little projects in style

woah! its friday...

2013-05-17T08:30:00.000+09:00

yippee!! we're one day closer to the weekend and im one day closer to freedom! my mother in law is coming to town again!! while that spells trouble for most people, to me.. that's even more awesome than a vacation!! it makes me wanna scream... whoopiedoodadooooo!

(and i just did!)

we're going to celebrate our last week of baby-joined-to-our-hip going out with daniel's old co-workers! to think they used to drink and party together till the wee hours of the morning... we're hanging out at a "baby-friendly" place for weekend brunch with two noisy bubbas. how things have changed!

:: here are some linkies that have kept me suitably amused this week ::

how sweet is this customized doll gift for a bebe!

this daddy blog, the pregnant husband, is hilarious! (and so trueeee!!)

paris is always a good idea

intrigued by the coconut oil trend.

i love saturday.

this letter from a papa to his daughter is so sweet...

what a cute idea for gift wrapping from good ole martha!!

have a good one, hons!

bisous! xx

cottesloe beach, perth

2013-05-16T08:30:00.000+09:00

one of the things we wanted to do was to visit the beach! we brought a car full of swimming gear hoping to dip our toes in the water but it was a little overcast and we started our day too late so we decided to do the next best thing... to have lunch overlooking the beach.

on the recommendation of our aunt, who lives near the beach, we were told to check out the blue duck, which had the yummiest seafood dishes on their menu! we're not typically fishy people but ended up with a table of delectable fresh seafood! i was particularly excited to try the marinated octopus with haloumi & watermelon!! worked out really nice!! it was a nicer restaurant so we didn't want a screaming baby to bother the other patrons so we opted to sit on the deck which was a great decision afterall! the view was spectacular!

while we ate, he chewed on a bit of plastic! :)

the a-team!!

the water was rather cold but we couldn't resist dipping his toes in! he's been to the beach in singapore but the waves in perth were much bigger and louder..

so we had a bit of this each time the waves came close...

such a drama king!

we decided to give him a break and let him play on the sand instead.

leaving a trail of drool everywhere he goes... that's our boy!

we went for a little stroll and watched some older kids surf before packing it in and heading over to our aunt's for dinner!! prior to this trip, the family caught wind that blake's a keen "swimmer" so they got him swimmy gifts.. rashguards, board shorts, sun hats.. all so cute and serious! i can't wait to see blake running through the waves and having a ball with his cousin one day!

then we can crack open an ice cold beer, relax and watch this stunning sunset!

can't wait!! :)

a morning cuppa with the mister...

2013-05-15T08:30:00.000+09:00

we snuck in a quick morning outing to town one morning! caught the red cat, free city bus, for a few blocks and found ourselves in the middle of sleepy perth. mind you... this was right smack in cbd, on a weekday morning but it didn't feel like it at all! it was all relaxed, open and sunny!! complete bliss!

we popped into a completely random cafe for brunch, with a lovely cuppa and sat outdoors basking in the beautiful sun. and it struck me that life should be like this!

a fuss-free decent coffee without reservation, without crowd. coffee/brunch shouldn't be a huge fuss (like it is back home!)

baby blake toying with his new dummy!

so pleased with the cool weather he didn't fuss throughout brunch!

an absolute treat!!

we then split up for a wander around town. the boys hit up the supermarkets while i went to peter alexander and target. that's it! and my loot was mostly for blake..

