Mus'ab's 'Abstract' Art

I can still remember the moment when I first hold him in my arms the morning after the delivery!
He was so tiny, hairy and looks like khairi! He is my along aka ango (as pronounced by Maryam) then, now and forever, insyaAllah
He is... Muhammad Mus'ab b. Mohd Khairi!
Now all grown up, toilet trained and soon.. will be sleeping in his own room..
Noooooooooo!!!!
(ok... maybe not too soon) ;P
Alhamdulillah, all praise is to Allah for giving me the chance to watch him grow for the past 2 and a half years now. SubhanAllah, i am simply amazed to see them grow by day..
How everyday they advance further physically, mentally, emotionally and socially..

one can never estimate the rate at which one's child is growing..

we tend to underestimate them, most of the time

being a full-time mum i notice that these kids are ever-ready to absorb and ever-in need of company,
- someone to cheer for them for their achievements, someone to answer their never-ending questions, someone to tell them stories.. also.. to listen to their stories..someone to kiss their hands or knees when their in pain.
AllahuAkbar, I am sure this motherly feelings You put in me is for a great purpose!
When some people may regard it as a weakness, insyaAllah, I believe its a strength that every mum out there should be proud of and not suppress it.

Okay, am waaaay out of topic!
- maybe not- thats what abstract art is all about.. waaay out of reality!
Just wanna share some of Mus'ab's 'Abstract' Art.
Try to figure out what the pictures are before reading the caption ok.
Enjoy!




A yellow goose. The sad looking face on the top right is actually a sad sunshine.



Looks like a chicken huh? but nope, its another goose according to the artist.

Yep, another goose and nope, so far i've never seen a goose in australia. Swans yes, but not goose.

A mama whale (with a baby whale in her belly) swimming with a dolphin

A yellow boy fishing on a yellow boat

A snake chasing a mouse

Thats it for now, insyaAllah.
May Allah bless!



Playtime with Aunty Muna :)

SubhanAllah, how  time passes by  these  days..

we already had our 12th session of playgroup last monday and Alhamdulillah, its been quite an experience.

last time, i remember i used to have 3 ambitions.. just to share with you
to be a doctor, a teacher or a chef (yes, its a bit out of place but yep it was on the list)

Alhamdulillah, at this point, by the will of Allah, i got the chance to be all three..quite!

Anyhow, am writing to share what we did in our playgroup. Personally, i think its a really good learning event for the kids and a great get-together for the  mums. Kids have fun and learn while mums exchange ideas and experiences on parenting.

and seriously..its not  difficult to start one if u dont have any at your place. 

Do it for the sake of Allah, to teach our children and get the sisters together, insyaAllah, Allah will make it easy... and fun!

Learning to grow! Mus'ab with his grown-up cress

The following are some of the pics taken during the playgroup:

Learning to smile as well! Mus'ab and Ryu Iskandar with their egg-carton  camels.

Adli, Azfar, Mus'ab, Umairah and Iskandar with their  handprint-butterflies.

One of those 'quiet' sessions: Here are Mus'ab and kak yaya with their paper plate bees 

This time maryam  was not asleep so she joined in the fun making big-mouthed puppets with kak Yaya and 'Ango' (aka Mus'ab).

Yes.. another paper-plate craft (finishing up the stock)! This time, its a rabbit mask. Here are Iskandar, Mus'ab and Kak Yaya. I think, at the back there is Aqil who refuse to put the mask on..

This is our 11th session: paper-plate crowns. Mus'ab looks like a happy king here, all alone in the middle.



Its suppose to be fingerprints-fish.. anyway, as long as they're happy!
Here are Iskandar, Umairah, Hafsah, Maryam, Azfar, Mus'ab and Nur Amani



Our most recent session: we were suppose to make personalized pencil cases using used bottles, but unfortunately, only 1 mum did her homework! Anyhow, it was fun!