Camping June 2009

Riding on 2 wheels!!

Hassan and Ammar have been out on the street for the last three days trying to ride their bikes without training wheels. Hassan, probably because he's 7 and should have learned a long time ago, took about 5 minutes before he was riding on his own. Ammar (in all his protective gear) is still learning. A few more sessions and he will be flying down the street on his own too. The 100 + degree weather this weekend was not conducive to outdoor activities, but we kept on. This video is from their second day of lessons.

Exercise time

It's been soo long since I've posted....

I thought I would share Ammar's morning exercise routine with everyone. He has been wrestling with Team Mixed Breed fight club and has learned alot for a 3 year old. Now that wrestling season is over they are doing submission grappling...kind of scary, but the kids really enjoy it.

Hassan's First Day Wrestling

Today was Hassan's very first wrestling tournament. He won his first match and tied the second.

Bloody Scene

I came home from work early today (now I ask myself why did I do this???) and sat down, hoping I would have a chance to relax. Soon I hear screaming and crying upstairs. Ammar comes running down the stairs with blood dripping down his face. AAHHHHHHH!!!!!

Apparently he was trying to be a power ranger. He had climbed on top of Hassan's bed and jumped off (maybe so that he could drop kick his imagined enemies?) Instead he ended up bumping his head on the edge of the dresser, causing blood to gush every where (yes..all over Hassan's carpet, the hallway carpet, the stairs carpet, and the living room carpet as he came downstairs!!!!!)

This may seem like a once in a lifetime event in most people's lives....not ours. Ali did this exact same thing when he was 2..it just took Ammar 2 years longer to get to the same stage in life!!!

American Idol or WWF?

So many talents....which one to use to get on TV? Great wrestling skills (we have those in the family) or excellent singing skills. Ali has so many difficult decisions ahead.

This was one of the MANY songs sung last night by the Toby Johnson Choir (there's Ali in the front!!!) during the Winter Concert. These 7th and 8th graders are soo excited to be singing-especially the eight boys!!!!

ALI's First Win

Today was a very exciting day in our house. Ali (after three very disheartening tries) won his first wrestling match. We are soo excited for him. He beat his opponent 10-6!!! Here's a picture of his moment of pride.

I found an old picture of when Hassan was a baby...it melts my heart every time I look at it. ....

It's a time for learning....

Since we are GREAT parents, we take a few minutes to educate our darling children.

Ammar's Christmas Party

Last week was Ammar's Christmas party. Why stand still and follow the teacher's instructions? Anyone can do that. Ammar decided to hop around like a rabbit-make things interesting.

the holiday season is near.....

for some that means Christmas is nearing, but for our family that means Eid is right around the corner.

On our shopping trip this past weekend the kids (as usual) where asking for more toys. I reminded them that Eid is just a few days away and the Eid bunny (yes that's right-the Eid bunny) would be bringing toys to them if they were good little boys. (some background: while most homes are visited by Santa Clause in December, the Khan household welcomes the Eid bunny into our house twice a year) I also explained to them that the economy is not doing well these days and that the Eid bunny may have to cut back on how many toys she brings them. At this point Ali says, "We'll just tell her to keep trying."

When we got home Hassan wrote this letter to make sure Eid bunny remembered him during these hard times.

for those of you who didn't see this on FB....

a really cute video of ammar.

anarchy amongst the rangers

this morning we woke up the find anarchy amongst the rangers.

BLACK FRIDAY

happy black friday!!! Some of us have to go to work today ( I know boo hoo) while others can enjoy a day of mad shopping. Majid has been MIA from the house since 3 am. Hopefully he does not get attacked by hordes of angry women (or at least anymore than he usually does). We'll see what he comes back with.......

Thanksgiving Feast!!

We spent Thanksgiving with our friends the Lesleys and the Marshs. Here's a pic of Majid going at the pie!!!

Our first day blogging!!!!

We've decided it's finally time to start a family blog. We'll see how well this goes. Hassan is very excited to see his pics up on the blog. Ali had some interesting ideas for names for our blog (Evil Khans?-I have no idea where that came from!!)