"as it should be, mother."

and that's all the shopping i got done! we thought we'd have another chance to go shopping later in the week but somehow got distracted by other errands! i didn't even step foot in david jones or myer!! ah all the more reason to go back to australia again soon i guess! ;)

woodbridge riverside park, perth

2013-05-14T08:30:00.000+09:00

one of the LOVELIEST thing in perth is their parks! daniel noticed that when you looked at the road directory, there wasn't a page that had less than 3 parks! and they weren't wussy little gardens but beautiful grand parks with so much attention to detail it would put our botanic gardens to shame!

we'd initially planned to go to kings' park but were told they were filled up to the eyeballs so we rerouted and went to woodbridge riverside park instead! this park was amazeballs too! the play area was so spacious and mining-themed! i wanted to use blake as an excuse to go on the flying fox but he was too busy...

doing this...

and snuggling up with our rellies! we barely saw him all afternoon!

the family brought an elaborate picnic to share and the kids had bicycles and toys to run around the park with. we plonked blake on the grass so he could have a wriggle around...

but these little munchkins had other plans! he was most smitten by cousin isabella!

he was all puppy dog eyes all afternoon!

with cousin hanna

the entire family got onto the grass to do baby yoga with blake but he REALLY wanted to be picked up instead!! :)

ah my hearts so full just looking at these pictures! we enjoyed a simple but lovely afternoon basking in the sun and each other's company.

it makes me so proud to see blake interact with our family.. they are so generous in the love the shower upon the little one!

now we just have to figure out how to spend more time in australia!

ahhh too many places too little time!!

in perth :: a morning with vintage rolls royce...

2013-05-13T08:30:00.000+09:00

with absolutely nothing on our itinerary, we thought we'd spend a whole lot of time walking around aimlessly! but little did we know, our family had already planned a whole full week worth of social events and parties for us! it was very amusing to be told the evening before what we were going to be doing! of course they were carefully planned to involve the bubsie! gotta love having family around.

one of the lovely mornings, we took a leisurely drive up to caversham house in swan valley!

it was such a beautiful morning and for the first time in our lives, blake took a long snooze in the car seat!! this would have NEVER happened in singapore because the minute he makes a bit of noise, someone takes him out of the car-seat so this is a huge tick in that department!

we rocked up to a fancy schmancy vintage rolls royce event...

it was shame that bubba's not into cars yet if not he'd have a field trip looking at those beauties (as with many other men of all ages!)

our uncle ray who is a fabulous musician..

he was absolutely mesmerized by the music. so we gave him a front row seat on the grass!!

he had a great time listening to the different sounds that came out of each instrument. i wonder if he'd be interested in music one day and if so, which instrument would he pick to learn!

would he be a pianist like mama or a violinist like papa?

que sara, sara!

of bubbas and mamas...

2013-05-10T08:30:00.000+09:00

im not going to mince words here but i've been having a few rough days...

what we thought was just a post-vacay cold turned into bronchitis. and to rub salt on wound, i came home from the doctors only to leave bubba on the bed to grab him a sip of water

and then the loudest "THUD" on our hard wood floor...

worst-mom-in-the-world moment.

(and i still feel the pain..)

needless to say, my first mothers' day isn't going to be as picturesque as i'd imagined.

but as i sat there, all teary, rocking my baby and profusely apologizing to him for not watching him closer / saving him from the bump / knowing that it wasn't "just a cold"...

i badly wanted our mummies to be there. to tell me that its all ok, to rock me to sleep and to give baby blake the love and attention that i wasn't able to provide... basically to save his (and my) day.

that's what our mummies do best. they swoop in and save the day.

and kiss every booboo better tirelessly.

thanks for braving every cold and every bump in the head with us, ma!

motherhood sure isn't a glam job but both of you make love look so effortless.

we're eternally proud to be your kids...

love you truckloads!!

a good morning...

