Diya's First Haircut

The time has finally come for Diya to get her first hair cut. So far so good, but then came the apron and it all went downhill!!

She was not a happy girl!! I had brought snacks to give her, but since her arms were covered up it kind of blew that plan. Had I know it was going to be so tramatic I would have had them skip the apron, but once the damage was done it was too late to go back.

Poor baby!!

It didn't even help that cartoons were on the TV. She just wanted out of that chair.

She was back to her happy self once she was back in her Daddy's arms. We took her out for ice cream afterwards and now she has a headful of beautiful curls!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from the Oberoi Girls!!

Thanks for reading our blog. We love you all.

Marshmallow, Cute Girls and A Messy Eater

Diya loves marshmallows and I have to make sure the pantry door is shut or this is what happens.

And don't even think about trying to take them away from her.

Sweet little girls bundled up for the cold weather.

Diya sporting her adorable hat!

Some good sister time. They love to sit here together on the bottom of the stairs.

Diya eating chili...no more explanation needed. I don't know why she feels the need to do this, but Diya loves to rub her dinner all over her forehead and in her hair. I have learned to just take her clothes off and let her have at it.

Temper Temper!!

Diya has started to assert herself and if she doesn't get her way, watch out!! She loves to lay down on the floor and throw a fit. Let the fun begin!!!

Visiting With Family

We spent the day in Northern Virginia visiting with family. Here are the girls with their Aunt Toni.

Diya refuses to let us feed her, but it is okay when her Uncle helps her!!

Me and my girls. I absolutely love these two beautiful girls!!!

The girls and Daddy. They have him wrapped around their little fingers!!

Happy Fourth Birthday Isha!

We celebrated Isha's fourth birthday with a pizza party with a few of the neighbors. Here Isha is blowing out the candle on her ice cream cake, yummy!! The kids all had a great time playing and Isha got to know the little girl her age that moved in down the street!!! What more can you ask for...ice cream cake and a new friend!

Isha's Uncle Bobby, Tia Viviann and Stephen sent Isha a cookie bouquet. Of course all the cookies were of her favorite princess, Jasmine. The girls enjoyed munching on the cookies.

Isha's Magazines

I think it is funny that Isha gets as many magazines as me. She loves her Turtle magazine that Grandma Louise sends her and she always asks me where her teacher is in the Tae Kwon Do magazine. I am glad that she has a wide range of interests!!

Movie Time

We made some popcorn and the girls snuggled in for movie time. Of course we watched The Great Fairy Rescue.

It was so sweet to see them snuggled up together enjoying the movie. I was surprised that Diya watched the whole movie!!

Playroom Fun

The girls are enjoying the new playroom!! It is really nice to have a place to keep all the toys and it is also nice to have a place for them to play when I am trying to cook dinner. We put a gate up so that when I am cooking I can lock them in the playroom. You would think they are being locked in solitary confinement when I shut the gate!! I have learned to not listen to the crying because they stop after about 30 seconds and then they are happy to sit in there and play.

They also love haning out in the Fairy Fort!!

Christmas 2010

After a big trip and a round of the stomach flu we are all glad to be happy and almost healthy on Christmas morning!! We decided to convert our morning room into a play area for the girls. Luckily Jai started feeling better so that we were able to get it done. There is no way I could have done it alone. We had to take the table out and put the floor down and get all the toys down from the third floor!!! Man was that a work out. Here is the new playroom that Santa left for the girls on Christmas morning.

Lots of new toys to keep the girls busy.

Santa brought Isha the Barbie house she had been asking for. It now lives in her room where, for the the most part, it is free of Diya's destructive hands.

It's Christmas morning, why not let your kids eat cookies for breakfast?

Isha loves her new Polly Pocket.

Diya is checking out all the loot from her stocking.

Isha loves her new Barbie house. She is closely guarding her Hershey's Kisses!!

Santa brought us all Singamajigs. Isha loves hers and Diya loves to listen to them sing. Mommy is happy that Santa also brought her one!

Our neighbors, James and Karina, brought the girls these adorable little incense burners home from their trip to Europe. I know that these will be a great keepsake for the girls. I still have Christmas ornaments that my grandparents got for me on all of their travels and they are some of my favorite Christmas decorations.

Here is our little princess doing some Tae Kwon Do moves on the Bop It Buddy!! A great way to get some aggression out.

Santa also brought the girls a fairy fort! Here are Jai and the girls trying it out.

There was definitely a theme to this Christmas ... Princesses!!! Isha is all about the princesses and fairies!!

We had a great Christmas. It was so nice to be home!!!

Cookie Baking

After our trip we needed to get back into the holiday spirit so Isha and I baked some Christmas cookies.

Cooking with Isha is always an adventure. This girl loves to talk and she does a great job of keeping me company in the kitchen!

Isha is the official cookie taster. She is more like her Dad, after a few bites she is done. Meanwhile I am scarfing down cookies like crazy. Diya on the other hand takes after her mommy. That girls loves sugar!!!

The Oberoi Family In The Dominican Republic

Here is our family picture. Too bad Isha wasn't looking at the camera, but with two little kids you take what you can!

My girls and me.

This is Diya and Abrahan, our favorite waiter. He was so sweet. He always called the girls his "American daughters". Isha was a little shy, but Diya loved him!

After awhile Isha warmed up to him. I think she likes to play shy to get some extra attention. Abrahan also showed us the picture of his two little kids. I think of him often and hope that all is well with him and all the other great people from the D. R. that we met.

Daddy and Isha hanging out in the swinging chair!

Our big girl all by herself in the big chair.

Getting ready to leave the room. By the end of the trip we were all getting pretty tired and were ready to come back home.

Isha and Diya relaxing in their jammies in the room.