Family Day Al Muhammadi

Assalamualaikum..

We successfully organized our Family Day or known as Al Muhammadi Family Day on the 4th of Syawal. Thank you to my cousin Eli for being the mastermind and handling most of the tasks. He even came out with the plan. It was a really excellent idea to have the event on the 4th day of Syawal since most of the relatives and family members were available. Al Muhammadi is actually a name of our beloved late grandfather- Muhammad, my mom's late father. Al Fatihah. Both my grandparents from mother's side had passed away when I was in secondary school. Al Fatihah to both. My mom had 4 siblings and she is the only lady. She has 2 elder brothers (both had passed away few years back) and one younger brother. In total, Al Muhammadi consists of approximately 50 members including cousins, nieces and nephews, aunties and uncles. Two families could not make it at a very last minute which were my uncle Pak Su's family and my brother's family- both families were not able to attend due to health reasons. Hopefully this is not the last gathering we re gonna have so that all family members could join in future.

The family day took place in Permai Resort, Bachok. This was our first time here. The resort is just nice for a family gathering. There are many activities can be done here. We had a one night stay in the resort. We arrived at 2 pm and checked out the next day at 12 pm.

Just arrived! My boys were handsomely dressed at the beach because we were from a Raya visit before straightaway heading to the resort.

Bumped into Fizo Omar. Coincidentally, he was also having a family day there. My husband dah feeling retis. Please forgive him 😁

So, these were among of the activities held on the first day:
1) Lunch (a very late lunch haha)- We had rice with gulai uhhhh sedapnya with sambal...a great catch up for all the family members since it's very difficult for us to gather like this especially me and my family as I am staying in Klang. Most of them are staying in Kelantan. Few in Kuantan and JB.
2) Get ready for the telematch games. We changed attire, wearing our official Al- Muhammadi Family Day T Shirt...yeayyy
3) Telematch time! Some of the games were:

Kids:
-Candy Flour (blowing flour to find candy)
- Egg and Spoon Race
- Blow and Explode Balloons

Adults games were divided to married couples and singles:

- Egg Toss (the funniest game ever I swear)- The pairs stand about one metre apart, and a raw egg is tossed from one partner to the next.

Those who catch the eggs without breaking them continue in the game, the others are out.

After each successful catch, the players must take one step backward so that the tosses are longer and longer.

- Three Legged Race

with my hmm cousin's daughter...Nurul

Listening to the briefing by my cousin Joe

Look what I managed to snap! Lovebirds were holding hands during briefing session hihi...my mom and dad.. the most senior members

selfie is a must

the kids were ready for the first game, candy flour!

Fahri was excited but Naeem was a lil bit afraid of i-don't-know-what

The daddies were giving some tips to the kids

Yeayyy Fahri won the second place!

with mummy, Kak Lily, Mun, Kak Za, Kak Ma and Damia

My family...how i wish my brother and his family were here. Oh ya my sister also could not make it due to work call.

Naeem with Tok Wan n nenek

The best part was to spend time with them!

Enjoying the beach side after the telematch games

Selfies with my naka2 menakan yang setahun sekali je jumpa...All are grown up, pretty and handsome!

Group photos! It was really fun!

Candid of us discussing on things or maybe reviewing our selfies haha

After the telematch...the gentlemen went to the pool

At night, we had a barbecue

Then, prize giving ceremony

Yeayy..Fahri's name was called for three times..

Dapat snackss yeayyy

The next morning, before checking out, we had breakfast together

My mom and my aunty (my late uncle's wife), among the seniors in the family..


Overall, it was a really successful event and we really need to have this more in future! Well done ❤

Raya 2017 Part 2: Kelantan, Kuantan and KL

We safely arrived in Pasir Mas (my cousin's house) around 6 pm on the third day of Syawal. That was my first visit to their house. Actually we stayed over night at the house before heading to Tok Bali for our family day on the next day. Thank you my cousin Kasyfu and wife Kak Na for the hospitality. Such a beautiful house with amazing scenery. My parents also were staying there for one night. Just look at the views. Breathtaking! The bendang and all..

without wasting time, an OOTD is a must! This kurung I bought at a boutique in Plaza Masalam. Very cheap sebab dah last piece hehe

Cantik kan background suasana macam tu...finally dapat beraya with my mom n sis

with my cousin Kak Na and her kids

my pretty sis

Terharu sangat sebab we reached late at 6 pm so open house rumah cousin ni dah nak habis makanan. So my dear cousin Khalilah masuk dapur balik and cooked this ayam masak merah for us...Sedapppp sangat.. Thank you love.. Tak sempat amik gambar sbb dia bz chef

The next day before heading to Tok Bali, sempat kami nak beraya jap dekat rumah my dad's sister dekat Jalan Telipot.

with my darling cousins

with all the cousins and relatives at my aunty's house

Cerita family day nanti kita buat entry special keh..

