Colors of Spring... :)

It is Fruhling (Spring).....

The most beautiful season of all...

Flowers are everywhere...

On the grass, on the trees, by the roadsides, they are everywhere...

So so so so beautiful..

Can you imagine how small the basket is???

A nice time to take a pic too !!

She said, "Look mama!! Pawer...." (that's how Aleena pronounces flower) hehe

And our daily routine in conjunction with Spring season and also School Holiday,

Library....

Nice kan? This is the children's section :)

And look, there's also soft toys for children to play with :)

And nampak tu, Ratu buku betul hehehe... the other kids her age were busy playing, but she was just totally engrossed in her book :)

Lagi....

Dan lagi.... hehehe

Day 2 @ library, and still.....

She just loves books...

I hope to maintain this passion she has for books :)

Overall, for me, Spring is the most wonderful time of the year, the changes from shorter daytime to a longer one...

From a dark, gloomy winter to a sunny and bright day...

From an icy cold to a comfortable heat....

The changes was just great, makes me feel new everyday...

Makes me feel alive everyday too :)

And lastly...

My latest project...

What do you think??

Some changes of mood here, from all pink, purple and red, why not a lil something of black, white and grey...

Rite??

mmmmm... I know I know, it should be the other way around, I should be painting this during winter, and start with all the colorful flowers during Spring, silly me hehehe..

Never mind, I paint something depending on my mood and regardless of the weather :)

Nevertheless, I'm very satisfied with this one :)

Till later, salam....

Make my Day :)

" Nobody can remove hurt except Allah,

Even if someone tries to cause you any hurt,

stay firm in your belief and remember that no one can cause you any pain,

if Allah does not desire it for you...

And if Allah touches you with hurt,

There is none who can remove it but He,

and if He intends any good for you,

there is none who can keep back His favour,

He brings it to whom He pleases of His servants,

And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most merciful... "

Surah Yunus; 10:107

Dearest Aleena just turned Two!!

It feels just like yesterday that I gave birth to her...

She gave me the worst pain at birth as compared to the other two..

She'd missed her due date, and still refused to come out after a week had passed...

Though I was certain that she would come out naturally soon, I had to agree with the doctor's suggestion..

To induce her birth..

Which explains the extra intense pain I felt during labour....

Nevertheless, she gave me the shortest time in labour room :)

Aleena @ day 3 :)

Look at her now, a BIG girl :D

I'm a big big girl, in a big big world :)

And......

Ayu sungguh hehehehe...

Happy 2nd Birthday Aleena...

Moga menjadi anak solehah dan beroleh kebahagiaan dunia dan akhirat :)

We are gonna celebrate her Birthday this coming Saturday with a few close friends, insyaAllah...

Happy Birthday to You dearest Aleena,

From mama with lots and lots of Love... :)

ChiLdReN.... :)

With her, things were never easy, I must admit, until today she still gives me a hard time...

With her, things were more or less the same, only that u could be easily fooled by this lovely and the 'I'm a good girl' appearance hehe

And when they were together, things often went out of control..

But, when he's around, things were smooth again...

His presence makes everyone just want to sit and play together nicely... :)

Once, Aleena purposely spilled her drink on the carpet, I couldn't control myself and scolded her, Afeef came to me and said,

"Kenapa mama marah Aleena? dia kecik lagi, dia tak faham, mama marah pun nanti dia buat lagi.."

I was taken aback by what he said and...... touched...

He's only 8 years old...

There was one time, when I was really working on something, and Aleena kept bugging me that I inadvertently said out loud,

" Aleena, pleaseee.... mama nak buat kerja kejap !!!"

And Afeef came to her, pulled her hand softly while saying,

"Come Aleena, come, jom kita main... "

And last Saturday, while I was out in town and papa took care of all of them at home, Aleena kept on switching the TV off, and everyone's gone mad, except Afeef...

Hubby told me that Afeef even told him not to get angry with Aleena..

He's only 8 years old...

Sweet kan???

I think, it's not him learning from us, but us learning from him hehe..

Afeef is a very special boy....

Children...

They are so innocent, their kindness are genuine, their love is so pure..

Hug and kiss them while you have the chance..

Don't let our mistakes ruin this beauty they have inside... :)

Prof. Dr. Muhaya Mohamad had once said in one of her talks,

" Jangan marah pada ahli syurga, kita ibu bapa ni yg belum pasti tempat di syurga atau neraka, kenapa marah pada mereka yg tempat nya sudah pasti di syurga??"

