Fall & it's tricks!

Hoodies & hot chocolate, boots & jeans, flushed cheeks & golden leaves, gusty wind & migrating geese - Autumn was here :-) . The leaves looked bold & beautiful even during their last days. The crisp air sent silent signals through the spine. The change of seasons were happening right before our eyes. With the whole new multicolored look, we had to bitterly say goodbye to 'Summer' & cheerfully welcome 'Fall'. 

                                                  

Along came the Halloween season with pumpkins, ghosts, trick or treat & parades. Children in costumes travel from house to house in order to ask for treats such as candy with the phrase "Trick or treat!". All the houses had ghosts & other scary decors. This was Kavya & Oviya's first 'Trick or Treat' where they dressed up as Bumble bees & went to collect candies in the neighborhood. The cold weather didn't stop them from having fun. Every house was welcoming & every candy we collected was extremely captivating! ;-)

The girls even had a Halloween celebration at their Ballet class. So, the Halloween fever was everywhere!! 

                     

Meanwhile, there was Navratri celebrations & New York trip. The Statue of Liberty was standing there with it's head way up in the sky. Every trip with kids was fascinating. The way Kavya & Oviya held hands & walked together, the way they ate any non-preference food, the way they managed to get through the entire trip were beyond my expectations. My mind just blew off with their amazing 'growing up' phase! :-)

                     

Every time they grow up, there's something new to observe from them. Only when the years roll over & ages multiply, we learn from our experiences & able to provide solutions for a problem from a different perspective. What we thought as right many years back might sound wrong now. Even a child who grow up, by taking all the inputs from whatever ways possible, tends to make not-so-good decisions on it's own. They learn during play, they learn from making mess, they learn from being naughty, they learn from becoming wild. It's only appropriate to guide them during their learning phase & not punish them for not being well behaved. After all, we all grew up the same way.

The time spent with the kids becomes irreversible & the words spilled becomes irreplaceable.