This post is a continuation of the earlier posts (Being Grandparents ,Being Grandparents – 2, Being Grandparents – 3, Being Grandparents – 4, Being Grandparents – 5, Being Grandparents -6,Being Grandparents -7, Being Grandparents -8 , Being Grandparents -9 , Being Grandparents -10, Being Grandparents -11, Being Grandparents -12, Being Grandparents -13, Grandparents -14, Grandparents -15, Grandparents -16, Grandparents -17, Grandparents -18,Grandparents -19, Grandparents -20, Grandparents -21, Grandparents -22, Grandparents -23, Grandparents -24 & Grandparents -25) as the previous posts were becoming a tad bit busy.
Note: Somehow the write-up from 4th June to 30 June 2011 is lost .
Thursday 30 June 2011 The kids went to Ottawa with their parents to participate in Canada’s 144th Birthday on the Parliament Hill on Friday 1 July 2011. However due to heavy crowd (some 300000 people) at the Parliament Hill (as Duke Williams & Duchess Catherine -from England – were in Canada to participate in the celebration at the Hill ) – it was decided from practical logistics to avoid going to the Hill and take kids to other places where they can play and enjoy.
Monday 04 July 2011 – at home in Deep River as the baby sitter was on vacation during this week . were taken outdoors behind the house (a wheel barrow ride). They also met a couple from America with their two dogs playing in the back park. dad came home in the evening and after dinner all went home Tuesday 05 July 2011 – went with mom to Petawawa for Sachin’s last day of music class for the season. nani went with them
Wednesday 06 July 2011 – spent the day at home in Deep River. Rainy day . dad came home in the evening and after dinner all went home. Thursday 07 July 2011 – came over to Deep River at lunch time with their mom – went to beach (Pine Point Beach ) in the evening with parents , nana joined in for about an hour . The kids slept over at Deep River home (after parents went home) – this make it easier in the morning they were to spend Friday at Deep River home.
Friday 08 July 2011 – spent the day mostly indoors as the day was dull with smattering of rain. In the evening it was thought to spend time at the beach (Pine Point) and kids to have picnic there. However, when arriving at the beach at 6.00 pm , the weather turned ugly with lightening and dark clouds . So all came back home pronto to avoid getting caught in the rains. Nani had remained at home. After kids had dinner , they went home to Mackey with their dad.
However , on Saturday the day was bright and it was decided by their parents that they all will go to the beach after 6.00pm (when Nina gets off from her work) . So after Sitara had attended her music class in Petawawa (driven by her dad there -by the way Sachin also went), they went to the beach – and also joined by their nana/nani. All had good time. From the beach they went direct to Mackey. Saturday 16 July 2011
This day Sachin’s parents had organised his birthday party at Mackey – a bit earlier than his birth date of 20 July 2011- as a weekend is suitable for the families with 2 year old kids to come and celebrate Sachin’s birthday. The day was gorgeous , bright and warm . There were some 12 kids (including Sitara and Sachin) . Both nana & nani also participated in the celebration. Each of the kids had opportunity to decorate a cup cake with Elmo motif and each one enjoyed that. Sachin also enjoyed decorating his cup cake. There were few games for the kids and then all went into the pool . They had a great time splashing in the pool . Sitara was splendid – no fear and jumping in the water from the side or diving board. Though she had floats on her arms as she has not yet mastered her swimming completely (being a 4 year old).
A cake was cut and candle was extinguished by Sachin . The cake was baked by the Valumart (in Deep River) bakery on the motif of Elmo. After that gifts were opened . Sachin has had good presents from all those friends’ parents and also from Sitara and his parents. His nana/nani presented him with a red tri-cycle – for him now to move into new phase of life. His nana had prepared a special card for him with Elmo as background but with a special poem. Poem for our 2 year old grandson, Sachin
(20 July 2011)
Hey Sachin
your mischievous smile always
your innocent twinkle in the eyes
your permeating sweetness so soft
all above soar forever in our hearts
Hey Sachin
your spoken words so meaningful
your shape sorter activities so focussed
your musical burst here and there
all above forever titillate our hearts
Hey Sachin
your entertaining interplay with Sitara
your display of love for “nana” and “nani”
your natural embrace of ‘mama” and “mami”
all above forever flutter in our hearts
Hey Sachin
your being 2 years all confident and sure
your mom and dad so proud always
Your sister, Sitara, adores you endless
all above forever is a plus for you
Hey Sachin
you be assured of our love for you
you be assured of our support always
you be assured of our delight for you ever
Happy Birthday ! Many more to come !
nana, nani and the whole family
Tuesday 19 July 2011 Today Sachin went to Ottawa with his mom & sister (Sitara) . He has a appointment with a specialist dentist to check why his teeth are discoloured on the top. They determined that he has enamel hypoplasia.
