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Pics of Mona at her grandpa's birthday
Those pics were actually taken on Tuesday 23 Oct, but have been busy and then got sick, and completely forgot to share it with you all.
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Enjoy.
New dress and hat
Mona in her new dress, new sandals, and new hat.
And Mona having fun at her grandpa's house.
And Mona having fun at her grandpa's house.
Celebration of the Birth of the Báb
For the celebration of the birth of the Báb, we went to our old Baha'i community in West Torrens.
We had such a great time meeting the dear friends there and everyone was so surprised to see how big Mona is now.
Needless to say that Mona was so happy and excited to be there! It was impossible to keep her still for 2 mins consecutive!! She just wanted to get down and run around and play with all the kids there!!
It's getting harder and harder to keep her quiet and still during the devotional part!! lol...
After the celebration we went to Mona's grandma's house for cake and coffee and of course Mona enjoyed the cake (see video below!!)
Here are some pics of Mona at the celebration in West Torrens:
We had such a great time meeting the dear friends there and everyone was so surprised to see how big Mona is now.
Needless to say that Mona was so happy and excited to be there! It was impossible to keep her still for 2 mins consecutive!! She just wanted to get down and run around and play with all the kids there!!
It's getting harder and harder to keep her quiet and still during the devotional part!! lol...
After the celebration we went to Mona's grandma's house for cake and coffee and of course Mona enjoyed the cake (see video below!!)
Here are some pics of Mona at the celebration in West Torrens:
At the beach house today...
Today was another warm and sunny day.
We spent the afternoon at Glenelg beach, (with Ajay & his parents) on the playground and then went to the beach house and had dinner and ice cream on Jetty Road and back to the beach house for some more fun with the kids.
The weather got chill pretty soon after the sun had set. That's the only thing i hate about south Australia, the weather changes so quickly!!!
Here are some pics of this morning at home and of this afternoon at the beach house and ice cream after dinner at the restaurant:
We spent the afternoon at Glenelg beach, (with Ajay & his parents) on the playground and then went to the beach house and had dinner and ice cream on Jetty Road and back to the beach house for some more fun with the kids.
The weather got chill pretty soon after the sun had set. That's the only thing i hate about south Australia, the weather changes so quickly!!!
Here are some pics of this morning at home and of this afternoon at the beach house and ice cream after dinner at the restaurant:
Football Fever
Hubby is having fever right now... footy fever that is....
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the Grand Final of the Aussie Footy Season.
Our team, Port Adelaide aka Power, is in the finals against Geelong.
Last time they won the grand final was in 2004, we are hoping that they will win again this year!!
Our main entrance outside of the house has balloons in the colors of the team!!
Our living room has balloons, streamers, flags, poster and scarps of the team all around the house!!!
Tomorrow, we are having barbecue with friends & family at home and after lunch we are all going to put on our team t-shirts and sit in front of the plasma TV and watch the game, crossing our fingers for the team to win of course and protecting our ears from all the screaming and cheering that the guys will be doing... lol... this should be fun... did i mentioned that the game is on at the same time that Mona usually has her nap... lol...
Gooooooooo POWER!!!!!
Weekend Update
A lot happened this weekend.... so here is a somewhat quick and brief update...
On Saturday morning we received the gifts my parents sent for us through a dear friend who recently visited Mauritius and i must say the 3 of us were really pleased and happy!!!
Mona got the most gorgeous bracelet. It's gold (of course... as if mum would ever get jewellery that is not gold... lol) and it has a beautiful inscription of her name on it with cute little leaves on each side. (I tried to take pics of it, but it didn't come out quite clear).
Mona just loves the bracelet!! I made her tried it on on Saturday and she just wouldn't let me take it off...
The funny thing is that it has been quite a while now that i wanted to get Mona a gold bracelet with her name on it, and all the places we've looked at, either they were too big for her or way too expensive for the quality of gold.
It's really beautiful mom, thank you so much for such a gorgeous gift.
