Our hot water heater stopped working this January on a Friday evening. What a way to start the year! Apparently, the unit was so full of rust that it caused the pilot to constantly burn out due to lack of oxygen. The internal tank was on the verge of leaking.
 
But it was all fixed thanks to Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, who did a phenomenal job! Through our home warranty company (which is not always reliable), we were able to get the entire unit covered with no fees, etc. Thank God for his goodness!!
 
The boys had a good month with no major illnesses and Aiden is doing very well. We are praying he gets through Winter with no illness. Below are some highlights from the month.
 

Time for a new water heater…too much rust

Riding their Mercedes

Hmmmm….

It does not go very fast, but they enjoy it

Maybe it is a good thing it is not very fast

Got to share everything

Who is missing?

There he is

Brothers!

Look at those faces

Time to play with the leaves

Boom

Bang

Evan has a handful

It was a war of leaves

Loving it!

Aiden vs. his brothers

Despite the odds being against him, he lives for this

Evan can jump!

And race…

Swinging

Laughing

King Aiden?

Good job eating

They still fit…sort of

It was a rather eventful December. All the boys were sick at one point and then Manish and Hannah got sick as well. The flu was going around but we are not sure exactly what it was. First Aiden, then Ethan, Evan, Manish and finally Hannah. Manish was sick Christmas day…not fun.

The boys also had their ear tubes put in (for the third, or is it forth?, time) to stop the drainage and other issues they have been having.

Despite these issues, they had great (snowy) Christmas and got some very nice toys from Mom and Dad, Grandparents, relatives and Uncle Tim and Aunt Aleta. In the video below, you can see Aiden getting his medical treatment for his lungs and a short clip of the boys reciting Luke 2. They did a great job memorizing nearly the first 30 verses.

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

 

 

A White Christmas!

Riding their bikes

Times Three!

Brothers…

Hmmmm

Love those bikes!

So cute

With their Mimi

Time to open…presents!

What’s in here?

Throwing ‘peanuts’ at each other

They love their gifts!

They used to bit in their

A dream come true: he got his Tanker truck

Loving it!

Uncle Tim shows them a short video

Stop putting your hands in your mouth!

What are they watching?

Smile!

Don’t take little Gavin’s toys!

More gifts?

In the midst of chaos, Aiden reads

What did Uncle Tim and Aunt Aleta get the boys?

Wow… a Mercedes.

End of day…bedlam.

It was a fun-filled November for the boys as Papa, Grandma and Aunt Amisha visited for Thanksgiving. Also, their Uncle Sarvish was in town on a corporate training program so he stopped by for Thanksgiving as well. A full house!

Below are several pictures from this month. The boys loved riding their new bikes all over the place and Papa and Grandma had to keep up!

Fall is here and the colors are beautiful!

Aunt Amisha surrounded by the Trips

Grandma is enjoying spending time with the boys

Happy Thanksgiving!

Papa shows the boys some old pictures of when we were little

This looks like trouble

Speaking of trouble…

Loving his Papa…

…running from Papa

Aiden, what you are looking for?

Giving some leaves to Papa

Here come Ethan

He always untucks his feeding tube

Ethan throws some on Aiden

Papa, Grandma and the boys

He does not speak softy, but he carries a big stick

Looks like he plans to use it

Evan! Get down from there.

Evan decided to pout

That may have been a bad idea…

…a very bad idea…

Ethan ready to climb

Evan is getting back up

Aiden tries to climb

The wall crawl

All three on ledge with Ethan throwing leaves

The tongue

Adorable!

Ethan did it

Then threw something at Papa

Papa throws back

Best friends

Aiden, you are supposed to hold hands when crossing!

Grandma is going to get hit with leaves too

Aiden is the target

Bam!

And again…

He tries to get away

Evan is in the hunt…

…for a prey to throw leaves on

Ethan cooks with Grandma

Here comes Evan

Riding bikes with Papa

Aiden needs a pitstop

Aunt Amisha, that is not yours

Watching something on Mommy’s new cell phone

…and loving it.

This past month was quite a blast for the boys. They went to Austin to take part in their uncle Oak’s wedding!

They got to meet several people including many of our relatives from India and several other friends. In the images below, you will see pictures of their cousins Ananjay, Ananya and Aiden (he is from London so we called him ‘London Aiden).

Once they got back home, the boys spent quite a bit of time riding around on their bicycles. We are especially grateful to Amtryke for providing Aiden with a special bike so he can ride with his brothers.

From left to right, Ethan, Ananya, Ananhay, Evan, Aiden and (London) Aiden

Grandma and the original 5

Who is enjoying this more than anyone?

Grandma and great grandkids

Us

Enjoying some time with the animals

What are they watching?

They seem to love it

Aiden races his cars

Breathing treatment time

Trick or treat

Ride those bikes!

The helmet looks too large

They love it!

Ethan is determined as Aiden rides on his special little bike