The Weekend

Prashanth's cousin and his family visited us over the weekend. Their little girl was about 5 months younger to Aditi and they both had so much fun together. It was the first time Aditi had someone her age stay with us overnight, so she was hugely thrilled. Her friends usually come over play for a few hours or stay from morning till evening, but never has anyone stayed and slept with us. Saturday was bright and sunny, so they spent playing in the garden and eating on the slide. Prashanth was working nights, so I was in charge of showing them around. We went for a trip on the Wheel of Sheffield, returned home to have lunch and had a long nap. Aditi enjoyed the big wheel and had fun taking pictures from the top of the city. The only thing different in this wheel was photos were taken before we got on the wheel and then printed before we could complete the trip on the wheel. And as with any touristy place, we paid through our nose to get the photo pack which had a few postcards, fridge magnet, bottle opener and some matt-finish photos of us just outside the big wheel.
In the evening, Prashanth left for work, so I was the only driver. In-laws stayed at home while I drove Aditi, P's cousin & his family over to the park. Like typical girls, they giggeled and broke into peals of laughter for nothing. After an energetic 2 hours at the park and drenching themselves with the water works there, we dragged the girls home. They were pretty exhausted, asked for dinner and went straight to bed. The next morning, the first thing Aditi asked when she woke up was - "Where's Pavi?" I confirmed that Pavi was asleep and would wake up shortly. It was pouring outside that day, so we decided to stay at home. After breakfast and lunch, we headed out to Jungle Mania - an indoor soft play area for kids. The girls enjoyed themselves in the ball pit, climbing up and down the slide and jumping on the bouncy castle. After a lovely hour, we headed home and dropped the visitors at the train station. I wasn't planning to go, but just at the last minute we all decided to see them off at the rail station. The girls had so much fun together that Pavi cried loudly when she was carried into the train. Her parents pacified her by saying that we were coming on a different train.
We missed Peppa Pig's stage party in Sheffield, but I think we'll catch it at Wakefield later this month.