The Bayazitoglu Family: October 2010

10/30/10

Fall Fun

We loaded the car and headed north to Gigi & Gramps' house last weekend to visit for the day. It was a beautiful day so we decided to check out the pumpkin patch which happens to be right around the corner from their house. I wasn't sure how Kayla would react to all the pumpkins and excitement but she loved every second. She ran straight for the pumpkins and wasn't afraid to climb on top of them. One of her favorite things were the stickers on the pumpkins. I think we came home with 2 pumpkins but at least 4 or 5 stickers!!

Climbing on the pumpkins

Looks like she found her pumpkin

BOO!

Daddy and Gigi trying to help Kayla pick out her mini pumpkin

Come on Daddy...hurry up!

Checking out the water fountain

I LOVE this girl!

Daddy's Little Girl

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween!!!

10/11/10

Mo & Mel's Wedding Weekend

Kent and I headed up to New Jersey/New York this past weekend to celebrate Mo & Melanie's weddings! Yes, they had two - the Indian wedding took place on Friday and the Jewish ceremony took place on Saturday evening. We flew to Newark first thing Friday morning. From there it was a short drive to Woodcliff Lake, NJ. The trees have started to change color so we enjoyed the beautiful drive. After a quick lunch and a little down time it was time for some fun!

The evening kicked off with the Indian Baraat (Groom's procession) - Mo rode a horse while everyone danced towards the venue. The ceremony took place shortly thereafter. I had never been to an Indian wedding so it was interesting to see their traditions and customs. We had a great time dancing, eating/drinking, and visiting with friends.

Mo during the Baraat

The Baraat

With my husband and his turban

Debbie & Ethan

Matt, AB, and Kent

The guys

The surprise dance from the Groomsmen

Mo & Melanie

Marcus & Kent

I love this picture - you wouldn't know that she's 7 months pregnant!

Melanie & Mo's dad

Matt playing the piano in the lobby for everyone - he was surprisingly good!

We slept in on Saturday which was amazing! Needless to say, we had a few hours to relax and grab lunch before it was time for wedding #2 - this time in NYC! Kent and the groomsmen had to leave around 3:30 to get there in time for pictures, etc. Matt and I headed out a couple hours later with about 4 other people on a van. We left in plenty of time to get to the city in time for the 8pm ceremony - at least that's what we thought! Our van driver was AWFUL - instead of taking us to Bridgewaters (name of the venue in Manhattan) he took us to Bridgewater, NJ which was about 40 miles away from where we were supposed to be. We left the hotel at 5:20 and arrived in Bridgewater, NJ at 6:45 when we realized this guy was crazy. We finally got back on track but got stuck in traffic/a parking lot trying to go through the tunnel into the city. It took us over an hour to go 5 miles! Anyways, we finally arrived at about 8:50 but unfortunately missed the ceremony which I heard was beautiful. We had another great evening on Saturday and even went out afterwards which was fun! As you will quickly notice, I didn't take nearly as many pictures on Saturday night.

My handsome husband!

Ben and his perfect bow-tie

Matt with the amazing scenery in the background

We had a GREAT time but couldn't wait to get home to our little girl! Kayla stayed with Gigi and Gramps for the weekend. From the smiles on her face I think she had a blast - they went to the park, played with the dogs (which Kayla loves), went out for lunch, and played. Thank you so much for taking such great care of Kayla.

September Fun

The weather the last few weeks has been AMAZING! Those of you in Houston know what I'm talking about! Now if only we could get rid of these mosquitoes! September has been busy with birthday parties, football games, the zoo, bike rides, and trips to the park...