26TH APRIL 2006

Here is Aalya cuddling Ruthie doll (Lauren's cabbage patch doll).

She's just had her hair cut and looks so very grown up!

6TH APRIL 2006

One uppon a tibe dere was a little girl named Charlee.
Charlee did bang her head berry hard and it hurt.
Then she banged her elbow (like this) and it did make her cry. The end.

by Miss Aalya - at bathtime.

3RD APRIL 2006

This is for Keshav, taken from Lauren's blog.

I love Starbucks/Monday's adventure

Me go-ed to darbucks!
Me got a 'chino!

On Monday, Molly, Michael and I went on an adventure.Here are all the things we did:
drove to the train station
bought tickets
caught the train to the city
looked at all the boats at Circular Quay
saw a man pretending to be a statue
had morning tea at Starbucks (where the above photo was taken- I acquired and bought her the baby chino so I could have my own latte fluff!)
Caught the Ferry to Manly
ate McDonalds for Lunch at Manly Beach
Caught a Jetcat back to Circular Quay (they replaced the ferry with a jetcat, we didn't pay extra for the privlege)
Went to a book shop. I got "The 10th Circle" by Jodi Piccoult, Molly got "Spot's Treasure Hunt" by Eric Hill. We both left the book shop happy.
Michael bought the new Queen's on the Stone Age DVD. With MY Visa card... Mikey, you better pay me back!
We caught the train back to Canley Vale, and then drove back to Mum's house.
It was a big day! Molly got to be the princess and be spoiled all day long. She lapped up the attention! She was well behaved all day, and was "not tired" at all (even though she did fall asleep in her pram between the bookshop and the trainstation). It was lovely to make a small person so happy!
Of course, if you ask Molly, we went to the city and saw the "cashew" (statue).
That's It!
Lucky we took lots of digital photos to help her remember everything else.

7TH MARCH 2006

Isn't she cute? Self portrait Tuesday

This is a photo of me with my little friend Molly. I think she is gorgeous.When I'm out with her at the shops, I'm sure people looking at us are thinking that she's my daughter, but she's not! I just borrow her! We went to Gloria Jeans together yesterday. Molly had a great time sitting at the table like a 'big girl', eating a pink cupcake, and spoonfuls of the froth off my latte. She kept looking over to the counter and saying "where's my 'chino?" Her parents buy her babychinos, but I didn't order her one. She kept saying "Lollen, you share with me!", so I was spooning the froth off the top of my coffee for her. When I have children, I am not going to introduce them to milk froth!We are shown here playing with Michael's digital camera.A while ago I taught her how to use our old digital camera- she was so fascinated by telling people to smile, and pressing the button (I did the "pointing" so that the people would actually be in the pictures), and looking at the pictures of them on the screen. Now she loves cameras!If you are 2 it must be great to have a grown up friend to let you take photos!If you are that grown up, it is certainly fun to be part of!I think all grown ups need to have some small friends to show them that ordinary things are fun. Molly thinks that going on the bus is wonderful!I go on buses so often that I don't think about it.Molly also thinks that everything costs $2... I wish she was right!

22ND MARCH 2006

Aalya with my old camera. This was done to enter her in a Mother’s Day competition of a child using a camera. She may not have won, but we know she has a winning smile.

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I left Aalya in the sand pit at pre-school and told her I was going and she asked if I would come back later and I said yes. As I left she stood and the teacher looked worried, but she called out "I love you Arnee Dinnar", and blew big kisses and waves, one of the other teachers suggested that I run, but I said no, we do this with her sister and I think that's what she expects from me, so lots of waving as I was walking away and lots of kisses.

9TH FEBRUARY 2006

We were reading a 'lift the flap book' called Dear Zoo which has an animal on each page.

It goes like this...

I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet. They sent me

(lift the flap and name the animal) a camel!

He was too grumpy, so I sent him back.

So Aalya points and says "there it's baby in its tummy Arnie Ninnar!"

JANUARY 2006

Soraya turns 6 and has her birthday with friends and Lollipops Playland.

Mum and Aalya enjoying birthday cake.

Mirjana with Aalya to the right.

21ST DECEMBER 2005

Here's our Mum helping with the school concert.

Kindergarten school report.

15TH DECEMBER 2005

Here is me Soraya with her face painted. We went to the park behind the school and they were having lots of fun.

6TH DECEMBER 2005

Kindergarten Graduation

2005 ASSORTED SCHOOL PHOTOS FOR 2005

Taken by her teacher.

Soraya and her friend Sarah.