2013-05-09T08:30:00.000+09:00

don't you love it when something seemingly terrible ends up being a good thing?

we had one of those morning where bubba decided that his new wake up time is 6 freakin am. very frustrating especially since we were on vacation so there is no reason for anyone to be awake before noon! so i scooped his chatty bums up, threw him in a his stroller, bundled a towel and some snacks and headed off to the park right behind our hotel...

the weather was cool with a little peak of sun. and we lay our towels out next to the pond. he did a bit of tummy time while i did a little bit of yoga... we chatted about life, he squirmed and tried to eat a bit of grass, we read a little and sang a few songs... and the entire time we were there, only a few people walked past us on their way to work and waved at blake. we pretty much had the whole park to ourselves...

we met some black swans (which we later learnt is iconic in western australia) and ducks who were VERY interested in blake!

pink jammies love!

we'd just learnt about this paper bark tree! so we tried peeling a few layers off!

he got the giggles and i got a tonne of baby kisses..

it's marvelous to spend a lazy morning walking around barefooted on grass, feeling the fresh breeze in our face. by the time we got back into our toasty hotel room, the husband was awake and fixed us up a yummy breakfast! win-win situation!

p.s. all of this done before 10am!

ahhhh the things you achieve when you don't sleep in till noon! :)

perth :: our first vacation with the little one

2013-05-08T08:30:00.000+09:00

we got back from perth last week. and we miss it so much already! its hard to put a finger to what exactly we miss. when we decided to fly to perth, it was purely to "test-flight" with blake! we didn't want a wussy two hour flight but didn't have the balls to start with a twelve hour one so we thought five hour was a happy medium. it helped that we had family to visit so smugly, we packed our bags, did ZERO trip planning and rocked up at the airport with no expectation at all!!

let's see... the flight was pretty much a non-event. blake was in good spirits, nursed quietly on the take off and landing, napped when we put him down... but he was mighty amused by the in-flight bassinet, especially the proximity to the next baby! it was like play-date made in heaven! unfortunately, his little pals had a chesty cough going (which i suspect was where he caught the bug from..) but he was having so much fun we couldn't bear to take him away. i guess we have a traveling baby!! yay!

but back to perth...

we were charmed through and through by this sleep little city! the pace of life, the beautiful views, the stunning parks and the thought that goes behind planning them and oh the love that was showered upon us. we came back wishing we'd spent more time there so we could lounge around a bit more and hang out at a more leisurely pace! i have a feeling if we had visited perth earlier, we might have considered it as a place to stay because its such a fabulous place to raise children.

needless to say, blake had the best time of his life!

actually, there was no magic to this trip. no fancy date night (we went to kfc! lol), no extravagant shopping involved (i only walked into two stores! completely unheard of!!) just a lot of sunshine, picnics, fresh air, good homemade food and solid time with the family. and it totally ranks right up there in our list of favorite vacations!!

oh... we are changed people i tell ya! :)

blue boat house, perth

2013-05-07T08:30:00.000+09:00

we were going through our vacation pictures and tucked in between our billion touristy shots, i spotted this stunning picture. it was taken after the little guy and i walked back to the car. im in awe at how stunning this shot is... and appreciative of the quiet confidence the husband exudes in his photography.

y'know.... sometimes it's easy to fall into this trap in life. i get frustrated when the baby is crying at dinner because anything wrong the child does, is his dad's fault. i get mad at him for coming home "late" from work when in fact, he is working so hard, not by choice, so he can provide well for the family. i get impatient when he's slow in getting ready for our day out cos he remembered to bring the insect repellant/double-bag the baby food/switch off the lights... i think its part of being too comfortable with each other. you think you've become one... and you forget to appreciate each other.

i know i have.

this picture reminds me in such clarity that he is still his own person. and every hobby, sport and achievement in his life should be encouraged, supported and celebrated... even though he's become my husband and my babies' dad, he is very much a separate entity from me with many quirks that makes life interesting but more so... many amazing qualities that i love.

headed out for coffee with my love.

peace out!

this week, i will NOT wear a pony-tail...

2013-05-06T08:30:00.000+09:00

im tired of putting my hair up in a pony-tail!

its so boring and i feel so drabby...

i've been looking for some hair inspiration! and remember twigs and honey, which i was obsessed with during my wedding planning days. her new summer/fall 2013 collection is cute as ever!!

maybe i won't wear a veil around town but how stunning is that intricate headpiece...

this i can manage! a messy bun with delicate crystal comb...

also a ponytail but worlds apart!! i do have something like this from my dancing days.

need to dig it out!

or a floral hair band!!

check out the rest of the stunning collection here!

p.s. i love her heavy bangs! and am very tempted to run out to get me some of those!

the heart says yes but the head (and the humidity) says HELLNO!!!!!

just a little housekeeping announcement....

