Weekend Getaway

Tomorrow my family and I are going up the mountains with other Muslims friends and families of ours. Can't wait to have some fun in the snow :D. We're going to Donner Lake in Truckee, CA. This is the cabin we going to stay for the weekend...will update more about the weekend getaway when I come back.

Here are some infos about Donner Lake : http://www.donner-lake.com/Dlhist1.htm

New Toy

Got Wii & Lego Star Wars game for my son for his birthday. Had to wait a week coz it was sold out everywhere. Really fun to play the games...now my arm & shoulder are sore.... :p. Need to get a 'Sport Resort & Fit' game next time.

Photoshoot

Last week, my friend invited my girl and I to her house for photoshoot. My friend is a pro photographer....I love her work. So, I brought my dslr with me too. It's kinda hard to capture this little girl's mood...hehe. Whenever my friend is not around...she'll pose what I ask her to do....when she's around...sometimes only she'll pose for her. By the time we wanted to go home only she started posing...yeah after 2 hrs we were there....hahaha. So, here are some pics that I took. Still learning the techniques, though ;).

Dress-up Time

My girl loves going to school....alhamdulillah :). She loves playing play-doh, painting, do crafts, playing outdoor and her favorite is playing dress-up. This is what she will do when she's there.

My girl and her friends loves playing dress-up at school. Today, I caught them being cowgirls... :D They were soooo cute in those outfits.

Ruqayya was calling her brother on the play phone :p and so her friend Elly....she was calling her mom...hehe

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Last week my kids had a spring break for a week. So, we decided to take them to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom this time round. Never been there before...so, kinda excited for all of us. We had so much fun. They have Thomas Town, Loony Tunes Seaport, Tava's Jungeland, roller coaster rides, Elephants, Tiger, Sharks, Penguins, Camels, Dolphins, Whale and Sea Lions show.

Thomas Town

Thomas the tank engine

Tidmouth Shed

Hubby and kids in front of Knapford Station

Bugs Bunny bed

Sea Lions show

Dolphins show

Boomerang Coast to Coaster

SF Zoo

It was very nice sunny day today. So, we decided to go out and spent the beautiful weather at the SF Zoo with the kids. A lot of people at the zoo coz of the weather. It had been raining for the past 5 days. Only today the sun decided to come out. Thank you Mr. Sun :). We love the petting zoo coz we can feed the goats and sheeps. They are very friendly and always hungry...hehe.

petting zoo

Tag : Mummy's story survey

I got tag on FB. Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first (or only) born! Just copy and paste it in a new note for yourself! If I sent it to you, it means I want to hear your story.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
Nope.

2. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Excited, happy and proud

3. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
Aged 27

4. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Felt nauseous and dizziness

5. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
My hubby

6. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes

7. DUE DATE?
Jan 29, 2003

8. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
Feb 7, 2003

9. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
8 lbs = 3.6kg

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Yes. Morning and evening. Lasted for 5 months

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Nothing

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
Nothing

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boy

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
Nope

15. HOW MANY KG DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
20kg

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Nope

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
No

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Alhamdulillah...no

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Kaiser Medical, Santa Clara, CA

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
5 hrs

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Me. My in-laws were in the car with me too but my father in-law didn't know the road. My hubby were still in the office.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Doctor, nurse, hubby & mother in-law

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Alhamdulillah 100% normal delivery.

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Epidural

25. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Ali Ridha

26.WHAT WAS YOUR 2ND CHOICE NAME OR YOUR OPPOSITE GENDER NAME?
Boy : Ali Hadi
Girl : Ruqayya

27. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
6 yrs 3 weeks 4 days old

28. WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN?
Of course

Birthday Party

Yesterday, we went to a birthday party. It was a double celebration. Celebrated 2 kids birthday...a boy and girl. It was such a lovely day although it's cloudy. The weather forecast showed it would rain but alhamdulillah it didn't. The food were so yummy. They had bbq chicken, rice, chicken curry, chinese chicken salad and cakes. We really had a great day at the park especially the kids.

Birthday boy - Hasan & his sister, Maryam

Hasan's Robot cake

My cheeky lil girl

Birthday girl - Sana