And yet another celebration !

On the weekend, arranged a party for Mysha's b'day celebration with family and friends. What a pity that we didn't take snaps. Thank fully we had a few cellphones clicking. Mysha look adorable in her white fairy dress.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
                MY DEAR LITTLE

1+1+1 makes her third birthday

 Dished out a cake for my little one on her birthday just to realize that the oven would not work in the new house. Had to call on a few friends to get this one baked :) Mysha went personally to the friend's house to collect what she called "my cake" and insisted that we cut it soon ... Sorry Dada we didn't wait for you but was a pleasure to have nana, nani and khala join in too :)

It's Nandika's b'day

Yes, its the b'day season ! Here is to Nandika, one of Mysha's best friends ... LONG LIVE GIRL

Play date with Aditi

Mysha "besttest" friend - as she calls her - came home today for a play date.  I was 3 hours of fun for her I must say. I spent 1/2 hr or so telling them some stories and playing with them, but for most part they seemed to enjoy each other company and were happy to be left to play by them selves. Towards the end Mysha was drowsy so I suggested that she could sleep. Seeing her go to her bed, Aditi joined in too and I gladly put the blanket over them to complete this picture.

Moved into our new house

This Tues 13th July we moved into our new house :) The prettiest room was ofcourse Mysha's. Ever since she has seen it, she has fallen in love with it. After a difficult first night, today is the third day she has slept on her own in her pretty room. Must I say I'm proud of her.

Strutting around

This early morning pic when Mysha wore a pretty lucknowi kurta given by her nani and a set of matching danglers from my collection

Cap photo shoot

In Fonty I found this really good store selling caps. I picked up a pristine white one with a pink ribbon for Mysha. And Mysha's papa did this wonderful photo shoot with it.

Term End School Photo

Oh Mysha looked adorable in her term-end school photo. She wore a lovely orange-red dress given to her by Arshi baji.

Oh Where Oh Where!

It's been 2 months since I updated this blog :( Intentionally kept it so, because I know the void I left in Mysha's life by deciding to go to France for my studies. This entry, with collection of photos during this time, is a dedication to Papa, Dada, Dadi and Anna, Dolly, Vineeta and her innumerable friends esp. Aditi, who kept Mysha from missing me ...

Needlework

I probably need to ask Mysha's teacher what she has been up to with this work, but for the past 2 weeks Mysha has been bringing home this neat thread work. Wonder if she learning to use a needle!

Mysha's cute laughter

This is the first time I explored using video on YouTube. Her laughter is so delightful and endearing that it was worth all the effort. Looking forward to adding more videos of her :)

On this occasion Mysha was enjoying every bit of her time on the Bedok reservior with Dolly and Sushil. Near the water there were so many small mosquitoes dancing on our heads. The voice is in background is Dolly's who is trying to animate flying them away and Mysha as you can see is tickled to the bone to see her.

Allah-hu-akbar

Ilyas and Dada usually call out to Mysha before praying so she can join in. This was just one of the moments when she decided to join. Both Ilyas and Mysha were praying so much in sync that I could not resist capturing the moment. Alhum-du-lillah.

INSEAD Olympics and Mysha's gun

This Saturday, INSEAD had organised a day full of games and fun at Sentosa aptly titled the "INSEAD Olympics". We trooped there, family and all and truly had a gala time. Mysha took fancy of the sharp shooting water gun. Once Ilyas taught her how to use it, she could not lay her hands off it. She tucked it right under her arm with an action ready to shoot. I had my spray, everyone else beware!

My pink ummbina

Ah!!! she meant an umbrella, but that's what she calls it. Ever tell her that its raining so we can't go out and she quickly retorts back saying, "But I can take my pink ummbina" .... now what do u say to that ?

Mysha's work

On this lazy Saturday morning, I saw Mysha school packet lying in the living room. I promptly opened it to see what Mysha had made that week. Seeing me open the bag, Mysha got all excited and screamed, "I will show you", so I let her. She laid out all the paintings she made and excitedly told me what colors they were ...

