Week 39 ( Sept 24- Sept 30 )

This was by far the most eventful week during our entire trip of Pakistan. We celebrated Zain's early second birthday with the family, celebrated Eid-ul-Azha and went on a fun mini family vacation to the northern areas. I could go on and on about each event separately but it would take forever. In a nutshell, it was so much fun, not only for us but Zain too. He got to experience all of this with the close family around him and him being the center of attention.

Here are this week's highlights through photographs:

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Zain's Thomas the train 2nd birthday cake

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Ready for Eid 

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Yummy food at Tiffany's in Islamabad

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Best place to eat in Islamabad with the whole city view

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Nature's beauty

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My little Spiderman

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Heavenly place on earth

I hope you enjoyed these photos. They are all very close to my heart and I am very happy to share them with everyone. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Have a wonderful end of the week ☺︎

Week 38 ( Sept 17- Sept 23 )

The highlight of this week was that my husband was finally joining us in Pakistan on our extended vacation. Incidently, he was arriving a day after his birthday. I had planned a surprise birthday dinner in his honor. He is an avid cricket fan, so a custom cricket themed cake seemed appropriate and luckily it turned out great!

Here are my week's worth of photos, hope you like them.

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Hubby's birthday cake

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A long due self portrait for my blog

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Hi-Tea at Entourage

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Random berries in the garden

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Let me in please!

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Out on a walk with Mamoo

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Captured this while out on an adventurous late night outing

Thanks for stopping by again. I am very proud of myself for trying to make up for the missed weeks.  Two-third of December remains for me to catch up before the end of the year. Lets see if I make it. Hope you all have a wonderful end of the year ☺︎

Week 37 ( Sept 10- Sept 16 )

We had a great time during our visit to Pakistan. Met old friends and family, tried new restaurants and just relaxed in general. It's very different from our life in Boston, where we do everything ourselves. Back home we have a lot of domestic help and sometimes you feel a little bored sitting doing nothing because everything is automatically being taken cared for. So for six weeks that I was there, I did no cooking, cleaning, laundry or felt the need to drive myself. 

Its definitely a luxury you don't realize till you no longer have it. ☺︎

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Playdate at my friend's place when electricity decided to play a little game

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 Chachu and Zain having some fun

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This place turned out to be a great find

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To throw or not to throw?

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Watching some gardening happen while we hang outside

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A papaya tree in my parents backyard

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Rain leaves the plants looking their best

Thanks for stopping by my page and I hope you keep coming back. Have a great day!

Week 36 ( Sept 3- Sept 9 )

This week's highlight was a mighty jet lag that Zain was going through, which in turn affected me. It still was amazing to see him in a new surrounding but adapting really well. My only complaint was that he wasn't eating a lot. He was however, super friendly with everyone he met.

Here are my favorite photos from Week 36:

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Who loves air planes??? Ofcourse Zain and especially one as big as him

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Appreciating Truck Art at a local restaurant

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Playing with his toys at the window

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Walking hand in hand with Dada and Dadi

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White is the color of PeAcE☮

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So sad to see the king of the jungle in a small cage

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Not afraid of heights!!!

Thank you once again for stopping by. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Week 35 ( Aug 27- Sept 2 )

Week 35 was a big milestone for us, especially since it was the first time Zain was traveling to my country of birth, Pakistan. It wasn't his first international flight though, so I was a little less nervous about the trip. Also, my dad was traveling with us so I had a huge moral support. Eventually the whole journey went very pleasantly and there were no major meltdowns. Zain actually slept most of the way and we were lucky to find both the flights half empty, so we had a lot of extra seats to make ourselves comfortable in.

Here are the photos from our first week in Islamabad:

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Ready for the journey across the world

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Yep that's the plane we are going to board from Dubai

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Enjoying the first rain in Pakistan

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That's how we roll in a mall

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Pink is so eye catching

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Shopping at a local clothing shop

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Drying red chillies out in the sun brings out the best red color

Hope you are enjoying the updates in quick succession from all the missed weeks. Thank you for checking out the photos. Until next post, Ciao!

Week 34 ( Aug 20- Aug 26 )

August went by very fast because my dad was visiting and soon it was time for us to visit everyone back home in Pakistan. They were really excited to meet Zain and spend some quality time with this amazing kid.

The highlight of the week was Zain's visit to Thomasland in Edaville, MA. When I get a chance I will write a separate post on it. It's a great place to take kids and have a wonderful time with family and friends.

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Dessert anyone?

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Matching sleeping suit buddies

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Hello Thomas

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Walking side by side, my three favorite men

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My good friend Bree brought me these from her European adventures to add to my collection 

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The best toys are sometimes just empty boxes

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Na-boo explaining Zain something interesting

I'm so happy to be back blogging my Project 365. Keep checking in and you will see many updates in the next couple of weeks. Have a wonderful weekend ❤︎

Week 33 ( Aug 13- Aug 19 )

This is race against the time to catch up with my 365 project before the year ends. I have taken photos everyday but just haven't been able to keep up with posting them on my blog. So at this point even if I can just post the photos without much writing I would be really happy. 

Here goes the best photos of Week 33

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Scrabble night is always fun with Chai

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Walking hand in hand with Papa and Na-boo

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Some berries I came across on a local farm

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Trying out some new stuff while we shop

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Taking Thomas for a spin

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Hanging out in the backyard

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Waiting for me to bring breakfast to the table

Thank you for coming back and taking a look at my blog. I know I haven't been as regular as I had hoped to be but I am trying. Have a wonderful day☺︎