Great playdate

Nadia is just plain happy today. Her best buddy, Uncle Bill came over with Auntie Lisa. We went to the Natural History Museum and the planetarium, leaving Aidan and her Dad home. We also ate pumpkin donut on the way back home. Yum!!

Regretfully, Mommy forgot to bring the camera with her... 

Check out the picture of Nadia with all the companies, except Mom (who took picture, who else ?) 

White Thanksgiving

Ammar is working on Thanksgiving day. But when he got home, we finally went out to enjoy our fresh snow of the day. Nadia gleefully and cheerfully played outside, after begging both of us to go out and play the whole day...finally we agreed that she could play outside with one condition that she only can scoop out snow but not eating it, BUT she just can't stand not to eat the snow.. She kept saying that she had great time with Grandma (Owan), my mother, when it snowed and she got to eat the snow with Owan... oh Dear!!! The girl always loves to eat ice!!!!

You are so boyly

We were in the car, driving to get my new set of pans. Daddy teased Nadia by tickling her legs.. while he was driving. Nadia screamed and asked him not to do it.

Daddy : "You are so girly, Nadia."

Nadia : "I am a girl, Daddy, and you are so BOYLY!"

Daddy, are you okay ?

Daddy always call home when he was on the way back home from office. Usually Mommy put the cell phone on speakerphone so both of us can talk on the phone with Daddy. If Nadia is not too busy coloring or playing, she usually eager to talk to him.

While we were talking, Nadia kinda moved the cell phone and dropped to the carpet... I still talked to Ammar because it was not hung up. I noticed that she was so quietly and gently pick up the phone and put it up on the table again... and she whispered : "Daddy... are you okay ?"

Ammar on the other hand who didn't know what was going on, he answered : "I am okay, Nadia!!!"

I couldn't help not to laugh.... then Ammar asked : "What happened ?" 

I explained, and Nadia, who listened, she started to laugh, too.. realizing that when the phone was dropped, it has nothing to do with Daddy got dropped down... hahahha.

Tractor, Daddy and ME

For the first time, Ammar let Nadia rides the tractor. He was not mowing, just sweeping, pretty safe. Nadia enjoyed every minute of spending time with her Daddy.

Monster

She loves this monster book and she decided to draw monster all by herself.... isn't it cool ? She also wrote her name in this masterpiece. Nadia, this girl is funny. If you just let her draw the whole day, she will do it.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

I took a picture of her at school when they had a parade, then paste our pumpkins as the background. Pretty cool, huh ? Well, Nadia enjoyed being a Phillipe for the whole day.

4 things

Nadia just gets so scared of anything right now. She is afraid of being alone in her bedroom, so she kept coming to our bedroom.

She talks.. talks... and talks.

One that was really really funny was :

Nadia : "Daddy, do you know things that make me healthy ?"
Daddy : "What ?"
Nadia : "Eat, sleep, jump and play, AND.... Watching TV. Those made me very healthy."

On the road

On the way to Milla's 4th birthday party, I stopped on the side of the road, just to take picture of the beautiful red maple tree.

Nadia : "Mommy, why you went on the grass ?"
Me : "The tree is so beautiful. Look at those really nice tree. The leaves are all red!"
Nadia : "It's Fall, Mommy."
Me : "Yeah, isn't that beautiful ?"

Then I started driving again.
Nadia :"Mommy, you are the best ever!!! You save our life, you took the car out of the grass!!!!"

Another conversation :
Nadia : "Mommy, when It will be snowing ?"
Me : "Another 2 months, Nadia."
Nadia : "Remember me and Daddy made snowman ?"
Me : "I remember, the snowman was so cute!"
Nadia : "And the chocolate was so good, too."
(Note: I provide them with chocolates for the snowman's eyes and buttons!!!)
She still remember!!!! It was 10 months ago and we never mentioned anything about it.

Other :
Nadia : "mommy... we live on the earth. There is so many stuff on the earth. There are cows, houses, windows, lakes, sea, whales, forests, .... on.. and.. on.. and on... and on......
(Wow, Nadia, you learned so much from school!)

Nadia is so talkative and full of imaginations, a little clown she is, I can't even remember everything she says every single day.

It's a secret

I picked up Nadia at school. Miss Andrea told me that Nadia didn't take a nap, then I got a phone call, Amora told me that he has so much work that he would come home late finishing up the paperwork (FYI, he is in service until the next weekend, when he is in service, I am in service, too... working harder than usual, taking care of the house and kids).

