tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72773273112773086212024-02-19T21:39:58.077+05:30Life with Liya and ZainPrecious Moments, Musings & Makings from little Liya's life!Liyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232584643328769128noreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-36720885466665011322016-01-10T12:36:00.000+05:302016-03-04T14:03:29.316+05:30Project 365: Week 1
Hi,
Last year, we completely missed Project 365 - a random pic a day through the year. This year, we are going to catch little Z growing up, every single day. :)
We will not be sharing photos of his sis's face, as she is no more a baby. Looking forward to a fantastic year, IA!
Day 1: At maternal grand parents home. All sleepy after a second head shave. We had scheduled his circumcision for MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-73339203071895916192015-11-24T10:36:00.000+05:302016-03-04T11:29:01.618+05:30Baby Zee @ 1 month
Hi All,
Baby Zee is growing good so far. He is now 45 days old. We just had his first dose of vaccination yesterday and he did turn out be a cranky boy afterwards. He cried for hours, clung to Mama for 3-4 hours until his pain subsided.
His first smile was 26 days old, on 6th Nov for the first time. He is not yet generous with his smiles though. He is weighing 4.5 kg and 55 cm length, which MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-84480631786009182712015-11-18T11:58:00.000+05:302016-03-04T12:00:01.095+05:30Meeting cousins for the first time!
Z's first meeting with his cousins (my SIL's two daughters).
We had nice time with a house full of people to pamper L and Z.
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-21092373554049769552015-11-13T11:13:00.000+05:302016-03-04T11:13:25.864+05:307th Day, Clean head!
As per Islamic tradition, we've got Baby Z's birth hair shaved on 7th day of birth, same as we did for his sister. It was of course challenging to find someone to shave his head, right here in Bangalore. This is such a common ritual in Muslim families in Kerala, and so it was never such a tiring experience to find one. We finally managed to get a young man through my baby sitter. He did a MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-53772020883731950162015-11-08T15:36:00.000+05:302016-03-04T10:54:25.590+05:30Introducing Baby Zee
Dear All,
It's been almost a year, just can't imagine how fast time flew by. A lot have changed in life. I have grown into a 6 year old little lady, moved to Grade 1 and so far doing great with academics. Mama was having an extremely busy year at work.
By the way, I am here to share a wonderful with you. Alhamdulillah, I have become a big sister to a little boy, let's call him baby Zee. Our MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-82307264932089503472014-12-21T17:38:00.000+05:302014-12-29T17:54:30.465+05:30Project 365 :: Week 51
Day 348: Mama and Papa attending Palliative care training. Girl is busy drawing cards for attendees.
Day 349: New diary from Mama's new office
Day 350: Invite from girl's school for junior showcase. We are eagerly looking forward to.
Day 351: Girl seelping.. lol!
Day 352: Girl's new set of books - level 1!
Day 353: Girl's program at junior showcase
Day 354: ON the way to home to spent MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-47388996418193853562014-12-14T10:51:00.000+05:302014-12-30T10:52:00.756+05:30Project 365 :: Week 50
Day 341: Random click in the afternoon
Day 342: Girl's drawing
Day 343: Girl's new Hindi book. She is going to learn Hindi now.
Day 344: Girl made a doll from sponge.
Day 345: Girl's drawing of her friends
Day 346: Girl's drawing of a chef
Day 347: With girl at HBS dialysis center volunteering for a program.
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-19025353011812092062014-12-07T17:09:00.000+05:302014-12-29T17:11:33.224+05:30Project 365 :: Week 49
Day 334: An early Bday card for Mom. In fact she could not resist showing this to mama.
Day 335: Baloon time
Day 336: Mama is reading....
Day 337: Girl's fabric painting...
Day 338: On Mama's birthday
Day 339: Girl got this smiley from the school for being "quiet" and she painted it.
Day 340: Cold is running at home. Vaporiser is too busy too.
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-30549967168077495132014-11-30T17:04:00.000+05:302014-12-29T17:05:03.474+05:30Project 365: Week 48
Day 326: New guest at home
Day 327: New one from the school to learn place value
Day 228: Girl's making - a guitar
Day 229: Cilantro leaves growing at home
Day 230: Recycling old newspaper
Day 331: Gril's new drawing
Day 332: Girl made from the school.
Day 333: Old newspaper recycling with S aunt!
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-82458545518625214112014-11-09T16:54:00.000+05:302014-12-29T17:04:53.648+05:30Project 365 :: Week 45
Day 313: Mom in the exam hall.
Day 314: Evening walk in the park
Day 315: With girl at paediatrician.
Day 316: Girl's making when Papa was away.
Day 317: Girl's teacher's gift on children's day.
Day 318: Pappa bought from Chennai
Day 319: Girl's drawing!
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-66252723670639753422014-11-01T12:22:00.000+05:302014-11-01T12:24:38.244+05:30Project 365 :: Week 44
Day 299: A rose we bought from Russel market. Mama's gift to L.
Day 300: Girl's another drawing - this time on whiteboard.
Day 301: Little mommy is busy teaching her bunch of children.
Day 302: Craft-a-holic little girl
Day 303: Unniyappams from our kitchen....
Day 304: Tandoori chicken, anyone in?
Day 305: Back to basics - girl is busy with puzzles MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-81270659315708288222014-10-12T10:02:00.000+05:302014-10-12T17:04:59.721+05:30My Sunday Photo | 12 Oct 2014
5 year old's paintings on her birthday...