2013-05-03T22:32:00.001+09:00

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holler holler! we just got back from a mini-vacation! (it was so short!!) and im newly inspired by the food we had while traveling! we had such lovely homemade meals, salads, homemade loaves and grilled veggies that im inspired to eat fresh this month! it's probably for the best because we're all down with a nasty cold bug so good yummy veggies and fruits, get in ma belly now!!

we've cancelled all our weekend parties and get-togethers (boo...) so our snotty little children can properly recover and catch up on the backlog of house-chores and emails.

hope you're having a more eventful weekend!

tgif!

chat chat chatterbox...

2013-05-01T08:30:00.000+09:00

when i was little, i would get into trouble for being "vocal" in class.

all the time....

mum hated bumping into my teachers because they'd always tell her the same old thing "blah blah (not too bad a kid) blah... BUT very talkative/disruptive/one noisy chatterbox." so, there was once i got in trouble again.. and to break the awkward silence in the car, i fessed up...

"mama, y'know its really not me! i don't want to be talkative. but my mouth keeps talking!!!"

it totally cracked mum up..

(and i think i didn't get a smacking that one time..)

i have this nagging feeling that this little man inherited my chatty genes....

p.s. i disclaim any association to his extreme drooliness.

must be his dad.

we are famous.

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or something...

d's ex co-worker spotted us on a cover of a magazine in cambodia and shared it with us on facebook. (in case you didn't know, we used to live in cambodia for two years...) anyway, we were completely befuddled. firstly, what is heyhey? and secondly how did they get our picture!! i spent the night trying to figure out how. and feeling a little indignant cos it was our own personal picture. and most of all, guilty that poor blake (and his chinnychinchins and bursting diaper) and d are also involved as a result of my shared pictures on this blog here. what did the words say? "how not to hold your child?" or "why you should adopt a kid?" grrr... d tried to make me feel better jokingly said "maybe its for a mail order bride!"

wahahahha....

the next morning, his co-worker translated that it was a baby care magazine with no other pictures or mention of us inside. kinda crazy and completely random...

what are you meant to do about this?

and how do i stop it from happening in future?

any advice?

p.s. feel free to tell me that im a bit ridiculous.

but a tad bit creepy, don't you think?

sarah jane lovin'....

2013-04-29T08:30:00.000+09:00

one of the first (and only) outfit i got for blake is a little shirt from elly.

i've been loving their clothes for a while but the girlie collection is always more fabulous than the boys (i think that's universally true for any brand... sigh!) but their use of sarah jane fabric tipped me over the edge! so even though it's still a few months too big and sitting in his wardrobe, i admire it ever so often!

seriously check out these awesome art prints!!

each time i think "ah hah! that's her BEST work ever!" she comes up with something more awesome... im so in awe!

so simple but so adorable! im trying to doll up the nursery with some prints and have a few too many in my shopping cart!

(debra, thought of your boys when i saw the print on top!)

hop on over to her blog and etsy store for more hand-drawn yummies!

diy :: marathon / triathlon race flags

2013-04-26T08:30:00.000+09:00

i got some time to organize my old room this and found this memory box filled with raceflags!

back when i had more time on my hands, i used to go to every race (i still try!) and make a themed race flag that matches d's race outfit! we used to look forward to it. while he carbo loads, i would be always rushing to put the finishing touches on the flags!

this was my first trip to japan.. it was such a foreign and charming place! i spent the entire race shopping and missed his glorious finish. (he still reminds me till today!) but little did we know, he ran right past the home we would live in for two years! we stood right at our street with muu and blake (in tummy) to support the racers a few years later feeling like we totally belonged!

