Valentine's Day Celebration 2012

So, how did you celebrate your Valentine's Day this year? Was it romantic? Or with disappointment? Seems like most of my Facebook contacts had a great celebration of eating out, giving gifts and showing extraordinary affection to their love ones today. I hope that today is not the only day we show our love to the special people in our lives. After all, love day is everyday.

We celebrated today like any other ordinary day - with utmost love. Specially today was holiday due to the Qatar National Sports Day. This means, that all family members are together to celebrate yet another family day. Extremely fabulous!

This year, we made this month extra special  - the LOVE month as most would refer it. For the past 14 days of the month, we have been giving treats to each other here and there. Some of our ten favorites are:

1. Pancakes! Prepared by the Great Turk! Mouthwatering, right?

Strawberry pancakes

blueberry pancakes

2. Chips:  This Tostada chips is the new "coffee" in the family. Refillable chips plus awesome play area for kids equals (almost) uninterrupted conversation between husband and wife. Quality time for  a very little cost.

3. Ice Cream and Chocolate - Since we agreed it's the LOVE month, might as well indulge in a little midnight snack. Indulge, live a little and probably get so high in fat and  cholesterol.

4.  Attending events together - Sometimes just being together makes everything special. Just look at these three walking pieces of my heart. It gives the more high from chocolate and ice cream, the healthier version.

5.  Princess Party. Somehow it feels so special attending themed parties. Especially when there's dressing up!

6. FLOWERS - Since, we are getting into cliches, here goes flowers - and one dozen red roses in one go! We really went all out this year!

7.  My Little Miss Complete Collection  - More books to enjoy for our Doha Explorers Book Club.  This series have been long favorite of ours so it is just fitting to get our own copies!

8.  Mr. Men  - MORE - more books to enjoy for our Doha Explorers Book Club.  We are really so excited! 

9.  MORE ICE CREAM - And customized ice cream for our special taste. 

10. Omelet - The kids favorite for the month.. and hopefully for the next months as we are squeezing most of the vegetables in here. (See, we don't eat only ice cream this month!)

you can see he love the omelet! ;) 

Although 14th February has come and gone (at least, in our part of the world!), we opt to make the remaining days of the month - and the rest of the days of our lives - special. After all, life is way too short not to eat ice cream show affection to our loved ones every chance we've got.


Happy LOVE Month!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Happy Valentine's Day to all! Here's our healthy version of celebrating the L-O-V-E Day to all of you!

Keep lovin'

Qatar Cinema: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

The 3rd day of February is another celebration of love in the family - MOVIE DATE! Qatar Cinema is  now showing Journey 2: The Mysterious Island!

We are feeling the love in this month way too much, right? A 3D movie, adventure genre and popcorn! Great times with family indeed. (Hoops, not with Kerim because he was sleeping and won't understand the concept of the movie anyways plus (BIG PLUS!) a peaceful way to watch a movie without running around with our hyperactive prince!)

tickets - checked! 

popcorns and drink checked

3D glasses checked - all set! 

At first I didn't want to watch the movie because it was not Brendan Fraser. Good thing my husband made me changed by mind. It's a great way to spend a lovely evening with family with Josh Hucherson, Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine.

Kylie, as part of her writing skills, volunteered to write what the movie is about for our blog. Here she goes:

Sean wanted an adventure.
Hank his good stepfather did not let Sean go.
But Sean wanted to go. So hank let him to go with him. They found lots of scary creatures.
And Sean found his grandfather on the way. Don't just stand there he said.
They got in trouble with hummingbirds! but they got help with bees.
And they got trouble with a giant lizard in the way to!
They found a castle it happened 1000 years ago!
The next morning it was gone it was under water!
And they found a submarine they tried to turn on the electricity.
They got in trouble with electric eel. Hank killed it.
They went home at last.
And they had one more adventure to do at space.

She was referring to Atlantis - when she referred to a castle. She liked the movie a lot and requested me to get copies of the three books which were used to find the mysterious island. That's one good way to encourage kids to read. 

For movie timings in Qatar Cinema - just go to this link: Qatar Cinema: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Here's the video trailer for this must see movie: (check out this part - 2:17 - really a big hit for Kylie and the husband, okay for me too - damn right any woman will find that irresistible!)

 

 Relax, Enjoy and See a Movie!
 

Getting Ready for Valentine's Day!

We are really feeling the love this month! And on the second day of February.....

Our little princess is getting ready with her Valentine's Day cards! We got her colored papers, sparkly glue and some heart shaped stickers - and she got busy with her Valentine's day cards creation!

She prepared for all some of her friends, all family members and teachers!

she wrote personal notes to all the valentine cards, not to mention she considered the favorite color of the card's recipients.

while our Kerim is enjoying the hearts sticker! 

one of the cards created by Kylie

Valentine's Day is indeed in the air in our homes! Lots of love to all!


 Happy Valentine's Day!