Balloons, Bindis, and Baingan

Another fun weekend for the Husains, especially the littlest one! On Saturday we went to lunch with friends who are expecting a baby of their own. They were wonderful with Maya, and even got a balloon from the restaurant for her. She was all smiles in the car while playing with the balloon:

Saturday evening we had our friends good friends Kathryn & Kieran, and their daughter Erica, over for dinner. We were having too much fun eating, drinking, and playing Rock Band to take many pictures. In fact, the only picture I have is of the food! Here is our pasta with kale & thyme pesto:

Sunday morning we went to the new house of our good friends Josh & Rachel; along with their son Zach, and our friends Justin & Saru with their son Ryan, and our friend Sharona with her daughter Lilia, we did a mini-puja for Diwali. Maya and I bought new clothes for the occasion, and I cooked up a feast. Here's apicture of our little puja setup, with candle, fruit, flowers, and a statue of Saraswati (not the right goddess for this holiday, but still...):

And here's a picture of the food I cooked, including rice, lentils and spinach, chickpeas and potatoes, and masala eggplant:

Here's a picture of Maya smiling with her bindi and new clothes:

Finally, here's a picture of Maya and I in our new clothes:

It was the end of the afternoon, so someone was a bit tired and not very smiley! As usual, there are more photos in our November 2010 album.

And as an added bonus, here's a video of Maya dancing and clapping to the Beatles song "Let It Be" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgB7Xs_pcps