Monday, May 30, 2011

Alesha Day Celebration - 1 year - May 20, 2011


We made a stop at REI on our way to dinner, so I took the opportunity to get some shots of the kids together with the flowers and fountain.

The boys walking their sister safely along.  Martin looks less than enthused.  Must be that he is 12 and has the attitude to match :-(


Mommy and daughter.

Brothers and sister

Darin and his girl!
Our next stop was the India Palace for our celebration dinner.  The staff is so nice there.  We explained that we were celebrating Alesha being home with us for 1 year.   We asked if they could take a family photo of us and below is the result.  Too bad Alesha wasn't looking at the camera.  Oh, well I am just happy to have a family photo of our special day.

When we finished dinner we were given free dessert for everybody at our table.  How sweet is that?  The funny thing is that Alesha doesn't like anything sweet, but apparently Indian desserts are different because she gobbled down the entire dessert!  I was shocked!  Her first taste of Gulab Jamun was a success.


On the way home I tried to get a shot of the three kids together.  As you can see it was quite the challenge to get everybody looking and acting appropriately.  We had a lot of laughs!




At home we had a small cake to finish off the celebration.  Alesha, of course didn't want any of it, because it was not an Indian dessert :-)
Daddy with his three kids




Me with my three children

Alesha was all done having pictures taken and was ready for bed after a long day of celebration.





4 comments:

Fenwick 5 said...

Looks like a fun filled day...the pictures are so fun and that cake looks yummy!:) Maiya looked at them with me. She noticed Alesha quick. Gidget

Kristy Hall said...

Looks like a wonderful day! So cute that Alesha likes Gulab Jaman. Eli is her opposite - he dislikes all American food EXCEPT sweets.

Peter and Nancy said...

Love all the photos -- and congratulations on one year together!! I'm laughing at the tired face -- Anya Rashi looks exactly the same when she's at the end of the day. :o) The boys are looking so old, and I love seeing them being Alesha's protectors -- our oldest son will be 11 by the time his next sister comes home, so your family always gives me a little preview of the future.

Happy Alesha Day!
Nancy

Julie & Patrick said...

Yay! One year together and everyone looks to be doing great. Gulab Jaman is my favorite too! Love the photos...one year under your belt must feel so good!

Julie