The Story Of Us

When I was pregnant with H, D started this new thing.. huggy time. Ten.. Twelve times a day he would come up to either M or I and state that it was huggy time.. during dinner, while driving, in the middle of the night and pretty much all other times in between. Now as his vocabulary has increased and his thoughts are evolving he requests 100 hugs. He likes to hear us whisper the count. Now while I am all about hugs.. and I want to squeeze in as many huggable moments as I possibly can in the short time that I have before my hugs become 'embarrassing' rolling eyes they are not always convenient to give especially when I have a fussy H in my arms or I am feeding him etc.. so sometimes.. more often that not we may skip a few numbers.. Well our little smarty pants has caught on.. and now he insists he do the counting.. plus three kisses on each cheek. :)  source   source If I could I'd hug him forever... Little H on the other hand doesn't comprehend the conce

Way back in August after Ramadan came to an end we along our friends planned to getaway for a few days. Our destination of choice The Big Slide Mountain Inn up in the Catskills, Upstate New York. We were 10 adults and 7 children under the age of 10. This was our first trip together.. and we had so much fun we may just make this a yearly event. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

With Labor Day right around the corner it is official, summer has ended. A little reminder of those beautiful warm days at the beach Under the Umbrella . We didn't get a chance to hit the beach this summer, this photograph was taken in 2012 in Ocean City along the Jersey Shore. Click here to purchase. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

With birthdays come presents and sometimes the unexpected happens. Among D's presents was a big packet of 46 markers. The very next day D was ready to make some drawings and color with his new markers.. unfortunately we found all 46 of them dry. Pinterest to the rescue!  1.Grab some small containers.. I seem to have an abundance of baby food jars.. 2. Fill containers halfway with water 3. Place markers 4. Wait for the water to change color. We waited until the next day. 5. Paint! In all honesty I like these even better than actual water colors. Usually keeps dipping his brush in the water and never seems to get enough paint.. here it is a perfect balance of paint and water. : ) Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

1. What is your favorite color? Pink 2. What is your favorite toy? Train Set 3. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberry 4. What is your favorite food? Pizza 5. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Strawberry 7. What is your favorite tv show? Paw Patrol 8. What is your favorite animal? Mouse 9. What is your favorite song? ABC song 10. What is your favorite book? Magic Tree House Books 11. Who is your best friend? Aiden C 12. What is your favorite game? Uno 13. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Walking with Dada Dadi (grandparents) 14. What do you want to be when you grow up? Teacher 15. What is your favorite thing to do with mummy? Going in the silver car 16. What is your favorite thing to do with baba? Dancing 17. What is your favorite thing to do with Hasan? Sleep 18. What makes you feel sad?   Cry 19. What makes you feel happy? Minnie 20. What was your favorite thing about your birthday? Cake Get my post directly in you inbox wi

Shroom Climbing was taken a few autumns ago on the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. Kancamagus meaning The Fearless One. It is a 26.5 mile long scenic byway along Route 112 which runs through the White Mountains. Along the stunningly scenic route there are no gas stations, no eateries just pure nature. Scattered along the two lane byway are parking areas, view points, hiking trails, rivers and gorges. On one of our many hikes through the White Mountain I came across this gorgeous growth of chocolate brown mushrooms at the foot of a mint green mossy tree. I was mesmerized. This print can be purchased here Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

In June our little D turned four.. 4! We can hardly believe it.. I was really excited to plan his fourth birthday.. we didn't have parties for the last two and this was the first year he actually understood the concept of a birthday.. his birthday. A few months before the big event I presented him with theme ideas courtesy of my Pinterest Birthday Board . His pick.. an Alphabet Themed Party. I was not particularly surprised... the kid has 26 imaginary friends.. can you guess who? And so the planning began.. The Invite. The Party Favors: i found these adorable personalized alphabet coloring books.. tied them with a string, attached a bag of candy and finished them off with a balloon at the end. [lessons learned] don't buy personalized favors, even after RSVPing people decide to not show up and now I have coloring books with other kids names on them. Balloon, long string and a super windy day equal a jumbled mess of favors we had to untangle and untie! The Plan wa