Sweetness...and lots of it!

to say i'm behind in blogging would be putting it mildly. i still want to post about my birthday...that was in August!

this post is all about sweet sweet baked goods and a super fab baked goods and craft sale i went to before the holidays. Yvonne hosted the affair. i always love being in her company and her home. we used to carpool to drum class together...chatting, stopping for a beer en route...good times. friends and family came out with their yummies and homemade wares. i baked my chocolate chip banana bread, and came home with a plate full of delish goodies and a bag full of charming gift tags (made by Jeanne, Yvonne's mama), luscious soaps (by Yvonne) and knit wear (Anjalika's mama...Anjun's grandma...Nani). happy holidays to me! :)

i had the most fun chatting, eating and shopping with some wonderful peeps...hope it's a yearly event ;)

my heart breaks that baby Arjun is crying, but this is one of my fave shots i've taken in a while...just holding on to his Nani's pearls....sweetness.

menorah, latkes, dreidels...oh my!

Stephanie and her son C had us over for a little Chanukah playdate. I regret not having any photos of Stephanie...she spent most of the time in her kitchen frying up the tastiest latkes I've EVER had! The kids played and mamas visited while she cooked, then we were invited into the kitchen to eat up all the golden potato goodness. Mia devoured hers. I devoured mine...and Lily's ;) She also had dreidels and gelt coins for the kids. Stephanie had their menorahs out...so lovely. Mia thought we were at an Anika celebration...Anika is one of her dear friends. Stephanie explained what the Festival of Lights is all about. We talked a little more about it on the way home. Lily, actually played with the big kids. She liked the play barn and all the kids kept bringing her toys to play with (read: put in her mouth). We LOVE learning about and experiences other cultures...Thank you Stephanie and C A sheynem dank :)




















following photo of Mia and Anika playing was taken by Anja

Tanya masi

The day after her son, Arjun was born, Anjalika turned my camera on me. I'm so grateful she did. This photo of me with darling Arjun is now my fav. It may seem very ordinary to Anja when she refers to me as 'Tanya masi' to her children, but this means the world to me and makes me feel so incredibly special and a part of her loving family. In Hindi, masi means mother-sister...kind of like our 'aunt'. I answer to 'Tanya, honey, mama, comadre and Tanya masi' :)

less than a day

here is Anja with her newborn son, Arjun

i love them both more than i can say