In love with Life: June 2015

With all the devices we have now a days to take pictures, it's hard to keep track of all the pictures we take. I have my iPhone, a Nikon, a camcorder, a MacBook, and a little Sony camera (not to mention Aman's iPhone when mines runs out of space). It's no surprise that storing all of these has become difficult. My MacBook has no more space and moving all of the photo's becomes a big hassle and all of picture folders become a mess once moved to the external hard drive.:( So for now I have been deleting so many pictures, I figure it's probably impossible for anyone to look at all of the pictures I have saved up to this point in a lifetime! That's what finally got me to update my blog.

Our bench ;)

Ready for pizza and Cake

Aniyah is two months today!

Foot obsession

They lay and play while I clean their room

I was fortunate enough to stay home with the kids until Aniyah was five months old. During this time I learned that being a stay at home mom is CRAZY! You wake up with the kids, eat with them, use the restroom with them being within a very close proximity (sometimes standing in front of you-Aamira), cook with them, and then sleep with them and then do it all over again the next day. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE my kids, but I realized how much I appreciate them and vice versa once I started working again. Once Aman went back to work I spoiled myself and went to my moms a lot once she got home. Eventually I began staying home with the kids the whole day instead of visiting mom and I am so glad I did. I learned how to keep them entertained by taking them on walks, and entertained myself by talking to people I met along the way.

Morning cutie

I could watch them forever

Minnie

My valentines

Tasted good separately, but not as a salsa

=-0

Frozen yogurt

My routine was to make Aamira breakfast and set it on the table so that she would learn how to eat it by herself. After the kids were fed we would go out for a walk or play in front of the house. Aamira always picked up a tree branch by the lake, she would break small red berries on a bush, and then we would play "mommy and daddy" with leaves on a bench. She would run to the end of our street and reenact a scene from the movie Frozen. We would then go home eat lunch and take a nap. I really got to know a lot of our neighbors during this time and Aamira introduced herself to a lot of the kids nearby. I finally met my Indian neighbors and learned that we shared a lot of the same interests.

Aamira loved to hide in the kitchen when Aman got home and run out and give him a hug (I was jealous). My favorite thing to do with them was be outdoors, kiss Aniyah's little chin and feet, and watch Aamira act out different scenes from her favorite movies.

Hi-yah

I could kiss your cheeks all day long :)

In deep thought---about dudu

First family walk

Both of them have a poopy diaper

Our routine all changed when we went to North Carolina to visit Simi and the family. Aman was panicked about us being on the flight and we both cried when he dropped us off at the airport (the perfect hindi movie scene). I was so nervous about taking the kids on a flight all by myself but I met a really nice couple from Tennessee and a lady from NC who helped me out during the flight. Adjusting to the time change was quite a challenge but having my sister to talk to while all the kids played was the best thing ever. Simi has become a great cook ( I have taught her well ;))...or eating food when someone else cooks is yummier :). We enjoyed our TV and cha time, and hanging out on the patio while sneaking girl scout cookies.

Samirra and her phone...about to get snatched

Most organized Indian grocery store I've ever seen

Ready for our family photos

iPhone photography at it's best

The Pahal kid's birthday bash

Family photo selfie

It was so nice having everyone visit NC all at the same time, my dad was the only one who didn't end up coming along but I am sure he regretted it after seeing our family photos. Aman's cousin and her husband also ended up coming to visit so we had a full house. Simi had a birthday party for all of the girls and we got to meet all of her friends. Aamira was in the bouncy house for hours that day, and Aniyah was being her little cute self staring at all the other kids having fun. Aamira cried almost every night we were there saying she wanted "dada" and wanted to go to "mama house," but when she was playing with the kids during the day she was perfectly fine and wouldn't even talk to Aman on the phone. Leaving NC was so hard, reality hit me...I had to start work a week later and the title of being a stay at home mom was going to change to a working mom.

A little after starting work at UCD, I found another job really close to home. I was so excited to start on a new journey but was upset that I wouldn't get to see my awesome co-workers on a daily basis again. Before this transition we took a trip to Canada to go to my cousin Manjot's wedding.

So good...but so baddd

First taste of daal

One day they will all look at the camera

Innocent evil

That's MY sister

We had a great time at the wedding events and visiting downtown Vancouver (minus the parts where Aamira had insanely loud tantrums in public settings). We had LOVED the food, we had an Indian styled pizza, cholay patoray, Mediterranean food from a food truck, sushi, and Nandos. I didn't expect have such a great culinary experience, but I am so glad I did.

Love this color on her

We love each other.....sometimes :)

If only I could keep you at this age forever

Cool Girl

Family :)

My little companion

Mamu time

She likes me ;)

It is now the end of June and Simi, Kal and the kids have been visiting and will be here until the end of summer. We have been trying to hang out as much as possible and I am enjoying spending time with my nieces. I am always excited when we get to spend time with each other, but in the back of my mind I know they are going back home soon. Any how, I will continue to take my millions of pictures and try to find an effective way to store them. We will be getting concrete in the backyard soon so I plan on posting some before and after pictures. Being a mom is crazy, but taking pictures of each moment that has given me a way to see my kids at any time in the day. I will click away on my phone until I can no more. Lights...Camera...Action!