Wordless Wednesday #19

Ryan in his new school uniform :)

Project Birthday 2012: The Party

The final event to close the new year and Project Birthday 2012 was a joined birthday party that Lan and I threw for Ryan, Iman and Ranya on 29 December 2012.We decided on a "private party" where we only invited family members. I guess though we wanted to celebrate we were not really keen on a full blown event since the kids are still too young to appreciate :p and unlike Ryan's first birthday which was an extension from an earlier doa selamat ceremony to bless our new home, this time around we decided to keep it small :)

Anyway it all started with having to decide on the themes :) Ryan's mind was set on "SuperHeroes" esp Captain America his favorite Avengers. It was a bit trickier for the twins. I was thinking of a Princess/Fairy themed but kept on changing my mind, in the end I decided on "girly" i.e. something girlish but not to mainstream (wtf, right?)

I went back to our favorite baker Nadi from Nadibakes to bake the cakes. I forwarded a picture of a Avengers 2D cake I found online and a lovingly drew a picture of Marie Aristocats Twin cake which was personally designed by yours truly :) 

 The awesome Hershey Mud Avengers cake :)

My "vision" of the Twins cake :)

The results :) The cutest "twins" Marie Aristocats Rainbow cake

 The fact that it was a small event did not stop me from hunching around for 2 days preparing party decos :) 

Behold the Avengers Party Sign. Birthday boy helped mummy with the preparations.

I found some Avengers themed sweets in Cold Storage (must be leftovers from Halloweens) and threw some chocs/sweets together to make up for this simple candy buffet

The awesome dessert table : Rainbow cake, choc cake, strawberries pavlova, longan jelly and watermellon. My sis in law brought some Apam Dino and cendol jelly.

I forgot to take a pictures of the buffet table : Lan prepared yummy BBQ chicken wings and gourmet sausages, I made pasta, coleslaw and mashed potatoes, My bro in law made chicken curry and mum ordered some roti jala.

 The over excited Spiderman perched on a stool singing happy birthday non-stop until we allowed him to cut his cake -__-

 Hahah look at him :) 

He told me "mummy Ayen nak captain ayeyica, cut captain ayeyica, Ayen punya"

So I did and he spend 15 minutes on his desk making a mess of my house with choc cake :p

 Our guests :) My cousins, uncles, aunts and the rest of Lan's family

 The Azlan-Farhanna

Thanks nenek for the lovely tutu dress :)

The Hanif Clan

 The mok moks

 Haziq, Dareen, my cutey Nidal and Fatin

Ryan decided to sit on the stairs to guard his toys from "dedeks"

A pic of him playing with a toy microwave (for his sisters of course) which he is currently obsessed with and had "claimed" his own

 More presents

The kiddies in front their mountain of presents : a toy kitchen, mini doll house, bags, blocks, figurines,barbies etc. Alhamdullilah they're so blessed with love and a whole load of awesome things :D

As for me, nothing beats the feeling of seeing the happy faces of your children, knowing that you're the reason for that big fat smile.I'm so thankful that I'm able to make my lil boy dream come true. 

He had so much fun, he's already asking for another birthday party... Ryan..Ryan..

Project Birthday 2012: Birthday Weekend (Part 2)

Date : 21 December 2012 (Pu.Teri Harbour Theme Park)

After spending the whole morning and parts of the afternoon in Lego.land, we moved on to Puteri Har.bour Family Theme Park(or better known as Hello Kitty Wor.ld) which is 10 minutes drive away from Lego.land. This park is more toddler friendly. It is divided into 3 floor. Level one house Hello Kitty world while the 2nd and 3rd floor is for the Little Big Club characters (Barney, Thomas the Train, Bob the Builder, Pinggu, Angelina Ballerina etc).You can choose to go to one park at RM50 per person or pay RM85 for tickets for both parks.

