Summer Fun

Well the summer has surely begun!  Last weekend we visited our family in NY.  Priya and Neil had a great time playing in the baby pool in the back yard and hanging out with Grandma Dadi.

Last night we spent time with our lovely neighbors in the back alley and had pizza for the kids and today was a great day at the beach.  We can't wait to see what else is in store for this weekend!

Alley Pizza with the girls

Cruzin' the alley

Wow time flies...

It is hard to believe that our sweet little Priya is now 30 months old (2 1/2 years old).  We love you darling!

It's been a long time...

Well, it's been a long time.  I have no excuses except that I am a mother of two, a wife to one, and a friend to many, and well, time got away from me.  There have been so many amazing moments and memories that I know I wanted to share, but I just couldn't organize my time well enough.  So, here is a quick run down of the last few months :-).

March 2011:

    Neil turned 5 months old!

      

We visited with Michelle and Saul for the baby shower







We visited Scarsdale for K's birthday and to spend some quality time with "Grandma Dadi"

April 2011:

Neil turned 6 months old!

Raj turned 35!

Priya and Nana went on Easter Egg Hung  

We visited Lauren and Mark in Grand Rapids

We took Priya to the circus and then took ourselves to Cirque

Uncle Dan and Uncle Rick came for a visit





May 2011:

Neil turned 7 months old!  

Our dear friends, Michelle and Saul, welcomed Maxwell into their lives

Jackie and Adam visited for Mother's Day weekend  

I had Mother's Day Tea with Priya at Montessori

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We visited with Uncle Mark, Aunt Nataly, and Hana

The last three months have been amazing, busy, and a ton of fun.  I'm sure there are a ton of events, friends, and plain old fun that I have left out...but, you know we love all of you!

Week in review...

Well, what a week this has been...starting with Valentine's Day...

Valentine's Day used to be the type of holiday where it mattered where you went to dinner and how many roses your man gave you.  Well this year was very different.  I woke up in the morning with my amazing husband, Raj by my side and my dog, Tyler snuggled up under the covers.  Neil woke up with the biggest smile ever and it got bigger when he saw me.  And Priya ran across the hallway and into my arms and said "good morning mommy, I love you!".  That was the beginning to a great day that wasn't about where I was being taken for dinner or how many flowers I got, but rather about being with my kids and my husband.  After the kids went to bed, Raj and I had a glass of wine, watched a movie and ate chocolate chip cookies.  I couldn't have asked for a better end to a great day.  Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Oh, and here is a picture of Priya with the flowers and teddy bear she got from her Nana.

Well, after a great start to the week, things didn't go down hill, but dealing with a teething 4 months isn't all roses and wine.  Neil has been teething for what feels like an eternity, but really only about 4 weeks.  Nothing seems to make him feel better and I've tried everything - teething tablets, teethers, Tylenol, etc.  He does spend a lot of the day biting the face and chewing the legs of his Sophie the Giraffe teether, but it still doesn't seem to do the trick.  So, while trying to find something to help soothe him, I stumbled across something that would also help me to look cute.  Teething Bling is this great jewelry that looks cool on Mom and is totally safe for baby to chew on - LOVE IT.  I just got mine yesterday in a beautiful peridot color and Neil loves it as well.  So while I can't do much more to help him feel better, at least he likes to chew on my necklace while snuggling up to me.

And to round out the week, I was christened with my first early school pick up due to puke AND my first mid-night puking clean up.  Now I really feel like a Mom.

Happy Week!

I'll write soon, I promise!

I know I need to write about all that has been going on this week, and I promise I'll get something up today!

What a weekend!

Well, it's been a big weekend here in the Kaji house. Every weekend is a big weekend for us, but this one in particular had a lot going on.

Neil tried rice cereal for the first time. It seems like he was fan. But really Tyler (the dog) was a bigger fan. He knows that there will be more food coming his way as Neil starts to have more than just breast milk - this was just the beginning for him.

We also went and spent some time with our friends Auntie Claire, Uncle Chad and their super smiley happy boy, Jack. The kids had a blast playing together and we had a great time sipping wine and catching up. It was a lovely Saturday night (we were home by 8:30p).

Another big thing this weekend was that we received a visit from the "tothi fairy" a.k.a pacifier fairy. It was time for us to make a move and permanently remove the pacifier from Priya's mouth, but we needed a story to go along with it. So, we had Priya put the pacifier in an envelope on Friday morning and told her the fairy would be coming that day to pick it up and take it to a new baby who needed it. Well, the fairy came, took the pacifier, left Priya a note on her chalk board and new Minnie Mouse DVD. Priya has done great so far. And when she does ask for her pacifier we remind her that the fairy came, took the pacifier and left her presents. Then she says "oh yeah mommy, presents..." and puts her head down and goes to sleep. Ah, the power of a Minnie Mouse DVD.

Priya and I closed out the weekend by going to a Milkshake concert. I won't bore you with the details, although we did have a great time. I will say it was like going to a grown up concert but with 2 to 6 year olds who know all the words, dances, and special what nots to do at a concert (if you have ever gone to a Guster show, you know what I mean).

And here it is Sunday night...wow, what a weekend!

4 Months Old Today

Happy 4 month birthday to our darling Neil!