Flower girl at my Mama's wedding

On Mama's wedding day Annabel was very happy to be flower girl. She was dressed in a light orange dress and had bright red and white roses in her flower basket. She was all smiles and stood happily with her Mama an Mami for many photos.

Mama gets engaged

August was a busy month. Annabel's Mama was getting engaged to Julie on 21st August. Annabel got up early and got dressed in a pretty Purple dress.. We had got her some matching bangles and necklace to go with the dress. There were lot of ppl at home. She was busy running around playing with other little girls and friends. After the engagement reception, she went around collecting lots and lots of chocolates , which everyone offered her. She would not have eaten that many chocolates in a whole month!!

Posing with Binu Mama

At the reception stage

Our Family snap

Anagha's Birthday

It was Anagha's 3rd Birthday and her parents had invited us over to their home for the Bday Bash! Anagha and Annabel are good friends as they go to the same school and are bus mates. All the children sang Happy Birthday song and little Anagha was thrilled. Then they all got so busy playing, none of the wanted to have any food.. Here are some snaps

Posing in this snap, are Ananya and Adi (Shaji & Lajitha's Kids), Manu( Smitha& Rajesh's Son) , Rohit and Anagha (Biss & Vinoj's Kids)

At the Katraj Zoo

One Sunday, we along with another famiy friend went to visit the Katraj zoo. The zoo was huge, but the variety of animals was less.. There was White tiger, leopard, deer, elephants etc etc. Children enjoyed a lot, running around, climbing the rails and swings. After spending 2 hours, we were tired.. and also it started to drizzle, so we left the snake park and the reptiles till the next time.

Onam 2010

Happy Onam to all my dear Mallu friends!!
This year we had a grand Onam party at the Royestonea club house, thanks to Mini and others who organised the event. We had a pookalam, then Thiruvathira kali, Ona pattu, then an elaborate Sadhya and few games. Everyone had a great time. Here are some snaps from the event.

Mulshi Dam

One sunny saturday, we decided to go around some place near Pune. Jacob "googled" and Mulshi was top on the list for places to visit within 50kms in and around Pune :) We set drive aiming to see a dam.. we drove and drove, but there was no sight of any Dam.. Then we saw few cars halted and walked down to find this small waterfall and a little stream.. Better than nothing we thought and went into the water and took some Pics..

Chachoo's Special Day

Annabel dear Chachoo has now got engaged! We had a difficult timing explaining what was happening.. We tried to explain, Chachoo will be on the stage with your chachi. We will take photos and u will have to dress like a princess and that u will get lots of Balloons :).

Fruity Sundays

Every Sunday, Jacob comes back from the Shivaji market with a big loot of Fruits.. The variety is amazing.. Mulberries, Strawberries, Leechies, chikku, figs are some of the exotic fruits we have tried.. Then we always have pineapple, apples, pears, papaya, oranges, Mangoes and bananas of various varieties.. Annabel loves to have these fruits.. Leechies and mangoes are her current favourites.

Promoted to Junior Kg.

Annabel is now in Junior KG. Here new academic year starts in June 1. She will have new teacher and new friends this year. Here are some snaps taken during her school hours last year.

Messy Hands.. She loved this activity a lot! She used to come home and do the same tooo.
Painting a diwali diya in Red.

Modelling air drying Clay.

Musical chair, which her teacher siad she enjoyed a ot

Sports day!! Look she is running with a big smile!

Traditional day. Dressed in Onam attire

Fancy dress competition. She was dressed like a Spanish girl..

Spring @ Magarpatta

During April, the roads in Magarpatta
were shaded with lots and lots of pretty yellow and red flowers! It was a very pretty sight. Check these photos of Magarpatta Neighbourhood.

Beating Pune heat!

Its summer here and temperatures are rising! Here is Annabel, having a piece of melon to beat the heat!

Baking again

When ever I am in the kitchen, Annabel also wants to come and help.. One day after seeing some children baking biscuits in TV, she too wanted to make them at home. So we got busy cooking.. She helped me cut the shapes and I placed them in the oven.

Also we baked a chocolate cake recently and she helped me decorate it with yellow sprinkles. She couldnot wait till i clicked a snap, so a piece is missing from the photo below

Idling near the lake side

The weekend Escape- trip to Dandeli

On 5th March evening we decided to venture to Forest Reserve at Dandeli with group of people from work. Annabel was very excited about train journey. She kept saying " chook chook " for every train that passed by.. There were no other children on board our team, so she enjoyed every ones attention. It was an adventure trip with Water rafting, kayaking and Natural jacuzzi as items on the things to do there.. At the Stanley's Farm house resort , there was campfire arranged and tents for the night. The trip turned out much better than everyone expected and all had good things to say. Annabel too enjoyed and for the next 2 days after the return she kept saying she wanted to go back sitting on a train :)

At the Stanley Farmouse

The tents were cozzy
Kayaking on the still river

White water rafting for the adventerous

Natural Jacuzzi

On a mushroom boat

Tired and dozing off !

Last Christmas..

Christmas 2009, there were lots of events happening.. Here is how Annabel’s changed her approach to Santa everytime we met him Last Christmas..

On 17th Dec, Christmas Carol had come home.. and Annabel cried seeing Santa
On 19th Dec, Christmas at Amdocs, She waited for santa to come, but didnot want to go near him
On 23rd Dec, Christmas at School, she went smiling to Santa to receive her Christmas gift
On 23rd Evening, Christmas in Housing Society, She ran to santa for the toffee
On 24th evening, after Christmas mass at church In Indore, she was asking Mamma where is Santa?
After 25th She kept asking, when will Santa come again :)

We decorated a Christmas tree at home

Look! I got a teddy made from a balloon
Patiently waiting for her to finsih my face painting

I got Presents too , at the Amdocs christmas Carnival..I enjoyed the sparklers on the christmas day with my grandparents in Indore

Annabel turns 3!!

Time has been flying! And on Jan 16, 2010, it was time again to celebrate another good year that went by. Annabel wore a lovely pink dress, which her grandparents had gifted.. We cut cake at her school and then at home I made a small cake too. Her Mama(my brother) and Chachoo(Jacob’s brother) had flown all the way to Pune , to wish her on her new year! They decorated the house with ribbons and balloons . We all had a wonderful time. Here are some photos clicked on that day.

In her pink dress gifted by her Grandparents

Bursting the party poper at her School Bday party!Her Chachoo and mama decorated the house for her Birthday!

Mama giving her a birthday gift.. She was thrilled to receive the Remote car!! Thank you mama ..

Her Chachoo giving her a Casio Piano.. She loves to play on it.. Thank you Chachoo ..