Monday, October 3, 2011

Rebecca's Fall Photoshoot!!


Beautiful Rebecca

Pumpkins!!!

Look at the beautiful leaves!


I can't believe it is fall! In fall, it is so exciting, Halloween, Thanksgiving, starting to think about Christmas, ect. What are you most excited for this fall?

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

61 FOLLOWERS!!

AHHHH!! So I just looked at how many followers we have and I was so suprised to see we have over 60!! Thanks soooooooooooooooo much to all our amazing followers! All of you are amazing!!
New photoshoot coming special for over 60 followers soon!!
♥Julie and Catherine♥

Friday, September 23, 2011

Caption This Photo!!

Hey everyone! It's Julie here!! Today I am going to show you a photo and I am going to ask you guys to caption it. Our favorite quote with be featured with the picture in our next post!!

Monday, September 19, 2011

Our New American Girl Doll Molly!

Hello!! We are sooooooooooo excited today because.....CATHERINE GOT MOLLY!! Isn't that soooooooooooo awesome? We got her at a garage sale for only $50! She came in her meet outfit but we got her glasses from the american girl place in Boston. She came in great condition and all we had to do as repares is clean her skin, brush and comb out her hair, and tighten her limbs. So here are some pics of our brand new molly! Also if you want to see more pics and a video all about her check it out on our youtube, aglover27.
omg she is just gourgeous!! Oh I forgot to mention we put her in our dolls tab and
she is a pre-mattel doll.



Friday, September 16, 2011

Are they retiring a doll this year?

Ok, so recently I emailed American Girl about if they were retiring a doll this year. Also who do you think is retiring, or do you even think they will retire any doll(s) because Cecile and Marie Grace just came out? Here is the response I got:

Dear American Girl friend,

Thank you for writing to us.  We appreciate your question about the
possibility of archiving other historical characters. 

Decisions of this nature are carefully considered.  We look at a variety
of business factors to determine which of our characters to archive and
when.  In the past, we have notified our customers about archived dolls
in early October.  At this point, it is too soon to tell if and when we
will archive our next character and who it will be.  The best way to
learn about the newest developments at American Girl is to visit our
website regularly at americangirl.com. 

Thank you for your interest in American Girl!

Sincerely,

American Girl Customer Service


Is american girl telling the truth that they really don't know or are they just saying that? Will they announce a retirement this year? I guess we will find out in October!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Bhagavathathil Ninnu chila varikal -2


Bhagavathathil Ninnu chila varikal
Any kind of emotional closeness to Bhagavan Krishna is bhakti which leads to Moksha..
Gopya: kamad, Bhayad Kamso
Dweshachaidyad Dayo nrupa:
Sambandhad vrishnaya: Snehad
Yooyam bhakthya Vayam vibho

Gopikas loved Krishna, Kamsan feared Krishna Shishupalan had dislike [virodham], Pandvas considered Krishna as their friend, Maharshis had bhakti.
Kamam, dwesham, bhayam, sneham, bhakti, through these emotions they constantly thought of Krishna which gave them Mukti.

The forgotten Bharatheeya samskaram


There was an old custom which my amma & ammoomma followed, but I somehow didn’t. There was a particular day, don’t remember which, when they prepared food for rats and ants. Rice was fried along with coconut scrapings and jiggery was added to it. This mixture was put on vazhaila pieces and kept in all corners of the house. This was done at sandhya and kept till next morning. A small thiri dipped in oil and lighted from the ‘Nilavilakku’ was kept in each leaf. We children were very excited in doing this. Ammoomma said it was for the rats & ants. If they were fed once a year like this, they won’t trouble us.
From such a Bharatheeya samskaram where we reached now….We have different “Hits’ to kill each insect….

Friday, September 9, 2011

LONG TIME NO POST!! RANDOM!

Sorry we haven't posted in like forever! We have been so busy with school and everything!! It's been crazy! I can't believe we have over 50 followers! It's crazy! I just wanted to give you a little update on everything there will be some fall posts soon and more so stay tuned!! Thanks for everything!

Bhagavathathil ninnu chila varikal…..