I'm a little teapot

Mysha has a new song now in her repertoire - "Im a little teapot, short and stout". Since last Friday, she has been singing it every now and then, with all the actions. Its quite a cute sight :)

Evening at Bedok Reservoir with Dolly and Shushil

Yesterday we planned an evening with Dolly and Sushil again. This time it was at Bedok reservoir (next to their house). Mysha had great fun in the play area and obviously was with Dolly all the time. Back at their home, Dolly gave her a 100 piece puzzle and play dough set. Mysha was delighted. After a evening full of play and fun, we had great home made dinner (thanx to Dolly). When it was time to go, Mysha refused to budge. So we told her to stay there. She promptly agreed and told me to leave the bag and bottle behind! So we decided to walk to the door in an attempt to make her realise what she was up to. But she was firm with her decision. She and Dolly when inside and she chose what bed she would sleep on what what stories Dolly would ready for her. Clearly she didn't need us.

FireWorks

Mysha came running to me and said Mama I want fireworks. I said, "yeah we enjoyed some good fireworks the other day...", but she meant something else. She grabbed my hand and pulled me to dadi's room, pointed to the cupboard and insisted that she wanted fireworks. I was still so clueless but I opened the cupboard all the time insisting that you can't have fireworks inside. Then I saw something inside and I instantly knew what she meant. Sitting under the blanket was the packet of hand held fireworks (fuljhadi) that Dolly had given to her. The next half and hour was spent, as you must have guessed, lighting each one of them...

Mysha and Nandika

The other day Vinita insisted we come home, so we planned out an evening together. It was one of the most relaxing evenings I had for quite a while. Mysha seemed to enjoy herself with Nandika so much that she barely came to us. She played with her kitchen set while we had tea and cake. Later in the evening, we all enjoyed a quite walk inside the condo

In Phuket

We decided to go to Phuket for the short break that I had between the P1 and P2. I could guess Mysha had a great time with the amount of singing that she did (I notice that she sings aloud when she is happy and in a good mood). Three of the best moments I liked were:

Here she insisted that she sit right into the basin. As usual, no amount of cajoling helped, so I just gave in.

In the play area in the resort, Mysha had a good time playing with the toys. She seems to enjoy putting things in order! Ducks please line up, no excuses.

Here Mysha had a day long tour in the Phang Nga bay. She was sporting enough to sit in the kayak with us infact she was singing (indicative of her happiness level) so much that we had to ask her to shut up for some peace (for us and fellow travelers)

More photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/ssundke/Phuket11Mar10#

Bangle bonanza

Normally Mysha is not the kind to open cupboards & drawers and strew things around. But this day, she saw that my cupboard open as I was taking out something. She opened the lower drawer and to her delight she found a box of bangles. No amount of cajoling and distracting helped taking her attention away from that treasure. She insisted I give her the bangles. Finally, I gave in. But I was wrong in assuming that I could get away with giving her a few. She didnt budge till I gave her each one of them. Look at her trying to put all the bangles on herself!

Celebrating CNY

Mysha's school had a CNY celebration. Since I had only one lecture in the morning, I decided to accompany Mysha to school, even though she was not performing. The program was kinda cute. Just posted some videos to enjoy. On Mysha's part, I'm proud that she could sit through even though the lions were dancing right into her face. The program ended with the customary salad tossing.

A packet every Friday...

... arrives home from Mysha's school. Its her work in the week - exploratory and creative - as she learns how to use her mind and hands. As I open the precious trove, one paper after another, I experience a sense of curiosity, not knowing what to expect. Sometimes I feel a trifle disappointed at just seeing some scribblings on paper.... Should I be?... obviously NOT.

A little of her work...

Aditi's b'day

It was the time of the year when Aditi turned three. I remember that Aditis' was the first b'day Mysha attended after we moved to Singapore. The b'day song she knew from then on always include Aditi, till she realised that she could stick in any name in the song! The kiddi party was fun with Mysha getting to navigate on ladders and thru tunnels, playing with bubbles on the route and of course the cak e and the return gift!

Shoe in Lace

Every tried those toys that help get your child acquainted with zips, buttons, laces, etc? They sure throw up some interesting scenes. Mysha, insisted that she put her leg into the cloth shoe designed to teach her how to tie laces. Other times when she unzips the baby suit she peers for a moment to see what is inside ;)