looking a lot like mama

They say he looks a lot like me (except for his bright eyes which is totally from his father's). I agree. This is my latest favorite picture of him. Wide-eyed, dimpled little fella. Isn't he the sweetest guy on the planet? I can't believe I have a mini-me junior!

his first clay car

A new addition to his toy collection.... Tada! A clay toy car. 

I was excited to show him how clay magic works. Indeed it mezmerized him all throughout our playtime. He still doesn't know how to mold them, so he takes whatever molded art I had made (a spider, a lizard, a flower and of course cars.) and reassembles them and puts them all back. It's like he's solving a puzzle or something. He definitely extra enjoyed his before-bedtime-play tonight. 

Aw, my little boy is growing up. I remember collecting Matchboxes and loving clays and Legos back in my childhood days. And now, he's loving them too. His papa would've been a better clay artist than I am. I terribly miss that guy. *teary me. sniff sniff. :)

inlove forever

Being a mother is a sweet roller coaster ride. One minute you're all over their poop, the next minute you are in heaven having eyes locked with eachother giving out unspoken 'i love you's'. 

These are my boys whom I am forever inlove.

Akii, the baby manghud at 2 months old. 

Zaiid, the babykuya at 2.5 years old.

great finds

My mom has a super talent in finding great deals. Yes, I meant cheap finds that's got quality and beauty that stands equally with those expensive snobs! Don't you agree? I would love to weart these myself but I own a doll's feet, too small to walk in those wedges. Argh! 

my little mac genius

He calls our Macbook Pro "Appo!" because of the embeded famous bitten apple. And he knows just how to run his chubby fingers to control the cursor to get what he wants. When I came back from the kitchen, he gave out a big "look ma!" look to me because he had opened PhotoBooth - had taken pictures - and had opened and played a video he wants. Oh my! He might already been blogging his way. Start them early they say! 

do the burdastyle!

I found a great community site where sewing people meet, share their works and techniques - may they be professionals or just a novice who doesn't even own a sewing machine like me. It's called BurdaStyle, an open source website dedicated to sewing. Weeee! So much good stuff going on.

The site offers patterns which are proudly shared by BurdaStylers. With easy-to-follow steps that are copyright-free and easy to download, I got myself smiling with excitement! They also have great How To tips also posted and freely shared by members. Go check it out and become a member. It's good to be part of a sewing family.

Can you see my work up on the BurdaStyle homepage? Not much, but all is full of love! Let's sew away!

crazy over rocks

My 2.5yo has a thing for rocks. He picks them up and throws them... and picks them up again. He carefully selects what rock to pick. Even if he gets his hands dirty, that's not a problem. I only want to make sure he's enjoying his little adventure. 

I think he's found that extra wonderful truth in those dull, blunt things. 

Happy rock picking!