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 ..

Happy new year 2010 !!

Almost a month has passed in the new year.. It has been a very happening month for us, which kept us busy and hence the delay in the post :) . We have moved to a house of our own in Pune. After living in many rented house, it’s a nice feeling to own the house we live in.. Here are some snaps of our new abode!