At Lofou Village

On Sunday, we went to have lunch at a Traditional Travern, in a village named Lofou. They had a large variety of dishes for the Meze..salads, 4-5 dips, pita with parmesan cheese, Halloumi, Pasta with Minced meet, kolokassi dish, Spinach with eggs, Grilled chicken and lamb with potatoes.. There are few more dishes,but I am not sure of the correct names.. Its a must go for all the food enthusiasts.. On the whole it was a good experience, the drive along the beautiful mountainside and a filling lunch! Through the Streets in Lofou Village

Spring has come! A tree covered in white flowers..

Story time

Annabel loves to hear stories.. Sometimes its Lion and Cat story, sometimes the Hare and Tortoise, the Elephant and Ant and the list goes on... When stories we know dry up, we read to her from books.. She finds it even more intersting with the colorful illustrations! In the picutre below, Daddy is reading to her the "Baby Jesus" story book.

Who blew the candle ?

One evening, Rajesh And Smitha were at our home and I baked a cake.. When it came to cutting the cake, all the children wanted their name on it and all of them wanted to blow the candle.. Look at their enthusiasm as they blow the candle!!

I love my car!

When we step into Orphanides for our grocery shopping, Annabel runs to fetch a car trolley. She loves to have a ride in it and watch people and things around. She also fantasises driving her Daddy's car.. She tries to turn the steering wheel and pushes and turns all the buttons when she is made to sit on the driving seat.

With my Friend Sanjitha in the Orphanides car.

Trying a hand on the steering wheel.

Helping Dad to fill petrol.

Birthday Cakes

I had taken up the challenge to bake the Cakes for Annabel's Birthday. From a week before the event, i was busy doing some research on the net for the perfect cake and finding shops where i can get some Wilton's decorating stuffs in Cyprus.

Winnie the Pooh Cake

Barney Cake

The receipe for the sponge cake is from JoyOfBaking. The butter cream receipe is from Wiltons decorating site. The characters i made, are based on the BUTTERCREAMTRANSFER method, i came across in this site.

There is a shop in Cyprus, named Pergamos, near the Tsiro stadium. Its a must go for all the cake enthusiast! Check the wikimap link for where exactly this shop is.

Direction to Pergamos: From Troodos roundabout, take exit towards Mitsubishi Fairways. Take the first left and drive straight till you get to a 'T' junction. From the 'T' junction take left . Go straight and you will come to a junction. At this junction Pergamos shop is at your right.

Celebrations at Burger King

We had a party at Burger King, Makedonias for Annabels Birthday. We had a great time! I hope everyone else too had a good time. Here are some photos from the party..

Ready for the Party .. :)

We played musical chair and spoon race for the little children..

Cake cutting.. I had made this Barney cake.. Barney is Annabels Favourite TV program! She keeps on watching it over and over again.

Birthday Bash!

Annabel turned 2 year old on 16th of January! It was a big day for us and for her.. We had some surprises planned for her.Early morning we started the day with a "Winnie the Pooh" cake. She was very excited when we sang her the "Happy Birthday " song and blew the candlle..

Later that evening, her daddy surprised her with a gift.. The expression in these photos tells u how happy she was!!

We took her to Galatica (luna park) where she played till she was tired :) It was a beautiful day and a great start for her New Year!