Buffalo 4th of July

Spent the long 4th of July weekend up in Buffalo with Felly and his family.

It was fun and relaxing. Lots of poker. Lots of food and buffalo wings. Lots of family time watching hilarious old childhood videos and talking about old times.

Also it was Sid's 2nd birthday. Sid (Siddarth) is Felix's cousin's son. And he is sooooo cute.

Loves a Bhandari fam.

And loves those Bhandari cousins!

Also love a Conlix! Look how quickly that Conster got back to pre-pregnancy weight!

And of course Lill and her little red mohawk was the star of the weekend.

Fine. Lill and Sid. Equally cute.

...and Jazzhands!

Vitri's Wedding: Day 1 - Arrival, Preparation, and Hilarious Felixpics

So Felix's sister Vitri's wedding is an event I've been looking forward to for months. Indian weddings, in general, are incredible multiple-day events featuring beautiful clothing, delicious foods, and a giant horse-led parade. This was no exception.

Wednesday | June 24, 2009

We hopped on a quick 1-hour flight from JFK to Buffalo to begin final preparations for Vitri's four-day Indian wedding.



We met Kathy, Yvonne, and family at the airport.



Samosas were waiting when we arrived at the Bhandari house.



Samosas and buffalo wings...the last meatfoods we would see for the next four days.




In preparation we did all kinds of tasks.

We unpacked party favors...




Set up the basement for orphan-style sleeping accomodations for all the cousins and cousin-friends...




Finalized table configurations...




Prepared for our continually-occurring clothing changes...



And, of course, scoured the house for the countless incredible photos of Felix and Vitri as hilarious-looking children.










Amazing.