My Swimming Adventure

Brought the kids swimming this weekend. Hubbie was busy so it was just me. And the 2 boys. It was went well at first. I put the bags and stuff at the chairs near the edge of the pool so I could keep an eye. Then I changed Gabriel into his suit and put sunscreen on. Bryan was all done already by himself and he stayed nearby all the time.

We spent sometime in the big pool and the small pool with the slide. Bryan made a new friend while sliding down the slide over and over again. They had quite a bit of fun together. Bryan bumped his head while sliding down once but he said he was ok. Gabriel went a few times but preferred to splash about the shallow pool.

A while later, I decided that it was time to go up. Then Bryan took off his goggles and discovered he had a small cut at the edge of his eye. It was still oozing a bit so I had to sit him down and clean it up. We all went off to the children's room to bathe and change. Bryan showered on his own and I showered Gabriel. Bryan was especially helpful with the towels. He even offered to look for a bin to throw Gabriel's swim diaper in.

Then I realized I hit a bit of a snag. I could shower the kids and get them dried and dressed. But then, I couldn't go shower myself. I can't leave the kids alone. Neither can I bring them into the female changing room. Hmm.... so in the end, I just dried myself, threw on a t-shirt and pants over my swimsuit.

Bryan wanted his french fries too. So got him a plate to share with Gabriel. He had a good time. Even though he had that cut and all. He fell asleep in the car on the way home.

When he finally woke up, I cleaned his cut properly, put some antiseptic eye cream on and put a small steri-strip across the wound to hold it close. He looked in the mirror and said that he looked like Anakin Skywalker. And he was very pleased with himself.

It was quite a morning for me. I had my hands full with my kids. But still managed to have fun and relax in the pool. I felt quite empowered to do things on my own.

Christmas Scraps

FINALLY I get down to my Christmas scraps 2 months late. Using all of Websters Pages Waiting for Santa collection. The entire line is simply gorgeous! With all the rich reds, and greens. But there's light blue and white to tone it down as well. I matched it with Prima's embellishments, flowers, jewels and butterflies.

For this LOVE layout - I also cut out a tree from Webster's previous Christmas line. The poinsetta flowers are from Prima. I also used Webster's stickers, journalling cards and some vellum.

This FUN one is all about Gabriel's favourite Christmas present - his CAR! He loves cars so now he gets to sit in one and drive it. Bryan's the mechanic.

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First Zoo trip of the year

We usually try to make a trip to the zoo every month but it's been a wet year so far. It's not easy finding a weekend that's not raining. So it's only this weekend that we finally managed to go.

Bryan wanted to see the kangaroos. So we walked there. We were lucky that one decided to sit near a fence and endure some petting from him.

There was a new animal show at the Kidz World so we headed there to watch. It was more like a dog and cat show. But the boys loved it. It was nice to see cats and rats doing their thing too. I managed to catch the fun parts on video. And the boys petted a couple of big dogs after.

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Weekly Scrap

2 - Using up the last of the Garden Gala from Websters. For my two boys. At the end of 2010. They have grown up so much in the past year. And now that Gabriel can talk more, Bryan plays with him a lot more. They keep each other company, which is great.

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Valentines Love

From my darling hubbie on Valentines. He sent it to my office too! He's so sweet. I love him to bits!

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Happy Valentines!

Love always...



A special layout using Prima's Jack and Jill. I also used Prima's jewels and flowers. We've been married 8 years! And counting.

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Weekly Scrap

Cousins - Using Webster's Pages Garden Gala. Although the kids see their cousins almost every week, we don't have very many photos of them together. So these photos are very special.


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Enjoying Nature

When we were in KL, my dad took us to a waterfall to play in it. It was a lot of fun for the kids. They've only ever swam in swimming pools. Gabriel loved it so much he was rather upset when we had to leave. And it didn't matter that the water was cold, it was fresh and flowing!

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Happy Year of the Rabbit

Chinese New Year is a very traditional time for the family. It also means meeting up with family. That means the extended family, great grand parents, grand aunts, cousins. It's nice to catch up even if it's just once a year.

The kids get to meet all their relatives. I think it's great. I hope they know how important family is. And I hope they keep all the New Year traditions in the years to come.


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Weekly Scrap

You - Wild Thing: Using Webster's Wonderfall line. I love the colour combination and the design. Coordinates with a lot of photos and even other embellishments. The boys are enjoying themselves on Mt Faber.