Laila

Laila at the zoo

2011-02-19T02:00:43Z

Laila at the zoo, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.

Laila going up the stairs and down the slide

2011-02-18T01:00:43Z

Laila going up the stairs and down the slide, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.

Laila at Grand Central

2011-01-01T04:42:13Z

We took the Lexington Ave Subway to Grand Central:

(Laila and Anna were here together in July 2009: http://www.flickr.com/photos/salim/3775222285/)

We saw some trains at the Transit Museum's Holiday Train Exhibit:

Laila feeding giraffes at the zoo

2010-12-27T04:50:10Z

Laila fed giraffes in July:

and in December:

Laila preparing for Christmas

2010-12-24T04:40:26Z

Laila and Christmas Trees

2010-12-22T02:30:14Z

Laila running around on Saturday morning

2010-12-19T11:32:44Z

Laila running around on Saturday morning, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.

Laila at a birthday party

2010-12-11T12:30:16Z

Several of Laila's friends from music turned two, and had a birthday party:

Laila painted:

Laila made a cat mask:

Laila played on bean bags next to a zebra:

and played pat-a-cake with Mom:

Laila sees the big Christmas Tree

2010-12-10T12:27:11Z

Laila and Salim met Anna at Rockefeller Center to look at the big Christmas Tree:

Laila at the library

2010-12-07T11:23:32Z

Laila at the library, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.

Laila received her own library card today. She chose a few picture books to read while we were at the library, and also heard recommendations from a second-grader. At the end of our visit to the library, Laila selected two books to bring home and checked them out with her own card.

Laila playing 'dizzy' at the park

2010-12-07T11:14:10Z

Laila playing 'dizzy' at the park, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.

On a chilly afternoon, we walked to Washington Square Park. Once we arrived, Laila leaped from her stroller, took my hand, and ran in circles around me for several minutes.

Photos by Nico.

Laila and her grandparents at Thanksgiving

2010-12-02T15:08:16Z

Laila's Grandma and Grandpa ("Dan-ma! Dam-pa!") came to visit last week for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Laila making her own breakfast

2010-11-18T13:42:29Z

Step one: add oatmeal

Step two: add milk

Step three: add raisins, and simmer!

Step four: enjoy a warm bowl of fresh oatmeal!

Don't forget to clean up!

Laila splashing in puddles

2010-11-17T01:50:51Z

Laila reading the Sunday paper

2010-11-15T11:39:42Z

Laila reading the Sunday paper, originally uploaded by Salim Virji.

We all sat down to the mid-day meal on Sunday, and Laila grabbed the paper with both hands and looked it up and down. She tried turning the pages and managed to pull out the center sheet of the section, and then asked her mom to put the paper "back! back!" together.