Cheesy Smile!

Obviously ALL Preschoolers have the same-cheesey- smile when asked to pose for a photo

here is Ghadi with the lovely Diva Lilia.N.

Both were impatiently waiting to play: Ghadi wanted to show her his toys and she was eager to explore them! 

and WE wanted to take a photo!

so parents, want a smile? NOW? 

and here it is:

the famous lovely teeth faking a bright smile :)

Lilia's Birthday Party

Last month we were invited to share Lilia her third birthday party!

She looked as cute as ever, and Ghadi enjoyed everything, the garden, the music, and surely, the delicious cake!

Lilia's mom has made great effort to make this day a special one and surely she succeeded in that!

I love this family and I hope life will bring them the best they truly deserve.

Illustrating & Celebrating

Celebrating is always amazing

 finding a good reason to celebrate is not always easy, & this time it is a great event that I am so proud of.

2 weeks ago we celebrated my best friend's illustrations in the children's book: ma a7la a'nawm (sleeping is so beautiful). she is super talented and fond of children's illustrations. 

This is really a happy event. A dream coming true.

It all started 5 years ago, when we used to work together. And when the depressing clouds got thicker over Lebanon we had to find a way out of the blues so we got crazy, we got active, we designed characters, realized them on cut stickers and we started to spread them all around... everywhere... even on waste baskets and municipal electricity boxes!

November 2006 - Al sanaye'e Park

It was inspiring and kind of relieving and then we got more involved in street art.

we participated in a competition held by Goethe Institute and we won!

Zari never stopped drawing and illustrating since then, she had her own blog, participated in many workshops, and she started illustrating children's books! they were in small format, and this one is the first in full colors.

A great milestone and a huge step to reach the stars!

Serena's visit

yes, Serena, who is just 45 days old visited us with her parents last Saturday!
she is so cute!
and I couldn't get enough photos of her!
Ghadi was so cooperative and he loved her, and accepted to kiss her tiny hand...
but the moment i calle dher "katkouta" he jumped in front of me and yelled: nooooo, ana katkouta!
and this is right, sometimes i do call him "katkout" as nick name
so i agreed with him and we instantly thought together of another nickname (the only name that hit my head was batbouta! silly i know, but i was trying to save the situation!)
I loved his reaction and I do respect his point!
and here are few shots of  baby Serena!

Zeina is 1 year old!

Our neighbor, the lil princess Zeina B. turned one year old!
she was so cute, overwhelmed by the balloons, the guests, the cake,
she clapped her hands all the time smiling, and I enjoyed shooting her:

Sarah B.'s visit!

Last week Sarah.B. visited us with her parents

Sarah was born 4 days after Ghadi

Her mom and I had so much fun during our pregnancy time, comparing our bellies, sharing our first emotions; and during the struggles of the first 2 years it was so relieving to exchange our experiences.

Ghadi was welcoming, friendly and he let her play with him… 

after a while, we heard voices from his playroom…

we sneaked...

She was sitting facing him, and he was holding his favorite book, reading her a story…

It was soooooo nice and heart warming!