Sealed with a kiss.

Ok don't mind the cliche title - I've just gotten my first one! So finally we have been able to teach you how to kiss. Mommy got 5-7 in one go, and just one for me - am sooooo jealous. Guess that's her payback for all the good that she does for you. Hoping to get a kissy send-off to office on Sunday morning!

Weekend masti

We've been offered outings by our friends & neighbours quite often, but we haven't been too excited to go until today - when we went to Dreamland Aqua park with uncle rob and vicky aunty. Your first encounter with water out of the bath tub was at the beach - but you were scared of that quite much. Today you were like a fish by the end of the day - savoring every moment of being wet.

Mommy's been craving to get herself some water time for ever - but it had never worked out till today. She enjoyed plenty, going on all the crazy rides. And guess what, Daddy braved it too to make it through a couple! Good time it was. Here's some pics.

One year plus, plus

Was going through all the facebook albums of yours - just one year and you have changed soooo much. So much growing up has happened and now we're just trying our level best to catch up.

Opening bottles and spilling water all over yourselves - check!

Opening cupboards and going through the contents, throwing all that doesn't interest (pretty much everything after two seconds) - check!

Getting off from the bed & sofa by yourselves - check!

Fall face-down while attempting above - check!

The Presents!! Yay!!

So there were lots of people at the party, and what lots of gifts they brought. We carried them all back, and the left over food in two carrefour trolleys. Thanks to Tarun uncle to push the trolleys and Kamna aunty to help mommy pack.

The presents were duly displayed next to your play area, once back at home and mommy & I decided to open them only by Sunday the 10th, the actual birthday. But they kept staring at us, packed in all their beautiful packaged glory, till we gave out to temptation and tore each one of them open.

And out came lots of pretty dresses, lovely toys, some jewelry and a blanket!

The Party

So it was a day to remember! Your first birthday party, my first birthday party and mommy's first birthday party went off nicely. We met some people after a very long time, and what a sweet bunch of people. Even though they came late, but everybody made it. Picture this, we were being pushed to pack up and leave by the magic planet staff and there were people still walking in. We could not even feed them cake!

Talking of the cake, the 3 gelato cakes from Bacio Gelato in Al Barsha were a huge hit. And because there were three, people had double and triple helpings. There was fun-fare and there was games, and party. Pity I could not enjoy so much, and I guess also mommy because while I was busy directing the guests to the party till the last minute, mommy was busy trying to shush you and you, scared by the clown I guess, were bawling all through the party.

Guess it would have been better to follow mommy's idea of going for a retreat for the 3 of us - if only the idea did not come so late.

The Planning - 2

So today we decided not to go for a hotel, since mommy wants a fantasy party but not at a fantasy price. And daddy didn't get his act together all this while. (Work has been busy, I am tired, you know the blah)

Went off and paid magic planet - could be a fancy one after all. We will buy fast food from the food court next door, and bring icecream gelato cakes. Everybody would get a 30 AED card for the rides, and voila 2+2 = 4!!

April Fool

Mommy was a sitting duck for this one! I hadn't done this in a long time, but mommy came in too easy. She was lying down next to me, and all 3 of us on the bed when I had just woken up. I changed my name in her mobile address book to Mashreq, and sent sms from my phone informing her that she had won a million dirhams in the march 31st draw. Worked like magic! HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAA!

Only didn't want to hurt my sweetheart so much, so I had put April fool at the end of the same message. Otherwise, mommy was willing to go the full nine yards! Easy peasy!