Over 3000 miles later, we finally made it safe and sound to Massachusetts and have been settling into our new apartment the past couple of weeks. Swami has started school and so far has loved it. Asha and I have been trying to take care of getting the apartment all organized and unpacked while also dealing with Asha getting her first tooth on the bottom, learning to pull herself up, self-feeding and just becoming more and more mobile. She is such a joy and we love her more and more each day. Here are some pictures from our last days in Utah, our trip across country and a little bit of our new home.
UTAH:
In celebration of Asha's 6 month birthday we took her to the pool for the first time. She wasn't too sure at first but loved to watch all of the other kids around.
Have no fear Alletto family, there was no shortage of Dairy Queen Ice Cream to top off the celebration.
We were able to go to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens the day before we left with Grandma and Chris and Kimber. It was a lot of fun and very pretty but also bittersweet at the same time to know that we won't be seeing them for a very long time.
Sadly we left behind some of our favorite people in Utah and it was a little sad to leave. Strangely enough, that was home for us since we had spent our entire 3 years of married life there together. We had a lot of good times there and miss it already but now we are excited for our little family to start a new chapter in Massachusetts. Asha can't wait for Aunt Bers and Uncle Chris to come visit soon though...hint hint!!
This video is witness to Asha's happiness. Don't mind Chris's nice legs (as Kimber would put it) and Kimber telling him not to get any more meat...we were just finishing up dinner at the time. It adds a nice touch, lol. We love you Chris and Kimber and miss you so much already. We had so much fun with you two.
MISSOURI: It is always good to be home and always sad to leave. But I will take all the time that I can.
Asha's first oreo, thanks to Uncle Jason.
Before:
After:
Ash loved spinning around in the chair with Granny.
He really does love her.
Madisyn wanted to feed Asha...
and this was the result.
She is such a great baby and had so much fun playing with her cousins, but as you can see, she was exhausted.
After Missouri we headed to Winston-Salem, NC to stay with Aunt Mary Helen where we met Phil and Muthu. I just realized as I was posting this that I didn't get to take any pictures while we were there, but we had a lot of fun. Asha was especially spoiled by Gigi and Grandpa with clothes and toys and lets just say that there was no shortage of cheesecake or cannoli! We are excited to be on the east now to be a little closer to them.
WASHINGTON D.C.: We spent a day in DC which is hardly enough time to do much but we had a great time. We walked around the monuments, went to the DC zoo, and the Museum of Natural History. We thought that Asha would love the zoo, and she did when the animals were actually close enough. But she really liked the interactive exhibits in the Smithsonian.
Asha's first ride on the metro.
Zoo:
She loved the monkeys.
You can see how much Asha loved the zoo as she is passed out on our way to the Smithsonian.
Swiming in our new pool. She loves to swim now that she has figured out how to kick in the water.
Life in Massachusetts is very different from life in Utah...lets just say that it is very liberal and leave it at that. However, it is very pretty here especially as the leaves are starting to change. It reminds me a lot of home in regards to the landscape which is always a good thing. We are excited to visit Boston and some of the other New England hot spots. We are not looking forward to the freezing winter though as it is already pretty chilly and it is only September. All in all, life is good and we are very blessed. Thanks to everyone who helped us with the move whether it was with loading our moving truck (Chris and Kimber and other members of the ward) to the generosity of letting us stay with you in your homes and feeding us (Grandma, Uncle Mike and Aunt Ann, Mom and Dad, Aunt Mary Helen, and Aunt Meenal). We wouldn't have made it those 3000 miles without such a wonderful family. We love you all and look forward to you visiting us in our new home.
She is trying to figure out the whole crawling bit. You can see her little tooth here. It is really starting to stick out and be noticeable.
