Commissioner Kumar

Bring on the Pumpkin Patch! This is the 3rd year I’ve helped coordinate and volunteered to run the pumpkin patch as a commissioner- as the Parks & Rec commission sponsors it.
Another COLD event! I went as Red Riding Hood and Nishad wore his “Pumpkin Man” costume as Auntie Kelly just sent him a book that has a pumpkin man in it- and he LOVES it!
I had an extra pumpkinteer helper with me to set-up early…Nishad. However, he left just as soon as Daddy arrived as he was cold. He and Arun did get to pick out a pumpkin though. Nishad loves to come and help me set-up for city events. About a year ago, whenever I took him to city hall to pick up my mail or drop something off, he though we were going to decorate! 🙂 There is another commissioners son, John, who Nishad really likes. John is such a kind kid. I had fun running the tic-tac-toe game and minding the patch for awhile. It’s great to see all the kids dressed up and see new faces and converse with those that return and attend all three free events.
I was really tired after the event and hoped that I (or Nishad) didn’t catch a cold. All in all, it’s great to be able to do this.

Signs of Autumn


Today the boys and I decorated our house for the season! Everything looks so beautiful and full of color. We really love our yard with all the trees. It will be so different in the Winter as the leaves really create a screen. It’s hard to believe that my crimson climber is still blooming. I love our fire pit area. Auntie Kelly called it very Zen. I’m pretty proud that I designed and created the entire front and backyard of our house. When we moved in, there wasn’t anything- only dirt.

NO SCHOOL

NO School for Nishad due to MEA! What’s a Mommy to do and the boys to do?!
HAVE F-U-N!
Thursday we headed out, went for lunch to Nishad’s favorite place (Indian is a close second!)- Chipotle. After we went to the Elm Creek Nature center. The boys really enjoyed playing in the leaves! We “hunted” for colors…listened for sounds of Autumn…and even saw some toads, turtles and a snake. We played with the puzzles and read about the life cycle of a frog (two more favorite things!).
I really enjoyed our time together. Since Nishad is in school, we don’t get to get out like this in the mornings anymore.

Start of the Cake Parade!

We celebrated with the Bean’s for Vada’s 1st birthday party. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Jaxson was coming over here for Nishad’s 1st birthday. Amazing how fast time flies! The Mexican food theme was so tasty! Vada was adorable~ as always! We’ve come to really look forward to seeing the Bean’s extended family (parents/relatives) as well. They are all great.