April 17, 2023

Spring Time! (Really Just More Hot!)

This is the one and only photo that our two Muggles have ever taken with the Easter Bunny. Neither of them are interested in doing it in the past...not sure Lady Hiva gave them much of a choice this year! haha. I am glad that I was not the one in the suit because I was hot just being in shorts! HAHA. 
The last few weeks in summer have brought some amazing sunshine and outdoor activities. We have spent time in the grass and running. The Muggles participated in a course with the Marines and thought that it was great to race them...Koala Bear was most excited that she beat the one Marine in a foot race! 


It has been time to watch movies and have picnics in the living room. It has been time to practice piano and perfect our swim. Koala Bear continues to climb anything that she can find. 


We have become more comfortable with the crowds of people and can face the chaos without a sense of panic! Now we can see all the amazing people that are part of the crowd. I often wonder what their stories are and how they got to be in the places they are now. 


Easter we spent with friends and family trying to make traditional activities happen here in India too. It is hard to think that we were in Boston doing an egg hunt last year in the cold and coats. This year we are sweating and hot in Mumbai! Both places, as different as they are, are amazing and fun! 




Easter day was a simple day. But it was focused on Jesus Christ and our little family--so it was perfect. Just the way we felt it should be! 





We did Easter Family Home Evening and Koala Bear taught the lesson. Complete with one of her mum's favorite pair of heels! 

We have all found time to read a few books, in those few quiet moments that we have. Even until our eyes shut at night. 
Lucky Dragon has been on a swim team and is improving so much. He has also been doing a capstone project traveling in a way that decreases CO2 in the air at school and as a fundraiser he 3D printed vehicles to sell. It was fun to watch him in action. 








 







March 27, 2023

Parade of Nations

Recently, the two Muggles were invited to be part of a Festival of Nations.  It was an amazing experience to meet expats here in India representing their home countries. There were several booths set up that had games, information, and food from the nation they represent. Then children were invited to choose what country they wanted to represent in a Parade of Nations. I was hoping that they would choose Tonga to represent a country that is under-represented (there were A LOT of kids that chose USA). But these two wanted to be "American!" There were so excited to choose their outfits. Lucky Dragon knew he wanted to wear a "Go Utes hat and a Beau's Auto Part Shirt." I guess to him that is what it means to be American! 

Lady Hiva wore red, white and blue. I wore a baseball cap and my old high school baseball jersey. It was fun to represent America for the evening! 




























There were so many countries represented. It was fun to see people dressed in their traditional clothes, or at least clothes that reminded them of home. 








































My two Americans waiting for their turn to cross the stage!

















The food was delicious! It was so well done. We all loved going around from booth to booth and trying the different foods they had to offer from around the world. I liked seeing people's eyes light up when they saw us experience their food for the first time and enjoy it. What a blessing to be around so many people that represent so many cultures. There truly are good and beautiful people wherever we go!