Jenny's Farm

It was nice day, so we decided just to go out to the park for Nadia and Aidan to play...

On the way to the park, we passed Jenny's Farm. Nadia saw lots of kids playing on the hay maze...

Nadia : "Daddy....!!! Please stop.. I want to play there."
Ammar looked at me, and I said .. : "Okay.. that's easy!!!"

We stopped there, Nadia ran to the hay maze, started to hunt for kids to play with.

I overheard Nadia said : "Hi.. MY name is Nadia. Can I play with you ?"

In minutes, Nadia has 4 friends to play with.

I am busy hunting pictures .. and she was running around avoiding the paparazzi..

After that, we just stop by at the ice cream parlor, Nadia finished her ice cream ... of course, she shared it with Aidan.

It was one success day to entertain the kid, and we don't have to drive long..

Something she interested

Nadia : "Daddy, do you love me ?"
Daddy : "Yes! I LOVE you so much, Nadia."
Nadia : "Then will you buy me a horse, Daddy ?"
Daddy : "Yes, when you grow up."
(Daddy, you have no idea how much the real horse cost... hahaha)

On the other occasion, morning before going to school
Nadia : "Daddy, can you buy me a horse ?"
Daddy : "Nadia, when you grow up, you will have a lot of money that you can spend for buying a horse yourself"
Nadia : "When I grow up I want to be a doctor like you."
Daddy : "That's great. You will have money.. that's why you have to go to school every day"
Nadia : "Daddy, are you going to share your money for me to buy horse ?"
Daddy : (teasing) "No way. I am not sharing MY money for you."
Nadia : "Daddy!!! YOU have to SHARE your money. You have to share EVERYTHING!"
Daddy : (still teasing) "YES, I will share EVERYTHING, but NOT my money"
Nadia : "NO, Daddy, you have to SHARE!!!"
Daddy : (laughing) "Of course I will share my money, Nadia. Anything for you"

I love my baby brother

On the swing, eating pumpkin donut

Pumpkin donuts, and a funny girl

I don't cook today. Ammar went home bringing pizza, of course, I made salad, buffalo chicken with dressing, and celery stalks.

Nadia ate 2 pumpkin donuts I bought from Jenny's Farm. Actually it is the yummiest donuts I have ever tasted. Nadia at one at Jenny's farm today, then she ate another one after dinner.

She is so sweet today, she sang for us, just looking at her eating.. we were so happy. I cleaned up, then I saw Ammar opening up his mails. I gave him a big hug.... he hugged me back.

Nadia : (with funny eyes) "Why are you guys hugging ? ...... long pause.... What about me ?"

We both laugh, and I went to give her a BIG hug.

Organized ?

Nadia has been so good taking off her shoes and put them right away in the place. One time, she even organized her shoes in order... I am so proud of her.
She also very meticulously doing things with her stuff. I found this after she spent fun time playing with stickers and of course, each of us got some stickers on our shirts!

Camera Ham

I turned my child to be a camera ham. Usually Nadia doesn't like to be taken pictures of, with obvious reason. Having a mom like a paparazzi, it's not fun sometimes, haha. No school day today, we played in my room, Aidan stood up having interest in her cheese crackers, Nadia shared. She also asked me to take pictures of her. The sun came from the window made me eager to take picture without flash. They came out as a relish!

BMW

Ammar : "Nadia, will you promise that you will stay with Daddy forever ?"
Nadia : "I promise, Daddy."
Ammar : "Eventhough you are in college, will you promise ? If you stay with us, I will buy you whatever you want, even BMW for school"
Nadia : "I promise, Daddy"
Ammar : "If you go to college and not staying with us, you will go by bus, okay ?"
Nadia : "Yes, Daddy. I promise I will stay with you"

Bath, before and during.

Arabic songs

This is a story Lisa shared about what happened.

When Nadia rode in the car with Uncle Bill and Auntie Lisa,

Nadia : "Uncle Bill, can you play Daddy's song ?"
Uncle Bill : "I don't have your daddy's song, Nadia. I am sorry."
Nadia : "Can you sing the Arabic song, Uncle Bill ?"
Uncle Bill : "I can't Nadia. I don't know how to sing Arabic Song"
Nadia : "No, uncle Bill. Everybody sings Arabic Songs"

My cousin, Adnan

Adnan is about 8 months older, he is 4 and they both love each other.

Iftar at the mosque

Lousy story time

It's the first day of Ramadan, means Ammar and I are fasting. It is so hard to explain to Nadia that I couldn't eat and drink during the day. Nadia kept trying to feed me this morning.... hm... maybe she will get it later on.

