Back home in New Delhi I planned to take Sarah to all of my favorite places. The cloth district at Nehru Place was one of her favorite places.
Auntie Sarah perusing the cottons.
Some places were more organized than others.
Plaid anyone?
Samantha and I got into fabric shopping too.
Final selections. Batik anyone?
Only in India.
That print on the left might turn into a bag!
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Andy takes all of our visitors for a morning in Old Delhi. Mornings because it's significantly more mellow there. Below are a few photos from his trip with Sarah.
Video of Andy and Sarah's walk through Old Delhi markets.
Spice Market
Date seller.
Different types of sugar for sale.
Mechanical parts seller with a great beard.
Sarah eating her first Old Delhi paratha.
Parathas in the making.
The old and the new of Old Delhi.
Red Fort panorama.
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Auntie Sarah loves to cook about as much as Andy.
An example of the many meals Sarah and Andy made together.
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Samantha and Andy at Saturday music class in Pancheel Park, New Delhi.
This is her new favorite way to sit. Feet crossed! And yes, it's so hot, she's sweating.
Evening music making.
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I decided a few months ago it would be fun to delve into infant craft making. One Tuesday I invited some of my moms with babies under 13 months to make edible play dough, finger paint and jello paint. A friend from the embassy who taught children's recreation in the US offered to teach us. Below is the mayhem that ensued.
It began tame enough, concocting our own version of edible tangy, salty play dough.
A close up of Rakhi and Nora.
Here's what the play dough quickly turned into!
Samantha had some help from Auntie Sarah to make perfect cutouts.
Here's a sample of the pudding painting. As you can imagine, this quickly degenerated into pudding all over the floor. All babies had to be striped to diapers and put in our shower.
And here's how it quickly turned! Aadit and Ruben (who celebrated his 1 year birthday the same day). It reminded me a little of World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the US. Next time I'm opting to host a yoga and babies class! It felt a little crazier than the pictures for me, but you might get the affect!
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My on-going love of plants in water-filled urns.
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