Catching Up!

After being out of circulation (blog & facebook) for nearly 4 months.. we are back online! We tried various vendors for Internet connection. Nothing worked.. finally got one (Tata Indicom Photon+) that does not require a wired connection today. Hooray!

4 months is a lot to catch up on.. here we go

We took our summer vacation to Darjeeling end of April. Had a fabulous time! The L&T guest house was great and the hospitality even better. The locals were extremely friendly & the scenery breathtaking.



The kids then went with Grandma and Grandpa to chennai. First time ever Keerthu stayed away from me and first time ever for Kavya to stay longer than 1 night. They adjusted really well and had a great time.



Kavya went back to school after the vacation and again in July we took a mini break to Chennai to visit my parents, my sis and her kid. Had a pooja at home and here are some pics with all of us together..


& now I am all caught up :-)

Murud - beach Resort Mini Vacation

It was great to get away for a day from the city and be together as a family. The kids had a blast. The relaxation even if it was brief was great! This was Keerthu's first swim and she was a champ! Kavya is a water baby..


We went to a village called Murudh which is roughly 130kms away from Navi Mumbai. It was a 4hr drive while going 'cos we misjudged the country roads. We had booked for a 1/2 day at the Golden Swan Country Club. An excellent resort with great service and fantastic ambience. The resort is right on the beach - so its essentially private. They have a play area for the kids with all the essentials. The best past is that the cell phones do not work. Even if it does it is very intermittent. Perfect for family time.

Keerthu thrilled to wear the swim suit and get out :-)

Kavya someone how into the baby swing but could not get out!


Both enjoying the swing

Impatiently waiting for papa to come,

Dragging him to the sea


Keerthu asking me to stop taking pictures and take her to the water :-)

Splashing


Posing but impatient to run to the water again
Salt got into my mouth yuck.. she refused to set foot into the water again!

Playing the sand

Bargain Hunt!

We went to the wholesale shops last weekend and got some summer dresses for K & K at dirt cheap prices. 15 rs a piece -> 30 cents. Not sure how long they will last but it looks grt for the price..

Keerthu posing as a Hawaiian beauty :-)


Dancing..

Posing together

Excuse keerthu's legs as she just emerged from a selft given powder bath :-)

Cow Girl!

We were playing dress up last weekend and keerthu got dressed as a cow girl!

cutie...



Here is Kavya dressed in the same outfit in her 2 yr old portrait..

From Kavya 2yr Portraits

Visit to the mall

We went to the kid's play area in the mall last weekend and as usual they had a blast! Had to bribe them with cotton candy and what-not to drag them out.. Keerthu was thrilled to run around and went about chatting to strangers and charming them with her beautiful smile :-)

Ready to leave..

Had a blast in this mini carousel.. Keerthu had to be peeled away! She kept pointing to the payment slot to re-run..



Riding the princess carriage..

Princess bus (what else?)

Helicopter..

Graduation Day!

Kavya graduated from Nursery to Junior KG. yay!!! Feb 14th was her graduation day ceremony. Her graduation outfit was a princess dress with a head band and wand :-) Kartik could not make it so it just mama and Kavya!

All dressed up.. she wanted pearls to match the beads in her dress :-)

Grainy pic of Kavya dancing.

Tree pic in her class with all the kids. Kavya's pic is highlighted.

Playtime

Kavya and Keerthu's cousin Aditya had visited us for the housewarming and they had a great time with each other.

Playing in the play area -


View from the playarea-


Kiddos-