Ramayana Play

Chesterfiled Farms Diwali party

We had a get together at friends place on Diwali.  A number of events were arranged.  The younger kids 10 and under were asked to draw something related to diwali, then there was a Lego competition to build the tallest tower.  After that there was a skit acted by the children on Ramayana.  After that, there was a talent show where the kids could show their talents.  Some did dancing and others played on the keyboard.

 

Ranjani and Mythili.  The kid is Aisha

Ranjani and Neeta

Guests watching the talent show

Ajay and Shriya draw together.  The theme is Diwali.

They drew a house that was decorated..  In the entrance, there is a sign stating: Please leave your shoes outside.

Lego tallest tower competition.  One adult gets to help.

Ajay played Yankee Doodle and Chopsticks

Ajay, Vidur and Arjun

Ajay playing the piano

Rock climbing

Ajay had a Scouts den event called Feats of Skill. We did rock climbing. It was lot of fun. Parents were also encouraged to do it. Ajay managed to reach the top.

Here is the video:

Ajay going up

Ajay reaching the top

Ajay coming down

Ranjini doing the climb

Venky doing the climb

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Halloween Ninja Costume

Ajay was dressed up as a Ninja

Ajay with his friends Jonathan (little brother Joshua) and Archit (dressed up as Darth Wader)

There was also a juggler who was performing variety entertainment.  You can the video of it here:

Video of Halloween Juggler at West Port Plaza

Boo at the Zoo

 We had gone to the Zoo during Halloween.  They called the event Boo at the Zoo and had dressed up the zoo in a spooky way.

 

 

Ajay enjoyed some of the spooky props.  There was one filled with smoke, another that would rattle by itself etc.

Rocket Launch

Ajay had a class on Rocket Building at CCL (Center for creative Learning).

This is the rocket itself.  It comes with pocket-sized fuel and a parachute.  The school gives us the Launcher.  We put this rocket on the launcher and launch it.

Once the rocket is in the air and is coming down, the parachute opens up.  But in this case, one of the students' rocket got stuck on a tree.

Ajay Soccer Game

Ajay had his first game of the fall soccer season.  This is his second season.  Earlier this spring, he also played soccer.  This coaching camp is run by YMCA.

This is the lineup after the game.  Ajay's team won 3-2.  

The two teams strike hands after the game.

Scott Airforce Air show

We visited the air show at Scott Air Force Base.

This was taken from our parking lot.

Planes are numbered alpha-numerically.    If it starts with B, its a bomber.  If it starts with C, its a cargo plane.  And if it begins with F like in F-16, its a fighter plane.  This one was a B-52 bomber.

These planes were the highlight of the show.  They were called the Blue Angels.  They are F-A18 planes.    They all flew very close to each other giving about 18 inches gap between them.  We felt impressed by the display.

They had a parachuting display too.  This was one of them.  We got to meet and speak with the parachuters.  Ajay got an autograph from one of them.  They said that these modern parachutes are like cars, they can control speed, turning left or right etc and land precisely where they want.

            
This is one of the most advanced helicopters that is used by the army.  Its the Black Hawk helicopter.  It was filmed in the movie Black Hawk Down.

This is a Mig-17 plane, a russian plane.  This was such a fast plane that it could not land in a short runway.  So they release a Parachute while landing, to slow it down and successfully land it in a short runway.

Ajay with his friend Jonathan (and his younger brother Joshua).

Ajay is climbing onto a plane.  Many planes could be viewed from the inside.