Thursday 21 July 2011 This was a scorching day weather-wise. Outside temperature cloaked 37 degrees C. However, that did not stop us to celebrate Sachin’s birthday at nana/nani home in Deep River. We all had a great time – helped by cooling with electric fans blowing cool air and the air-conditioner in the living room was on full blast. Sitara was fabulous -dotting over her younger brother and with lots of fun innocent laughter and just jumping around with happiness . Though she was ecstatic , She exercised restraint – giving Sachin all the space and letting Sachin blow off birthday candle ( an Elmo candle that nani bought from the specialty bulk store in Pembroke) -however helping Sachin by demonstrating him how to blow out the birthday cake candle. She made a good imitation blowing off through her lips and deep breath . She also understood that this was Sachin’s birthday and so let him open his gifts but helping if such was required. Sachin enjoyed opening the gifts from parents, Sitara and also from nana/nani . These are additional gifts – besides what he got on previous Saturday during the party at Mackey. Sitara also got a gift (a wooden hand carved puzzle) from her nana/nani.
After opening the various gifts, the kids and adults had fun with these for some time and then the time to go home to Mackey arrived and with reluctance kids got ready and then went home a bit later than usual time – around 10.00 p.m. Earlier in the week there was a sudden storm which developed on Sunday ( 17 July) evening – with dark clouds and a dance of lightening and a song of continuous thunders till past midnight. The electric power went off on Sunday evening and not turned on till next day (Monday) evening. This is because lot of transmission lines got tangled up with falling trees . Electric power company’s (Hydro One) crew worked overtime but power was not restored to others for a long time . The storm hit a vast area including Ottawa . Mackey was also out of power.
Saturday 23 July 2011 This day there was an annual picnic by the East Indian Group (Deep River/Pembroke area) at the usual Bonnechere Park (on Round lake) Bonnechere Provincial Park sits at the mouth of the Little Bonnechere River, where it opens into Round Lake. Nina was working this weekend but the kids came to the picnic with their dad. Nana/nani also went separately but joining the kids at the picnic. This year entry fee to the park was $11.00 for Seniors ( per car) and $14.00 for others (per car) for a day use.
The kids had a bit of a rough ride in the car coming to the picnic as the car air-conditioner has conked out and it was hot outside. Sitara was all persdpiring when she arrived at the picnic site and Sachin was a bit redish in the face (thougfh he slept through in the car). The kids however took all that in their small stride well. It wsa a pleasant day – not too hot ( normally these days it can get preety hot (30 to 35 degrees C) ) – the temperature hovering around 25 degrees C but cooled down a bit around 5.00 p.m with clouds in the sky. Kids were potected as they were mostly playing in the shade but when they were wading in the lake water (at the shore), their dad brought out thy new mobile umbrella ( a blue one recently bought from Canadian Tire store in Deep River) . This unbrella was planted right at the shore so the kids can get shade when needed.
Kids also partook the food at lunch time and then again at Dinner (after playing in the water for more than couple of hours) . Sachin enjoyed roughing out in the sand and bit in the water but Sitara was just into it . She gets absorbed in whatever activities she does and along the way she also make friends. This day she played with Krisha ( a girl of her age -her father’s name is Judd) and then Sarina (Agi’s daughter) and a camper’s baby. They all went her nana in boat (an inflatble one ) which was brought by Sobhan ( an engineer who stays in Petawawa) . His son Ibrahim helped to pull the boat arounfd in the lake as nana was not finding easy to paddle (as never done before). Agi also walked around with the boat as her daughter Sarina was in theboat along with Sitara and Krisha. The picnic was over by 7.30p.m and the kids went home with their dad and nana/nnai went separately back to Deep River.