reminiscing...

I miss this age.

look at those eyes!!! they are so mesmerising, you want to jump into them.

Awwwhhhh...

Anaya at 9 months.

A Birthday Care Package from Holland

feeln' the love

With my parents (Anaya's nana & papi) living on the other side of the world majority of the year. You have to get a lil' creative with keeping in touch. My mom calls Anaya about once every 2 weeks just to hear her sing! Since they both share the love for music they take turns singing to each other. It's quite cute!

For those who know my mother... it's quite fascinating how Anaya moves her body while singing!! it resembles my mom to a T! It's one thing if Anaya grew up watching her nana sing but with them visiting once, maybe twice a year it's all genetics, baby!! hahaha...


my child the entertainer. My mom is grinning from ear-to-ear right now!!

Happy Halloween

I always had this vision in my head (even before havin' a kid), how wonderful it would be to create my child's Halloween costume, every year.

then reality set in.

3 Halloween's later, I faced the challenge head on...

Anaya wanted to be a BUTTERFLY!

Can you believe?? I did it!! I really did it!! I MADE Anaya's Halloween costume!!

As soon as she was set on what she wanted to be. Her and I went down to the library to research all the possibilities. We came across a beautiful picture book of every kind of butterfly and moth imaginable. Anaya scanned through and chose to be a 'peacock' butterfly.

I took metal hangers and shaped them into wings. Black tights stretched over the skeleton. Hand painted and glittered them up.

I learned how to make a no-sew tutu.


black pipe cleaners for the antennas.

what a great Halloween this was!

~ trick-or-treat ~

Camping 2008

what buddies!
fort building

girl time

Aiden:: look!! look!! I caught a REAL fish!!!

scootn' together

tree time

I love this pic. look at Anaya's hand.

1st field trip ~ Tanaka Farms

I got to pick my very own pumpkin off the vine!

corn maze

wagon ride

happy as can be!

a weekend in carp.

Yes, We Can!

Yes! We Did!