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April 2022 Part 2

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We made a day trip to San Diego to celebrate Brody’s 6th Birthday on Easter Sunday. It was lovely catching up with everyone! We gifted Brody the Pokemon canvas Jatin and I painted years ago…perfect for his Pokemon themed party 🙂

Aanika my cutie pie is continuing to paint every weekend! Her AniVani future collection is growing quickly 🙂

Speaking of AniVani we’ve started to see the products on our customers and in their homes now!! Love love love seeing our art everywhere! Its awesome!

In other random news…Aanika took a dance class at carousel dance, Reya was a contestant on Jeopardy and Nick and I enjoyed a few dates; one brunch at Odyssey and a day in Malibu. read more

April 2022 Part 1

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Well to start we have some big news! We officially launched AniVani.com on March 28, 2022! We’re so excited and look forward to seeing it grow!!!

Neera, Nikki, Naya and Naveen spent their spring break in LA and we also got to meet up with Ayesha and Tricia while they were visiting after filming in Mexico!

We took the kids and doggies to Oxnard for 2 days for their Spring Break. We rented a beautiful 3 bedroom home right on the beach. Aanika and Jatin had their suite and rooms downstairs with the pingpong table. Out master bedroom, beach views, kitchen, living room and balcony were upstairs. We brought food in each evening and spent the day out. Billy and Brownie were able to come with us as well. Mommy and Daddy joined us for a quick pizza lunch at toppers and ice cream back at the place. Both nights we watched stand up comedy. Seinfeld one night and Sebastian Maniscalco the other. We also took the kids to Golf and Stuff and Seabridge for coffees, park time and a walk along the marina. My favorite part of the trip was when Jatin and Aanika hung out at home while Nick and I snuck off for a 40 minute walk between the side alleys of the beach homes. They are so cutely done up and the walks are romantic. Can’t wait to go back. Spring Break 2022 was a success! read more

Feb – Early March 2022

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February has been a lot about getting back into a routine post all the holidays and making sure we’re all making time to celebrate each other and enjoy life everyday. We’ve been getting our fitness game on even more and have been taking walks at our favorite et park and found a new beautiful hangout at Chatswoth park as well. The month of love…but for us every day is a reason to love and be grateful for this beautiful thing called life.

Love is in the air ❤️ Nick and I had some lovely dates to the palisades and Malibu and park evenings to just recoup and enjoy some quiet time. Jatin gifted me a ostrich beanie baby which is creepy and cute all in one! Aanika cuddled up with her daddy briefly before pouncing on him like a baby tiger! Crazy and In love. That’s our family! read more

January 2022

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Welcome New Year! May you bless us and our loved ones with good health, simple, fun moments of love and laughter, happiness, joy, personal growth and success.

We had a lovely day trip to Bakersfield. Got stuck in terrible weather and they closed the 5 coming back but it was still a fun get away with Jatin. Pritpal showed us around and we enjoyed the change of pace.

Jatin has been working hard on his maps using his new gear he got for Christmas.

As with every new year we’ve been sprucing up the place. It’s looking beautiful 🙂 read more

December 2021

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December has been a great month. The kids are off for 3 weeks to ring in the holiday season and new year. We hosted our first neighborhood block party and have been enjoying our home so much during these past few very cold and rainy weeks by baking cookies and cozying up by the fire while watching breaking bad, Knight Rider and holiday movies.

Looks like our block party will become an annual celebration. Everyone brought some food. We supplied the entertainment arcade games, music and the basketball court. I made cupcakes!
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November 2021

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Mom and Dad hosted Thanksgiving Brunch this year and in the evening we had a quiet family Italian dinner at home. Even Billy and Brownie enjoyed some good food!

Aanika and I enjoyed our new table that Nick got for us for arts and crafts.

We took a trip to Palm Springs for 2 days to rest and relax a bit! Thanks to our lovely Nani for watching Aanika and Jatin! We had the best grilled cheese and pizza at this place called Dringk.

Been visiting family. Saw Aunty and Uncle for lunch one day, and the boys had a 2 day sleepover and I got to see Sheila Masi before she headed back up north. Aanika absolutely loved Amrita’s Doggies, Ice and Bear! read more

October Fun 2021

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October is always a busy month given that both Jatin and I celebrate our birthdays just a week apart from Aanikas and of course there’s always everything that comes with Halloween! But in between all the craziness of those major milestones I love to capture more of those candid moments that sometimes get forgotten in the big scheme of October!

Here are my beautiful kiddos having a rare moment peace hanging out in Aanikas room.

Here are Kooks and I having some bonding time with makeup 💄 she seems to think a whole lotta lipstick is the key to a successful makeover! read more

Halloween 2021

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Ready for Halloween!

Jatin: 1980’s skeleton

Aanika: Cobra Kai (badass!)

Vani: Karate Kid Miyagi Do Sensei
Nick: Cobra Kai Sensei
Joining forces at last 🙂

Kiddos did go trick or treating this year just to our neighbors houses who of course always spoil the kids with king sized candy bars!

Earlier in the day Jatin and Aakash carved their pumpkin and even cutie pie Aanika joined in for a fleeting few minutes. We ended the evening by starting our annual Harry Potter Marathon! Happy Halloween!! 🎃👻💀🎃

Jatin’s 14th Birthday

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Our handsome, intelligent, warm and caring first born turned 14 this week! We couldn’t be more proud of this stupendous guy. He’s such a hard worker, has the most affectionate heart and exudes goodness in everything he does. We love you Jatin!!!

His birthday fell on a Tuesday morning which is a late school start so we got to have waffles at home for breakfast and I did my usual mommy birthday interview before he was off to school. read more