Before lunch, we went out to the beach and playground and let Mona run around and play with the other kids there. She loves going to the playground at the beach. She really loves the beach, as soon as she sees the ocean, she yells "Oob Oob Oob" which is water in Persian!! lol... She loves running on the beach and going towards the waves and running back to not let the waves catch her... lol... She would also squat down to look at the shells and different rocks on the beach and of course wave and say hello to everyone that she meets and run after the dogs!! lol...
In the afternoon, after Mona's nap, we went and dropped her to her grandma's place as we were going to the semi-final of the footy game. The game started at 4pm and it was Port-Adelaide (our team) vs the Kangaroos. We left early as it was going to be a very big and crowded game.
Little did we know that everyone else also left early....
We were stuck in traffic since 2.30pm and the game started at 4pm. We didn't even get parking close to the stadium and had to park on the main street on the other side of the West Lake. It took us 30mins to walk to the stadium at a fairly fast pace... We did make it just on time and sat down on our seats just as the game started.
It was the most exciting game of footy that i have even been too or even watch on tv!! The stadium was full, about 50000 people, mostly supporters of Port-Adelaide team. The crowd was so fantastic and i found myself yelling and supporting the team from the top of my lungs.... lol.
Of course we won!! By a smashing 80points difference and made it to the grand final next week. But the finals are in Melbourne, so we wont get to go to that one!!
After the game we had to walk back another 30mins to get to the car and funny thing was that the walk didn't seem that bad then... Then we drove home with the flag of the team out the windows lol... till we went to pick up Mona.
Apparently Mona had a great time too, she went shopping with grandma and granddad, had Hungry Jack (sort of like McDonald's) and even drank coke, she went to visit her little cousins (Negin and Omeed) and played and had fun all evening.
She was really happy to see her though when we came to pick her up... lol
On Sunday, which was another hot and sunny day, we went out to the beach and playground with Mona and she really had a great time playing ball with us. She was so happy to see the birds and run after the dogs.. lol.
I'll try to upload videos of Mona at the playground and the videos of the game, in a different post, cause i am really tired and need sleep.
On Saturday morning we received the gifts my parents sent for us through a dear friend who recently visited Mauritius and i must say the 3 of us were really pleased and happy!!!
Mona got the most gorgeous bracelet. It's gold (of course... as if mum would ever get jewellery that is not gold... lol) and it has a beautiful inscription of her name on it with cute little leaves on each side. (I tried to take pics of it, but it didn't come out quite clear).
Mona just loves the bracelet!! I made her tried it on on Saturday and she just wouldn't let me take it off...
The funny thing is that it has been quite a while now that i wanted to get Mona a gold bracelet with her name on it, and all the places we've looked at, either they were too big for her or way too expensive for the quality of gold.
It's really beautiful mom, thank you so much for such a gorgeous gift.
Before lunch, we went out to the beach and playground and let Mona run around and play with the other kids there. She loves going to the playground at the beach. She really loves the beach, as soon as she sees the ocean, she yells "Oob Oob Oob" which is water in Persian!! lol... She loves running on the beach and going towards the waves and running back to not let the waves catch her... lol... She would also squat down to look at the shells and different rocks on the beach and of course wave and say hello to everyone that she meets and run after the dogs!! lol...
In the afternoon, after Mona's nap, we went and dropped her to her grandma's place as we were going to the semi-final of the footy game. The game started at 4pm and it was Port-Adelaide (our team) vs the Kangaroos. We left early as it was going to be a very big and crowded game.
Little did we know that everyone else also left early....
We were stuck in traffic since 2.30pm and the game started at 4pm. We didn't even get parking close to the stadium and had to park on the main street on the other side of the West Lake. It took us 30mins to walk to the stadium at a fairly fast pace... We did make it just on time and sat down on our seats just as the game started.
It was the most exciting game of footy that i have even been too or even watch on tv!! The stadium was full, about 50000 people, mostly supporters of Port-Adelaide team. The crowd was so fantastic and i found myself yelling and supporting the team from the top of my lungs.... lol.
Of course we won!! By a smashing 80points difference and made it to the grand final next week. But the finals are in Melbourne, so we wont get to go to that one!!
