Tuesday, September 25, 2012

For the love of balloons.....

23rd September, 2012

Birthdays remind you that time slips through your fingers so fast, even before you make plans of how to spend it!

The little one is already 3! She decided her cake, her purple dress, the pinata and had a long list of her friends to be invited to her party. The last year has been a very challenging one for her - new place, friends and experiences. She now knows when she is in trouble and when she can have her say. And not to forget preschool, which requires an altogether different post...maybe posts? And I'm proud that she has braved it all, far better than what I had hoped for. 

I also know that somehow I will still be treated to plenty of 'mom' moments for years to come. I don't think she can stop surprising us :) When the decorations began on Saturday evening, she came jumping and laughing to tell me that they are sticking alphabets in the wall, which is in fact was the 'Happy Birthday' banner. She was beyond words when she saw all the balloons in the morning. The moment she saw the cake, she didn't want anything else to eat and couldn't understand why we had to wait! She had a proud and stifled smile when she finally cut her long awaited Dora cake! And everything that followed was so quick. She was happy, cranky, running, crying and everything that you could hope for in an excited 3 year old in a midst of 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Our backyard was very colorful this afternoon. And the food was great with so many people helping out physically and virtually :) We did miss our families back home but never felt alone. We had an awesome group of friends come over and they definitely made it a memorable birthday for Adhya.

A big thank you to everyone who made the day even more colorful!

I cannot believe that she is 3. But I'm that way. I never believed that she was already born, already 1 or already 2. It will take time :) But to us, she will always remain the girl who can identify the color brown only as 'brown bear' color and not 'brown'! And the one who wants to hold 5 balloons at the same time!

6 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to your little princess!! I would have loved to see some pictures of the birthday party!! My son's 4th birthday is coming up tomorrow and this is the first time we're having a 'proper' party!! And like Adhya, he just can't wait to cut his cake!

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    1. Thank you Fab... I'll send you the pics :) Hope your little one had a great time too :)

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  2. Awesome party Ramya. The princess was really excited with the
    Dora cake and loved to play with balloons..It was an amazing party with all the kids jumping around...playing with the balloons.

    Seriously Ramya...how do they grow so fast...and every year you see a cute lil personality developing in them that has its own mind..its own liking..its own wants..sigh that we can no more decide on what they will wear or eat :(

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    1. true Anu.... it was fun... must thank the weather too :)yes, they already have strong personalaties.... i'm already dreading teenage :)

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  3. Ramya, first time on your blog, what a heartfelt post! My daughter recently turned 3. Belated birthday wishes to your doll!

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    1. thank you Poonam :)let's see if 3 is adventurous as 2 :)

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