The fruit of Anusha's labor

Anusha woke up from a nap one day, looked out the window and saw these "balls" on the tree outside. She signed and said ball for about 10 minutes. We finally told Anuraj's dad and he went and asked a neighbor if we could have one from his tree.

Anusha with her "ball."

Anuraj divvying up the fruit . . . Lucky and Laxmi (kids of his parents house/farm help) in the background. The fruit has a really thick spongy peel and tastes like grapefuit -- only bigger and not quite as juicy. We enjoyed it!

Dressing up is fun to do (Oct 08)

Anusha's new fetish is dressing up. She loves taking her shirts, bloomers, pants, you name it.

They usually end up on her head or legs! And occasionally she gets is right!

And this is what happens when papa is left alone to help dress her!

Bangles and Persistence (Oct 08)

Anusha trying to get her arm/wrist bangles on her feet. (Her wealth of bangles are from her "Dadi" . . . aka Grandma Jha)

She worked for more than 5 minutes...

She had the same expression on her face the entire time . . . .

Until she finally was finished!

Series of Faces in Biratnagar

I managed to capture this fabulous expression ... Her face was right in front of the fan. For the life of me I can't remember what prompted it. A flowered mosquito net is behind her -- it kept us semi protected while in hot, mosquito-ey Biratnagar.

Hmm, what should I do next??

Open wide and...

Show my teeth! All 6 of them!

More pics from Biratnagar, Nepal (Oct 08)

Anuraj and Anusha walking home after a visit to a temple. Anuraj is wearing tradition men's "kurta" (shirt) and pants.

Anusha and Jill sporting our henna stamps. I saw a man doing them on the street for a mere 30 rupees (50 cents). It sure beats the typical 1-2 hour long henna process!

A few pics from Desserah/Dushain in Biratnagar, Nepal (Oct 08)

Desserah (aka Dushain) in Biratnagar. From left: Anuraj, Anusha, Jill,

Anuraj's mom, his mom's relative and Rakha (mom's househelp)

Anuraj and Anusha at one of the temporary facades that are put up during this time. It actually reminded me of a Christmas nativity -- it basically illustrates the story of Desserah.

Anusha with stray puppies. We saw these on the side of the road, petted them, received stares and comments from local passerby's and eventually took one home. Only to find massive bugs in it's ears, feet, etc. We fed it, and returned it to it's siblings (with milk and rice for them too). Anusha LOVED them and cried when we left them. How does a 1 year old know how to carry a puppy?

Random pics from September

Anusha and papa witnessing some crazy Nepali's dancing to American remixed music.
It was music to my ears. Anusha had some cool moves on top of his shoulders too.

Anusha and papa on the "scootie." Yes, he drove with her like this to the grocery.
She quite likes it and I'm glad there aren't any laws here banning such things.
In fact, the unspoken law seems to be "the more the merrier!"