Big girl

So this goes to show you how tall Mariam is. She just turned 18 months and her cousin here is 2 years old. They are basically the same height. Last doctor appointment Mariam was in the 99 percentile for her height. Wow!

Ironically her cousin's name is Nabeelah. 

Nabeelah and Nabeelah! 

It was my Birthday. Yaaaah

So it was July 4th, my birthday. I just hung out with the kids and my husband relaxing. We BBQ'd, ate some good food and sat under the AC!!! Nothing better than a day off of work. Wish it was more often for sure. 

The official Birthday Party

Here are a few pics of the official birthday party. It was simple and cute. The kids enjoyed coloring, face painting and balloon shapes/animals. They ate chicken nuggets, sweet potato fries and apple sauce. They also had pink lemonade and cupcakes. Mariam got some cute toys and a few outfits. Mom and dad got her some new earrings. She made a grande entrance to the party in her stroller ASLEEP!! She slept for at least 45 minutes. But once she was up and running I think she had a blast. I had fun and I hope all the little people did too. Best of all we enjoyed the day with family and friends. All in all it was a good day.

Look who turned 1!!!!

Even though I know they won't remember I'm big on first birthday. So today was the BIG day. There are always pictures to remember the special moments. I remember a year ago when I first started feeling the contractions and I realized they were real and this was it! It's amazing how time flies. Today was officially Mariam's first birthday so I dressed her up, made cupcakes and took lots of pictures. But the real party is next weekend; which of course I will share pics. Here was my little princess today.

Look at this hair!!

So funny, so Mariam's hair is really growing in. My friend actually got her distracted long enough to sit and put her hair is these little puffs. I walked in the room and was wondering whose baby is that and ahhhh it's Mariam!! LOL. She doesn't really like stuff on her head so I'm sure this will be a rare site to see... For now at least.

Having fun

The other day Mariam and I were at the mall and as I drank a cup of coffee she played in a baby play area. She had so much fun crawling around exploring all of the stations they had. It's amazing to see how fast she is growing. Makes me smile, but sad that time flies past!!

Last Football Game of the Season

So today was the last game of the football season and now I barely have a voice. As we all know I have a big mouth and I love to cheer my kids on, and that is exactly what I did today. Both my boys played a wonderful season. Zaid's team did a great job today. They won 16-0. Zaid is quarterback and he did his thing as always. This was his last year in flag so next year he will step up to Jr. tackle. I'm excited for him and I'm sure he will do well. Shafee also played very well today. The teamed he played gave a great game. They had a very good running back #20, Shafee ran his heart out and tried to stop him 2 times after the line let him through but he was able to score 2 touchdown. But Deposit boys are so good that Shafee's team still smashed them and won the game 40-20 making his team undefeated. Woooohooo!!!
I am such a proud mom and I love all my kids to pieces!! Shafee has one more year he can play Sr. tackle, so I'm sure next year will be super exciting. I ran up and down the field all day today so it was a little hard to catch good shots. But here's a few in between the madness.