this flag i got organized when a wedding stationery vendor kindly offered to help me print them. and i stuck them on popsicle sticks so they doubled up as a fan!!

some of the earlier flags took on a 3-d form! i'd put a stick through that green bit at the bottom..

but it didn't have a "wave-wave" effect when he ran past!

while he is an ok cyclist and runner.. he has never been keen on the swim. when he started swim training with his team mates, the trainer split them into teams.. so it went barracudas, flying fish ... and other slower fishes. d was so excited he was promoted to flying fish then! :) its so cute... but all the real men were in the barracuda pack!

this flag was just "meh"! but i saved the race tag because it had my name and on the relationship status, it said "FRIEND"! lmao. i was very obviously very cagey about our relationship at the start!

i also save the first race tag that says "fiancee" and "wife"! :)

our first race together in KL was a two part series!! i wore the little badge on the left and felt super proud!

this is one of my favorites..

a nod to his favorite cartoon - futurama...

don't remember this race but obviously it was on his birthday!

we keep them all in individual ziplock bags with his race results! :)

i had so much fun looking at them...

each flag brings back such lovely (and sweaty) memories!!

maybe its time to get the race flag juices going again!!

have a lovely weekend!!

shiny ponies...

2013-04-25T08:30:00.000+09:00

at the end of a drabby day,

i like looking at happy things like these to perk me up!

"shoes are like fairies... with that little magical piece that finishes everything..."

my stilettos and pumps have not been feeling the love recently.. but after watching this video,

i took some of them shiny ponies sitting at home out to twirl a little! never mind i look completely silly in my home shorts and daggy tee...

have a twirly sparkley day!

p.s. don't you love how passionately she talks about shoes?

letters from doggie :: thirty - nine

2013-04-23T08:30:00.000+09:00

im writing from my grandma's house today which is the most awesome place on earth... firstly, my grampies are amazeballs! they take me on walks, treats and i spend a lot of time curled up in their laps and secondly.. STAIRS!!! they are SO MUCH FUN! you should see me and my little brother trying to climb the stairs and driving mum bananas trying to chase us around!

in other news, i've learnt a new trick! especially useful for doggies who feel a little unloved. to start, started limping on three legs. even if your parents massage your leg, keep limping. if you manage to keep it up for a week or so, they will take you on a car ride, look very worried and off to the doctors. the last bit... im not so crazy about but think about it!! 100 % attention for two whole hours. the vet won't give you jabs (cos there is absolutely nothing wrong with you!), they'll take a few pictures, chat a little and send you home with some vitamins (and a humongous bill!)

after you come home, feel free to stop limping.

or limp occasionally paired with sad eyes.

daddy love x 10000000!!

stay calm and limp on!

happy monday!

2013-04-22T08:30:00.000+09:00

how was your weekend? we had a lovely one with just the right mix of rest and activity!

(we never let a weekend pass without tanking up on baby cuddles!)

over the weekend, when i was fumbling with the squirmy bub, backpack, stroller and our little muu.. i needed to know the time and for once i felt like reaching for my phone was such a pain!! literally... cos my phone was in my backpack and i needed some arm twisting and delicate balancing to reach for it... i guess that's why god invented a watch!

then i realized i've NEVER owned a watch.

(first the mom backpack, then the watch! next i'd be wearing a military vest with pockets!! and a fanny pack!! *dramatic tear*)

but this little video might just made me think,

maybe a watch ain't too bad afterall..

are y'all watch-wearers? or is that for serious business people only!?

california dreaming ....

