Convocation, grandparents visit etc...

The grandparents are here. They arrived over a week ago to attend Prashanth's convocation and will be here for the next 2 months. The convocation was a grand event and we made a short day trip to London. Aditi enjoyed the trip as usual and had good fun. While the grandparents and ad were off to attend the ceremony, Aditi and I went over to Kensington gardens and played in the park, fed the birds and saw the Kensington Palace from outside. To be honest, it was not inviting at all, with too much rubble all around, otherwise I would have paid the exhorbitant entry fees and gone in. We went back to the town hall where the function was taking place, and joined dad for tea. We took lots of pictures as it was the first convocation I attended and Aditi's first too.

Aditi is warming up to her grandparents. She was shy initially, but has been extremely friendly with her thatha. She's a bit J of her pati, especially because Pati showers too much attention on her dad, but I'm sure she'll be fine in a bit. She does not run to me all the time, but is happy to be chatting and playing with her grandparents and dad and loves to show them around. She's doing a lot more pooja and pretends to imitate her Pati all the time. I wish she learns more slokas as the only one she knows is Mooshika Vahana. She's talking a lot more and clearly and g'parents can now understand her - almost. The peppa pig addiction had decreased a bit, but is showing no signs of going away.

The nursery is teaching them culture and identity and she's absorbing bits and pieces of it and relaying them back to me at home. Her friends circle has grown by leaps and bounds. She's been out playing in the sun and enjoying the summer. We are expected to have a very good summer this year. Lets hope that the prediction comes true.