 We started with the Little Big Club as it holds more interest than H.K ( at least to Ryan and I :p)

We went to the "Thomas & Friends Imagination Station " floor first where they have rides suitable for toddlers and pre-schoolers.They are also not as strict as LG as they even allowed Ranya to ride on some of the rides despite not meeting the height requirement :p 

 Ranya's first "theme park" rides on Bertie the Bus and Harold the Helicopter. 

Good girl even co-pilot with abang :)

Iman was asleep so she missed out on the fun *sorry kakak*

 In front of the ice-cream truck across Barney's house :p

Old Barney even made an appearance when we were there but I didn't bother to line up because he's annoying hahahaha

 

More pics with Barney the annoying purple dinosaur & Pingu the Penguin

Us inside Hello Kitty's House :) 

Left to Right: her accessories cupboard, kitchen, office, bedroom and walk in dressing room. The park is more suitable for GIRLS above 2 years, I have to say. They have rooms for jewellery making activities, dress up etc. My kids don't even KNOW who is Hello Kitty so they were a bit indifferent and unimpressed hehe

Atuk & Nenek in one of those twirly cup rides with the twins.

Ryan who was tired at the time this picture was taken, threw a HUGE tantrum because he wasn't invited to join the ride. Atuk had to go on the cup AGAIN right after he came down to pacify his cucu kesayangan :p

My sis and bro in law didnt want to come in because they are a bunch of spoilsports haha

Anyway it was raining heavily when we wanted to leave. Thank god it stop long enough for my dad and BIL to make a run to pick up the car. Oh well that is what you get for traveling during the rainy season. Rain, rain and more rain :)

 Lan and I were too tired to go out  so my parents went out to dinner with Ryan. So after dropping by Cold Storage for groceries, we tapau some food for the kids and ate in. 

Date 22 December 2012: Singapore & JPO

Our hotel was really near the Woodlands, Singapore Check-in port (about 15 minutes drive away) so we decided to drop by Singapore for a quick shopping trip. The traffic was manageable but after having to deal with immigration and entry pass etc we only managed to get in Orchard Road around 1pm.

Look at Iman's bored and sleepy face in the car

Let me tell ya Singapore is not a very baby friendly place, esp if you need to be pushing strollers and stuff. Their connecting underground passageways has no ramps and escalator, so to get from one mall to another (even across the road) is hell :( We managed to only go to 2 different malls but I'm happy enough because I got good deals on perfumes and cute looking souvenirs.Maybe I'll come again with Lan to celebrate our 4 year anniversary.Anyways, pics are crappy and limited because we were all too moody from pushing and carrying strollers to be posing around

We left around 5ish and managed to arrived at the hotel by 630pm. We performed our solat  in the hotel surau, freshen up and gave the kids a short bath and changed them into their PJ's before continuing our journey to JPO on our way back to Melacca (Yes I'm crazy but I have enablers who follows my every whim and fancy and just goes along with my plans because it easier than saying no :p)

We reached JPO around 8ish. Since it was before Xmas, the sales and stocks are quite good :) I bought myself a new pair of shoes from Bonia and a bag from Braun Buffel. My parents shopped at Bonia and Samsonite and a few other stores. We spend around 2 hours there before continuing our journey back to Malacca. We reached my aunt's house at 12pm. Hehehe kesian my uncle had to wait up for us

You would have thought I had enough of shopping after 2 whole days of being out and about :p of course NOT, I was up early on Sunday and dragged my cousins Nurul, Izzah, My sis, BIL and Ryan to Malacca latest AEON (yes macamla tak pernah pergi Jusco) It was a good call because I found this cool shop that sells really pretty baju kurung at a cheap price :) Later,we had Mak Long's yummiest asam pedas (tasted almost like nenek's ) The kiddies got more birthday presents too,Nek Long  bought Ryan a cool Batman figurine and the girls got a Barbie Doll each :) We left for Klang after Zohor.

Alhamdullilah, the trip was a successful one :) It was tiring with the 3 kids but they are quite good travelers, I have to say. So much so I'm already planning for another mega break like this, end of 2013 *In Sha Allah* If ada rezeki, boleh la bawak the kids to another theme park :) 

I aim to finish my final 2012 Project Birthday entry by this week. 