After family day tu, we straight away went back to Kuantan and stayed one night before heading to KL the next day because my parents wanted to visit their grandson Irfan (my brother's son) who was having Dengue fever at that time. We reached Kuantan around 6 pm and we stooped by at my aunty's house (rumah wajib) to pray and having dinner. Yeayy dapat jumpa cousins lagi. Memang raya sakan Alhamdulillah.

with my pretty cousin Kak Zura

family my aunty...missing one cousin and her family here

the ladies...

The next day... we headed to KL.. went to my brother's house in Sri Damansara and the final pit stop was at my aunty's house in Kota Damansara

Yeayy finally jumpa nasi dagang

Yummy!!!

My darling nephew Irfan..Alhamdulillah he is fully recovered

my two pretty cousins

having dinner at my aunty's house 

Photoshoot wajib 

missing my sister here as she had to work during Raya! 

Raya 2017 Part 1: Ijok, Perak

Assalamualaikum..

One of the best moments from our Raya this year is the fact that the boys began to cooperate posing for the camera. There is still room for improvement but mama is so happy. Tak de lah berperang sangat nak amik gambar je pun. Anyway, it's not too late to wish Salam Syawal and may this Syawal brings us thousands of bless from Allah swt. Let's check it out some of my favorite photos of my boys on the first Syawal...

Naeem memang full of expression while Abang Fahri is more chillex

Chewahhh salam salam ini pun sebab mama yang suruh

Haa macam tu la abg Fahri sporting..

Our Raya theme kali ni is baby blue actually but hubby malas nak beli baju so dia pakai baju 2 years back. Ok je..lagipun dia bukan jenis pakai baju melayu lama2. I really love my peplum! Very reasonable price dia I bought from Ashura Boutique located in AEON Shah Alam.. Memang cantik2 and affordable sangat

Macam amik gambar ngan YB plak rasanya 😉

Gambar anak beranak wajib. I love the background memang suasana kampung

Lantakla Naeem nak pose kat depan tu asalkan pandang camera

Bawah pokok kelapak

with my family in law

The only kids around as the other cucus (my SIL's children) tak balik tahun ni

Abg Fahri plak ke depan

with my lovely MIL

fefeeling anak dara jap with SILs

also with the cousins

The second Syawal, we went beraya to few relatives' houses lead by my MIL. 

See... bagus dah pandai pose hihi

Let's beraya

and menambahkan lemak

We were in Ijok, Perak till third Syawal. After Subuh on the third Syawal, we headed to Pasir Mas, Kelantan to beraya with my parents' side plak.

My Best Ramadhan (so far)

Assalam....

I know, i know.. it's Syawal already but I still can't get over my wonderful memories in previous Ramadhan. SubhanAllah. Alhamdulillah.

I would say Ramadhan 2017 was my best so far. This is simply because:

I was able to perform Tarawekh Prayers most of the nights. Hopefully I did meet my Lailatul Qadar Night. Since my MIL is staying at my house, it was a great experience that I could bring her and my sisters in law (when they were around) along to the mosque and perform Tarawekh together. Alhamdulillah. 

My Ramadhan this year is so meaningful as we chose to cook at home instead of buying food outside. There was not so much wastage on food and money. Alhamdulillah. I managed to help my MIL cooking and adding dishes for iftar menu.

I also got the chance to be in Kuantan and spent my two Ramadhan days with my beloved family. So much love. Alhamdulillah.

Most importantly, I feel so happy that Allah swt gives me the opportunity to perform Tarawekh in the mosque after few years need to be home with the kids. Syukran Ya Allah. The boys had Iqra' class every Monday to Wednesday night, thus it was the best time for me to go to the mosque. Such a great opportunity. There were nights that we brought the boys to the mosque and prayed together BUT I guess they are still kids. We need to bring them more often to the mosque so that they will get used to the mosque environment.

Thank you Allah swt for the opportunity given. I hope I am one of the luckiest who met Lailatul Qadar.. In sha Allah