Photo a Day 5: Not mine

Day 5: Not mine

Yesterday was such a nice full day! By the time I was considering sitting down it was 11pm and I chose to call my parents than browse the web.

For the preschool auction, we made a family donation of an Indian vegetarian meal at home. A family we had never met had bid for it and we met them yesterday evening at our place. They have three kids, a 7, 5, 2 year olds.

What a wonderful time we all had. D was an absolutely wonderful host! I have not seen this side of her in a while. We also haven't hosted anyone (with kids) at our place in a long time. How much she has grown.

The adults sat at the big table with the two year old on the high chair. The three kids sat at their table and they had such serious conversations all spanning which class they go to, how old they are, what they did in school! We just overheard some snippets of their conversations. Kids can really talk! Then they moved on to playing with blocks parallely. When D needed help with something, she asked me as usual. The 5 year old (who is the one who goes to same preschool) offered his help and they are likely to be friends for life! ha!

But my highlight, the two year old's passion for food! Oh my goodness! I have never seen a child more enthusiastic than him over food. The moment he saw there were parathas, rice, curry he just couldn't control his utter joy and came running to all of us in turn with an open mouth! Really, am not kidding! And he ate all the stuff, the spicy, the mild, the yogurt, the raita! For those who don't know, my daughter eats as to do a favor for me. I really couldn't stop staring! lol...

It's also been a while since I cooked seriously. Not just putting something together last minute. So, the whole day, while N entertained D at the playground and the car wash, I cooked and cleaned and enjoyed my peace. But I also offered something not made by me - different types of Indian bread - chapatis, paratha, and onion naan.

Photo Day 6: Taste of Spring

Day 6: Taste of Spring

I couldn't figure out what foods reminded me of spring. I grew up with two seasons hot & very hot season (in Hyderabad). Rome was the first city where I experienced spring and its signature was the colourful flowers everywhere - overflowing from flower pots from the tiniest of balconies to the all out presentation on the Spanish Steps.

Just unbelievably spectacular it was! Then we headed to Singapore and later Malaysia where it was either rainy or very rainy season year round. Hawai'i, well, was just perfect weather year round with rain once in a while - has to be to be called a rainbow state!

So, for me spring is all about flowers. The colours of it flowing everywhere. I do miss the colours overflowing through every balcony bit but hey, there are so many trees lined up on streets everywhere it's just as wonderful! After a long drawn out winter, seeing flowers is so refreshing on one's eyes! It also feels well-earned!

And out of all the colours that we see, somehow white flowers just stand out!

I did have a pic of D covered in sand, head-to-toe from last week as the sandbox at preschool is officially open! But it came to blurred to see anything! That has become our official opening of spring post-childbirth! :)

But nothing beats the flowers!