Final Events at Home

We weren't done meeting people. We held two more parties, each having about 60 people at it! At first when he arrived, Jayakar teased me that we didn't have any friends. However, he informed me after our parties that he had changed his opinion on that and thinks we have a lot! A big thanks to Kevin Peterson and some of his kids- they hold the record for coming the distance to see us, all the way from New York (and he came all that way to help Dad and Jayakar shingle)!
Dad and Jayakar got right to work on shingling after our return home, and with some help from Uncle Bob, got it done!

We had a couple dinners with other couples, relaxed around the house, traveled with Dad a bit, and enjoyed the countryside. Jayakar had some more firsts- shooting a gun, riding a horse (a big thanks to Michelle for giving Jayakar the chance!), seeing fall color, and visiting the dentist . He loved walking around our field, and using Grandpa Hill's binoculars to look for wildlife.
A trip to the Williams area to visit Grandpa's farm and gravesite worked out as well. Mom was able to tell Jayakar about some of her growing up things, as well as collect a few more items before the final sale of all the property. Doug and family also came for the day, so we had one more visit with them.

On 8 Nov, we flew out of Chicago, and got to Visak two days later. I believe it's harder to fly from the US to India than it is to fly from India to the US, simply because of the way the hours of travel work. Anyway, I'm glad my next trip to the US is a one-way affair!!