Asmaa's Sudoku

We were at the restaurant on the weekend and on the kids' menu they had a sudoku puzzle, it was a 6X6 and Nusayba got it. I decided to print some 4X4's out for Asmaa and she loved it! We just ordered a book online :)

Horseback riding & Vasona park

While Nusayba was off for her first sleep over (other than girl scouts' camporee, which she did while I was away for hajj), we all went horseback riding :) Actually, poor Alaa didn't get to ride. Asmaa and I went on a one-hour ride in Mt.Madonna Park amidst beautiful red woods and since Abdu refused to get on with a stranger, he ended up getting a miniature hourse all to himself for the entire hour and did as he pleased with her....while Allaedin patiently guided him around :)

Nusayba not only spent Saturday and Sunday with Khadijah (Bhawana and Najeeb's daughter), but they actually traveled to Redding (4 hourse away!). Hopefully we'll get some pictures of that trip soon insha'a Allah.

We went horseback riding on Sunday and on Saturday I took Asmaa and Abdurrahman to Vasona park. I thought they'd actually wade in the water, but it was a little too cold...

  Doooon't!!!!!!!

 he got her....

 Masha'a Allah, the baby goslings were everywhere--Spring!

And the proud parents were veeery protective...we got the message to keep our distance a few times.

 they said they were planting a garden here--what ever they were doing, i got to rest in the shade for almost half an hour....bring on the gardening!

 steamed train ride and Asmaa's inability to keep a straight face for too long :)