Annoying parents

Ashwin said thru written teeth this was his worst saraswathy  Poona ever coz he has two annoying parents!
We were laughing.
All this coz we said he had to respectfully for the pooja and  not slouch!

Akshaya dances

So gracefully
I admit I was bursting with pride
I feel here was the best dance haha! And she the best dancer
I'm always so unbiased hehe!

Thank God for giving me these sweet souls and for giving them music dance song and opportunities to perform for you

You'd miss me too much

You won't eat me up coz you'd miss me too much if I was gone
Says the four year old after I threatened to gobble her up

And I'm silenced
For days after actually
So unbearable is the thought
My light my love

Why do you assume you know how others feel

Pachak. Slapped in the face by my 7 year old.
He said he didn't like the performance the day  before.
I was telling him he enjoyed the performance just that he was tired and he said no he didn't.
Then he asked tearfully
Why do you assume you know everyone's feelings!
Wow. I stopped. I said ok I shouldn't. Why didn't you like it? And he explained! For  his explanation o surmised he didn't enjoy oddissi! I was duly checked.  

Akshaya and math

Had a talk with baby girl. She doesn't like math.
I told her it's okay to hate math  less of a burden right. To know it's okay to hate it. Instead of feeling I should be loving it but I don't.
Also that she can drop math at jc.  Just for her to know she has options.
Then she's set herself a target. Which is good. But she's hard on herself for not hitting it
So had a talk about targets. . Good for setting dierection. But process of getting there more Important than the target. This is how good kids get super stressed!

Akshaya and math

Had a talk with baby girl. She doesn't like math.
I told her it's okay to hate math  less of a burden right. To know it's okay to hate it. Instead of feeling I should be loving it but I don't.
Also that she can drop mah

Ashwin first navarathiri performance

Ashwin sang for his first navarathiri performance.
Three lovely songs
Vibrant Thalam podurathu. His thigh must have hurt with the slapping
He went straight to the centre mike and Sat down.
Sang loud and lustily.  Gustily.  Whispered to his friend (which we could all hear on the mike) that he was very good in this next song.
A real delight!
Such confidence and enthusiasm! 
Well dome ashwin!

Frozed

I'm frozed aatha she says
I left  my sunglasses in theys  car. Then I took it back from theys car!
I chos pink for the sail then I chos  blue and green.

These are the delightful mispronunciations aishu says now at age 4.5. I lo e them a d cherish them knowing they will only last so long
Now I don't hear her thatikodumi anymore.  And other cute stuff I don't even recall.
I want to catch each of these and freeze them. Store them in clear jars and look at them whenever I can.
Let's go cookly aatha. Cookly cookly. Melt heart melt!

My sweet ashwin

My ashwin says
In his own way
That it kind of sucks
That its the days he has no extra
Activities that I'm home late

I.e.
There's nothing to distract him
From my absence
Those days

He knows just how to say it