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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Springtime at the Arboretum!

We love the spring season here in Texas because it gives us a chance to be outdoors all day long!  And believe me, we take full advantage of being outdoors every pretty, spring day of the season before we hit that 100+ degree weather of Texas summers!

Earlier this spring, we visited the Dallas Arboretum with Ba and Dada to check out the beautiful spring flower displays!  Their premier display was of 2 gigantic topiary peacocks with gorgeously colorful pansy flower beds for feathers.  We took lots of pictures with the beautiful peacocks and then headed to the Rory Myers Children's Adventure Garden to play!


Ready for the Arboretum!




Krish posing with the colorful "peacock feathers"

 The Adventure Garden is an awesome outdoor museum full of learning stations and displays focusing on plants, precipitation, gardening, and agriculture.  There are, of course, many fun spots to play along the way!  As usual, the boys had a blast, especially with Ba and Dada there this time!



The boys' favorite activity: splashing around in the
dancing water fountains!


The awesome celery slide!

Little pea in a pod!

Learning about different forms of
precipitation with Dada


Ba and Daddy learning about plate tectonics!




Thursday, April 3, 2014

Spring is in the air! Hello Texas Bluebonnets!

Their love for each other melts my heart!

Well, it's officially springtime in Texas!  That means blooming wildflowers galore all around town!  The best are the many patches of bright, blue Texas bluebonnets around every street corner and on every field along the highways.

As the boys are getting older and more interactive, Neil and I really wanted to capture some memorable shots of them in this stage among our beautiful state flower.  Fortunately, Krish had been showing a lot of interest in the bluebonnets since he sees endless fields of them on our drive to and from school everyday.  He also fondly remembered our family photo shoot from last year, and that was all the inspiration we needed to take advantage of a photo opp. when we saw one!

So on the way home from a family shopping trip, we happened to have our camera and spotted the perfect field of bluebonnets along LBJ Freeway and Belt Line, an exit close to home.  We weren't planning to make this stop or really prepared for a photo opp., but sometimes the spontaneity is just what you need for success!  (I say this from experience of many failed photo sessions over the years with the boys.)

After fifteen minutes in a field adjacent to the service road, we have some lovely photos of our little boys and some beautiful memories!

BROTHERS
Slightly overexposed, but I love to see them playing together and interacting
now.  Arjun totally looks up to his big brother, and Krish has so much love
for "his baby"!  Often times, you can catch them giggling together, and it is
the sweetest sound I have ever heard!

KRISH
We can't believe our little man is already four years old!  He
is growing up so fast and is truly a little kid now.  He
understands pretty much everything, comes up with
logical conclusions about things and has regular
conversations with you.  One personality trait that has
become increasingly apparent is that he is very kindhearted
and very thoughtful.  Through notes from his teachers and
his interactions I've witnessed among friends, he is gentle,
considerate, and sensitive to others.  I'm so very proud of
him! He is definitely our little sweetheart and buddy!

ARJUN
The baby of our family!  At 16 months, he is a true tot:
incredibly stubborn, incredibly curious, but loves hugs
and cuddles!  He is extremely curious about the world
around him and thus is into everything.  His favorites are
pressing light switches, pushing buttons on every appliance
he can get his hands on, emptying out cupboards and shelves,
and flushing toilets!  He gives his parents their workout for the
day! Nonetheless, he is the sweetest and cuddliest little boy and,
for better or worse, will always be seen as the baby of our family!
(At least for now.)

I love how you can see all six of his
little baby teeth here!

Love this expression!  He was totally
singing "The Wheels on the Bus" here!

Very spring-like!