2013-04-19T13:05:00.001+09:00

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one year ago, we were setting off from cold cold tokyo (it was spring but have a very low threshold of cold) on our easter vacation to hawaii and los angeles. i was just looking at our pictures and it seems like a whole lifetime ago! it was such a lovely point of our lives... *sigh*

and our faces were so happy and glowy! i wouldn't trade what we have now for the world but sometimes the humdrum of everyday life does rob you of that little bit of positive energy, huh?

i caught myself freakin' out this week because we ran out of biscuits in the house. urm. walk across the road and buy them in 5 mins, lady. seriously, right? and get this! do you know anyone else that tidies up the house before the cleaning lady arrives? gah!

i need to work on being less dramatic about the smallest thing. and trust that a messier home, a load of laundry undone and eating out because i couldn't get dinner organized is ok!

it really is.

last night, my sweet parents took blake for a little adventure. i swung by to cheer daniel on in a race. the gorgeous sunset, the lovely cityscape that i've taken for granted and some uninterrupted time with my love was a nice end to a mid-week day! we took a selfie. and we looked really happy.

and i found myself thinking "this is really such a lovely point of our lives."

and it really is..

have a restful weekend!

i don't have flat abs because i never...

2013-04-18T08:30:00.000+09:00

... wake up to run and swim at six am. i give him a hard time when he forgets to walk muumuu but truth is, the husband is already the most disciplined person i know! how does anyone wake up at six, go to work and come home with a huge grin on his face. i hope blake grows up just like his papi!!

oh it wouldn't hurt if he learns to put on a hot pot of coffee and serve us breakfast in bed too!

just sayin'!

"that crazy talk.. SIX freakin' am???"

from the library :: olivia

2013-04-17T08:30:00.000+09:00

even though blake doesn't read yet, i started taking him to the library.

i like building routines into our week! it helps the day go by faster and forces us to leave home instead of lying around in our jammies all day! as long as i remember, my mum used to take us to the library every week. we were allowed to borrow two fiction, one non-fiction and one chinese novel. she'd sit in the library with us quietly, occasionally reading to us and help us decide which one to borrow!! it felt like such an important decision back then and because of that, all three of us grew up to enjoy reading very much.

i strap blake in his carrier and catch the bus to the library near home! it has a children library (which is under construction till may). when he makes little sounds, i shush him and tell him that we're in a library!! its kinda a little game and he has been pretty well-behaved so far! and i've managed to sneak in a few books of my own! yay!

inspired by inchmark, im going to share few of (his) books in future!

this week, i picked out a kiddy classic!

olivia!

i love the simple images, mostly black and white with pops of red..

my favorite bit is when olivia baked in a sun for a little too long!!

she is such a fiesty and fun girlie pig!

truth is, i am not even sure how much of the story he understands. nor is it a parenting race for him to recognize words sooner. i love having him in nestled my lap, and his grubby little fingers grabbing the pages and giggling endlessly at the funny voices i read to him. and its a little part of my day that i look forward to very much...

diy :: tape writer magnets

2013-04-16T08:30:00.000+09:00

what a cute and easy diy! we've now moved on to a digital tape-printer (very practical, and prints on white tape. and uniformed looking. with grown up typeface... all qualities daniel values in a tape printer..) but i still love the old school tape-writer!! maybe its time to hunt one down!

you can find more images and the tutorial here.

edit :: today, our thoughts and prayers to boston, the runners and their families.
absolutely unimaginable... :(

the littlest :: five months old

2013-04-15T08:30:00.001+09:00

hello blakey!!

in this month, we saw a huge mental leap in the little mister. he is figuring his way around the world. and he started to show his personality a little more. like how he chuckles when you blow raspberries on him.. or he gives a little shy wave when he sees someone familiar. when you say "kiss!!" he opens his mouth and gives you a generous slobbery french kiss! and when he's uncomfortable in a social situation, he tries to laugh it off with a twinkle in his eye.

he has certainly charmed the socks off our rellies.. my aunt (his "jiupo") comes to visit and waits around for him to wake up from his naps so she can hold him and sing to him. and his uncle song came home on his easter break and spent many lovely afternoons in the pool with him. he loves him to pieces. its my kind of sweet to see them together..