We went to the Barnes and Noble for the story time and at the same time getting some new books for Nadia. The girl who read the book was the lousiest reader ever!!! I, as and adult didn't understand what she was reading, although Aidan was a good listener.. he sat down nicely....
Nadia... on the other hand ... gave me a look... as if she said : "What is THAT!!!!!" She was nicely enough not to say anything that would embarass me in front of people.

For sure, we will never go back for story time. The library ones are much much better and the rival, Border is way better, too.

I am glad that I finally came with Nadia and not feeling guilty in the future when we missed the story time there. Haha.

Enough candies

I am glad that even though I have never put tough limits on her candies intake, she is so responsible with how much candies she eats.

Here are 2 examples :
At the wireless stores, I gave her candies, I gave her the whole bag of candies, Nadia held and asked me every time she wanted to eat more. Until one point, I thought it was too much, so I told Nadia : "Nadia, this is the last one, okay ? If not, you are going to be so jittery" (I shook my body so much and laugh). I put this jittery example for being so sugar high.
Nadia looked at me, laughing, and said : "Okay, Mommy. No more candy so I won't be jittery"

When she took Aidan to have his shoots, I got 2 baby lollipops, I gave one for Nadia, and I opened one for Aidan just in case he cries so much. Nadia didn't like the orange one, she asked for Aidan's which is strawberry. I switched. Then after the shots, Nadia got to get another lollipops from the pediatrician. She was happily eating the second lollipop. In the car, since Aidan didn't "eat" his lollipop, I still had the left over lollipop, I asked Nadia if she wanted to have some more candy.
Nadia : "No, thank you, Mommy. You gave me too much of candies. "

Conversation

Dr. Sandvig talked to me about Aidan. Nadia sat down nicely in the office room.

Dr. Sandvig : "So, does Aidan get any formula ?"
Me : "Oh no.. Aidan ? No way. He doesn't even suck on pacifier."
Dr. Sandvig : "That's great, but it's a bummer for you, huh ?"
Me : "Yes, but I don't mind. He eats good solid food, too."
NADIA : "BUMMER ?" (with sparkling eyes, looking to Dr. Sandvig)
Dr. Sandvig (covering her mouth, smiling, laughing, scared!) "Oh.. no.. I should have not say that word."
Nadia : "Bummer!!! Hahaha"
Dr. Sandvig : "Nadia, do you know what bummer means ?"
Nadia : "oh no..."
Dr. Sandvig : "Yes.. it's like saying Oh No.."
Nadia : "I like bummer!!!!"
Dr. Sandvig : (Saying it to me, laughing...) "I just taught her new word.. hahah"
Nadia : "I am cotton candy the horse" (sitting up on the chair)
Dr. Sandvig : "What does the horse say, Cotton Candy ?"
Nadia : "Bummer!!!!"
Dr. Sandvig (laughing) and we both watching her turning around on the chair.
Nadia : (she was looking down as if she was on the cliff) and said : "Oh... boobie trap!!!"
Dr. Sandvig : (laugh outloud, she was so entertained by Nadia ) "Oh, she is so much fun and so funny"

Domino's Farm

This Domino's farm is huge. The one who built it is the one who was the pioneer of Domino's Pizza. It's a non profit organization, and on the weekends, they offer the pony rides. Nadia had a blast with both of us riding on the hay ride (with Daddy, of course), and ride on the pony, twice!!
Aidan is having fun, too riding on mommy. Lisa, this is the ergo carrier, an awesome carrier compares to baby bjorn.

Crazy little girl

This is how she behaves most of the day when she is goofy, and especially when I started to take pictures of her. She had a bad hair day after napping, waiting to get a bath before bedtime.

Bad Daddy

Ammar came home early at 4.30 pm and we ate dinner right away. He saw Aidan in the jumper, and he teased him : "No,... I am NOT going to carry you. Don't look at me like that. I know what you want. You want to be carry.. no... I am not going to.

Nadia was playing with her horses and she told him : "Daddy, you are a bad Daddy."
Ammar : "Me ? A bad Daddy ? Why ?"
Nadia : "Because you don't want to carry baby Aidan."

He left at 6 pm to play tennis, then he told Nadia : "I am going to play tennis, okay Nadia ?"
Nadia (Disappointed) : "Ahhhhhhhhhh"

She then got so excited following him to the garage and saying goodbye to him.

After that, we just relaxing while Nadia with her bad hair day playing in the sunroom with Aidan.

3.5 year old masterpiece

We were in the plane, Nadia asked for paper and she started to draw. There were 2 girls in front of us who kept watching/peeking on us and tried to play with Nadia. At the age of exactly 3.5 years old, here is what she drew :
Mommy, Aidan, Daddy and Nadia. We are all holding hands, especially Nadia held Aidan's hand. We are in a very colorful house, very beautiful, that's what she said.