The Golden Temple in Amritsar India

In July, we went for a short trip to the Northern part of India. Our first stop was Amritsar, which is home to the Sikh Golden Temple. This is a pilgrimage site for Sikhs. They come here to bathe in the holy water.

Saif is 12!

The birthday boy with his grandma Ali. We all call her Ma!

Happy Birthday Saif!

In July, our son Saif turned 12! Saif is a very high-spirited, active boy and he was excited to celebrate his birthday. For this special day we took him to lunch at Pizza Hut and then had cake and ice cream at their house in the evening. He was so happy to get money from Grandma Holmstead and Grandpa Speth! He wants to buy a cd player and new shoes.

Swimming Fun

It is very hot here in India and the hotel we stayed at for the first month had a swimming pool so we went for a swim everyday. It was fantastic! It was a sad day when we had to change hotels. We miss those daily dips.

Memorial Day

We lost a lot of family members over the past 18 months and it was nice to remember these wonderful people on Memorial Day! This picture is on my mom's grave waving an Indian flag for her Papa. We miss you mom!

Easter 2011

On the Saturday before Easter, Addie and I along with our friend Joy and her two kids and our cousins went to the annual Paradise Easter Egg Hunt and afterwards had our own egg hunt at the Holmstead's house, ate lunch, and the kids got to ride on Abu-the horse. It was a great day!

Addie Turns 2

In March, we celebrated Addie's second birthday. It was so much fun. We had a ladybug birthday party at our new house and many friends and family were able to come and help us celebrate our little lady's birthday!