Geo dancing at Tandoori Times.
Krissy dancing at Tandoori Times.
Krissy and Pooja after a yummy dinner.
Pooja and her fabulous veg biryani.
Krissy peeling 4.5 kg (10 pounds) of carrots for halva (a yummy dessert).
So much cooking in the kitchen for our Diwali party.
Krissy grating 4.5 kg of carrots for the halva.
Finished at last. Most delicious!
Pooja is multi-talented. She made this beautiful rangoli design in our front yard!
Krissy dressed up for a dance.
Pooja, Nandani and Krissy after our mehndi session.
Krissy and Pooja with our beautiful henna hands.
Pooja started her painting at 7:30 am! So devoted.
The Indian flag found its way to our raita.
Krissy and the finished raita!
Lexi really wanted to help Pooja paint.
Our floating flower and candle arrangement looked so nice at the front door!
At the little altar we set up in our house.
The peacock looks so nice when it's lit!
John helped light the tealights (there were more than 50 placed around the house).
Diwali and house cleaning go together, so I was happy to have a great excuse to clean the house.
Our samosas...not so good. I wouldn't recommend thick pastry dough.
Papad crisps. These turned out nicely!
John enjoying some papad with some fresh tamarind and mint chutneys.
John and Simona always help us out in the kitchen. So thankful to them!
Nandani, Ludmilla, Krissy, Emily, and Rich.
Vania, Emily and Rich.
Uncle Gary, Aunt Jacqui, McMom, and Geo having a family chat!
The entrance to our house, all lit up.
The feast begins. Chicken biryani, veg biryani, chana masala, jeera aloo, naan, green salad, and raita.
Yummy!
Karen and Simona.
The whole crew posed for a picture...although a few people did show up after this picture was taken.
Pooja and Krissy celebrating the great party.
Everyone having a good time.
Krissy and Carrie talking about the piano and music.
Eli, John, Geo, Krissy and Pooja.
Karen, Nandani, ? and Smriti.
?, Geo and Smriti.
Lexi showing off her spiffy new haircut.
Simona and Karen showing off their henna hands. (I did these!)
Nandani, Krissy and Pooja before their big dance number at Thunderbird.
Another dance group performed before us.
Manasi and Krissy with her beautifully drawn rangoli.
