Summer Visitors and Trips

Posted on August 29, 2010 by admin

Hello All,

Summer is nearly over… It has been a fun summer for me… We had a few visitors during the summer… first to come here were Gee Uncle, Jay Aunty, Caleb Achachen and Aiden Achachen from Chicago… They were here for a wedding…

Aiden Achachen, Caleb Achachen & I

Amma’s cousin Binu Uncle and Kumari Aunty also were here for the wedding… they came home after the wedding…

Kumari Aunty, Binu Uncle & I

Binu Uncle, Aiden Achachen, Caleb Achachen & I

Two day after they left Appacha and Ammachi from Chicago came… during their stay here we visited Virgina…

Virgina Visit 1

Virgina Visit 2

Also during their stay here we went back to the beach…

Running on the boardwalk

Daddy & I in the water

Appacha & Ammachi Enjoy watching me play in the water

Nooooo I want play some more....

MMM Snack... All that playing in the water has made me hungry

First Beach Outing – Great Kills Beach

Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin

So living in Staten Island means, I can head out to the beach anytime… We did just that on Memorial Day… We went to the Great Kills National Park on Staten Island… Here are a few pictures.

Just getting Started

Let me go-- I want to sit in the water

Sea water is fun

Playing in the sand

Sand is fun

Well that was all I did on my first trip to the beach… can’t wait for the next trip…

My First Birthday

Posted on April 2, 2010 by admin

I turned one on the 23rd… My first birthday was long one… Amma, Daddy, Kochamma & I celebrated it at home on the 23rd by cutting a cake…

Cake 1

Cake 1 - Amma & I

Cake 1 - Daddy & I

Cake 1 - Kochamma & I

Cake 1 - Daddy, Amma & I

Then the next day we flew to Chicago to Appacha & Ammachy’s house… The next day we stayed home and made merry. On Friday we visited Caleb and Aiden Acchachen’s house… I got to play with their toys..

Caleb and Aiden Acchachen's Toys

Aiden Acchachen and I

Jay Aunty, Aiden Acchachen & I

Later in the evening Appacha’s Brother from Iowa came over…

The next day Appacha’s Cousin also came home so we had another party…

Birthday at Appacha and Ammachy's House

Cake 2

Appacha, Appacha's Cousin & I

Cake 2 - Ready to cut it

Cake 2 - Candle blown (thanks Appacha, Ammachi and Amma)

Cake 2 - Cake Cut

On Sunday we went to the Church…

Appacha & I

Appacha, Kochappacha and I

At Church

Later in the evening Caleb & Aiden Achachen came over and so we got to play again…

Yes we like to play

Finally a picture of all of us

Group Picture

On Monday Daddy decided to take the scissors to my hair…

Second Hair Cut

And on Tuesday we flew back to New York… That was the weeklong first birthday for me…

Aaron’s First Road Trip

Posted on September 14, 2009 by admin

Since Labor day weekend was a long weekend Daddy decided to take me on a road trip to Appacha’s elder brothers house in Monrovia, MD.

I spent all the time in the car sleeping… when I got to Kunjmon Appachen I met Philip Thomas Iype my second cousin…

Dawn Aunty, Phil, Amma & I

Yes, Phil and I can both sit

Come on Phil let's play

Later that evening Daddy Second cousin Jinu Uncle, Biju Uncle Chinnu Aunty and Appacha’s cousin Kunjmariamma Ammachi and Babu Appachen came over with Sara, my third cousin…

Sara chechi reading a book that Dawn Aunty & Pete Uncle gave me

Then on Sunday evening we went to Amma’s Cousin, Praveen Uncle’s, house… there we met Praveen Uncle, Seena Aunty, Michelle Chechi and Maybelle Chechi

I now can sit and then try to crawl

Michelle Chechi, Maybelle Chechi & I

Another Wedding – California Here I Come

Posted on August 22, 2009 by admin

So two weekends ago I got on a Plane for the 7th time to go to Los Angeles… We went to LA to attend the wedding of Preethi Aunty and Philip Uncle… I had met them before at Chacko Uncle’s wedding.

