Latest Family Activities

On Sunday, Danielle and I (Bill) went to the Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. Had a blast...



Joseph's favorite game...today

Somebody fell asleep while eating!

On the B-ball court

Friends

One of our favorite family games Tripoley (Thank you Waters!)

In Dad's Memory....

Dad always loved the American Folk group, Peter Paul and Mary. I have very clear memories of dad's old tape recorder by the side of his bed playing them in the mornings when he'd be getting ready for work. That music would filter throughout the house and that was some of the music we kids heard getting ready for school. That stuck with me as I still enjoy listening to them...even while in India!

Mary Travers of that group died on the 16th of September from leukemia complications.

Paintballing in Pune

About 15 mins from our place is a huge mall with a paint ball place behind it. One of our friends, Alan is leaving the area and organized this for us!

Joseph's 15th Aug 27

H1N1 In Pune

If you look real close (click on the pic), you'll notice the bikers with mouth masks...you can see it wrapped around their ears & heads!

In our city of over 200 colleges, schools are closed for a week and movie theaters are closed for the next 3 days. Lots of people are wearing mouth masks in the city.
Looks funny, though the Swine Flu isn't. So far, 4 i n our city have died as a result.
Pune has 220 cases of it and Mumbai has 95 cases reported. The medical community wants to shut all public places for a while. Don't know how they are going to pull that one off.

Gratefully, we remain healthy!

Want to practice your Hindi with this road sign?

Maria and Allison's Party!

There were LOTS of people....too much fun!

Maria's 16th!

Today, our family celebrated Maria's 16th birthday...small party, cake & gifts and a chicken spaggethi recipe Maria made! Yummy! Tomorrow we'll have a BIG party as Maria and her friend Allison both turned 16 this week! Should be fun!

This is an Indian tradition (minus the big knife!)

FYI for Those Interested

On Wednesday it rained over 94 cm of rain! That's just over 3ft!!!
That's what monsoon season is like!

Nafisa's First Day of School!

Nafisa started Kindergarten this week! She's having a blast!


In May and June, John came and helped with the kids' homeschooling. They had a blast. Thanks John! :-)

On the Lake in Thailand!

July 4 in Chiang Mai

Happy July 4! Today, the Chiang Mai VFW and American Consulate put on an Independence Day picnic...we had a blast!








Friends!