Farm in the City

Today we had a playgroup field trip to a place called Farm in the City. Mashallah we had a blast. Lotsa hands on learning for the kids alhamdulillah.

On the move again!

It's official. We have decided to move back to Canada. It's been an incredibly amazing time... but, it's time to go home.

We feel like it's been an extended vacation... We've made priceless memories that we will cherish for life time.... But, it's time to wrap up.

We've informed the kids this week... And there are mixed feelings, so to help them work through these feelings I asked them to write all the things they like about both Malaysia and Canada.

Inshallah we still have more than two months left. So hopefully we can focus on enjoying what we have left here and then be on our way back. <3

Twins of Faith

Naani!

Naani has been here and weve been busy with her....

Twin towers, Kuala Lumpur

Krabi, Thailand

Our resort in Thailand

Riding elephants in Thailand

Beach

Thailand <3

Snorkeling in Thailand

Walking though the rainforest

Chillin with Naani and Baba at the beach.

Naani is still here for a while longer so we will probably be busy with her.
Stay tuned.

Redang

While the cousins were here, we visited an Island off the East coast of Malaysia and mashaAllah it was stunning!  The resport we stayed at was, umm, not the best of resorts.  But subhanallah, the view totally made up for it!  Out of all of us I would say Yusuf enjoyed himself the most.  He loved snorkeling and mashallah was a pro at it. InshaAllah I hope we can go again someday.

Getting on the boat that would take us to the island

The view

Yusuf taking videos of the monkeys that would roam around outside.  The rain forest was literally steps behind us.

Yusuf and I woke up early one day and went for a walk on the beach shortly after sunset <3

Ibby ready to go snorkeling

Yusuf the pro snorkeler

Palm trees

Walking along the beach

Family

The owner or worker at the resort.  He totally reminded me of a typcial cartoon character that lived on an island. SubhanaAllah, what a life!  The waters were crystal clear and you could literally walk out and just look down to see brightly colored fish.

And so it begins....

Here are a few snapshots of our first moments here in Malaysia.

Shopping has been an adventure...we hardly know any name brands or  products.  Sometimes its annoying, sometimes its funny but overall its fun :)

Alhamdulillah so far there has only been a couple  times where Yusuf has felt down about being so far from home.  One day when he was feeling down I got him to write this in his journal.  If you cant read his writing, it says:
Three things you miss:
1. Naanis food
2. Highlights (sports news)
3. Pops

Write three things you like about Malaysia:
1. Swimming
2. Badminton
3. Swing

We've recently discovered and fallen in love with dragon fruit

Checking out KL from the window of the house we were temporarily staying at

Im loving how most restaurants have handwashing stations

Malaysian Police Car...  Still feels weird to be driving on the opposite side

Going for lunch at the mall.  Loving the trees and sunny weather mashaAllah

Since we go swimming almost everyday, mashaAllah Yusuf has really been building his confidence with swimming.  I think hes learned more in the last two weeks here than he did in the last two years of swimming lessons in Canada

The blue mesjid in Shah Alam, mashaAllah it was beautiful

The sunset from our building <3  Mashallah we are able to hear athan from our balcony.  Its not very loud and we cant hear it every salah, but if our windows are open and AC is off we can usually head it and mashallah it is beautiful

Hanging out at the pool

Bird park in KL

Showing Summaiya the hornbill which is Malaysias national bird

Checkin out the flamingos

The infamous durian fruit.  We couldnt smell it from where we were but supposidly the smell is horrific.  People say it smells like hell but tastes like heaven :/  They say you either LOVE the taste or HATE it.  We havent dared to try it as of yet

Someone wants to share Ibby's icecream

Posing at the photobooth in the bird park.  Ibby was not impressed.  MashaAllah Yusuf was really brave tho

Mesjid Wilayah

Beautiful architecture, under renovation though...inshaAllah we plan on attending this mesjid in Ramadan 

Checkin out the mesjid

Weve seen a few lizards hanging around.  Alhamdulillah none in our house ...mainly on the streets

Alhamdulillah feels good to be in a routine after such a long break in homeschooling

Our homeschooling room

Other angle