July 4th, 2007 -  Today is 4th of July, the Independance Day in America. Normally its a long weekend when the 4th of July comes around but this year since it was a Wednesday, my dad got only 1 day off. Ayush anna and his family will be around so it will be fun. Most people have a barbeque on the 4th of July and my father bought a grill too but we were unable to set it up. My mother dressed me up ain Red White and Blue colored clothing to commemorate the day.

In the evening, we went out to the front of the house and played on the lawn. It was fun. Once the sun set, we went to the rooftop to watch the firecrackers. At first I was a little scared, but then I got comfortable and enjoyed the fireworks. Once in a while a blast here or there would me jump. Too bad Ayush Anna is leaving tomorrow. I said good-night and good-bye at the same time.

The rest of the day we spent around the park visting Mickey's House, Toontown and finally watched the parade before we headed home.  Click on the link below to see some pictures.

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We waited in line for about an hour before we finally got to Mickey and its really not fun for a toddler like me who wants to run around. Many people got tired and quit the line in between. At the end, I got to meet Mickey Mouse and take a picture with him.

June 16th, 2007 - One of my mother's cousin Vidhya Mhave lives in Rancho Palos Verdes which is not far from where we live. She had invited us for lunch at her place so that should could meet Ayush and Aunt Hema. She had made some nice Chicken Curry, Pulao and other great tasting Indian curries. I managed to eat my fair share of it. Their house was a new playground for me and I tried to pull a few things and they quickly moved those things to higher ground.

After lunch, we had some Gulab Jamun as well. Ayush Anna and I managed to spend some time playing in the balcony. In the late afternoon, we drove to the coast in Rancho Palos Verdes. We took a long walk around the coast. It ws very beautiful. All in all it was a nice way to spend a Saturday.

These are the images from our trip to Seattle. You can see the images of my uncle's home, the Space Needle, the city of Seattle and manu other things. I had a great time in Seattle.

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June 8th, 2007 - These are some images of my uncle's home which was not baby-proofed well when I arrived, but has been since.

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June 7th 2007 -  Microsoft is one of the world's biggest software companies and I was lucky enough to visit their Employee Store and their Visitor Center. My uncle used to work there but he left Microsoft a few months ago. We went there to see their Visitor Center which basically is a museum with the history of how computers and Microsoft have evolved over time. It also gives us a glimpse of some things in the future. It was a small center and we spent a few minutes there. I got to take a picture with all the Microsoft founders too. :-)

We also met one of my uncle's friend, Campbell which came there to help us buy some software at Employee prices. My father said the prices were really good. My mother purchased a "Microsoft Kid" shirt for me. How nerdy!!

June 6th, 2007 -  Ashu Uncle is a friend of my father and my uncle. They grew up in the same neighbourhood in Mumbai and now he lives in Seattle. Guess they never imagined growing up that they would meet halfway around the world in Seattle. We first went to Ashu uncle's house. He had a pet cat. I think I scared him and he ran away as I came close to him. I think some other kids may have pulled his tail in the past and now he is afraid of kids.  

We then went to this little Bistro called the Market Street Bistro for dinner. It was French cooking and I tried some of it as well. I was more interested in running around the restaurant. They had a nice long walkway for me to run back and forth. Luckily no one else was there at the restaurant and I could do all the screaming that I wanted. We took a nice group picture as well.

June 4th, 2007 - The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle and is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest and is a symbol of Seattle. The Space Needle was constructed in 1962 and is about 605 ft tall. My uncle livs very close to the Needle and so we went there today in the evening to  see the sunset. We parked a couple of blocks away and walked to the Needle. Since it was a week day and also relatively late, there was no crowd at all. We bought our tickets and then went to the elavator.

The elevator takes us to the Observation Deck which is at a height of 520 ft. From there we were able to get a 360degree view of Seattle, its surrounding mountains, water bodies. It was rather cold and windy but I had a great time there. We took lots of pictures. When my parents let me down, I ran all over the observation deck. We finally returned home a little before sunset.

June 3rd, 2007 - The Mukilteo Lightouse is a lighthouse just outside of Seattle in the town of Mulkiteo. We drove there to spend the Sunday afternoon. It was a nice scenic drive. On the way, we passed one of the Boeing Assembly plants. It was cool to see the bih hangars. The lighthouse itself was very beautiful and with the blue sky in the background it looked really nice. We stood on the lawn, took some pictures and then had lunch at Ivars. The food was OK but the restaurant setting was very nice. I was very unhappy to be strapped to the highchair and wanted to run around. My parents and my uncle had to take turns to look after me.