Happy Birthday, Boys!

Ah, October.....my one of my favorite time of the year. Postseason baseball, Regular season football, preseason Hockey and basketball, Autumn breeze, falling and changing colors of leaves. Most importantly, birthdays of my 2 boys. Jay is hitting double digits- he will be 10 this year. Vinny is going to be 8. We are inviting a few of their friends to a game of bowling and laser tag. Accompanied by Pizza and their favorite beverage- Sodas and lemonade. I guess all kids like soda. I remember, once I drank so much orange soda ( this was when I was an adult), it gave me a heartburn. These days I don't care much for any aerated beverage, good old iced water will do just fine.

Boys are excited! we are too. We surprised Jay with an early birthday present- a motorized bike, see attached picture. Vinny wanted a laptop. I spruced up my old laptop got a wireless card and handed it to him. He is happy! and easy to please. Soccer and Football is coming to an end. Vinny's team is in second place and it looks like they will remain that way after the last game. Jay's football team has a lot of new comers this year and it is unlikely they will make the playoffs with a 1-1-3 record with 2 games to play. OK, we'll call this a rebuilding year :-). Next year these kids will remain with him and they have a real shot at the championship, just like how they won it all in his rookie year.

Come winter they'll be doing a lot of swimming, continue with Taekwondo, piano and the winter basketball league. We are planning a trip to California in January, let us see how it materializes. Hopefully we can hit the ski slopes at least once, even though we are terrible skiers, I love the mountains covered with snow, smell of campfires and just getting away from the daily mundane chores. I may have to drag the rest of the family along but I am sure they will appreciate it in the years to come.

Happy birthday Jay and Vin- lots of love and hugs from Amma and Achchan.