Summer pics!

Diya's first visit to SC

Diya hanging out in the backyard.

Cousins

Salil and Dev sporting the UVA shirts!! GO WAHOOS!

Random Backyard Photos

Just some random backyard photos of Salil over the last few weeks of early spring...

Salil's Birthday Weekend in Chicago - Part 3: Celebrating @ Dada & Dadi's House

The third day we were in Chicago was Salil's actual birthday, so we decided to have a small family celebration at Dada & Dadi's house, joined by Mehul Kaka, Mimosa Kaki, and Neepa's friend Mala ("Masi"). As you can see, Salil's enthusiasm for birthday festivities kept on going strong.

Salil's Birthday Weekend in Chicago - Part 2: Party @ Chuck E. Cheese

The day after our fun-in-the-snow, we had a birthday party for Salil at the local Chuck E. Cheese near Dada & Dadi's house. We were grateful to be able to see most of the extended family in the Chicago area. We were also grateful that Salil was quite happy to meet Chuck!

Salil's Birthday Weekend in Chicago - Part 1: Fun in the Snow

The family flew to Chicago for the weekend of Salil's birthday. While he got a taste of snow in Columbia the week before, there had been several inches sitting on the ground for a while in the Windy City. Salil was quite eager to jump right in, and luckily the first day we got there the temperature was just warm enough and the winds calm enough to go sledding. We went to the highway overpass near Dada and Dadi's house, and the four of us (Salil, Daddy, Dada, and Mehul Kaka) had some winter fun. Salil definitely had no fear and plenty of determination to keep climing up and sliding down. You can see he had a blast - all of us did, actually.

Snow in South Carolina

Well, we finally experienced our first snow with real accumulation in South Carolina since moving here almost 4 years ago (wow, it's been that long?!). Salil saw some flurries from the window when he was around 1, but this snow "event" will probably be more memorable. Of course, it helped that school was cancelled and we had a 2-hour delayed start at work - this is what happens with such snow "events" down here.

Apparently Salil thought it was the most fun to clean his Daddy's car off.