20th Nov, 2007 -  The Hoover Dam is about 20 miles outside of Las Vegas and is quite a famous landmark in the US. We decided to go see the Hoover Dam. I started getting hungry in the car and started crying. Once we got there, I ate a little bit of food and seemed to get all my energy back. I started running all around the place. There were other kids like me there and we played and had a lot of fun. I did not want to leave the place, but my parents put me in my car seat and away we went.

On the way back, we stopped for Buffet at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino. The people there were very friendly.

20th Nov, 2007 -  In the evening, we drove to the New York, New York Hotel to see the casinos on the other side of the Strip. My dad wanted to take me to the M&M store across the street. I did not go into the store but I had a lot of fun inside a photo-booth right outside the store. I was running in and out of the booth, playing with the buttons and having fun. My grandma and mother finished their shopping.

After a while, I got tired and my father and I sat outside thes tore and played with some wood chips for a while. We head back to LA tomorrow. I had a great time here.

Nov 18th, 2007 - This is my third trip to Vegas and I am less than 2 years old. Since my grandmother and uncle are here, my parents thought it would be a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving and also celebrate my grandmother's 60th birthday (that was my mother's idea). We drove to Vegas which is about 5 hours away and for the most part, I had a good time driving it.

We reached late in the afternoon and stayed at Treasure Island Casino. It was a nice Casino and we had a good view of the strip. In the evening, we went out for a walk on the Strip and I had a great time running all over the Strip. I think I must have run for 2 hours straight. This is only day 1........

16th Nov, 2007 - Sachin Bappa arrived from Seattle this evening. He will be here for a week to spend time with us. We will be going to Las Vegas on Sunday and then he will stick around for Thanksgiving as well. This will be the first time, I will be spending time with my uncle and my grandmother.

My uncle loves to eat and one of the most popular items when anyone comes to our place is Biryani and Kheema from Al-Watan. My dad and uncle went straight to Al-Watan and got the food. My uncle was in heaven.

I am looking forward to this week. I think it will be a lot of fun.

Nov 8th, 2007 -  Today my grandmother arrived from India. Her flight came in the evening and we all went to receive her at the airport. Once she saw me, she took me out of the stroller (big mistake) and I started running all over the airport. Finally, I made it home. Omce we got there, I ran out of the car and took my grandma home all by myself. I know how to get there.

I then made her evening more memorable by climbing on the dining table and eating off her plate. I really made a mess of the entire table.

Welcome Bapamma. You are in for a lot of fun.

Nov 3rd, 2007 -  Chai is a favorite in my house, starting from my parents to my uncle and my grandmother. The day does not start until they have a nice hot cup of tea. My mother likes to make tea in the traditional Indian style but boiling the water, adding the tea leaves, draining the tea etc. Every morning, while I have my milk, she has her tea. Once she is done with her tea, she hand me the tools of the tea-making trade and I pretend to make my own cup of tea.

Want to taste some?

Oct 31st, 2007 - Today is October 31st and is celebrated as Halloween here. Normally everyone wears costumes and children go around the neighborhood and eat candy. My parents did not get me a costume this year but they got me a nice T-shirt instead. In the morning, we went out and had lunch.   

Since I am too small, my parents don't give me any candy which is probably good for me.

Happy Halloween everyone!!