Eid Mubarak !!! and Happy Thanksgiving

I know your thinking... Thanksgiving was on Thursday. Well, if your and El-Amin living in Kiev, Thanksgiving falls on the Sunday after.
We finally sat down last night for the first time as an 8 part family to our Thanksgiving dinner. It was great and Ishmael read us all a Thanksgiving poem. We also all shared what we were thankful for. Traditional meal and I was so glad that my caramel cake turned out, and it was great at breakfast this morning

There were a few things I wanted to share, I should have logged on at the time because my memory is fading me now.. Oh.. yeah, one was when we were at the park the Hari Chrisnas? not sure if I spekked that right. They came through singing and dancing and playing drums... made me remember eating a big rice meal in California when I was younger, I think we went to their shrine or something, have to check with my mom.

All the children had a great first week of school, so for a reward we went to Aquapark afterschool on Saturday, very nice indoor waterpark, we went in the evening so we only were able to spend a few hours, but the children had a great time. They have a wave pool, slides, bumper boats, very nice, and even Inara was able to wade her feet in the water and kick at Isa. The ride by taxi was about 30-45 mins and that was without traffic and the cost for all of us was a bit over $100usd. So a kind of pricy evening considering you can't bring food into the facility. They have 2 or three restaurants onthe second floor but we did not have that much time for food, only swimming. The kids of course can't wait to go back.. Khalid was on the road so I took them by myself, and it felt just like at home, they were all behaved too, so that helped a lot. Isa was a little swimming fish, he did not want to leave, and Inayah was jumping and spalshing for her life during the wave pool, the waves were really strong.

I had to go to the bigger super market, to get some last minute things for the Thanksgiving dinner, I saw a lady in her mid-40's, she was beautiful and had my skin complexion, I so wished to be able to communicate with her, since she obviously had some type of heritage. I just smiled and kept walkling with the boys, they have been playing in the indoor playland by themselves the last few times we have went, while I go shopping, so that is nice to get the things I need without dragging them. Also was able to get beef short ribs to go with the turkey.

Inara is crawling and moving around the living room like a pro, now if we could get her to move forward we would be in good shape. We always find her in a corner or under the chair or couch stuck. It is hilarious, I think soon she will figure out on her own how to move forward. The children are amazed and keep asking, "How did she get over there?" Teething some more and a bit grumpy some day, but still the sweetest of the sweets.