Ryan and Rohan have a music teacher at school, called Mr. Doug. But from day one they have called him Mr. Dud. And they very confidently call him that even months later.
Everytime they relay a story about him to me, it brings a smile to my face.

On inauguration day, Rhea's class wrote a If I were a president paragraph. Here goes hers:
"If I were President I would sit in the white house and look out the window! And tell every butty what to do. I would sit on the coch and wach Tv. If some butty asked a quwestin I would answer it."

Planes turning..

On our way to India, on the plane I hear this conversation between Fio and Ryan

"Wooo, mommy I feel the plane turning"

"Yeah! It is turning"

After a few seconds..

"Mommy why doesn't the plane have a "chick" "chick" "chick" "chick""

Fiona (laughing) "Ryan, do you mean a turn signal? " 

Playing with Lola

Rohan and Ryan were playing in the backyard. 

So was Lola, our neighbours 1 year old boxer, on the other side of the fence.

Lola is very exuberant and was barking constantly listening toRohan and Ryan playing. I could also see rohan and Ryan also repeatedly peeping thru the fence annoying her even more.

But of course, neither of them does very well with loud noises and lola'sbarking was incessant.

After a little bit, Rohan and Ryan are peeping in at the back door.

"Can Rhea come play with us?"

"Why? She's practicing the violin"

"we want her to come play with us"

"Is it because Lola is barking?"

"Yes"

"Its ok rohan, that's just her way of saying hi"

Rohan "Well she's saying hi a lot!"

C'mon giant robot

Lunch time, and fiona was out.

So it was the kids and me, and i was giving them my favorite meal for them, tortillas, salami and "abacado"

"Desert is grapes" I say.

"I want my grapes now"

"Rohan you have to finish eating what's on your plate first'

Ryan finished first.So i was washing his grapes. Rhea was next in line. Rohan is still whining.

"I want my grapes"

Ryan gets his grapes because he finished first.

Rohan instantly stops eating and starts to pout.

"Fine, i'm washing your grapes. Can you please finish your avacado so there's more place on your plate?"

Still pouting.

I put some grapes in rhea's plate.

Rohan still pouting. "I want grapes"

"Geeez Rohan hold on, I'm washing your grapes"

And then i hear ryan mutterring something he no doubt picked up from Fiona "Daddy is Not a ROBOT"

Coffeeee...Cofeeeee

Rohan, Ryan and Rhea were playing.

Ryan had a sanitizer with the "hose" like attachment at the end that is used like a keychain.

He was playing with it and suddenly, he must have remembered the Bombay-Goa train journey, because he suddenly starts going "Cofeeeeee, coffeeeeee, coffeeeeeee",and then fio goes "I want coffeee"... "ssssssssss" (pouring the coffee) and then he continues "coffeeeeee, coffeeeee", "cofeeeeee"