Aidan slept at 7 pm. I changed Nadia's pajamas, then I fed her dinner, she told me that she was tired... Great! I sent her right away to her bedroom.

I read her book, I rubbed her back and singing her sleeping song (we created sleeping song just for it, my version is a bit different than Amora's version). That's what we do every single night.
I sat in the corner of her bed, thinking that maybe she would be scared again from the leaves shadow from our house lights. Her bedroom's window has the top half moon glass window which is not covered, so Amora's house light centered to the tree up to her window, making shadows.

Nadia : "Mommy, why you sat in the corner."
Me : "I am just here to watch you so you can go to sleep right away"
Nadia : "Why you need to watch me, Mommy ?"
okay then... I thought no need to do that...
so I said : "Good night, Nadia. I love you."
Nadia : "Good night Mommy, I love you too."
When I opened the door....
Nadia : "Mommy, I am scared of the shadows"
Me : "It's not scary, they are leaves"
Nadia : "Okay"

I called Amora at work, telling him that the kids are sleeping, so he could come home and eat his supper.
I prepared meal for us. He came home 8.30 pm.
After we finished eating, I heard Nadia called her daddy from her room.

Amora : "I am tired.. should I come to get her ?"
Me : "Wow, she must be waiting for you."

Ammar went to check on Nadia.

He came back, and told me : "Nadia told me, she is hungry, she said Mommy didn't give her desert. Is it true ?"
Me : "Yes.. it's true..."
Ammar : "What should I give her ?"
Me : "Let me warm up some milk and you can give it to her."

He went upstairs and gave Nadia milk. He came back so fast, with a big smile.

Amora : "Look, she finished it so fast."
"Do you know what she said, too ? She said : "Now, Daddy, can you give me desert ? Something round and sugary ?" and I told her that I want to ask mommy first... then she said : "No, Daddy, don't tell mommy, it's a secret!!!!"

While I was cleaning the kitchen... I can't stop laughing, hearing the story...

That's a nice thing for the end of the hectic day tonight.

God Bless you, Nadia. You are such a funny girl.

Nadia's turn getting her presents

 

 

 

She got Belle's tiara, Belle's dresses.. thank you so much, Debbie.

Eid Morning

 

Nadia got so happy finding out the minute she woke up that she got Eid Present, the whole complete set of 10 horses with the stable barn.

 

On the way to Cleveland, OH with one of her horse.

Something wrong

We got back yesterday from Cleveland, OH.

On the way back home, when her daddy stopped at the gas station, filling up the tank, Aidan made baby noises, looking at Nadia who was drawing and laughing so happily.

Me : "Nadia, Aidan is talking to you. He is so happy. He likes you so much and wants to play with you."
Nadia : "Mommy, Aidan can't talk..... Hi Aidan."
Me : "Aidan can't talk, but he is trying to talk to you."
Nadia : "Mommy, there is something wrong with his brain. He can't talk"
Me : "Hahah... Nadia, there is nothing wrong with his brain. He is still a baby. He will talk when he grow up."

Eid Mubarak

Projects from school

This is how Nadia writes her name : N A I DA, I am now worry that she is dyslexic like her dad.


Miss Andrea, her school teacher gave her a kitty cat hardboard, then she has to trace it with pencil. She did a good job.


This was given to me when I picked Nadia up from school. Miss Andrea thought the coloring was amazing for a 3 year old. I agree.

Do you love me ?

Now, every time I said something telling Nadia that I don't like what she did/does, she will asked if I still love her. Of course I love her so much no matter what!... She is quite happy and said : "Daddy loves me, too Mommy!"

15 horses

There was a guy from Glass company came to estimate how much it will cost us to replace our window's glass which was broken by a bird last weekend.

Nadia : "Hi!!! Are you here to play with me ?"
Guy : "Hi... I come to see your window"
Nadia : "Oh.. it was broken.. there was a bird flying there and the bird looks like a shadow"
Guy : "Wow... what's your name ?"
Nadia : "My name is Nadia. I am 3.5 years old, when I grow up, my daddy is going to buy me FIFTEEN horses!!" Do you want to see my horse ? Her name is Sugar."
Guy : "Sure.... "

So he checked on the window, did some measurement... he walked out to the door and ..
Nadia : "Are you going to come again and play with my horse ?"
Guy : "You bet I will. You are very friendly!"

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