Abdurrahman's Aqiqa

The prince

and his sisters...

and uncle eating meat! that's not a peace of cake :)

our guests

can you find Asmaa? :)

and our dear servers...

and of course the gifts...
Abdurrahman standing in the middle!


I almost forgot the cake :)
i think they were shocked i actually gave them a piece of cake and were worried i was gonna take it away any minute:)

the guys visiting Libya via google earth and reminiscing after attacking all the gifts:)

Jamad-Hayawan-Nabat

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We had a really fun evening of the famous jamad-hayawan-nabat game last night. Allaedin, Seraj, Ahmad and I played and khala Asmaa was the judge -- she wouldn't play because she apparently doesn't like to loose:)

The game got tense at some points --yeah, i don't know how a game like this can get tense, but i guess that's what happens when three Ezzedin's play against each other:)


Oh, i guess i should say that Allaedin won--although i'm not sure how since i was in the lead for the first few rounds:) I came in second place, then Seraj and according to Ahmad he was the first from the other end!

Shoreline

Last Saturday we spent the day at a local park that has different boats you can rent


First we just walked around the park

and then...

We rented a paddle boat and the guys took turns paddling and half way into the lake they were too tired to bring the boat back to shore :)

The girls at home...

say cheese

coloring with rock crayons...they're actually pretty cool:)

painting

We usually only get to play with the felt board or other cool activities only when Asmaa's napping (nusayba has pretty much stopped her naps!) otherwise Asmaa will take apart anything we try to assemble!

Just for 'amu Abdallah :)

so sorry for the delay 'amu Abdallah...i know you're anxiously waiting to see what the family is up to since there are now more of you here than in Libya. i promise to update more regularly insha'a Allah. Enjoy!

Allaedin made dinner for us on the Sunday after khala Asmaa and Seraj arrived. BBQ chicken and vegetables!

A box just arrived from orientaltrading(an online store i buy some arts and crafts from) and the girls attacked it!



A visit to San Francisco and Pier 39
I wasn't there so not many pictures got taken :)

khala Asma and Seraj joined us at the children's discovery museum and although i was there, i didn't get a chance to take many photos!

Making Cards
Nusayba and Asmaa making cards for their sisters in Houston (Iman and Noor)
Nusayba and I then went to the post office and mailed them, although she really wanted to got to Houston and hand deliver them!

Fishing anyone?

A little activity that Nusayba really enjoyed except i have to invest in some hooks or better magnets to get it to work. It was great seeing her so focused and working on those motor skills.

(btw, she's supposed to be in a boat :) )