We shall see if I'm successful :p  Stay Tuned!

Project Birthday 2012 : Birthday Weekend (Part 1)

As a part of the Ryan, Iman and Ranya's birthday celebration, we decided to make a weekend trip to Lego.land, San.rio Theme Park Johor, Singapore, JPO and Malacca (ok the last 3 was mostly for Mummy & Mak Long benefit)

We started our journey to Johor on 20 December 2012 (Ryan's actual birthday). The trip was bearable, Ryan and the twins slept halfway and since each non driving adult (i.e. my mum, Lan and myself) is responsible for one baby, we were all not too hassled, though there are points during the drive when all 3 wanted to hang out with mummy (*sigh* what can I say, I'm too fun for my own good haha)

We reach our destination the Ne.w Yo.rk Hotel Johor around 3pm, Lan and I was even too malas to go down for lunch that parents just tapau-ed some food from a nearby warung. Their Nasi Goreng Cina is the bomb (too bad for the life of me I cant remember the name of the shop)

Met up with my sis and bro in law a bit later (she's there for a conference) and managed to catch up with her colleagues (and my old Bandung Trip buddy) Kak Wanie and Kak Sharina.Since it was a long drive, that night was free and lazy ;p we had a family dinner and went to bed early since the next day it is going to be a long busy day.

 The kids lepaking in the hotel :) 

The room and service is satisfactory but not the breakfast buffet though (bland and limited for choice)

But I would not mind coming back here, since the location is strategic and the hotel is comfortable enough for family stay

21 December 2012: LEGO.LAND, Johor Bahru

This place is HUGE: Ryan was mesmerized with the models of ships and building in Miniland, we spend a good 30 minutes there. The legoman and vehicle even moved and made realistic noises

A little warning. There's a lot of walking to be done and the place is HOT since most of the trees is newly planted so there's minimal shade. If you wish to bring any child under 4, I suggest bring a stroller (or you can rent a single/double stroller at the entrance) 

Me in Taj Mahal, India :p

(oh well since Lan won't bring me here, Legoland Taj Mahal pun jadilah haha)

Thank god we put the baby leash (ok-ok harness) on him.
He was so excited, he was running around like nobody's business

Imagination Area : There's a building in Imagination-Land where the kids can play with blocks and "test" whether their building is strong enough :) We spent a lot of time here since Ryan is not able to ride on most of the rides (too short :p kids must be above 100cm to play on 98% of the rides)

The twins @ Lego Kingdom

 My lil man enjoying his ice cream, to cool down :) He has choosen the Cornetto himself.
I wanted to get him a paddle pop and he said "NO, nak ice-cream becarr (besar)"
High maintenance anak ku ini :p

Riding one of the Lego truck (Look at Iman masam face due to the heat)

Lego.land 101

The facilities in Legoland is top notch :) They even have family bathrooms where both mummy and daddy's can go in to change the child's diaper together. The toilets are also very clean.There's also Mall of Medini in front of Legoland with Restaurants like KFC, Burger King, Kopitiam etc if you feel like the food in Legoland to be too expensive (it is a whole day pass, so you can go in-out after the guard stamp your tickets) I find this to be very convenient.The legos sold in Legoland are also slightly cheaper than the price in the Malls . For example a Lego storage head which cost RM199 in Toys R Us are sold at RM129 here. There's at least RM10-RM20 price difference. I went totally crazy buying legos for the kiddies :)You will also get a discount if you purchase your tickets online (i.e:one week before the date of your visit)

P/S:  In the interest of space, I will upload the other photos in my travel blog for those who are interested in other pictures of Legoland/ Sanrio Theme park (check up the link on my "pages"). There's an insane amount of pictures to upload and these are just the pictures in my hp (I promise I will upload pics in DSLR soon)

