Mom's & Nana's Birthday

Sometimes I think about life and how it can somehow be like the dessert. There are trees in some parts, water in other parts and holes in areas where we end up falling in from time to time. At one point we may even get stuck. But eventually somehow some way we will find our way out.



We are blessed by the things we are given and what we have here. There are so many others who wish for only a small part of what we have. And for that I say Thank You. Thank you God for my moments, for my days under a roof and I am not wet and cold somewhere. Thank you for food that I can easily buy at the grocery store and for the clothes that i can wear to keep me warm. I hope and pray that anyone out there without these things can one day have them all and be happy. There are so many blessings that we have.



The above is a picture of Arya and Jamil together. They have been spending more time playing and having fun together. It brings tears of happiness to our eyes.







Arya has been advancing in computers as well. I guess from seeing me on one all day...it's in his blood :)



And not only that...my artistic side has also become a part of him too. He likes to decorate things with stickers. I think if anyone visits, they would say our house is the house of stickers :)



And this was a memorable day...hail (almost snow) it has been so cold lately...
I had to capture it.



Our newest addition to Arya's playthings "The Slide". He loves this. And I think it is awesome to keep him busy and moving rather than sitting. Thanks Mom, Dad, Kami & Tina. We love it.

Snow Trip & Birthday party weekend

Last weekend Arya had some adventure. He got to experience playing in the snow and sledding. He did see snow before but he didn't get a chance to play with it. We went with Kami, Tina & Jamil and Anahita and her friend Hamaseh (I hope I spelled that correctly). It was really fun to see how everyone came down the slope. I wish I could have recorded everyone's faces. It wasn't as bad as I thought...but for Arya's first time doing this I didn't go to the top...just from the middle.

Here are some pictures of our day.















Time to eat


The day after we went to a birthday party for one of Ali's friends. Tony & his wife Patricia were throwing a party for Jay their 1 year old son. I wanted to get his picture and more but didn't get a chance. Maybe next time.

Here are some pics from the party.

Energetic Arya

Despite the crazy allergies that he's been having, Arya has become quite the wiggly waffle! We have incorporated parts of our days to running around the house chasing him or him chasing us. Here is one of his more quieter activities, it's Buzz Lightyear's spaceship. The only problem with this one is he wants us to squeeze inside. :)







These are a few of the non-wiggly moments that we could get him to pose for us. Thank you azizam :)









Finally, here are some videos of our hot pepper...

Holidays 2010

This year was more fun for Arya. He understood more what was going on, Santa Claus, presents and doing things for others. We spent the early part of it baking together and he helped me make the treats as well as wrap presents. He also helped me gather things around the house to donate to those less fortunate. It is always good to get involved with giving just as much as getting so one understands it's not always about "Getting". Then when Christmas came Arya got to open his own gifts.



He really liked this magazine with stories inside about his favorite characters in Toy Story.



We also visited Kami for his birthday (day after Christmas) and Arya was in Toy wonderland.





This was his favorite part....CAKE!



Then on the weekend we went to Nana & Papa's for New Years. They did a lot of work and made so much food. We spent the night there and Arya got to wake up in their house as he kept asking for this...



This would've been a good pic of Jamil and Arya kissing heheheh

Understanding True Meanings

Why is it when you tell a kid CANDY their eyes light up and they get so excited? I figured out that because before you eat it you already know it tastes so good thanks to all the commercials on TV and the people who eat it in front of you. Well, how about something like Broccoli? Ever see a kid's face light up when they have to eat that? NO WAY right? WRONG! This kid, I mean my kid really LOVES Broccoli! And I have to tell you I had no part in it. I got lucky and bought this DVD when he was 1 year old and I guess after that every time he saw Broccoli he would say MMMMMM. It was amazing..and until now do I have proof! Thanks to whomever made that DVD and teaching kids something good! So that's my 2 cents - true meanings to kids are made by watching it made fun and exciting whether it be by you or the TV.

Here is Arya munchin on broccoli for his midnight snack






Now don't get me wrong...this cute little pumpkin also loves marshmellows which are not my favorite sweet to give him to help rott his teeth but what can you do? There has to be 1 bad thing right?

The next True Meaning is when he says I want my milk. It really means I want to go to sleep or I am tired. And here's how much he loves his bottle...


I'm really happy that we have stepped passed the "Animal" crazy phase and come to the "Cars" world. This at least gives him more of his boy nature and away from all the girly things I put him through all day. Thanks to the Movie "CARS"




I am going to add a few Thanksgiving Pics since I missed that in my blog. We didn't get a chance to show the table that I worked so hard for all that food, but we were too busy eating I guess. But it was a great night with lots of love.

Arya and Jamil playing together and watching a movie


Ali & I


Tina & Kami cuddling


Mom & Dad who look so cute together as always


This is Ali's employee Calvin who also was a guest and has done a lot for us.


My sweet cousin Anahita came to visit us


All of you family who are reading this - You are truly MISSED. We think of you all the time and your place is honestly empty when we are together. God bless all of you and be with you always.

Now is the video of Arya eating Broccoli to enjoy. Until next post...*hugs&kisses**