After the game we had to walk back another 30mins to get to the car and funny thing was that the walk didn't seem that bad then... Then we drove home with the flag of the team out the windows lol... till we went to pick up Mona.
Apparently Mona had a great time too, she went shopping with grandma and granddad, had Hungry Jack (sort of like McDonald's) and even drank coke, she went to visit her little cousins (Negin and Omeed) and played and had fun all evening.
She was really happy to see her though when we came to pick her up... lol
On Sunday, which was another hot and sunny day, we went out to the beach and playground with Mona and she really had a great time playing ball with us. She was so happy to see the birds and run after the dogs.. lol.
I'll try to upload videos of Mona at the playground and the videos of the game, in a different post, cause i am really tired and need sleep.
Kisses and Hugs to 'Abdu'l-Bahá
This evening the cutest thing happened....
It was Mona's bedtime and as usual we go through our routine which consists of, getting comfy in mum's arms, reading a story book, then sitting up in the bed to say our night prayers, then kissing goodnight to Mummy and Kaloo, then saying goodnight to 'Abdu'l-Bahá (usually by waving at the picture frame of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the shelf) and get tucked in and all set to sleep...
But tonight, after saying goodnight and kissing mummy and kaloo, Mona insisted to kiss 'Abdul'-Bahá! She was pointing at the picture frame and saying 'Abhá - Abhá' and making kissing sounds with her little mouth...
So I got up and brought her the picture frame of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
She immediately took it and started kissing 'Abdu'l-Bahá! She had a huge smile on her face, so happy that she could finally kiss 'Abhá'. Then she started talking to 'Abhá', still smiling, then continued to kissing and followed by a big big hug to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Then she went on to kissing 'Abdu'l-Bahá again and again...
After 5 mins of kissing, I said, "ok it's bed time, Mona go 'dodo' (sleep) now", I tried to take the picture frame back from her and she just wouldn't let me.... she had such a strong grip on it and pulled it back towards her, then she started to show me that she was not happy about it... she then took the picture frame and started to put it under her blanket (on the opposite side from where I was, so that I couldn't reach it!!!)....
I guess she wanted to sleep with 'Abdu'l-Bahá by her side...
I finally managed to take the picture frame from her by allowing her to give a last kiss goodnight to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. She looked at me very carefully while I was putting the picture frame back into it's place, to make sure that 'Abdu'l-Bahá wasn't going anywhere, and then waved and said: "Byyyeeee Abhá".
It was indeed a very cute little special moment between my daughter and 'Abdu'l-Bahá!
It was Mona's bedtime and as usual we go through our routine which consists of, getting comfy in mum's arms, reading a story book, then sitting up in the bed to say our night prayers, then kissing goodnight to Mummy and Kaloo, then saying goodnight to 'Abdu'l-Bahá (usually by waving at the picture frame of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the shelf) and get tucked in and all set to sleep...
But tonight, after saying goodnight and kissing mummy and kaloo, Mona insisted to kiss 'Abdul'-Bahá! She was pointing at the picture frame and saying 'Abhá - Abhá' and making kissing sounds with her little mouth...
So I got up and brought her the picture frame of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
She immediately took it and started kissing 'Abdu'l-Bahá! She had a huge smile on her face, so happy that she could finally kiss 'Abhá'. Then she started talking to 'Abhá', still smiling, then continued to kissing and followed by a big big hug to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Then she went on to kissing 'Abdu'l-Bahá again and again...
After 5 mins of kissing, I said, "ok it's bed time, Mona go 'dodo' (sleep) now", I tried to take the picture frame back from her and she just wouldn't let me.... she had such a strong grip on it and pulled it back towards her, then she started to show me that she was not happy about it... she then took the picture frame and started to put it under her blanket (on the opposite side from where I was, so that I couldn't reach it!!!)....
I guess she wanted to sleep with 'Abdu'l-Bahá by her side...
I finally managed to take the picture frame from her by allowing her to give a last kiss goodnight to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. She looked at me very carefully while I was putting the picture frame back into it's place, to make sure that 'Abdu'l-Bahá wasn't going anywhere, and then waved and said: "Byyyeeee Abhá".