physically he has slowed down a little! phew! my poor achy arms were hurting so bad for a while! his doctor is pleased with his progress and i'd initially (selfishly) thought to stop nursing when he hits six months but since he's growing well, the doctor wants us to keep going for a bit more.

this squirmy worm is one energizer bunny!! when he's awake, he always wants to squiggle around. he bulldozes around likes a champ and you take your eyes off him for two seconds and he does a 180 degree turn. he flips really quickly too so i really need pay closer attention to him. when you sit him at the edge of the pool, he scoots over the edge and kicks himself into the water. very dangerous but funny to watch!

we also started our sweet boy on solids. we gave it a go last month but he wasn't ready! but this month oh boy was he ready! he INHALES his food in seconds. im so excited to feed him every evening. we started slow, introducing one new food per week and so far they've all be hits! we're so amused at his disappointment when his bowl is empty. he grabs it with disbelief and tries to lick the last bits out of it! needless to say, he makes a HUGE mess at dinner... fingers crossed his enthusiasm for food continues because we are both picky eaters and it would be so refreshing to not have to work around yet another person's fussiness!!

and a huge thank you for your kind words on sleep-training last month... it was hard to admit that such a well-meaning plan of mine failed. but guess what? merely days after we gave in and allowed him to nurse once in the night... he miraculously started doing his nights! at eight every evening, we start his bedtime routine and papa tells him "its night-byes time, blake" then off to bed in his room. the first few nights, we joked that perhaps our baby monitor lost connection and poor little guy cried himself back to sleep. but since then, we've confirmed that he is really conked. his daytime naps are all over the place still but that's another project for another day.

(just kidding!)

oh little bubba. stay little for longer, won't ya?

im already starting to miss the little you!

like urm... finally!!! its friday!!

2013-04-12T09:10:00.000+09:00

hi lovelies...

how's your week been? this week has kicked me sorely in the bum but in a good way! on monday, i decided i was going to be martha stewart (ie my kind of dream wife) and dress up the nursery a wee bit, start making a quilt for my sweet mother-in-law and made dinner for us... TWICE! i even manned up and made little chocolate chiffon cakies that daniel loves. turns out, its hard work being a wife! i might slip back into my delinquent ways next week!

{from here}

:: here are seven little nuggets ::

- im re-reading this book again with fresh eyes! im definitely do not have a "sage" child at hand..

- we're learning how to say the alphabet backwards this weekend... inspired by this video.

good luck to us.

- im definitely guilty of backwards jealousy. urg.

- how yummy does this look? we're making this this evening!

- years later, im STILL completely obsessed with this quilt. might have to make it soon...

- while im inspired by martha stewart's domestic goddessness... i think daniel's dream wife is actually a victoria secrets angel. i'll work on that next week! (or next lifetime!)

have a wonderful weekend, hon!

sending you a kisses, fairy dust and unicorns that poop rainbows!!

travel tips :: when in flight...

2013-04-11T08:30:00.000+09:00

you know how you're meant to feed your child when the plane takes off and lands? well if you didn't know, that's a bonus tip! :) but a lot of parents start feeding their children once they get settled in and the plane closes their doors. but in fact, there is usually a good 15 - 20 mins before take off!! so a girlfriend once told me to start feeding only when i hear the pilot say "cabin crew please take your seats for take-off."

recently, another fellow mama told me its easier for babies to sleep on long flights if they're wearing eye masks!! which totally makes sense! don't you hate it when they flip on the lights when you just finished your 5th movie and finally started dozing off? but the tricky bit with babies is how to keep things on their faces! so in preparation for that, i got little blake his first pair of sunnies!!

and plus he looks extra badass with them!

guess what? he loves wearing them! no fuss at all...

{with uncle song}

except he inherited his mama's flat nose-bridge so it keeps slipping down his nose!

if you have other tried-and-tested travel tips for babies, please share!!!

the travellers sitting next to us thank you in advance!