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2000 Tickets

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While Daddy flew back to India because of his Mom’s passing, I treated the boys to Space Aliens’. (By the way, love their tag line- “Fill Your Inner Space.”) I had to compose a post about this because there was a couple there that boosted mine, and the boys spirits. I was really missing Ashish and I could sense that the boys were as well. Of course this is something he had to do, and we fully supported him, but none-the-less, it’s hard…especially on a 3 year old and a 1 year old. While playing games and waiting for our food, an older couple came up and they were watching Nishad passionately pounce on a “shark” game and laugh with glee when he collected his ONE ticket. haha. They smiled and said, “What are you going to do with all of your tickets?” He just smiled and then they said, “Well here. Our Grandchildren don’t live near us and you are such good boys, we want you to have this” and they handed us all their tickets. How sweet was that? The boys now only had their Grandpa’s left on this earth, and they too were far away in Chicago and India. We stood at the ticket redeemer feeding tickets in for quite awhile. The boys had about 2000 tickets all together! Nishad beamed as he was able to pick out the tractor/farm set displayed way at the top. Tiger was happy with anything! He’s always happy. The couples act of kindness might not have meant a lot to them…but it sure did mean a lot to two very special boys.

Como Fun

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It was a beautiful day at Como Zoo for a picnic and visit with the animals. Of course, everything is just that much better when you have a friend to share in your adventures. Nishad and Tiger had fun with L and his little baby brother. Good times from A to Z!

And with a blink of an eye…

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August is here! So much for the dogs days of summer…especially, when “summer” arrives a bit late! Despite the cool temps, we’ve been enjoying our summer and keeping busy. (Sometimes, a little too busy for my liking!)

July greeted us with fun visits with friends! Some play dates, open gym, 2 straight weeks of daily swim lessons for Nishad, a pot-luck luncheon, toss in “Peter and the Wolf” at Minnesota Orchestra Hall combined with fun times at Como Zoo, Minnihaha Park, Lake Calhoun, Lake Beebe, Elm Creek, a water park and….whosh! July flew by!

Nishad is such a fish ~ and Tiger wants to be “just” like Nishad. He tries so hard to swim like his big brother- even jumping in and going under, flapping his arms and kicking his legs. Nishad always loved the water, however, I think the consecutive swim lessons for 2-weeks were just the boost he needed. He has made such strides, and loves to swim around with a simple ring around him. He hasn’t mastered the back float yet- something we have to work on. We may have to get him some ear plugs as he says he doesn’t like it when water gets in his ear. He was in a class with 5 year olds because the other two 3 year olds were below his level, so after an evaluation, they thought they would give him a little challenge. Being that he will only be 3 years old this September, he’s still a bit young for these classes…but his age has never stopped him!

Flip, Flop and Fly

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Yay for gymnastics! Nishad has been itching to get back to the gym and I’ve been itching to see my firend JG and her kiddos~ a perfect solution…open gym at Gleason’s! Ashish and I have decided to enroll Nishad this Autumn after waiting through the summer. He took a trial class last Spring and loved it. Despite his Mommy’s tap happy feet, he’s definetly a gymnast! Hey, you have to be your own person! 🙂 I adored D calling me “Miss Beverly.” He would run up to me and say, “Miss Beverly…where were you? I was looking for you! There you are!” Followed by a big smile and a giggle. 🙂 We are so happy with 2 boys, but I wouldn’t mind having D- that is for sure! Tiger also tested out everything and was so happy to run, jump, climb and balance! We stopped off at Trader Joe’s (I have a slight addiction to the sparkling pink lemonade they have) and headed home for a nice, well-deserved nap!

Lake Calhoun

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This was our first trip to Lake Calhoun, and oh my, did we love it! We enjoyed the time playing at the beach, walking the path (the kids rode their bikes) and gazing at all of the gorgeous houses that surround the lake. Ashish and I have such a better understanding of where we would like our next house to be. Live and learn. We love this area and could “live local.” After we stopped off at an all organic restaurant that comes highly recommended from the locals; Luccia’s. Oh my goodness! We had quite the p0t-luck from their for dinner that evening! Vegetarian chili, moz-basil pizza, black bean cakes, bread, curried chick pea sald (my favorite!) and two del.i.cious sandwiches!