Bhagavathathil ninnu chila varikal…..
The day Sri Krishnan left this earth, Kaliyugam started. Kali dwells in Adharmam. All those who want to live by Dharma needs bhakthi. Bhagavatham describes how to get Bhakti.
Sravanam Keerthanam Vishno:
Smaranam Paada sevanam
Archanam Vandanam Daasyam
Sakhyamatma nivedanam
Listening to Bhagavat mahatmyam, reciting eeswara namam, [naama japam],Smaranam, Paricharanam, Pooja, Namaskaram, daasabhavathil aaradhikkuka, mitrabhavathil perumaruka, Bhagavanil aathmasamarppanam cheyyuka……These are the 9 sadhanas which makes one a Bhakta.
Following even one of these leads to Bhakti.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Bhagavatham-------Kuchelagathi


Sarvathmakanakhilaika parambuman
Sarvavum bhakthajanangalku nalkume
Ella sukhangalum nannai kodukkunna
Mallarithanne bhajippinellavarum
Sarvathmakan charithamithu nithyavum
Sarvajanangalum cholkilum kelkkilum
Sarvadhanasukham Vegamundaivarum
Sarvathmakan krupa sadhichukolluvin.


Meaning....

Ella sukhangalum, sarvavum bhaktha janangalkku kodukkunna sarvathilum paramamaya aa krishnane bhajikkuka. Aa bhagavante kathakal divaswavum , kettalum paranjalum sarva dhana sukham vegam undayi varum ..Aa bhagavan krishne bhajichu bhagavante kripa sweekarichu kolluka….

Friday, September 2, 2011

Thippangote Temple

We all know the story of Markandeya. He knew he was to die on his 16th Birthday. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. The time approached and Kalan [Yama] came to capture him. Markandeya ran and reached Nava Mukunda temple at Thirunnavaya. This is a beautiful temple of Lord Krishna on the banks of Nila [Bharathapuzha] river.
Markandeya managed to enter the temple and prayed to Mukunda to save him. Mukunda answered, “I have no power to save your life, so get abhayam with Shiva.” Suddenly a door was formed at the back of the Sreekovil and Mukunda helped Markandeya to escape through it. The door closed on its own, and we can still see that closed door unable to be opened by anyone.
There was a huge Arayal tree on the way which split open to help Markandeya to reach the Thrippangote Shiva temple. That tree fell a few years back.
Markandeya entered the temple and held on to Shivalingam. But by this time Yama reached there and threw the knotted rope on him. But the Shivalinga too caught in the rope. The furious Shiva killed Yama with His Trishool and saved Markandeya. Then Shiva got out of the Sreekovil threw the Trishool with blood of Yama in the pond. Then Shiva took three steps and sat down.
The pond and four Shivalingams in separate Sreekovil are worshiped even now.
 If we know the story we will be astonished to see that this happened in real in our own Kerala. A ShivaLingam was formed wherever Shiva touched his feet. The lingam which formed where He sat down is the main sanctum now. There is a Prathishta of Nava Mukundan too in this temple.
After the Nigraha of Kalan, mankind had to go through “Kalanillatha kalam”. Then how that problem was solved is another story.....

Thursday, September 1, 2011

ALL OF OUR AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS(UPDATED)

So we took really nice pictures of our American Girl Doll Family! These are all of our dolls. Aren't they all beautiful?



These are my(Catherine's)Dollls!



Here are all of Julie's American Girl Dolls! Do you like the pics we picniked?

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

NEW AMERICAN GIRL STUFF!




This is the doll everyone was wondering about in the latest september/october american girl magazine! 
She is so pretty and her hair looks so cute!




Wow a short haired american girl doll-FINALLY!




American Girl Baby Grand Piano- $150




Merry and Bright outfit and accessories- $64




Frosty Party Outfit For dolls- $36!! That is so expensive!




Coconut Pajamas for dolls- $24




Sporty winter outfit and snowshoes- $62 (can buy outfit and accessories separate)




Dreamy Daybead with bedding- $128 (you have to buy the bedding separately but together they got $129




Cozy Sweater Outfit for dolls-$28
I just love the boots they are adorable!




Sweet School Dress for dolls- $28




Fresh and clean shower- $58




Pet Bath Set- $26




Toasty Pet Set- $20




Berry Wheelchair for dolls- $38



Ballet outfit for dolls- $30


I think all the new stuff is soooooooooooooooooo cute!! Of these items I really want to get the Cozy Sweater Outfit, and the baby grand piano!! I love the Piano I am so happy they came out with one but it's so expensive!!

What do you what to get?

Monday, August 29, 2011

Our American Girl Place Boston/Camping Trip

Hello! Guess what? The past week we were able to go the agp in Boston on our way to the place we were staying at!! We also went to several beaches, we went bike riding, and we had an amazing time! Jessie and Kailey came with us and they had a wonderful time too! Here are some pics from our journey!



This is just gourgeous!!





Kailey and Jessie Best Friends Forever!! ♥



"Hey look there's me, and it's funny because I have that outfit", says Jessie.



Kailey in the my american girl section!! "Do you like my new glasses", says Kailey



Jessie and Kailey sitting on a bench outside the american girl place!



At the beach!




Isn't this beautiful?



"Look what I found!" exclaims Kailey.