Night Surprise (",)

Salam....

So very not in the mood to update this blog hehehe...

It's perfectly understandable right??? I mean, I don't get to see my mom and my sister and my nieces very often!

But today, I have to update this blog no matter what, eventhough I'm so sleepy rite now, so let this one be a really really short one (",)

Today, 28th of March 2013 is...........

Aleena's 3rd BIRTHDAY!!!!!

We didn't plan for any celebration coz we wanna wait for my hubby to return, insyaAllah tomorrow hubby's flight is due. But, earlier tonight, my sister's hubby made a huge surprise for all of us.... 

A really really huge surprise!!

None of us expected it and there it was, a chocolate cake in the Kitchen!!!

Ya Allah, I was so surprised and speechless all at the same time.. Sungguh tak sangka!! Dah malam nak tido dah, ade surprise pulak hehe...

Thanx a million to them, tak terluah rasanye for everything, their kindness, hospitality etc etc..

I'm really really blessed with wonderful people around (",)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST ALEENA, Semoga membesar menjadi anak solehah dan beroleh kebahagiaan di dunia dan akhirat.... Amin...

Till later, Salam... (",)

HaPpy 5th BiRThDaY DEaResT FaTiNi... (",)

Today, 30th January, is Fatini's Birthday!

Yes, 5 Years Old....

5 Years of bitter-sweet moments together....

Bitter moments that made me realize ~~ How challenging motherhood is...

Sweet moments that made me realize ~~ Motherhood is the most beautiful, wonderful thing... 

Ever....

And yes, Fatini is so special in her own way... (",)

This photo was taken at Fatini's kindergarten today (",)

Geburtstag means, Birthday!!

There's not much to say...

Just a song that best describe how I'm feeling right now...

I played this song specially for my kids, wholeheartedly....

(With lyrics):

(Without lyrics):

"I wanna call the stars, down from the sky,

I wanna live a day that never dies,

I wanna change the world, only for you...

All the impossible, I wanna do.."

I wanna hold you close under the rain,

I wanna kiss your smile and feel the pain,

I know what's beautiful, looking at you,

I a world of a lies, you are the truth...

And baby, every time you touch me, 

I become a Hero,

I'll make you safe no matter where you are,

And bring you anything you ask for, 

Nothing is above me,

I'm shining like a candle in the dark,

When you tell me that you Love me...."

(",)

Happy 8th Birthday My Afeef...

mmmmmmmmmm.... 

As usual, been missing for a while now... (",)

I'm back again, so much stories to tell, so little time..

Whatever it is, these past 3 weeks had been one of the most memorable ones in Deutschland, I'm truly thankful for everything that happened, I truly feel blessed, loved and haaaaaiiiiiihhhhh... indescribable (",)

Ok, let me just share a few interesting stories..

Let's begin with, Afeef's 8th Birthday...

Not much to tell, only that this time around, we didn't really celebrate, but we had more important people around to make the day more meaningful.. 

Well, my mother and my sister were here.. isn't that really something, I've had never before imagined to have them here with us in Deutschland... but, things happened unexpectedly, with God's will of course.. and I'm really really thankful!!

Ok, so back to Birthday story, I only baked these little cupcakes for him and his friends, they had a small celebration in school..

What I wanna share here is that, how special Afeef is...

He never gives me a hard time.. 

Since he was born, everything bout him was easy, and since little he's always been an obedient boy...

There were times when I've lost control of myself in dealing with stubborn Fatini, Afeef would always come to me and calmed me down.. he would take Fatini's hand and comfort her...

Oh my, sometimes I feel ashamed with myself, because he's more patience than me... 

I've learned a lot from this little boy..

I've been wondering, what makes every child so different from one another??

Why is Afeef obedient, and Fatini's soooo stubborn?

Why is Afeef so calm and easy to deal with whereas Fatini is totally the opposite???

Is it genetics??? Or the way we raised them??

But we've raised them both the same way..

So why why, why are they so different..??

Well.... 

I can't think of any better answer, it's just how I was when I was pregnant...

How much I've recited the Quran particularly Surah Yasin when I was pregnant with Afeef, how calm  and happy I was when I carried him in my womb, how ready I was to have him.. 

And with Fatini, things were different, I wasn't ready to have her, I was in so much stress to finish my Bachelor degree and I had a hard time dealing with my final year project's supervisor.. in short, I wasn't happy and most importantly, I've hardly spent my time reciting the Quran!! 

So, to everyone, never ever let a day goes by without reciting the Quran, at least one surah or one ayat..

And for pregnant mommies, you have to spend more times reciting the Quran...

No matter how busy, try your best, you have no idea just how huge the effects of reciting the Words of God on a developing fetus, especially when the mother herself recites it :)

See, he looks like a big and protective brother for his two little and notty sisters hehe..

And Fatini loves him so much...

Actually everyone loves Afeef (",)

Hmmmmmmmmm.... time does fly fast...

Can't believe he's 8 years old already...

Oh Allah, help us, and guide us in raising our children in the best way possible,..

My Afeef, may you grow up to be 'anak soleh' fiddunya wal akhirah... (",)

Ok, sedikit selingan hehehe...

Lama dah tak main piano, so here's a new one from me (",)

Sape yg suka Ungu tu, suka la ni heheheh!!!

Enjoy!!

