Family Portrait: My birthday dinner at Samira restaurant / Meine Geburtstagsfeier beim Samira

While sorting through my photos recently, I suddenly felt the urge to grab my pencil and start drawing again—and off I went!

Amidst my collection of pictures, I stumbled upon this beautiful family photo from my birthday dinner at Samira Restaurant exactly 7 months ago.

By the way, this special shot was taken by the restaurant manager—a truly fantastic snapshot of the three of us!

And this, even though Dad usually hates being photographed.
It was just last September—only half a year ago!—that we managed to capture such a heartfelt moment forever.

I knew instantly:
-The beauty of how this moment was captured... the warmth one can sense in this snapshot pleaded to be transformed into something I could hold in my hands forever.

My sketch might not be the masterpiece one would expect—after all, I’m still learning.
But every pixel tells a story, and every detail holds a spark of love.
This drawing was created with so much heartfelt warmth that, to me, it’s irreplaceable.

It doesn’t just capture an image—it holds onto the feeling of belonging together.
That’s why it’s priceless to me.

With this drawing, I hope there are still countless such treasures waiting for us in the future—moments we can preserve, share, and carry in our hearts.
…that we’ll keep collecting memories like these, one by one.

Enough rambling—here’s the creation process of the drawing, from the first stroke to the finished piece!