Wardina had once said,

" Anak2 tu suci bersih, tak de dosa, mak bapak ni yang banyak dosa, jadi ape hak kita yang banyak dosa ni nak marah mereka yang suci, bersih tak de dosa ni ?? "

mmmmm.... sooo true...

Lets make ourselves a better parents :)

Projects, projects...

Salam Jumaat to all... It's been a busy week for me, never felt busier all my life heheheh!!

One of the biggest project for this past week was....

mmmmmmmm...

Heheh, bread making :)

We've just bought a bread maker, so the excitement of making our very own bread is still at its highest peak :)

Well, I hope this is not only temporary hehe..

We've made raisins bread (above photo), and...

Bread with a sosej in the middle, Afeef's favorite :)

And, we've also made white bread, carrot and cinamon bread, and pizza is my next project hehe..

Anyway, I would like to thank my sifu for all this bread making procedure, Cik siti hajar, she gave me lots of tips, and even though I hadn't quite obtained the satisfying results, and my bread didn't look as fluffy and soft as the one she'd made, I refused to be derailed..

I'll try and try again..

Million thanx to Hajar for all her help..

Ape pun, semua roti2 ni tetap sedap and habis di makan :)

And...

Another project that had been going on, apart from bread making was....

Paintings...

mmm.. I'm not really satisfied with this one actually...

But this one here, I'm very2 satisfied.... :)

I've just finished it today, haven't yet hang it anywhere, not sure where I should too...

mmmm...

Kat bawah tepi sebelah kanan tu is actually my signature ye, bukan budak nama Aleena yg conteng hehe!!

And, lastly, I've managed to play and record a new song on Piano..

Lovely2 song, beautiful melody...

The 1st time I've heard it, I fell in love with it straight away, and I tried playing it on my piano :)

Awwwwwwwwwwww....

She loves my piano so much, she loves my drawing so much, she loves my bread so much, and most importantly, she's my background singer in this song I played... hehe

Sila lah dengar haha :)

Hope you like it ;)

Sorry, last part tersilap tekan, nevertheless, I think the melody is sooo lovely.. :)

Till later,

Salam :)

Awesome wekend :)

Ok, this is another story for this past wekend, Mike came over again for a lunch at our place..

And...

Tengok la sape yg mengade2 lagi hehehe...

Mama tengok pun tak tahaaaannnn ok..

Amboi amboi, with me, she'd always always insisted on feeding herself, but with Mike..??

Where have all this 'I'll do everything myself' attitude gone to?????

This is completely Double standards !!!

Oh, ngade2 sungguh... hehehehehe!!!

And also...

A few things Mike helped us bought this past wekend, he even helped carrying everything up the stairs, I couldn't thanked him enough for all the things he'd done for us..

And finally we bought this bread maker as well, been wanting to buy this for so long, but didn't know which one is the best, and saw this at the base with a very satisfying price, so we gave it no second thought, and grabbed it...

And look at our first bread.. hahaha

Hubby baked this, that Saturday night itself we've tasted our first bread, hehe, it tasted super special :)

On Sunday, we've decided to go to something like a yard sales held here every year..

There's books, clothes, photo frames, table cover, curtains, toys etc etc with a very good bargain.

Mike wanted to come along, we were more than happy to have him with us..

Honestly, he's like a family member already.. :)

And... look sape yg mengade2 lagi skali.. hehe

And, Fatini yg pemalu ni pun dah tak segan2 nak join sama hehe

mmmmmm....

Tak peduli mama and papa dah...

Nampak tu !! Atas riba Mike aje wah wah wah....!!!

Mike jugak la yg lap kan hingus die hehe..

Tengok air pancut bersama hehe.. sweet tak???

Mike is so nice and kind, very2 loving when it comes to kids, that I sometimes, many times actually, made 'doa' for him, may God guide him to the right path and may he finds the love of his life and have his own children and family and live happily with God's will...

May God bless him :)

Afterwards, we took him to a nearby Kebab house, it's his first time here, he enjoyed the food so much but then again he enjoys everything.. hehe..

Just like Victor and Lily, Mike enjoys new food, and he's interested to learn our culture and everything bout Malaysia...

So we bought him a book about Malaysia hehe..

mmmmmmmm... Hubby said something bout this photo, but I couldn't tell what it is hahahaha...

But I think, hubby is a bit jealous hehehe..!!!!

Anyway, it was another great wekend, and I know I've said this many times, but last wekend was also one of the best wekend here in Deutschland hehehe

There's more to come insyaAllah..

Thank you Allah for all the wonderful things that happened and for all the wonderful people around us, they've made our journey in Deutschland the most memorable ones.. :)