how did it get cool already???????

yes it is August ....we check the calendar EVERY DAY so it is still August. But it has been cool here this weekend and we have been wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts. It's crazy!!! (Sean has actually worn Sponge Bob pajamas most of the weekend!!!)

it was great to be outside though. Lots of playing on the playset----we even had lunch and dinner in the playhouse yesterday.

Today we made a video just for Granny and Pawpaw Jim. Enjoy :)

Will I always be this short, Mom Part 2

AJ carries a stool around with him because......he is short. And as you can see from my post 2 weeks ago, he will climb and do anything with his stool. Here's how I caught him this morning......

The one thing my kids love to share......GERMS

so in my Sunday blog post, I mentioned Sean was sick.....yup, AJ now has it too only worse. His fever has hovered at 103 since about 4:30 a.m. today. Doc says he is having ear, nose and throat issues.... Just to show they are both still super cute, I got on my real camera for a good shot of both of them since they got their hair cut on Sunday. (PS I need a new camera but I don't know what I want and until I do, I am going to keep monkeying with my broken one....the pictures you see are number 8442 and 8446----I think I got my money's worth!!!!)

Gaminee and Sandip

We attended the wedding of Gaminee and Sandip on Saturday. Sandip is the son of our neighbors, Suresh and Gita. It was an amazing experience and we feel so blessed that we were asked to celebrate with them. The first picture is of Sandip, his sister Ketki and her daughters, Arya and Meekha. As always, double chick to enlarge photos.

This next shot is of the processional to the wedding ceremony. There was music and dancing and singing and it lasted for about an hour. Once we arrived at the wedding entrance, there were a lot of tradional mini ceremonies.

I wish I had a better photo of Gaminee's wedding saree. It was beautiful and she is beautiful!!! She was escorted into the wedding ceremony by her Uncles which is traditional.

A family who sat behind us helped explain some of the parts of the wedding so we'd get the full effect. The most surprising parts........

A) between the processional and the wedding, everyone stopped and picked up a drink (Mango juice or a cola called Thumbs Up) People took the drinks INTO the wedding!

B) the ceremony was formal yet everyone in the "crowd" was talking. I LOVED it since I always have a problem being quiet at weddings anyway!!!

C) about 30 minutes into the ceremony, servers came around with individual tubs of vanilla ice cream. So I got a drink AND and a treat all while I was watching the service! ICE CREAM in the middle of a wedding! It was awesome!!!!

D) After the section where the bride and groom walk around the fire 4 times, they announced over the microphone that the grooms side could all be served lunch. So the ceremony continued and half the crowd left and ate.

Our night was ended short by a sick one at home....Sean had 102 fever so our festivities did not include the reception. However, what we were able to attend was beautiful and traditional and we wish Gaminee and Sandip a lifetime of love....

Will I always be short, Mommy???

T.G.F.A.H.D.

.....which stands for "thank goodness for a hot day"!!! We've had the strangest summer....cool and rainy and such and most weekends have not been that great. But we've had a high temps here the last 2 days.....yesterday we spent time at State Farm Pool (along with about 15, ooo other State Farm families) and pool time with friends Anna and Daniel. Today we had back yard fun. The kids all had a blast !!!!

Kentucky Lake

I spent the weekend at Kentucky Lake with some of my Carmi friends....Chris, Sandi, Donna, Rhonda, Kathy, Melody and Jessica. Girls weekend 2009! All of us hadn't been to to the lake together since 1996 .... so we had some catching up to do! The photo is the sun setting on Saturday night while we enjoyed a boat ride. Thanks for a fun time girls....it was FABULOUS!