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Advi's 5th Birthday

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Every year for Advi's birthday I go to heights to make it special for her. After all it is the most special day in a mom's life.  We were looking forward to her birthday this year as it was on a weekend. But due to the pandemic all our plans went for a toss. We decided to call only a couple of our neighbor kids who also happen to be her best friends.  The first thing to do is buy birthday clothes. Dupatta craze is still on. We bought a kurta set with dupatta and a frock. The next thing to do is decide on the theme. During her lockdown vacation in Salem, Advika developed a liking for the animated series 'Paw Patrol' that plays often in Nick Jr. The concept of adventure and rescuing people attracted her. So, we decided that it will be "Paw Patrol" theme for the little "Paw Patrol" fan.  Next comes the cake in the same theme. She wanted all her favorite elements from the show - Lookout tower/Adventure Bay, the boy Rider and his team of pups...
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Our Vietnam Experience So we are just back from our week long trip to Vietnam and I decided to log our travel experience. Not that I do a travel log after every vacation, this one is just special as it is our first long vacation with our kid. It all started with Anand’s friend asking us if we could have a vacation together. Though I have been pestering Anand for some time for a long vacation, he was always apprehensive if it was too early for Advi to travel. But after some thinking, we decided we were in. We zeroed in on Cox and Kings and the itinerary was ironed out.   We finalized on a 7N/8D tour starting from Hanoi to Halong Bay and finally to Da nang. We decided to travel in the last week of Feb as North Vietnam tends to be colder till mid of Feb. Next came the mad shopping and packing which I don’t even want to get into. We packed a lot of food from ready-to-eat noodles to biscuits as we read its real hard to get Veg food in Vietnam. Plus, with a young kid, ...
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