Happy Diwali!

Last Saturday after seeing Thomas in the morning, and napping in the afternoon we went to a Diwali celebration on campus in the evening. It was wonderful! We stayed until 9pm because Bronson was having so much fun - normally he's cranky and ready for bed at 6:30.

There was a yummy Indian buffet, a variety show with dancing and singing and lots of lights (Diwali is the festival of lights). Here you can see a coloured sand drawing made by our friend Swarnima.

(This photo courtesy of monx)

Here is a picture from the variety show, this is Radhika who is an amazing dancer, every year she does a solo performance in the most beautiful gowns. Bronson was very attentive during the whole show, but he especially liked watching her dance.
(This photo courtesy of monx)
Bronson's favorite part of the party was the dancing! The sticks are a part of traditional dandya dancing done on Diwali, but Bronson used them for every dance. He was a dancing machine!

Here is a really beautiful photo of B and daddy dancing, taken by a member of OASIS. (This photo courtesy of monx)

Bronson was totally starstruck when Radhika came and danced with him, he was captivated during her solo performance earlier during the show, and who could blame him, she's lovely!

Bronson made lots of friends during the course of the evening :)

Since the Stevenson's can't attend an event without getting tattooed, I got mehndi done on my hand. I've been scrubbing ever since to get it off, since I don't think they really appreciate it at the hotel :)
Here we are with Laura and Varun. When we got there, Bronson pointed across the courtyard and said "Varun!"
Here are Laura and Walter. They brought Bronson and I our outfits when they visited India earlier this year. Varun brought Matthew back his shirt. They also brought Bronson squeaky shoes that make a sound with every step. We took them out of hiding for the party.

I should mention that for the past week we have been well. On Friday Matthew had surgery on his wrist to have a cyst removed which was causing him mobility issues. Today he is hopped up on codeine and recovering. Unfortunately this means that neither of us should be picking up Bronson which is hard, but we are managing. Mostly I throw a toy to the top/bottom of the stairs and race him to get it. We will have a quiet weekend of recovery and videos and hopefully be back to our active selves next week, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.