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... :)

Fatini's little Party :)

It's been a busy weekend yet very cheerful and filled with sweet and wonderful memories :)

Saturday, 4th of February, we had a little celebration for Fatini's 4th birthday..

Not a huge one, celebrated only with a few close friends who's like a family to us :)

This time, I made sure that I fulfilled her dream, she had been requesting for a Princess cake, and I kept telling her, wait until your next birthday ok, and so, promise is a promise, it has to be kept :)

It wasn't that difficult, just a lil bit of perseverance haha...

It was well worth it, Fatini was so happy, jumping up and down while watching me decorating it :)

And... table is ready...

I made fried bihun, and pastry with sardine filling..

And... lots and lots of candies.. :)

Birthday girl is ready !!! yeay!!

Victor and Lily were the first guest to arrive, they were always on time :)

Mike was a bit late, coz he had to work on Saturday...

Too bad...

How I wished we could all get together :)

Heheh, Lily with her new short hair, and I think she looks gorgeous !

Then, cake cutting took place..

After that, the most awaited moment for Fatini...

Heheh, 3 gifts, one from Florian and family (the orange one), the pink big box is from papa and Afeef, and the last one is from mama and papa :)

And there's one more, from Mike, which she'd received the latest..

Excited tak ingat hahaha !!

Tadaaaaaaa...

From left : A gift from Florian and family, from papa and Afeef and from mama and papa :)

That Barbie princess was something she'd been asking for so long..

Previously, the price was 25euro in Toys'R'us, and when we were in Malaysia a few months ago, I checked the price as well and it was RM100.. and I was determined to buy this for her as a Birthday gift regardless of the price, because she wanted it so badly..

But, thank you Allah, for suddenly, the price had been reduced to 14++ euro..

Waaahh, ape lagi, terus grab without giving it a 2nd thought :)

Memang rezeki Fatini :)

And seeing her happy when she opened the present was the best moment..

:)

Next activity, listen to Aleena playing piano...

:D

Then, play time.. khemah is ready yahoo !!

Fuuuhh, riuh satu rumah, baru 3 orang kanak2 :)

Lily and Victor, layan wii game hahaha..

Then, our last guest for the day, Mike came, a bit late, bout 6pm..

He brought something for Fatini as well :)

And......

Like always, Aleena saje nak mengade2 dgn Mike hahaha..

And Mike pun rajin je nak layan dia..

hehehe, sweet tau klu tengok diorang ni together2 :)

And...

Tadaaaaa.. a Birthday gift from Mike :)

Princess Aerial ( the little mermaid) with gown version.. cute :)

At the end of the day, Khemah was the best and most enjoyable gift of all.... ??

mmmmm...

Yeah, I guess so..

She slept in it for the whole night hahahaha !!

Sunday, 5th of February, a friend from Zweibrucken (Noorul, Idham and Little Adam) came over, and we had a great time together...

Ok, that story will be in my next post !!

What a busy and great wekend !!

Till then, Salam...

It's been 4 Years...

It's been 4 years...

Today is Fatini's birthday... her 4th birthday...

Wow, it feels like just yesterday I'd given birth to her and now....

Look at her..

A big girl... :)

I wrote bout her birth before in one of my entry, I wrote it on her 3rd birthday...

you can read it HERE

I must say, Fatini differ soooo much from Afeef, not because she's a girl, but every kid is special in his or her own way..

And she is special in her very own way... :)

She loves to draw... (this is definitely my genes :) )

Her very own way of drawing 'orang ' hahaha

She Loves books soooooo much... she reads while we were at the cafe having lunch..

She reads in the morning after she got up from bed...

And she reads before she sleeps too :)

And enjoy reading 'iklan' too... hehehe..

Today tengok iklan kucing and begged me to let her adopt a cat... hehehe soooo sweet...

I'm not against it at all, but I guess the time isn't rite.. we live in an apartment, which is not so suitable for a pet..

I told her, wait until we get back in Malaysia..

And she's ok, but still is dreaming of having her own pet..

Comel kan?

So, this is her most advanced birthday present hahaha..

This one is not from us, but from Aunty Tie (my elder sister)...

She gave the money, and Fatini gets to chose which one she wants..

We bought it last Christmas :)

Thank you very much Aunty Tie.. :)

Bukan Fatini je dapat hadiah tau, Aleena and Afeef pun ade jugak :D

Aunty Tie ni lah favorite aunty to both Fatini and Afeef..

Until today, the only two persons in Malaysia, Fatini often reminiscing bout, are Tok (my mom) and Aunty Tie hehehe..

Nampak tu, sampai tak makan :)

And, this one is for Aleena..

So every time ade birthday je, semua akan dapat hadiah?? hahaha

That's how sweet Aunty Tie is...

And yesterday, my mom said, she also had bought a Birthday gift for Fatini, adoi, terharu betul :)

And.... sesi berebut..

In the end, Fatini jugak yg main kan...

mmmm Afeef has a share too, he bought a beyblade, I hadn't snap a photo of it.

And... most importantly, we (mama and papa) bought her something too...

What is it??

It's a surprise, I'll reveal it later, after we've celebrated..

So, we will make a little party for her with some close friends...

I'm sooo excited... hehehe

To my beloved Fatini Az-Zahra, you are one of the most beautiful things that have ever happened in my life...

Happy 4th Birthday my dearest Princess...

May Allah bless you always, and guide you through the right path always always... Amin..

You complete Mama, Papa, Abg Afeef & Aleena :)