The Story Of Us

Eee - On our bedside table we have these transparent glass lamps, lamps that have no bottom. So when we came across these ping pong sized balls with alphabets on them we took them as an opportunity to be cutesy we filled each of our lamps with the others name. These are those alphabet balls. You can buy this print  here  Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes.  Contact  for more information and special requests. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

This June D turned the big number FIVE! He had the theme all picked out months in advance and he could hardly contain his excitement.. all the more incentive for me to step up my birthday planning.. thank you Pinterest I do not know how we ever lived or planned parties without you! His theme of choice.. Jake and the Neverland Pirates. The Invites: I found this super cute printable online here The Party: We stared with having the kids dress like a pirate.. I bought foam hats and stickers from Oriental Trading Company for the kids to decorate. Interestingly enough.. kids found it not so interesting.. many simply refused to decorate a hat.. some came back to it later and just a handful actually wore them. What was even less interesting to the kids were the eye patches I had handmade :( but the foam swords I had scored after repeated visits to the Dollar Store were a huge hit.. Next we had two ring toss games.. this was meant as an activity to kill time until everyone had a

Droplets - We all see the raindrops on our windows, they were especially magnificent with the light of the lamp post illuminating them. I had to pull myself away to get my camera. It's just one of those simple pleasures we see and overlook so often. Never to be overlooked again.  You can buy this print here  Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check these beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Whoa.. when I decided to take a break I had no idea it was going to turn out to be this long.. I guess I was waiting for a sort of routine to form.. a sense of normalcy to return.. and I suppose my right now is as normal as it can possibly get.. Where I left off we were days away from D big birthday party, weeks away from Ramadan, I had a contractor in the house and my mother had just arrived.. I had so many pictures of all of these events and was looking forward to sharing in the coming weeks but I had a bit of a problem while I was backing up my computer and accidentally ended up deleting some stuff.. PERMANENTLY! still more than a bit pissed about this.  The room started looking like this.. with an equally horrendous carpeted bathroom!! and the end result.. so much better! I wish I could show you just how bad this bathroom was..  In the next few weeks our roof started to leak and we started to meet with roof guys.. :( and while they were already ripping out our r

There has been a lot going on.. things have been very busy.. I fill you up on all of it very soon.. lot of pictures too I promise.. but till then I need to take a little break from the internet so that I can focus on enjoying my now. Hope you are all having wonderful summers and for my Aussie friends, hope it's not too cold over there. See you all soon. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now on Instagram .. Come Along and Follow me on my Photo Journey Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

Down the Rabbit Hole - It was taken in 2009 when M and I did our big European adventure. Before we had kids and before I was so active on his blog. I wish I had been more active, wish i had had a better documentation on the trip. I remember having taken notes on a piece of paper somewhere.. jotting down where we ate etc.. Now if only i knew where that piece of paper was! A simple oblong staircase in the Vatican Museum. I liked the simplicity of it. It was more modern and less fancy than the more famous staircase of the Vatican Museum. While people were all over the latter, the former staircase, my subject matter was left alone, not a sole insight. Down the Rabbit Hole can be purchase here Your walls not ready for some art? How about a cute pencil skirt , a bag or tote , maybe something for your phone ? Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now on Instagram .. Come Along and Follow me on my Photo Journey Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Sha

Continuing with our Memorial Day weekend recap.. while we spent Friday in New York  we chilled out at home on Saturday running errands, playing in the backyard.. On Sunday we headed to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. one of my favorite things about living in New Jersey is our proximity to so many major cities.   The last time we were there D was two and a half years old and he had had a blast.. It was so interesting to watch D there now and little H navigating his way through the museum his first time.     D now and then After the museum we were meeting up with my cousin and his wife for dinner.. but we were done a little earlier than planned and had an extra hour to kill so we headed to the nearby Smith Memorial Playground which we had visited earlier last year and had loved. another now and then last time the park had been almost empty.. this time the park was over flowing with people.. the day was hot and after a few slides, swin