, Christmas and Tricia ran her first marathon.

Halloween is always a fun adventure.  The kids change their minds several times during the week. 

Here is the two days that we went out to celebrate.  The first was a trunk or treat at our church.  Eve wanted to be a princess mermaid and Asher wanted to be Donkey Kong. Jude didn't get to choose.

  For Halloween, Eve choose to be Tinkerbell and Asher refused to wear the Donkey Kong tie.  Jude, once again had no choice.

Our baby is 2!  Well, now he is almost Two and a half.  He wanted a Thomas cake and here is the best I can do with the little talent I have.  I love looking at pretty decorated cakes, I hate decorating cakes...hate it!

He didn't care, to him it was a masterpiece.  Good Boy!

Family came to visit and so we were off to the beach in November.  The weather was perfect.  I had to slip this one in of Asher because he is so darn cute.

Eve turned 6!  For her birthday her Dido (grandpa) got her tickets to the Houston Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker.  It was great.  Just her and her mom enjoying some girl time.

Eve also fell in love with skating, which we tried out during the Christmas break.  This is Tricia desperately hanging on to Eve, Tricia hates ice skating.  

  Finally, on New Year's Day Tricia ran her first marathon.  It was tough, but it is done.  Mark and the kids were wonderful.  They had signs and loves for her while she ran.

That is it!  You are now up to date, including the previous post which is actually the most recent event.

Mark and I were invited to an Indian wedding.  Mark's good friend Rohit was the groom and I was thrilled to attend.  I have always wanted to see an Indian wedding, I wasn't disappointed.  It was so full of energy!  The dancing during the 'Barat' ( I am sure I spelled that wrong), when the groom comes in on an elephant or horse and the wedding party dances around him, it was marvelous.  The food was delicious and  everyone involved so kind. 

Eve was able to come with us to the wedding ceremony and she loved it.  The sarees that many of the women were wearing were breathtaking.  

 This is Rohit on the horse.  The music was loud and the horse skiddish.  I don't think he has ever been on a horse.  I have to admit, it was kind of funny watching him swear at the horse.

 Inside the temple waiting for the ceremony to begin.  Shoes off and snacks in hand (delicious mango juice).

 Rohit and Tina.  Our shots aren't that great.  Her wedding saree was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, and heavy.

 Family photos at the end, just before we had to leave we tried to snap a few more to see the detail on Tina's dress, unfortunately, it didn't turn out.

Our Summer

Our summer was full of fun, family, and HEAT

We had a great time enjoying the 4th of July Parade 

I am amazed we survived it, it was HOT!

It is a toss-up  with the heat, humidity, and sun here:  Cover up and no sunburn but sweat and suffer, or dress in the littlest clothing you have and burn!  I am thinking the cool weather in Canada doesn't sound so bad after all.

Eve and Asher waiting to collect the goodies at the parade. 

Next it was birthday time.  Both Mark and I  have summer birthdays.

The kids were thrilled with all the cake and parties.

Mark was sweet enough to surprise me with  tickets to  visit my sisters and attend my nephews wedding. 

Eve started school this year. Hooray for her!  She loved it.  What else is there to say.

 Jude visiting with his Auntie Marnie.  This is the first time they met.  It was a wonderful time. I don't know what he liked more: visiting with his Auntie, Uncle and their family or playing with their dog.

Happy Fathers Day

To Daddy,

 

Love Eve, Asher, and Jude

April, and Happy Birthday Asher!

Asher is 3! If you ask him he is 5. But wether he is 3 or 5 he had a great birthday.


                       This is Asher first thing in the morning: pumped and ready to party.

                                

                                        Proudly showing off the spoils

                 

 He spent the day racing cars with the family. Mom and Dad even got into it and had to find the fastest 'hotwheels' cars. The kids were a little ticked off when we told them they had to wait until we were done playing with the racetrack.

                                  


Eve had her final dance recital too. She did such a good job. Her favorite part was the make-up. She loves her lipstick.

                

Jude's Diaper Dash!

Sorry, another post (by Mark)... still need to experiment with video quality as I don't think I can upload in HD. This is Jude's victory in the "Jack-Jack Diaper Dash" aboard our Disney cruise a few weeks ago. It helps that Jude was one of the more "senior" crawlers. Unfortunately, I don't think his letting the other baby catch-up was a demonstration of sportsmanship but rather of taunting his opponents. We'll work on it... ;)

EVEsanity!!!

This video is a few months old, but I just figured out how to edit/crop video in iMovie... had to get this posted, it is Eve playing her first year of basketball. Most of the other players played last year in 4 year old basketball AND most of the others are boys. Way to go Eve... Nothing but net!!!