You CAN try this at home

A new safe form of bungee jumping has evolved. No helmet required!

Very busy Monday morning

The kids are having a very busy, productive and connected Monday
morning. Perhaps even busier than the parents!

Not Wearing Sleeves, Part 3 (in the water)

Did I mention that the water, though typical-lake-murky, was wonderfully warm, shallow to the end of the dock, and soft sandy-bottomed? Ideal conditions for those (Deven) who were terrified at the beginning of the week...and we couldn't pull away by the end.

The jetski was well-used by
- Uncle Tommy (the pro),
- Aunt Heather (who lost a pair of sunglasses in a spectacular wipeout),
- Uncle Jeff (pictured here; a natural!),
- Aunt Rea (who took about .02 seconds to figure out how to stand up and do it well), and
- Yogesh (who had the good fortune of having it run out of gas on him twice in the middle of the lake; and note his skinned-shins in the prior post photos).
- I tried the jetski, but didn't quite get it or really *like* the experience, so I left it to the experts.

Meanwhile, on the boat, Aunt Marsha got back on the waterskis (she & Aunt Carolyn grew up on Orchard Lake in Michigan) - she was too fast for us to grab a snapshot; but the image of her showing up the teenagers as she cruised on by is still in my head! :)

Not Wearing Sleeves, Part 2

Celebrating Rea's birthday


A nice shot of Jeff & Rea

Gina & Livia

& the only shot I could find with Uncle Rich (and me & Rohan, of course)

Not Wearing Sleeves, Part 1

We have returned from a wonderful family vacation in Cedar Lake, Indiana (AKA "CLI"), where Aunt Heather & Uncle Tommy have a lake house.




Along with Uncle Tommy & Aunt Heather, the boat and the CLI Jetski were wonderful hosts. They, and cousin Ante, Nanni & Grandpa; Aunt Carolyn, Aunt Rea, Uncle Jeff, cousin Eva, Aunt Marsha, Uncle Rich, Aunt Gina, Uncle Pete, and cousin Livia were all able to join us - for this, the kids first time meeting each other.

Aunt Rea celebrated a birthday (welcome, again, to the "you can't say "Early 30's" anymore, Cuz!), & we had lots of good food, family, sun, & fun.

I'd write more but I'm tired... but it was a magical week...and I succeeded in my only real goal...of Not Wearing Sleeves!

Of Fireflies and Fun with Granddad

Happy 75th Birthday Daadi!

Apologies in advance for the sideways video - but we had a lovely party and cake for Daadi's 75th Birthday last weekend - enjoy!


Daadi also just received a lovely card from Aunt Carolyn - she was so happy to get the card (with the goddess Laxmi/Lakshmi on the cover, it was so nice that Daadi has decided to keep it for the next Diwali celebration. :)

This may be my favorite video of all time…if nothing else, it’s definitely my favorite birthday video:



…and this is a cute video of Rohan in late May, just talking on the telephone, about life at home:

Together on the motorcycle-wiggle-rider

We've been missing the summer heat, but had a lovely time in Fairfield yesterday @ the Low-Daly's Summer Splash; and today we're at sunny Haas Park.

The boys have been playing together more lately; it's wonderful to hear Rohan say in his high-baby-pitch voice 'De-wen, De-wen' or see Deven being gentle in 'managing the play (because as big brother, that's what he does) with Rohan.

We're headed to Auntie Heather & Uncle Tommy's in July, where we'll see cousin Ante, Naani & Grandpa again, & meet Aunties Rea, Carolyn, Marcia, and Gina, and cousins Eva & Livia.

Happy summer from sunny but cool San Francisco! :)
Kate Sherwood
Mobile (650) 387-6767

These rascals caused this!

Don't know what you're looking at in my hand there?

That's a hair, from *my* head, that is not the same color as any of her brethren. (Thus, she was summarily asked to leave my head, as soon as I found her wandering near my temple).

You won't see her kind on me so long as Lady Clairol is in business, but I blame my rascals (including Daddy, whose day we're looking forward to celebrating together this weekend) for each one of these horrid little creatures!

:)

Kate Sherwood
Mobile (650) 387-6767

Deven's First Airplane

...and not to be outdone by Little Brother Rohan, Big Brother Deven had his first ride in the pilot's seat of an airplane at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Looks like a fun start to the Memorial Day Weekend on two different coasts for the Sherwood-Sharma family!