Weekly Scraps

These are done with Pink Paislee's 365 degrees. I initially wasn't sure if I'd use it much so I got a few pieces to try. And I love the way it turned out. I especially liked the flip notes, and the pleated ribbon. I also used some of Fancy Pant's Family. It's great for family/boy layouts.


This is the last of my Prima papers. They are gorgeous and lovely to work with. I saved this for my MIL's birthday.


I mixed October Afternoon's Night Light with their Hometown papers. It's a simple layout. And I'm doing a similar one, mirror image of the other and with black background. And the word, Yes.

A Sleepy Weekend

For me. I was dozing off while watching the kids play. They do quite ok together. Each will use the lego blocks for different things. Bryan to build houses and towers. Gabriel to hold and try to stuff it into his other toys.

Then they had a great time with bubbles. Me blowing bubbles until I felt really giddy and had to sit down. Both boys were running around catching them. It was such fun!

But that made me sleepier at night. And hubbie put on the Hurt Locker, which was ok, not exciting enough to keep me awake through the whole show. Perhaps I need to try sleeping early. 6 hours of sleep is clearly not enough.

Weekly Scraps

This is the last of my 2009 photos that I planned on scrapping. It's the New Year Eve photos. When my boys were playing the pool. I used ACs Dear Lizzie patterned papers and rubon. With LYB's journalling cards and words. And some Hambly's clear stickers.

Zoo Babies

This zoo trip was very good. We all got up late and by the time we made it to the zoo, we had to park right at the end of the carpark. But the animals were all out, lazing around.

Bryan had just watched the Lion King and wanted to see all the African animals. We saw Pumba and Timmon and Simba. And all the others, like the giraffe, zebra, rhinos. I especially liked to see the baby animals. It's special to know that even animals have families.

Langkawi Day 4

It was going home day today. But our flight was at 4pm so we had a lot of time to while away. All of us woke up very late. And decided to walk around the hotel. We discovered the other wing, which looked like it was closer to the sea. And much more expensive I imagine.

We also found the games/library room. It was completely empty. So we went in and tried to play a game of snooker. It's been a long while since I've picked up a cue. So it was fun for me.

Lunch was KFC at a petrol station. It had a little discovery area which Bryan was itching to go to. It had lots of fun stuff, like balls, and learning about gravity, balance etc. Gabriel slept right through lunch and woke up just in time to run around the play area.

Then it was time to go to the airport. I was actually pleasantly surprised that the plane was early. The flight left on time and arrived early. Which I felt was a huge bonus. So flying budget isn't all as bad as it sounds. And if you pay up the premium for more luggage space and better seats, the experience is pretty ok. But of course, keep expectations low and the experience wouldn't be as bad as what other people make it up to be.

Langkawi Day 3

Today, our adventures took us to the Underwater World. Bryan really wanted to go. It was actually not too bad. There was a rainforest section, a penguin section, a section with all the freshwater and marine fishes. A bit like an aquarium but there was a wide variety of fishes. There was also a big tunnel tank with sharks and all. Both Bryan and Gabriel were fascinated with the fishes and sharks and other stuff. There were even sea urchins, eagle rays and a stone fish.

At the souvenir shop, I bought a T-shirt for Bryan. And Bryan picked out some Nemo cups.


Later that afternoon, we went for a walk on the beach. It was a very nice, quiet beach. The sun was still very hot But with loads of sunscreen on, even Gabriel didn't mind. Bryan and hubbie discovered a small stream that emptied into the sea. And Bryan picked seashells there.


Gabriel walked on the soft sand which he found rather interesting. Then he picked out small crabs running around on the sand. And kept stopping to point them out. It was really cute! He had never seen them before. It was fascinating stuff to him.


Dinner was at the beach. The setting sun made it a lovely place to sit and eat dinner. There were quite a number of ants though so we made it quick, waited for the sun to set and then left. The sunset was amazing though. The photo saz it all. I didn't change/photoshop it at all. This is exactly what it looked like.

Langkawi Day 2

Today, we decided to try the nearby national park. There was supposed to be a cable car but it was under maintenence. And Bryan was quite upset that it was closed. But we did visit the Animal Garden where he fed the rabbit. Which cheered him up a bit.

We drove up a bit more to visit the waterfall. Gabriel couldn't go because it was a steep climb up and down steps. So I went with Bryan. After a long climb and another long walk, we finally reached the waterfall. It was nice. Bryan liked it. We took off our shoes and got up to a nice spot to take photos. Then we dipped our toes into the cool water. It felt lovely after a hot day's trek. It reminded me of the times when my dad would take me to waterfalls for a swim.

