Lesser Pilgrimage

As-salamu `alaykum. I tend to perform `Umrah every year once or more, until it has become something I cannot give up. One of my friends told me that repeating `Umrah is reprehensible. So I would like to know if repeating `Umrah is permissible or not?

I have a desire to perform `Umrah with my husband and my children, but I have heard that I need to perform Hajj before I can offer `Umrah. I am aware that Hajj is fard on every Muslim who can afford it but I have inclination now towards performing `Umrah. I also want to perform `Umrah first to prepare myself for Hajj. Could you please inform me which one is the right for me?

Assalam O Alekum dear scholar please let me give the background of my questions I wear IHRAM last week with intention to perform Umrah,when I entered Makkah al Mukaramah a bird (pigeon) came under the wheel of my car and died. I had no intention to do that and it happened accidentally. I performed Umrah and opened my ihram after triming of hairs, Please tell me1. My umrah is valid or not? 2. Did I had to pay any compensation for accidentally killing a bird while putting on Ihram? 3. Did i had to pay that compensat ion in Makkah while in Ihram or I can also pay it now? jazak Allah khairan

Assalam Alakum,If I am in Mecca, is it possible to perform another Umrah by starting from Masjid Aisha?Thank you.visi