It was indeed a very cute little special moment between my daughter and 'Abdu'l-Bahá!
Friday Night Dinner VS Barbecue
Tonight our usual 'Friday Night Dinner' at Mona's grandma's house got cancelled.
So we were feeling a little bit sad that we wouldn't see our little nephew Ajay and his parents, so we decided to invite them over for a barbecue at our house, as the weather was pretty hot for a spring day.
We had lots of fun together....
While the husbands were busy cooking, the mum's played with the kids and set the table.
The kids really enjoyed playing outside in the back yard and on the bikes and later on inside on the slide.
We also ate outside under the pergola.
We had lovely yummy healthy food, such as grilled chicken, patties and sausages with grilled veggies (mushrooms, capsicums, onions) and cold and fresh salad.
After the dinner, we went inside for tea and coffee and sweets.
We had a lovely evening, and we really missed Mamani and Hamidi!!
Here are some pics....
So we were feeling a little bit sad that we wouldn't see our little nephew Ajay and his parents, so we decided to invite them over for a barbecue at our house, as the weather was pretty hot for a spring day.
We had lots of fun together....
While the husbands were busy cooking, the mum's played with the kids and set the table.
The kids really enjoyed playing outside in the back yard and on the bikes and later on inside on the slide.
We also ate outside under the pergola.
We had lovely yummy healthy food, such as grilled chicken, patties and sausages with grilled veggies (mushrooms, capsicums, onions) and cold and fresh salad.
After the dinner, we went inside for tea and coffee and sweets.
We had a lovely evening, and we really missed Mamani and Hamidi!!
Here are some pics....
House Shopping
Since spring is here, we have been going for walks on the beach near to our house.
The houses on the esplanade (facing the sea) are really beautiful and modern houses and each house we go by, we would say I want this one, no, i want that one, etc... Of course those houses are very very expensive (we are talking in millions here!!!)
There is this house however, that is brand new and modern and for sale and hubby has been having his eyes on it. Today it was open for inspection for prospect buyers and of course we were the first ones there to go see it.
It was so beautiful and perfect!!
It's on 3 level, just like an apartment. It's not too big but has so many modern features, and lots of hidden spaces, it also has it's own lift and ducted vacuum on all the floors!!
It's got 3 bedrooms all with its own ensuite (toilets & bathroom) and built-in wardrobes!!
The main bedroom has a jacuzzi. The view from the main bedroom is stunningly beautiful... imagine waking up by the gentle seaside breeze and blue deep horizon!!
On the first floor there is a huge garage which leads to a smaller living area with a small kitchenette and the back yard. The back yard isn't big, but who needs a back yard when the beach is your front yard and with two parks and playground on both sides of the block!!
After seeing this house, i really want one just like that and definitely want to live by the beach!!!
Anyway... dreams can come true.... well one day, maybe..... who knows.....!!!
The houses on the esplanade (facing the sea) are really beautiful and modern houses and each house we go by, we would say I want this one, no, i want that one, etc... Of course those houses are very very expensive (we are talking in millions here!!!)
There is this house however, that is brand new and modern and for sale and hubby has been having his eyes on it. Today it was open for inspection for prospect buyers and of course we were the first ones there to go see it.
It was so beautiful and perfect!!
It's on 3 level, just like an apartment. It's not too big but has so many modern features, and lots of hidden spaces, it also has it's own lift and ducted vacuum on all the floors!!
It's got 3 bedrooms all with its own ensuite (toilets & bathroom) and built-in wardrobes!!
The main bedroom has a jacuzzi. The view from the main bedroom is stunningly beautiful... imagine waking up by the gentle seaside breeze and blue deep horizon!!
On the first floor there is a huge garage which leads to a smaller living area with a small kitchenette and the back yard. The back yard isn't big, but who needs a back yard when the beach is your front yard and with two parks and playground on both sides of the block!!
After seeing this house, i really want one just like that and definitely want to live by the beach!!!
Anyway... dreams can come true.... well one day, maybe..... who knows.....!!!
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