Scooby, Pickles, Guitar, Fishes..oh my

I like how they put up Book Fairs in schools in the US. Back in my school days in India there was never a concept of Book Fairs in school. There used to be book fairs maybe once or twice a year held in some corner of the city. My parents used to hunt for these types of fairs to take us kids to.
Even in the school libraries, there used to be a period in a week( in 1 week just 30 mins ) called "Library" where we can go sit in the library and browse through the magazines. By the time I figured out a good book to read the school bell would ring. :(
Munchkin loves book fairs. He made a huge wish list and gave it to us. I told him that I was going to give him $25 and he could get howmuchever books he needed provided it doesn't exceed that amount. Imagine my surprise when he asks me "So is the $25 just for books? Or does it include taxes too?" uhhh....I was stunned to silence. When I found my voice I told him it doesn't cover taxes. haha.

Scooby is the latest DVD thats making the rounds at our home. I like Scooby Doo :) I remember munchkin watching "Thomas the Train" and getting really annoyed at the narrators boring voice.
We left violin and learning guitar now. And munchkin loves lemon pickles..which I am totally lovin. I have been trying to make him enjoy spicy Indian food but its a work in progress.
And..We are getting a fish tank for our home :)

March into 2015

I am a bad blogger. IT's been ages since my last post.

When there is a whole of things to write about and you are in a loss for words, stick to bullets. :) They are life savers.

Munchkin at 7..going on 8..

• a serious Wild Kratts Fan. Life's ambitions in his own words - "become a wildlife explorer". His backup plan(you thought there wasn't??!) - Become a zoologist
• Going into the Star wars phase - Does the Jedi moves 
• Started learning violin and gave his first recital ("Mary had a little lamb") but then made up his mind that violin sounds sad. He is learning Guitar now and seems happy about it
• Loves to read. His favorite at the moment - Geronimo Stilton
• I heart - painting, playing in dirt, tennis, soccer, dinosaurs, Scooby-Doo, Harry Potter movies, and Cars..and more cars!!
• Pet Peeves - chick flicks that his sister makes him watch (and that always cracks me up..haha), Legos (never got into it for some reason), playing tag, chapter books with no pictures :) 

Losing Milk teeth

Munchkin has lost his 2 top teeth and now has an adorable lisp :)

5 years an 6 months ol

Munchkin is 5 years an 6 months old...A Kindergartner!!!
Where did the time go? No, Seriously! How did the time fly by?
My kutty(little) baby is no more a kutty baby...but a kutty boy. He is developing a personality of his own and I love watching him grow. Its funny that there are some traits he is carrying forward..like..
He still refuses to eat once he feels he is full( no matter if it is his favorite food/snack)
He is still not into sweets(except Khaju katli). He likes cookies/cakes/candy's though.
He is still shy.He takes some time to warm up to people.
He is still a very keen observer.
He loves music. He still sleeps to me singing "chinna paapa"( a tamil song).

And, he still giggles. Isn't it cute?

bedtime questions

One of those moments that I had to put down....
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Bedtime stories have passed on from me to my mom.The moment munchkin is ready for bed he takes the phone and dials up my mom for his bedtime story.The other day munchkin agreed to take a nap in the afternoon(he is slowly leaving his afternoon naps).When I took him to bed,he said he wanted a story from paati.I said "paati would be sleeping now."
munchkin to me : Is she taking a nap?
Me: "No,but it is bedtime for her. When we wake up,they go to sleep inn India.It is their night time."

Munchkin: "are they nocturnal animals?"

Me: laugh out loud!!

Spring is just round the corner..

I think its a fabulous time of the year though I feel that ever turn of the season.I can see flower buds popping up on the branches of the trees behind my homne and I am pretty excited.
Also excited about our vacation starting tomorrow.Munchkin has been telling everyone that he is going off on an adventure.We have brought some toys and I am going to pack it and take it along with us for munchkin's birthday.A birthday is never complete without atleast one present waiting for you when you wake up.Happy vacation to us..!!

The month that was...

Long time...
Long story....But to cut things short I am going to fall back on my listings mode.
* Our family took turns getting sick.First it was munchkin, then me and then Linux.Just when we thout the circle was complete Munchkin fell sick again but thankfully the order didn't repeat.
* Munchkin had his Valentine's Day party at school.Gave goodies and got back goodies which were mostly candies and it almost felt like Halloween again.
* We had snow almost every week until the last week of Feb.
* Munchkin has made it a rule that we eat as a family on weekends ("just like the Panda bears do") It feels nice sitting down together around the table and eating our lunch.We are still not able to do dinner together.

I had a lot of things on my mind when I started writing this post but for the life of me cant remember any more.March is a special month for us - It has Munchkin's birthdate. We have planned on a surprise Disney World visit. Sunny skies, Here we come!!!