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a couple of months ago.... halloween time..... mia painted a pumpkin and herself. she also created a hand print thank you card for a dear friend. i've always loved how she applies 'makeup'...lips, nail polish.... and maybe a little hair color for good measure.

ahhh my sous chef helping make mac n cheese...so thick the spoon stood up on it's own. mia thought it was quite tasty.

ohhh the beautiful salwar kameez from the lovely Anjalika. Mia wore it to the Diwali celebration at Terra Luz. lovely. lovely. lovely.

Diwali

Anika, Mia's friend, brought her whole family to school last week to share how they celebrated Diwali. Many of us wore our Indian party wear....it was sooo festive. The kids painted their diyas, ran and danced to the fun Indian music. It was a fun celebration....we are so very thankful Anika and her family shared something so special with us.

patiently waiting to apply glitter

Krista, a very shy teaching guide...and fabulous friend

what Lily did most of the celebration

Anika's loving Nani...embracing my Mia

that radiant woman looking at the camera is Anjalika..Anika's mama...and a lovely friend

She's beaming because her whole family was there...from California and Bombay!

baby Arjun, in Terra Luz style...donning glitter and a bit of metallic paint on his hand

Anjalika wrote all the children's names in Hindi

Mia dancing with wild abandon

they ran out of bindis, so Kellyann gave the kids dino stickers to wear

from left: Andrea, Mala, me, Priya (photo taken by Anja)

Mala and Priya are Anjalika's sisters...she calls us her Western sisters

Anika