PP/S: Pics for San.rio Theme Parks, Singapore & JPO pics in next post and will update on the kids birthday party once I find the time

New Year Note: May 2013 make me a better Muslim, mum, wife, daughter, employee etc. I don't really believe in New Year resolutions though, as changes need to be made constantly and not only once a year :p Anyway may Allah bless our year and brings in more love and happiness *In Sha Allah*

20122012 : Happy 3rd Birthday Ryan

Last Thursday on 20 December 2012, my smart, adorable, loving, cheeky, mischievous son turn 3. He's my best friend and kawan gaduh. Such a joy to be with, though there are times when he can prove to be quite a challenged to handle :)

As a part of Project Birthday 2012 : We celebrated his (and also adiks) birthday in Johor, Singapore and Malacca. How's that for a celebration?? Will write more on our 4 days adventure soon. 

Before I forget, let me wish my cheeky cheeks the happiest birthday and hopefully you'll have a good year ahead. May Allah bless you always. I pray and hope that you will grow up to be a soleh and a responsible son and big brother to your sister. Mummy, Daddy, Iman & Ranya love you very much. My little man is all grown up, he's even starting school next week :) 

121212 : The Day My Princesses Turn ONE

Dear Iman & Ranya,

I can't believe you are one. 

The past one year has been a blessing. 

With both of you each joy and happiness is always x2

Mummy, Daddy and Ryan is so thankful that both of you are around.

My prayers are always with you 

My dua to Allah is for you to grow up into solehah, intelligent, healthy and gorgeous young ladies

*in sha Allah*

Loads of love, hugs and kisses and hope both of you enjoyed the little mini celebration mummy and daddy planned for you yesterday

Lan and I took leave to bring my 2 little angels out for their birthday lunch at One Utama

Excuse the headless snowman, my husband is rubbish with photo composition 

(but we LOVE you anyway, daddy ;p)

Yesterday was a bit of challenge because we were left without our double strollers 

(which is in my sis safekeeping for our Johor/Melaka/Singapore trip next week)

I think I have grown a pair of muscles from taking turns to carry the twins around OU

Anyway loving their new ruffled top that I got from Brands Outlet and the recycled tutu skirts

Comelkan the birthday girls :) 

What are birthdays without presents?

I had the twins choose their presents, made them go through a few selections and they made the final pick. We ended up with my little ponies dolls. I LOVE MY LITTLE PONIES :)

I had to hide the hairclips though as it is not 1 year old friendly but the twins esp. Iman had so much fun putting on and taking out the ponies shoes 

(oh no daddy another shoehaholic in the making)

Ohh and I got them a pair of maxi dresses. 

The rare exception when I buy IDENTICAL clothes because it is just too cute.

You see I do dress them in similiar designs but I rarely buy them in the exact colours etc.

Sebab at the end of the day, the feeling of having double of everything in exact same colour,size and designs just aint cool :p

We had our lunch in New York,New York Deli

The food is so-so la. The root beer float is HUGE but lacking that extra umpphh you can only get in A&W 

The meat platter was adequate but I only managed to taste a bit of everything so maybe you should not take my final review on it. 

Had to tapau because we didn't get the chance to eat properly as the twins got restless 

But the mushroom cappuccino soup is quite good. 

The extra milk foam and dash of choc gave it some extra flavor

Food Ratings : 6.9/10

Ryan, Iman and Ranya birthday favors to be distributed to the friends in Kindy. 

50 toothbrush and toothpaste sets that I, not in my brightest moments decided to wrap individually instead of chucking it in a paper bag :p 

From the girls are ones wrapped in pink princess printed paper and from Ryan is the one with pirate wrapping paper design. Both came with stickers with the kiddies names :)

The toothbrushes was hubby's idea. 

Which made for a good change from the usual "jajan" that usually end up in the parents tummy anyway :p

That is all for Project Birthday 2012: Part 1. 

Part 2 & 3 coming soon. Stay Tune!!!

Wordless Wednesday #19

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