September 2019

September was a great month with wonderful memories. 

For Teacher's Day the kids each brought their teachers a small bouquet of flowers and some homemade veg chocolate chip cookies with a sign they watercolor painted that read, "Thanks for making me one smart cookie."

One day the kids all had a half school day so they got out at 12:30. We took advantage by going to a play place and Nik Bakers for some fun with school friends. 

The first weekend of September is the beginning of fall in our house and we celebrate with with pecan pie and pumpkin carving. 

Madelyn helped me make this pie and she was very proud. 

We have a great church with several sweet friends. 

Every day in the warm months we run to the market and get ice cream cones or ice cream sandwiches. It's a fun special treat. Added bonus, they only cost a quarter each! 

A calm Saturday morning. Me enjoying my coffee and the kids immersed in crafting and coloring. 

I have been working through the first Harry Potter book in Hindi this year and finally finished! 

We met up with some other school friends for a Saturday morning play date. 

We have some really great soft play grounds in town. 

Madelyn proudly showing her hand writing progress. 

In the fall we like to watch the Curious George Boo Fest movie and eat brownies with Reece's Pieces on top. 

Ezra was off on a Father Son date so Madelyn and I went to the mall for Starbucks and shopping. 

She found this awesome unicorn headband. 

Ezra drew this picture for Madelyn as a surprise and it was so very sweet. They have a sincere friendship that I love to watch as it grows. 

Its football season which means Saturday mornings full of Texas shaped waffles, recorded College Football games and lots of playing. 

This parrot randomly came to our porch one morning. It seemed to have a hurt wing so we fed it and let it hang by our house for a couple of days then when it was better, it flew away. It was an amazing experience. 

One of our random national holidays we celebrate.. National Pancake Day.. which calls for pancakes, whip cream and lots the toppings. 

At the end of September we took the train into Delhi and hung out at the mall all day. We watched a movie, played on the playground and had great food. Then that night we got on a plane to America for a month of meetings and time with family. 

August 2019

We had a good August with a lot of sweet memories. 

The flower park by our house is still one of our favorite places. 

Madelyn has a few incredibly sweet friends at our church. Its a big blessing! 

Playing in the rain

Making an UP inspired craft which was followed by the UP movie. 

The kids love to help me in the kitchen. 

Coloring with friends. 

One weekend we had a "camp out" where the kids got to sleep in the tent in our room and we made s'mores on the grill. 

These kids love to make slime, 

Sometimes when I'm out and see cute animals I just have to pet them.. especially if they are baby cows. 

August 15th is India's Independence Day. We made orange and green pancakes and India flag crafts.  We also made India flag cookies and cards to give to our neighbors and friends. 

Ezra lost his first tooth. He found 50 rupees (the equivalent of 80 cents) under his pillow and bought several different candies from the market next door for he and Madelyn to share. 

We had a sweet play date with a friend from Madelyn's class. 

Pumpkins are all over the market so we bought some to paint for fun. 

Our beautiful artwork. 

This sweet girl has some great style! 

We love the arcade in the mall! 

Luke and Madelyn playing checkers.. and a very happy Sadie in the background. 

Sweet kiddos doing their homework. 

The amazing view from our top roof.. those are the Himalayan Mountains in the distance. 

Playing alphabet Sequence with Ezra. 

On the weekends we love to sneak away to play golf together as a family. 

Pancakes and ice cream for a special Saturday morning breakfast. 

The kids had a school holiday one day and a few moms and I planned to get together for a park play date and lunch.

Coloring at their friend Shina's house. 

One of the fun holidays we wrote on Ezra's calendar was "National Waffle Day".. to celebrate we had Texas shaped waffles with a ton of fun toppings. 

Ezra's teacher sent home a binder for Ezra to decorate. 

We came up with this awesome idea together.. it was so fun! 

Ezra has computer class everyday at school and recently they have been learning Google Earth. One night he wanted to show Madelyn all the cool things he had learned. 

Still finding some free moments to go swim. 

Sometimes I think she only volunteers to help me cook so she can taste test as we go. 

Luke and I ordered these fun matching shirts off of an Indian website because we're super cool.