Happy Second Birthday

Happy Second Birthday Desmond!!!

Here are a few pictures from Desmonds 2nd birthday party. We did a joint birthday with 2 of his friends from school. 

Desmond was so excited that 'Thomas the Train' came to his birthday! He did not get off of the train for a long time.

But then he discovered the bouncy castle and he forgot all about the train!

He mastered climbing up and bouncing down very quickly

Des and some of his best buds!

Des and his buds had a great time playing together

Happy Birthday!! They didnt really care for the cake and singing part...as you can see.

I'm 2 and loving it! What a great day!

Well, if no one else is going to eat the cake I might as well have another piece.. yummy!

Des and his 2 friends had a great birthday party on the compound  He was able to share the fun with all of the friends he has made since we arrived in Delhi. It turned out to be a great day... perfect weather, great friends, and a good time had by all!

Carpenter Update

We sure have been busy since our last posting. Instead of writing everything out, I am going to post pictures of the highlights of the last few months.

Of course the most exciting highlight is the birth of our daughter, Iris Emily Carpenter. She was born on January 17th in New Delhi, India. She was a whopping 9.5lbs and 5 days late.

Iris with Mommy

Iris with Daddy

Iris Emily Carpenter

 But before her birth, we went to Lodi Garden with Desmond and had some fun...

Des running after the Huge Balloon we bought him for 10INR. it only lasted a short while before popping, but he had fun!

Grandma and Grandpa Suarez arrived to India on January 16th.. talk about good timing for the arrival of Iris!
They stayed for one month and we all had a great time, only wish they were able to stay longer....

3 generations!

snoozing on grandma

Iris and grandpa

Then Grandpa Marty and Aunt Becca came to India for a week. They were on a sightseeing mission! We were happy they made the trip out to see everyone!

Grandpa meeting Iris

Aunt Becca and Iris having a staring contest

Desmond celebrated Holi at his school!

Des and his friend at Holi

Holi

Desmond and Iris saw an elephant. Desmond was scared of the elephant (well actually just the hair on the elephant) but he did get on for a ride with Daddy!

Feeding the elephant! Bananas, yummy!!

Daddy and Des on the elephant

Family pic!

Desmond moved from the baby crib to a big boy Thomas toddler bed..

A happy Boy!

Sleeping.... ahh so nice

All the while Iris continued to grow and be a sweet little girl... More to come..we still have a lot going on.... but the time in India is winding down. We cannot believe how quickly the time has gone!