Later on, we drove down to a strip of motels and restaurants for dinner. It was much cheaper than the hotel and pretty yummy too. On the drive back, we passed the airport's runway and watched an aeroplane land.

Langkawi Day 1

We went for a short trip to Langkawi over the weekend until yesterday. We didn't have a big budget to work with so we decided to go by Tiger Airways. The flight times were more favourable actually. And for 2 adults, a child and an infant, it only cost us just under SGD$700, return, all inclusive. I had heard a lot of horrible stuff about budget flights. So my expectations weren't very high to begin with. But I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised.

The adventure in budget flight started in the budget terminal. It was a small terminal, supposedly with no frills. It was basically a huge hall with a Macdonalds on the side and a couple of other small shops. But there was also a small play area so occupy kids. Inside, after checking in, was much larger. There were lots of shops and a food court. Including an internet terminal. Lots of stuff to see and do.

The flight was a little late. But boarding the plane didn't take very long. We didn't have the luxury of an aerobridge so we had to climb up the stairs. It wasn't that much of a hassle though.

I had also paid the premium for front row seats. So the flight itself was quite comfortable. Bryan sat at the window seat and Gabriel sat on my lap in the middle, while hubbie took the isle. It was only an hour and twenty minutes flight so we were barely in the air before we started our descent. There was just enough time for a quick snack or drinks. The air hostesses were very professional. They attended to our requests fairly quickly.

At the arrival lounge, there were a few counters to hire cars in Langkawi. And we did. It was supposed to be a small island and the roads were easy to drive around in. There wasn't much of a hassle finding our way and we ended up in our hotel after about 40 minutes of driving.



We checked in and unpacked. After a while of bouncing on the beds, Bryan wanted to see the pool and we all went swimming. It was a lovely pool with different depths at different sections for babies, older children and even a jacuzzi area for adults. Bryan saw a water slide and he loved it. The water was warm due to a very sunny day. A gorgeous day for a swim.

Dinner was fresh fish, just caught by fishermen. We had it grilled. It was simply delicious. An excellent meal.

Weekly Scrapz

So I'm back to doing 12 X 12 layouts, which I love. I had some leftover photos from our Hong Kong/Disneyland trip so I scrapped some layouts. I used Coordinations cardstock as a base. I love their cardstocks. And October Afternoon's Weathervane collection. It's one of my favourite collections. I mixed it with OA's Very Merry.


These are my favourite photos of the trip. With Mickey! I used up the rest of my OA Very Merry and Jillibean. The Mickey Mouses are cut from a separate Disney paper.



Initially, I wasn't that keen on getting an older OA collection, Night Lights. But they are my favourite scrapbooking company (together with Webster's Pages). So I gave it a go. And had no regrets. The cute little monsters go very well with photos of my boys. Are they all just so adorable?



Bryan got a scooter for Christmas last year and I still have photos from his first few tries on it. I used OA's Report Card on kraft cardstock. I love how OA and kraft go so well together. The Bingo card is from Jenni Bowlin.



The last layout for the week I used Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety. I used Coordination's cardstock for the background. And it matches perfectly.

Cuteness!

Disney Scraps Part 4

During the Disneyland parade, this float caught our eye. It's the original Mickey Mouse! I used mostly Prima, and wanted to make it look vintagy.


This is from Basic Grey Koishi. I liked the soft colours and the simple designs.




This is two of my favourite layouts in the album. I cut out the flowers from the last remaining Websters Pages Winter collection. I love the peaceful feel.




The new Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety collection. I used the patterned papers and tags. These two pages came together easily. The collection was really fun to use.

All in all, I used 13 different collections, from 9 different companies. And the whole album took me over a month to complete. But I'm very happy with what I got. I think I'll stick to 8 by 8 albums for holidays. It was incredibly fun to to do.

Kite Flying Again

This time with cousins. It was a very hot day. Very sunny. I'm glad I brought an umbrella. Even Bryan had to hide under the shade half the time. But hubbie managed to get the kite in the air where it stayed. So it was a good day.

Weekend Activities

Gabriel always enjoys a walk in the garden. Note the gorgeous black Ferrari Puma shoes. It was originally Bryan's.


Bryan meanwhile, enjoys cycling around the cul-de-sac that leads to our house. His shoes are a Transformers pair.


Sometimes, on the weekends, their cousins come over for dinner and they have a lot of fun. Gabriel's learning a lot of about sharing.