Christmas photos you won't be receiving

Sending Christmas cards from Pakistan requires a little bit of early, extra effort. We like to think you appreciate it that much! Here are the ones that you will NOT be getting with our card.

Snaggle-tooth Anastasia

Robot Talula

Do what?! Yeah, right...

How should I wrap it now?

Was that flash?

No more photos!

Eid Ul Adha 2015

Eid Ul Adha break was a full week this year! We spent the holiday with friends here in Lahore.

We hosted the book club discussion about Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa, visited Jehangir's Tomb, bought our xmas tickets to New Zealand, did too much school work, played at WonderWorld (a large indoor playland), got the kids all mehndi-ed up and shared Eid with the Naeem family.


To see more, click here Eid Ul Adha album on Google.

2015 Summer: IN

Our last leg of the summer was a three-week stint in Indiana at my parents' house. It was nice to finally stay in one place for an extended period! We visited with lots of family, played lots of Euchre, had a few birthday parties, road a new roller coaster at Holiday World, caved and canoed.

2nd cousins: Tyson, Anastasia, Tanner, Emma and Talula

not quite as cute

Leaf, the pet turtle, was mercifully returned to the pond after just a few days

Leaf was almost too pretty to let go

Reed's 7th Birthday Party

4/6 Meunier cousins: Reed, Amelia, Anastasia and Talula

Pakistani-pride: Khaadi dresses from Lahore

Visiting Santa at Holiday World

Talula's infamous choke-hold method with Evie

Riding horses on Anastasia's 7th birthday

Uncle Brian

Homemade birthday cake and homemade ice cream

Talula is celebrated a few months early while we're at it

More 2nd cousins: Cole, Aiden and Olivia Susnjara at a Bombers' game 

Paddle-boating at Lincoln State Park

Spring Mill State Park

Everyone that went to SMSP, except me and dad

Mariah & Roshan

riding in Grandpa Meunier's "trunk:" this was a highlight for the girls

mist coming up out of the cooler caves

Blue Spring Caverns on a cave boat ride (we were in 'Cave Country')

mud along the cave's side and bottom

Aunt Lyndsie and Uncle Jeff provided us with a couple hour's paint job

a tent provided some out-of-the-house fun

which sometimes functioned as a nudist colony

we never did make it to sleeping outside

perfect heat relief: slip n' slide

after another painting session

2 ridiculous, but happy girls

VA visit= 4 Ball cousins

In our last stage of the Ball-centric part of our summer, we flew into Virginia for a few action and food filled days with Randy's sister Rebekah, Dale, Trip and Artie. This was our first chance to meet Artie! But it was a really great visit for all...

Cute little meerkats at Virginia Zoo

Trip likes pictures and requests them often

Dangerous human exhibit

rhino ride with all the cousins

on boardwalk at the Virginia Living Museum

the frog exhibit

no, he did not become a prince

a good time was had by all

Artie enjoying the playground

4 filthy kids on the way to becoming cleaner

4th of July at Fort Monroe

on the way to the Children's Museum

How many can fit inside a super bubble?

Little kids in a big chair

Rebekah saving/offering Artie to the bee