18TH NOVEMBER 2005

Soraya is reading level 20.

3RD NOVEMBER 2005

Aalya said “Look, I have bawbies" (boobies) while in the bath.

Also, if she thought you were doing the wrong thing she would say "naughty you!"

But if you were good, you were a "dood boy!"

Soraya is reading level 12 to 14

OCTOBER 2005

FAMILY PORTRAITS

Don't they look like Westies?

12TH OCTOBER 2005

Comic Conversation -

Aalya (getting out of bath) - "Soraya have bath now."
AD - "Yes"
Aalya - "Why?"
AD - "Because she smells"
Aalya - "Oh dat's weally bad"

5TH OCTOBER 2005

Soraya reading to her sister.

4TH OCTOBER 2005

Making animals was lots of fun.

The girls having dinner together. Isn't Lauren a good sharer?

25TH AUGUST 2005

I went cranky at Aalya (2 1/2) as she tried to get out the lounge room door. I said, "where are you going?" She said "to my room".

BOOK WEEK 2005 AT SCHOOL

This is Miss Wyndham, Soraya's kindergarten teacher. She will have Miss Wyndham for Kindergarten, Year One and Year Two. Underneath this bear outfit lurks a very patient and wise teacher.

Soraya's now reading Level 11.

12TH SEPTEMBER 2005

Soraya came second in her first try at a speaking competition. Lumpy is an elephant soft toy.

Her speech went like this -

The Lumpy Story

Mitey took me to the movies to see the Lumpy movie.

The movie was sad when the Mum died. After the movie Mitey took me to the shop and bought me a Lumpy toy! He's my favourite toy and he sleeps with me every night.

1ST SEPTEMBER 2005

Soraya, by Soraya. 5 years 8 months

31ST AUGUST 2005

Oh, Soraya asked me last night "how do you make a giant pea?" I could think of all the wrong answers, of course, but said nothing. I thought to myself that I guess you'd give him a laxative? It was just that with her veges on her plate she had a small pea and a big pea. Oops!

21ST AUGUST 2005

"I'm going on a venture to the park!"

Soraya's at the front, Aalya with Lauren, then Andrew and Michael 'pushing' the boat but going nowhere!!

10TH AUGUST 2005

"Hurrow Mummie? Id dat you?

Lauren and the girls made turtles. The results are fabulous!

"Dee my durdle?"

"Dee my distars durdle?"

2ND AUGUST 2005

Soraya lost her first tooth today at 5 years and 7 months.

23RD JUNE 2005

Lauren (my daughter) was teaching Aalya how to be a birdie, so she runs around flapping her arms, going "flab, flab, flab"....gorgeous.

Soraya got some spaghetti bolognaise on her sleeve and announced to Lauren that she had "soot" on her sleeve!!

10TH JUNE 2005

Soraya knocked me over!! She read from a book...."The little dragon was a hero. Rascal, said Ben. That was the best trick of all."

What a delight, she rewards my patience every time!

15TH MARCH 2005

Supergirl Aalya 'flying' around the kitchen with Mitey.

Yes, they're tea towels she's wearing!

28TH APRIL 2005

2nd term. Soraya says to Su this morning as they're getting ready... "Do I have to go to school? It makes me so tired" and then did a big sigh. . It's tough being in kindergarten.

11TH MAY 2005

The very funny and talented Mr Peter Combe came to King Park Public School and gave a concert. Don't you just love that shirt??

JANUARY 2005 IN NEW ZEALAND

The girls in the garden.

The girls at the beach.

17TH JANUARY 2005

I experienced today what happens to a little girl's nappy when she goes to a play centre and drinks way too much blue drink!!

4TH JANUARY, 2005

Soraya's 5th birthday cake

WHY A BLOG?
This blog is dedicated to the faraway family and friends of these little girls who live so far away. I feel privileged to see them and care for them and I wanted to share it with you.

Soraya was born on January 4, 2000 and

Aalya was born on March 19, 2003

2ND JUNE 2006

Miss Aalya sitting on Michael's bed playing Nintendo DS, it takes a LOT of concentration!

3 year old Aalya's words and sayings

milk = milt
boobies = boodies
said 'bib' or 'eat' when hungry

dummy = goi goi
sorry = sowwy
Bruce = Buce
Dinnar - Ninnar
Soraya = Yayar


Who did a poo?  Me!

Off to a party 4th March 2006

Soraya at her school's Book Week Celebration 2005 (Kindergarten)

Making 'durdles' (turtles) and dinnertime.

The girls in September 2004.