Wearing the Flag!

We used to wear our flag this way when we were little on Independence Day...
and it is just so sweet to see this boy wearing it the same way we all did!
well, with his way of expressing his joy of course!!!

One of the greatest Weekends ever!

 

We spent last weekend at West Bekaa Country Club, and i may say, it was an amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing trip!

Autumn season was present, with all its manifestations... Those we miss in the big city...

red leaves... soft wind moving trees... Ghadi didn't stop repeating autumn songs he learned at school:

Asfar asfar war2et el khariff (yellow, yellow are autumn leaves)

Asfar asfar war2et el khariif

3a mahlak 3a mahlak yaaa hawaaaaa (slow down oh wind)

...

Promnons nous dans les bois!

During The Eid Holiday (which was one full week, spent with my family, at home, relaxing and just enjoying the amazing autumn weather), I decided we should do a trip to "Baabda Reserve".

I found about this place on internet, I read that it's the nearest forest to Beirut (in fact it's less then 15 min away from home) and it's a green valley with a healthy path as they call it, leading through the forest...

I was eager to show Ghadi the real nature, since we are reading lots of stories now about forests and animals... And I was sick of those small parks/gardens we keep going to.

So I just packed some snacks and we headed there on Friday morning...

Adha Eid - 2010

This Eid was somehow special

Ghadi is more aware than ever

three years old is just awesome!

We woke up early, he went with his father to the prayer,

then we wore the new clothes and enjoyed opening all those gifts!!!

So You Think You Can Dance?

I, personally love this TV program, 

but really

nothing compares,

to my favorite 

hip hop dancer!!!!!

He turns on his favorite children songs, 

and starts dancing (well, not exactly dancing...but let's call it this way!)

every evening...

this is absolutely my favorite show!

Playing Football...

While playing football with Ghadi in our mini Corridor at home, he suddenly stopped and started pulling up his pants, I was confused... and he was trying hard, and it just didn't hold above his knees!

Then he came to me frustrated, saying: "mummy, baddi a3mil mitl 3ammo yalli byil3ab football!!!"

(I wanna look like football players!!!!)

I laughed so much..It was hilarious and I helped him, and then we had to stop every couple minutes to fix the pants!!!

I think he needs REAL football clothes, desperately!

G's sleeping mates!

Jamil took this photo of Ghadi sleeping peacefully with his two best mates:
Doudou
and the milk bottle!
(I think milk bottle should be stated first!)

The teddy is a gift from Linda, a very dear friend who lives in Germany
the first two years Ghadi wasn't that attached to him
but since he started preschool, Doudou had to sleep with him every night
he comes early morning to my room holding him
and when he feels frustrated he punish him putting him in the room all alone!
I love when he creates situations and play with this cutie bear
and I'm starting to hate the fact that he's so attached to the bottle! (it's not that he holds it every night, it happened only once) but he should really start drinking milk from the cup
And this is my next milestone!
not an easy one at all!!!

Amazing weekend at Batroun!

We spent the last weekend at Batroun Village Club

weather was great,

and we enjoyed the promenades, activities, swimming, feeding horses

and above all, we enjoyed watching our little boy going wild with nature and sports!