Week 30 ( Jul 23- Jul 29 )

I am not too proud of the fact that I haven't been able to keep up with this weekly post in a while. However, the fact that I am still continuing on with it, says something about my determination. Despite breaking the schedule during and after our Euro trip, I am still trying to catch up. I have only missed a few weeks at a stretch and I know I should be able to recover considering I am in Pakistan for an extended vacation. The best part of this vacation is that I literally have no household chores, which essentially takes up all day, taking into consideration I have an active toddler at home. However, the social calendar is jam packed here. I still think I should be able to catch up during this trip and be on track by the time I head back for home mid October.

We have had such an incredible summer MashAllah that I truly feel blessed. I will try to write about each week as I post the photos but I think they may not be as descriptive as I would like to be but that is something I can live with as I like the photos to speak for themselves more. Week 30 was pretty fun as we were smack in the middle of the summer with the heat turned on full throttle. Summer is the time to be outdoors, so, heat or no heat there are plenty of play days. Visits to the parks are frequent and keep Zain happy, except the part where he actually has to go back home, which is always a struggle. That is where bribery comes in handy.

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Future soccer player maybe?

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After class, park playdate is always welcomed by these two

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No visit to the mall is now complete without a stop at the Lego store

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Creepy paper Mache of my least fav character

The other highlights of the week were a surprise baby shower that was for three of my friends who are all having baby number two this year. We became friends because of our babies number one. There are two boys and a girl joining in our baby bunch so we are very excited. As I write this one of the boys has already arrived, so welcome Ben and I can't wait to see you.

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Ready for the surprise triple baby shower of my friends

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Beautiful arrangement by friend Christine hosting the baby shower

We also went to the Stone Zoo this week, which is the smaller of the two Zoos in Boston. We like going there more often because its really close to us and has fun kid events throughout the year. Looking forward to their Halloween trick or treat this year since Zain had such a great time last year.

So glad to finally write again. Hope you all are having a great summer. Keep coming back as I will be publishing the next few posts of the missed weeks in succession.

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1st visit to the Zoo this summer by these curious toddlers