Daddy fixes my hair?

Nadeem takes Danya to school once a week and he took these pictures in morning before going last week. I was shocked by lack of hair combing action... at least the hair pin made it in.

Phool

Phool is Danya's first Urdu word! Phool which means flower is now pointed out everywhere. I had to fight to keep her away from my Valentine's flowers but she got to them one by one and slowly picked them apart often feeding the petals to Raja.

Party!

I love cake!
I love pizza.

Gimmie that token!

Last weekend we went to Danya's friend Ryan's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese... I think thats how its spelled. At first Danya was in sensory overload but got over it real quick and really enjoyed herself. She is still not a fan of the moving rides but loved to dance with Chucky and play with the other kiddies.

Oldies

Raja was safe in those days.

She was just learning to sit up.

I saw a baby the other day that reminded me so much of Danya. When I got home I pulled up old pictures that made me smile. Here she is at 5 months so undrama and untantrums. I can say, though, that I enjoy her so much more now and I am so greatful for all months she has been our baby, soon I will say that for the all the years....God willing!

Out of vacation mode

The male camel, this drolly one's name was RAJA. The similarities were striking!

Feeding apples to the female camel. She thought they were so funny.

Pointing out the cows at the Heifer Project, we love this place!

On the way to the Heifer Project putting on her makeup to get ready.

Look Ma no hands going down the slide!

My sisters visited from Memphis and our two babies played in the park together.

Daddy spent one weekend with us in Arkansas.

So Danya and I have been in Arkansas for three weeks and it was fabulous, not to mention relaxing. We have been back for about a week and slowly getting back into a schedule. These are some pictures from Lake Maumelle near my parents house where Danya loved to feed the ducks and pet all the doggies. Here we are with my awsome Dad.

Eid!!

She loved showing her outfit off to everyone at the mosque.

Today is Eid ul Adha, it is the Muslim holy day marking the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. Its a day to remember to make sacrifices and live with humility. We got all dressed up as a family and headed to our mosque for brunch and prayers. My sister sent Danya this gorgeous outfit, it was adorable. Holidays are so much more special as the three of us, we have so much to be thankful for!

Camera comes back to life

Reading books is her absolute favorite thing to do. She pretends to read herself, it's so cute she makes the voice inflections so accurately but the only words she knows are doggie and fish.

The old camera had become Danya's toy and a couple days ago I noticed it turn on. After taking these test pics we figure it just completely dried out and started to work. Go figure that allowing a kid to play with something would fix it?!