Mommy can cook you know!

Date : 10/12/2014

Scene : Daddy and Aariv coming home from grocery shopping. Mommy was home cooking.

Daddy : OOohh! The house smells yummy! Lunch time!

Aariv : OOhh! is Aunty here?? (Aunty is the lady who comes to our house to cook during the week)

Uh no!! Mommy can cook you know :P

Dosas - our favorite food!

Date 10/11/2014

Scene : Aariv, Mumma and Daddy at Saravana Bhavan for some Dosa!

Aariv : Look at that Clock Mumma

Mumma : Yes.. Kool.. Can you tell me what time it is? ( We have been trying to teach him how to tell the time)

Aariv ( staring at the clock for a few seconds) : its.. Dosa Time!

Guess Who?

Date : 10/9/2014

Scene : Aariv and Mumma in Car

Mumma : Guess who is coming home today!!

Aariv (Excitedly) : Kayaan!
Mumma : No
Aariv (Excitedly) : Mehika!
Mumma : No
Aariv (hmm) : Hiral Aunty!
Mumma : No
Aariv (hmmmmmm) : Ashish Uncle?


Mumma : No No.. its Daddy! ( Who has been on a work trip since 4 days)
Aariv : Oh.. Well.. Why???

How Was School Today?

Date : 8/25/2014 - 8/28/2014

Scene : Mumma's car - after picking up Aariv from School

Monday  ( 8/25)

Mumma : How was school today?
Aariv : Good
Mumma : What did you do?
Aariv : I went out to play, had lunch, went to sleep and did paperwork!

Tuesday (8/26)

Mumma : How was school today?
Aariv : Good
Mumma : What did you do?
Aariv : I went out to play, had rice and vegetables for lunch, did paperwork and painting!

Wednesday (8/27)

Mumma : How was school today?
Aariv : Good
Mumma : What did you do?
Aariv : I played with Amay and we sang songs
Mumma : Did you eat?
Aariv : Yes - Pasta

Thursday ( 8/28)

Mumma : How was school today?
Aariv (silence)
Mumma : How was school Aariv
Aariv : it was good.. good.
Mumma : What did you do?
Aariv : Mumma.. Eating, drinking, playing and seeing with my eyes.. i do that everyday..ok?
Mumma (silence)

For the love of... cars!

Date 8/9/2014


Scene : At home.. Mumma trying to teach spanish words to Aariv

Mumma : Aariv.. Amore Mia.. Amore is love.. and Mia is Mine.. You are my love!

Aariv (listening intently) : ok mumma.. Amore....

Mumma (happy - assuming he will say i am his love too!) : Yes baby.. Amore is love.. Mia is mine..

Aariv : yea.. Amore Fire Truck!

Walks of to play..

Just a Baby

Date : 8/8/2014

Scene : At Home.. Aariv leaving a bunch of toys scattered and moving on to new toys..

Mumma : Umm.. Hello! Why are you not cleaning up the toys before going to the cars Aariv?

Aariv : Because mumma.. you will do the cleanup right?

Mumma (confused) : huh? why?

Aariv (matter of factly) : because you do a good job of it.. so you clean up.. ok?

Mumma (with her best "trying not to laugh angry look") : I don't think so.. you played with these.. so you clean up!

Aariv : Seriously?? But I'm just a Baby!!!

Where's Nani

Date : 7/9/2014

Scene : Aariv and momma sitting in the car waiting for nani

Aariv (pointing to something far) : Is that Nani mumma? Is that Nani???

Mumma : Where?

Aariv : There mumma.. See there.. is that nani?

Mumma (looking hard) : where baby.. i don't see

Aariv (getting excited now) : over there.. there.. is is nani??

Mumma ( giving up.. because there is nothing to see "there") : No baby.. that's not nani

Aariv (disappointed look) : oh.. ok so its just a door then?

Yes!! just a door!!

A kiss..

Date:  5/14/2014

Scene : Mommy and Aariv playing with a box full of cars


Mommy : Lets Divide these .. one for you and one for me..

Aariv : OK!

... Few minutes later all the cars have been divided

Aariv : Hmm.. Mommy can i get the red one from you.. its my favorite

Mommy : OK baby.. ( giving him the car)

Aariv : Mommy.. can i get the Blue truck from you.. its my favorite

Mommy (seeing where this is going..) : hmm ok.. but what do i get in return?

Aariv : my kiss!

Gets up and kisses me..:)

Best Friends

Date : 4/9/2014

Scene : Early morning.. everyone is still in bed

Aariv : Are you my best friend mumma

Mumma : Yes!

Aariv : OK.. Are you my best friend da?

Daddy : Hmmm..yea..

Aariv : OK .. Da is my best friend too..

After 2 mins..

Mumma : Aariv.. who is YOUR best friend?

Aariv : Hiral Aunty!

I like you.. maybe..

Date : 3/31/14

Scene : Dharmen trying to get Aariv to talk in Gujarati ( our mother tongue)

Dharmen : Aariv say.. Mane iPad game che ( I like iPad)

Aariv : Maane iPad game che

Dharmen : Aariv say .. mane flowers game che ( I like flowers)

Aariv : Maane flower game che

Dharmen : Aariv say.. Mane daddy game che ( I like daddy)

Aariv : no

walks away to mommy..

Hottie!

Date : 2/22/14


Scene : in the car.. Aariv and mumma chatting away

Aariv: mumma look hottie!

Mumma : huh?? What?!

Aariv : look! 2 hotties!!!

Mumma ( thinking OMG who taught him THAT!!) : where baby?? Where???

Aariv : there mumma.. Look.. 2 2 hotties..

Mumma ( finally spotting a poster showing 2 elephants)..AH! U mean 2 HATHIs!!!!!!!!

Aariv: yes mumma.. It's 2 hotties okay?

Mumma: yea baby.. phew! (Rofl)

#AmericanGujju

YOU have to Share..

Date : 1/29/14

Scene : Aariv n Mumma Playing

Aariv : Mumma - this fishy is yours.. Doggy is mine

Mumma : OK

(Enter Daddy)

Daddy : Awww where is my toy?

Aariv (taking fish from mumma) : ok Da .. this yours

Mumma : Awwww now i have no toys :((

Aariv : ok.. Da.. Give Fishy to mumma.. you have to share..ok?

Daddy (after giving fish to mumma)  : Awww now i have no toys! :((

Aariv : ok..mumma give fishy to da.. you have to share ok?

Daddy : Aariv - can you share your doggy?

Aariv : uh..NO

Walks away with Doggy...

What is This?

In 2011 - Baby Aariv was born and made us the happiest parents in the world!

Sometime in 2013 - he started talking .. and since then..he's been a laugh riot!
Here I've tried to capture some of our conversations with him.. that truly show that Kids say the Darnest Things..

Our 5 Year old today ..