The kiddos had their first day of school today. Jatin is now a big man on campus as he embarks his last year at Germain as a 5th grader! Aanika is entering Kindergarten and is currently the only girl in her classroom of 5 🙂 She’ll fit right in! Good luck sweetie pies. I know you’re going to be amazing as you always are!!
My sweetheart Nick turned 40 this year! He did not want to celebrate with a huge party so we decided to celebrate on an extended weekend through our trip up north. Below are some highlights from our celebrations. Anyone who knows Nick knows that he’s the first to rise in our house. So we decided to leave a bit of a birthday surprise for him in the kitchen to start his day.
Next we headed over to Santa Monica to enjoy some sunshine and lunch out on the town.
Nick won Jatin a Pokemon in Basketball of course, and we had a lovely Italian Lunch on 3rd Street after walking on the pier.
I love an excuse to get dressed up but I love it even more when my kiddos get to get all dolled up also!! Jatin wasn’t sure about wearing a Kurta Pajama but ended up being the most handsome kiddo at the party. Gotta love the Converse Shoes in lieu of Jootis 😉
So I’m not known for camping…never really did it growing up but have always loved the idea of “glamping!” So I decided to invest in a 4 person tent and I surprised the kiddos over summer with an indoor tent that basically took up their entire playroom! We hung out, tried to sleep in there, but it was so hot that we ended up back in our rooms…and there was a major valley blackout that same weekend, but it was fun for a bit! Think in the fall we’ll try and glamp outside in the backyard!
Fun weekend project. It’s been on my list forever to re-paint an old vase that was on it’s last legs sitting on the side of the house. Unfortunately I forgot to take a pre photo, but here are the finished photos of the vase. I started by spray painting the entire base blue and then adding acrylic and metallic marker on top.
July 4th this year was quiet and perfect. We did not in particular and just enjoyed the house and relaxed in the pool. Before it got too hot the boys played a bit of basketball outside and then we hit the pool late afternoon for a few hours. We also finally got Nick to join the Pottermore site where he was sorted into the Gryffindor House. I am a Slytherin and Jatin is a Hufflepuff. Â Some day we’ll find out what our Aaniku is!
Beautiful Brownie is 5 months old. We cannot imagine our home without her and she’s added so much to this playful house. She is gentle, quiet and such a lovely companion for us all. She gets her exercise first thing in the morning by going running with Nick who recently discovered that she LOVES trails! Happy 5 months Brownie. We love you.
Aanika loves to be outdoors. It’s the first thing she does when she comes home and preferably barefoot! She loves playing with chalk, using her spray bottle with water and of course riding her car. When she’s pooped out and feeling just a bit tired she finally settles down to watch a little bit of her favorite show Sofia the First. I’ve shared a few of my favorite recent “just Aanika being Aanika” shots below.
To celebrate the official first weekend of the kids Summer Break we invited some of their friends over for an afternoon playdate. The kids had a blast. Between freeze tag, ping pong, pizza in the garden and your every day dab showdown the afternoon was a success! Aanika and Gio (Eligh’s little brother played together while Mark, Eligh, Jatin and Jonas ran around the house!)