Can you light the candles again, Amma?

Styley Posey strikes....

The name is Saggurti - Pavan Saggurti.

Cheeeese with Syam-taata...

A big Salud! on the birthday!

Hamming it up with their "happy faces"

Pooori yum-yum...

They had a blast opening up their presents

The Nehru jacket is back in fashion again.

Cutting their cakes...Lakshmi baked them ...

Working together on their new "kitchen"

Two Years Old!

In another day, Medha and Pavan will turn two years old! It seems like just yesterday they turned one, and just the day before that they were born. :-)

They're speaking a lot more now, in both Telugu and English (and a smattering of Hindi too). And one of the funnier things is their renditions of emotions. As you will see in the pictures below, they have a "happy face", a "sad face" and even a "serious face". The impressive thing is that they are able to do it on demand!

Prasad

Pavan closely examining his dinner...

And you were wondering what happened to "The Vogue"?!

All ready to head out to a birthday party - another set of twins...

The many faces of Pavan Kumar Saggurti...

Pavan's "serious face"

Pavan's "sad face"

and ....Pavan's "happy face"

Happy and not so happy Medha

Medha and her "happy face"

...and her "sad face"

Nope, she doesn't do "serious"....

All excited because Amma's making pancakes...The batter is in front of them.

Ms. Styley Posey...

The chaps all nice and smiley just after waking up one morning...

Breakfast with mom....

Lakshmi successfully corralling the tykes...

Happy New Year!!

Joy to the World, y'all!! (From Medha, Pavan, Lakshmi and Prasad)

Yours truly with Sailaja Aunty in Tokyo. She took the train (for 2 hours!) and came to meet me. It was very sweet of her. She didn't trust me to handle the trains in Japan. I know. My mom's not the only one who still thinks of me as a lil' kid. :-)

Doing laps around Jaya Pedamma's home...

....yet anudder flower-pot!

Craning to get a better look at...

Taking a break before dinner...

More enjoyment for Jaya and Susila...

Everybody enjoying Chinnathhamma's flowerpot not igniting...

Result of Jaya's handiwork...

Look the other way at your own peril...

Jaya getting upclose and personal with a flowerpot...

Jaya, Lakshmi and Rema with sparklers while the Athammas try to get around. Ravi and Prasad-annayya lurking in the background, of course. :-p

Rockets!

Sab log ka asli pasand - Rockets!

Kaakara-puvvotthulu, or Sparklers for you english medium types....

Chichchu-buddi!!

'Twas the night before Dipavali. Jaya and Prasad-annayya's home looked fantastic. From atop their home (from the Dhaaba), you can see Golconda fort.

Trying to give Taatamma Punnamma the slip...Chinnathamma is in the background.

Studly posing off, while his Grandma beams on proudly in the background...

Sillypoint, backward short-leg and short square leg. Pavan jumps out of his crease aiming to pull the ball to midwicket! Brilliant move!!!

Prasad-annayya showing Pavan and Medha their pictures on his camera phone...

Amma, Vishnu and Athamma.

Pavan also enjoying Day 1.

Medha posing off on Day 1. At Jaya's home. Her love of jewelry is quite disturbing to her salaried employee father.

Vishnu enjoying his favorite hobby - sleep!

Medha in California, the day before we left on the trip. Those are chinese clothes that I got on one of my trips.