When we got to LA we met up with Appachen and Ammachi and drove to Arcadia… The next day morning after we all got ready for the wedding, we took some pictures…

Appachen, Ammachi & I

At the church we met Amma’s friend from Bahrain Sanju Aunty, Priji Uncle, Robin Achachen, and Richie Achachen.

Amma, Sanju Aunty, Robin Achachen, and Richie Achachen

Babu Appachen walking Preethi Aunty down the Aisle

I got to meet Chacko Uncle and Shila Aunty whose wedding I attended in June…

Chacko Uncle and Shila Aunty

After the wedding while we were waiting for Preethi Aunty & Philip Uncle to come back for the pictures I was chatting with Chacko Uncle…

Chacko Uncle, Shila Aunty, Maria Aunty, Amma & I

After the wedding we went to the reception…

Preethi Aunty and Philip Uncle Leaving the Church after the wedding

So it is said that Dad can sleep through anything… so it is no surprise that I can take a nap at a wedding reception even when there all this commotion around me

Taking a nap

Well folks that’s it for this trip… see you all back in New York…

Aaron goes to India

Posted on August 7, 2009 by admin

Hello everyone… I just came back from Kerala. While I was there I was baptized and I also got to attend my Uppappan’s wedding.

Just Arrived at my Appachen's House

I got to meet my Appacha & Ammachi… Appacha and I had a good time

Telling Appacha all about my flight

My Amma says that I look like my Uppappan… she often wonders if that is a curse or a boon…

Uppappan & I sharing a joke

The day we landed there Babuappachen, Kochammachy & Veena Aunty came to visit me…

Veena Aunty, Babuappachen & Kochammachy

While I was there Appacha took me for walks around the house…

Appacha & I

Ammachi & I

The next day we went to see my great grand parents…

Four Generations

Great Grand Parents, Ammachi and I

Given that there are far too many mosquitoes in Kerala, Appacha got me this cool mosquito net

Mosquito Net

I got to hang out at home for the next couple of days…

Chatting with Appacha, Ammachi and Uppappen

And then it was time for my baptism

Ready to head to Church

Let's go

Baptism

First Communion

Amma, Daddy and I after the baptism

The next day was my Uppappen’s wedding… so many of Daddy’s cousins came to Appacha’s house in the evening and so I had a fun time playing with a lot of my second cousins…

Playing with my second cousins and aunts

In the morning once Amma, Daddy and I were dressed we got to take a Picture with my Uppappen.

Daddy, Uppappen, Amma & I

And then after the wedding we took a picture with my new kochamma…

Amma, Kochamma, Uppappen, Daddy & I

The day after the wedding I got to ride on a Train as we went to Thiruvanthapuram.

Wow this is cool

In Thirvanthapuram, I met Amma’s Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and my also my second cousin Mellisa.

Leelamma Ammachi, Mellisa Chechi & I

Then the next morning, we went to Kayankullam

Ammachi, Elamma Ammachi, Amma, Kochayan Appachen & I

Ammachi, Elamma Ammachi, Amma, Kunjmon Appachen & I

And then it was time to head back to the New York… so we got some additional pictures.

Ammachi, Appachen & I

Uppappen, Kochamma, Ammachi, Appachen, Amma, Daddy & I

Daddy, Amma & I

Aaron’s first Flight

Posted on June 17, 2009 by admin

This past weekend I got to get on an airplane for the first time. Daddy decided that I would get a seat for myself…

Aaron enjoying a chat with Amma on the flight

I got to meet my Appachan & Ammachi again after nearly three months… Appachen & Ammachi had a great time playing with me…

Appachan & Aaron enjoying a chat at the hotel

Amma, Aaron & Ammachi discussing the breakfast

So the reason for the flight was that I was a guest (the youngest one at that) at the wedding of my uncle Chacko George. We flew to New Orleans for the wedding.

Chacko Uncle & Shila Aunty

Also during this trip I got to meet lots of my relatives from Amma’s family…

Lali Ammachi & Aaron

Babu Appachan & Aaron

Jacobkutty Appachen & Kunji Ammachi

Maria Aunty & Preethi Aunty

Aaron Thomas

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