Christmas in Miami 2010

We had a lovely time in Miami this year to celebrate Christmas with Gong-Gong, Po-po, Uncle Kevin, Auntie Christine, cousins Jules and Chloe, Bo-yei (aka Uncle Henry), and other family and friends. Very bummed to discover that we were having too much fun at our visit with Auntie's Andrea and Ana, and baby Natalie to document with pictures! But below are some memories in no particular order.


Luca hanging poolside with his sand toys. I think he looks like a little Thai boy in his towel sarong.


The Chakravarti grandsons (sized Large, Medium, and Small) on the Fong Throne. All three of them rocking the bed head look.



Daddy got to introduce his brother and sons to Coach Shula and take a picture with the Superbowl Trophies. Luca was much more impressed with their very cool ferris wheel and christmas decorations, Chloe was happy that she got cookies; Nico was annoyed that we wouldn't let him crawl around, and Rishi slept thru the whole thing!

Luca adores his cousin Chloe next to the Christmas tree at Indian Creek.

Nico palling around with Gong Gong at the greek restaurant:

Wisdom at the kitchen table from Uncle Henry,PoPo, Auntie Jackie, Uncle Bill and Gong Gong.

The very loud and hysterical turkey carve off.

An ill Nico shows little patience for one of his gifts from Bo-Yei.

This year, we gave out matching Fong Family Sweatshirts. Doesn't everyone look nice? And so practical for Miami!

Jules and Chloe looking all grown up...

Luca and Chloe on the airplane ride at Santa's Enchanted Forest. They schemed and planned together while waiting for the rides about how they were going to yell at each turn.

Running around at Bal Harbour Mall.
(isn't it weird how Chloe is always wearing pink, and Luca is always wearing green? Seriously, if you look back at old posts in this blog this is always the case!)

Christine's lovely family at Rustic Inn.

Nico hanging out with Bo Yei.

Luca Turns 3!

Our little boy is already 3 years old...he's had so much change in his life in the past year with a new baby brother and a new school and we are very proud of what a sweet little boy he is turning into. Here are some highlights of the past year.

Luca Turns 3! from Agnish Chakravarti on Vimeo.

Nico's Annaprashan Ceremony

We recently visited Papu Kaku in Chicago to meet L & N's new baby cousin. While we were there, we celebrated with Nico's Annaprashan ceremony.

This ceremony is a Bengali tradition that marks the first time that a baby eats solid food (Nico has already eaten solids, but this time he ate payesh, a rice pudding).

Here is a video of the ceremony - Nico's was short and sweet in comparison to his brother's. First, his uncle feeds him the rice pudding. Then he chooses from among several items out in front of him on a plate - a book, pen, some coins, and some dirt - that indicate his prospects in life. If he chose the book or pen, he is supposed to become a scholar; the coins indicate wealth, i.e. becoming a merchant or businessman; and the dirt signifies becoming a land owner. Watch to see what he picked...

Nico's First Solid Meal

Catching up on some old videos...here is Nico enjoying (sort of) his first solid meal. It's a zucchini that his Dad grew in the garden.