MySundayPhoto
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-4147389677111949012014-10-11T12:34:00.000+05:302014-10-12T07:00:10.354+05:30Project 365: Week 41
Day 278: Henna on Eid
Day 279: At Granny's place in Eid outfit
Day 280: Back to Bangalore.. early in the morning!
Day 281: A huge butterfly and its life cycle drawing by little artist
Day 282: New toy, new passion - learning to play chess
Day 283: A letter to her friend Lavanya, written without assistance (and hence spelling errors).
Day 283: Yay! Our MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-81628829474305549282014-10-05T11:30:00.000+05:302014-10-11T16:30:43.648+05:30Project 365 :: Week 40
Day 271: The artist back in action... Best way to spent a busy weekend
Day 272: Mama restarted morning walk. A random click from jogging track!
Day 273: Girl's latest drawing
Day 274: On the way to railway station, heading to Kerala to celebrate eid with family. A random click while waiting for the cab.
Day 275: Back home, here is my nephew in action!
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-86366849832989583592014-09-28T19:53:00.000+05:302014-10-12T19:55:49.659+05:30Project 365 | Week 39
Day 264: All tired... a click in between eid shopping
Day 265: Girl is busy with home work
Day 266: One home, three people, 6+ bags - all set to leave home in the morning
267: Yet another drawing by girl, a handprint giraffe - Loved it
Day 268: Mom stuck in office due to heavy rain with no umbrella and no car - dad and girl had to come and pick mom. A click on the way back MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-72283123650347772792014-08-30T22:14:00.000+05:302014-09-06T06:54:16.763+05:30Toy train ride with Nilgiri Mountain railway
An incredibly late post is finally up, yay!
During our Ooty trip in last April, we had an exhilarating ride over Niligiri mountains on Ooty's popular toy train. This historic railway line has been operating since 1899 (founded during British rule in India) and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India.
These rare locomotive steam trains run from Ooty to Mettupalayam, MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-54095749060953043632014-08-30T19:11:00.000+05:302014-09-01T09:04:29.607+05:30Project 365 :: Week 35
Day 236: Watching sunset from our corridor...
Day 237: Girl is attempting a new art on a paper plate
Day 238: Girl's new drawing– an elephant near a mountain and a smiling sun is peeking through...
Day 239: We spotted him today at the play area. Kids had loads of fun watching him!
Day 240: Girl's new art.. she cut, pasted and drew the decorations alone.
Day 241: Parenting a kindergartner? MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-17361339963918057102014-08-12T16:57:00.002+05:302014-08-13T21:46:49.197+05:30India's Independence Day
India is celebrating 68th Independence day on 15th Aug. Over the weekend, we were playing with the tricolor...
Tricolor chain and heart for the country! When I said L that we will be using these three colors for the weekend craft, she said "that's the color of our national flag". I am proud of her that at this age she knows a lot. :)
LetKidsBeKids
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-82392913016642147572014-08-10T09:19:00.002+05:302014-08-10T09:54:16.786+05:30My Sunday Photo :: Silent Sunday | 10 Aug 2014
My Sunday Photo
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-25656813057361703062014-08-10T09:06:00.002+05:302014-08-10T09:54:53.813+05:30Project 365: Week 32
Day 215: Girl's new construction. Dad helped with the chair and background is from her imagination.
Day 216: Friendship day band made at the school and gifted by a friend.
Day 217: We spotted him in the garden today.
Day 218: Girl's drawing today
Day 219: Girl's drawing - her classroom with two teachers and 20 friends. Just noticed that aya seems to be MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-31258351448409480792014-08-05T08:22:00.002+05:302014-08-07T13:02:27.372+05:30Eid Craft
Eid is the celebration marking the end of Ramadan, the fasting month, for muslims around the globe. L and I did some quick craft work around eid. Sharing it below.
These little red seeds are natural ones found extensively in Kerala. Kids usually fall in love with these beautiful beads. We collected these during our summer vacation back home.
Post our craft activity L tried to make herMumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-26254864361139217192014-08-03T07:02:00.000+05:302014-08-03T14:44:48.876+05:30My Sunday Photo/ Silent Sunday :: 03 Aug 2014
MySundayPhoto and Silent Sunday
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-31200930741204621822014-08-03T06:00:00.000+05:302014-08-03T08:49:05.303+05:30Project 365 :: Week 31
Day 208: At Kerala to celebrate Eid with family. It's been pouring down like anything. Look at the flower from MIL's collection.
Day 209: Henna decoration on hands to celebrate eid on next day. Mummy's "art" on little hands.
Day 210: Girl on her Eid special outfit; all set to head to eid gah (prayer ground) to attend prayer.
Day 211: Back to Bangalore to find our plants drying offMumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-64583811153254663952014-08-02T09:03:00.002+05:302014-08-05T11:05:42.305+05:30Doddabetta Peak - Ooty
Pictures from Doddabeta Peak, Ooty, the highest peak of South India!
Telescope House
Local goodie vendors...
Fresh carrots...
Mom and Girl
More from Ooty trip here.
MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277327311277308621.post-70115711696549643322014-08-01T07:00:00.000+05:302014-08-04T06:11:03.193+05:30Tales from KG2 - 2 :: Beauty
Beauty is a term which needs a major re-definition, I suppose. It's high time we have to "un-learn, re-learn and re-define" it.
What made me think so? Nothing but whining of my preschooler.
Scene 1: We were walking towards our apartment after picking L from school bus. The worried girl asked me:
"Mama, do you think I have dark circles around my eyes?"
Mom: "What??? dark circle?? How did MumLee http://www.blogger.com/profile/07557555452315044757noreply@blogger.com23