First bite!

  

That is some weird texture!

  

Are you kidding me? This is 'food'?

  

Savin' some for later

 

The brown rice porridge is not going down like we expected.... 

Do I HAVE to eat another bite, mama?

  

Birthday giggles for Edward

 

Zee laughed and cooed at his friend, Edward's 4th birthday party on Sunday. 

All smiles in Ethiopia

 

Zee had fun hanging out with Amebit, his Ethiopian nanny, for a week in Addis Ababa while mommy attended a conference. 

Adventures of Ryder and Zee

 
 

Just Married

 
 

Hangin' with the bride and groom

 
 

Part of the entourage

 
 

Zee in India with the bride

 
 

The bride and groom arrive at the groom's house after the wedding

 
 

Preparing to enter the Sikh temple for the wedding ceremony

 
 

Groom's facial

 

Before the days of facials, turmeric paste was used to beautify the bride and groom before the wedding. Ibadat's family and friends help him apply it. 

The groom and his buddies sneak out the night before the wedding

 
 

Atlanta gang and Zee

 
 

Ibadat and Zee

 
 

Bride and Groom at the Sangeet

 
 

Christina and her wedding posse

 
 

Ibadat's friends and relatives get jiggy Bangara style

 

Bangara is a traditional Punjabi dance of North India. 

Great uncle smiles approvingly as Christina's father and step mother get their groove on

 
 

Zane, Eric and Ibadat get ready to go wild at the Sangeet

 

Traditional Indian weddings include a Sangeet before the wedding during which the bride and her relatives meet to sing songs and dance. Ibadat and Christina decided to mix it up by having both families at the Sangeet. 

Baby Zee wishes the bride and groom good luck

 
 

Feast with bride and groom 2 days before the big day!