To Love....

* the life we have together, and be a part of it

* that he's my lesson in life

* his smile, laugther and tears

* the reason why everyday i'm blessed

Is there something i don't love about him?? Not ever, not possible cause he's my everything, and the best thing ever to happen in my life....not looking back, not regreting, but loving every moment of him.

I made him this Valentine's day mini and gave him in the car yesterday on our way to school, and i didn't expect much...but this was what i got....

Kay: Thank you, thank you. thank you for making this for me. I like it, i like it (& with this i saw the most sweetest smile ever....) he then went on to flipping the pages through....& said it's very nice...
&
Me:.................(i just went silent for the longest time, not knowing what to say....) melts my heart those words that came out from his mouth, never expected him to say anything, and not the least those words....(you know how sometimes lil boys don't say much)

So here's a peek at some of the pages.....

Title: A Beautiful Life

(using mostly Making Memories Je t' adore papers & my much hoarded Craft Secrets)

My plans for a Valentine's weekend looks bleak cause Kaylen's down with cough, sore throat and this morning slight fever....Jayce's sick too since yesterday (it's a viral flu.....and serious)....so if both of them recovers by Sunday.....I'm hoping to have a Valentine's Day lunch at least....we'll see....

Anyhow, to all my dear family, friends and you all out there....a super sweet Valentine's Day ahead!!!

Packing Up...

Tonight would most likely be the last night i get packing up all my scrap supplies that has dominated the whole of my dinning table or area as we get ready for Chinese New Year. Still not totally done with the needed SPRING CLEANING, a list of still some to-do's around the home. My hubby has already been giving me his rolling eye balls for the last few days, and he's very sure i will not be able to pack up my scrap supplies in time....wish me luck, it's tonight or never.....it's time like this that i wish so badly for a room that i can truly scrap in.....

So here's my latest & most favourite piece which is only 50% done and it will have to wait for me to complete.....my Valentine's Day mini for Kay this year as my gift for him....a sneak at it's cover...totally pretty in pink....totally romantic....and totally me....i named my mini "A Beautiful Life"....


So till then my dear friends, wishing you all a Happy Happy Chinese New Year!!! Gong Xi Gong Xi!!

Life around Him...

Never seem to be the same daily, and as if every day is an adventure on its own. Never ever boring, and some how, i find myself amaze by the things he say and do. Never easy with him, even when it's something as easy peasy like taking a bath, i find myself becoming "master of little tricks" to just get him to "co-operate".

Never did i say mommyhood is a piece of cake, cause he's proven me otherwise, and i hope this experience will make me stronger, and a better person cause i think he surely makes me do things i've never done before.

I love the life i have around him....many might think that i eat, breath & live everything about KAYLEN, but i so happen to just love this life where it's all about him....

Never have my life slowed down so much because of one single lil person, and it's slowed down enough to see many more things....

Something as simple him play pretend - him selling me ice creams after ice cream can be such a fun thing to him....


Look at just how serious this face can get when it's still after all fake ice cream....


For me, it's so much more the time i spent, the conversations we have, and the feeling of just the both of us. It's such a great feeling i get just being around him every day in some way....

So here's my latest LO, created by just how this photo of him makes my heart feel.....

Title: You Make my Heart Smile

Got my hands on some of K&Company's latest series of embellishment & stickers by Brenda Walton....so me.

Next on my scrap list of to do.....my Valentine's Day mini album for Kay which is already in the making, and hope to get it done soon....

Have a happy Tuesday!!

He

* has always been my pillar of strength, and comfort whenever i feel stressed up or moody
* cheers me up instantly with his questions & answers
* always gives me kisses at times when i least expect, and that feeling just blows me away
* says he will make me smile
* fights fiercely to what he thinks
* says "No" 99% of the time
* needs to be handled with care when it comes to his emotions. Totally 101% when it comes to emotions, and he changes almost instantly from a happy happy lil one, to a thunderous lil one
* tells me to be brave
* loves to have me tell him bedtime stories
* loves to tell me what he wants to dream about each night before bedtime
* is still my favourite bedtime buddy
* is after all only 3 years 8 months, and much time & patience is still needed to nature him, and show him that nothing is too difficult to handle
* "draws" me letters, and we play "send each other letters" games where we seal our letters with our kisses, and to opening each other's letters with shouts of excitement, and saying how much we love the letter.....wahahahah...He enjoys this so much that we've "written" each at least 8 to 10 lil notes each time when we play this game....
* totally loves singing......even to the fact that he records his singing in daddy's handphone....already a shinning singing lil star in our hearts
* has gone through some of mommy's worst tempers, and i feel so bad that he has to go through them , bless that lil heart of his, the tears that couldn't stop rolling down that lil face of his, the sight just broke my heart. He would come up to me, and say "mummy i will be good, i love you", so how long can i ever stay angry. It's something I'm working on, and how much i expect out of this lil guy sometimes, it's hard.

He is definitely ever so precious to me, my life's best, and someone i love so very very much.

Have a good Monday!!!

Coming home....

Never better when i come home after being away over the weekend in Malaysia to a sleepy eyed lil guy who just wakes up in time, stares at you for the longest time before giving you a smile, and walking towards you and from that look, you know that he had missed you, and is glad that you're back.

Just stepped through the door, and having to just give him a squeeze, and that sniff of his hair was all i need to just stop feeling tired. I just needed this so badly. Even being away for 2 1/2 days, worrying whether he was ok (he fell ill again with a bad cough & throat, and topping that off with flu when i left + feverish), so being away from him, it's hard not to worry.

It's also coming back to a better week i hope cause last week was totally busy busy with everything out of place, and emotional side, it's also feeling more down than anything. Let's just say last week wasn't that great a week since it started with someone we know & have been like family passing away due to a hit and run accident on his way to church (he didn't even had a chance or even knew what hit him, died instantly). Our family haven't seen him for at least 5 years, and having to hear of his passing, it's totally the worst for my father. With my parents away beginning of last week, i was given the stay home mom job of taking care of the lil guy, and not totally thrilled that even if the additional time with Kay, it's at the expense of someone's else death.

So i'm just hoping that i'm coming home to a brand new week.....filled with tons of work to complete since I've been out of the office almost 3/4 of last week, and so much more rushing that we have to do at work with the needed planning. I seriously need to catch up.

I came home too to this long awaited package.....when i stepped into office this morning...there it is....WASHI TAPE....i'm crazy about these tapes, and this adds to my current collection (did i just say collection??? I'm suppose to be using them, and not collecting them). I just love them.

Can't wait to play with them....you'll surely be seeing more of these tapes in my upcoming work....


It's been a long time since i worked on handmade scrap gifts (i'm so putting this down in my 2011 scrap area to work on), so this recent piece which i've done for a pal of mine who's birthday is in the next 2 days. Hope she will like it.....Happy Birthday J in advance!!

& not to forget with the 1st month of the year already past it's middle mark, I still worked on my wishes for Kaylen for 2011 in a LO, and see my very 1st LO of the year, and using washi tape to mat my photo....

Title: Wish 2011

Journaling reads:-

for you to be a always happy

to be always healthy

to live life filled with dreams & hopes

to lov & be loved

Close up....hard to resist October Afternoon's latest Campfire range....i love this range especially their cute chipboards!!!

To a good week ahead.....have a Happy Monday!!

All Packed...

& ready for today's Friendship Swap. This is my 2nd, and like the title of this round's swap - SUPER SIONG. Having to go through 96 cut out of the word "birthday", 144 punched out mini dictionary flowers, 96 punched out flowers, 24 strips of fabric, 24 cut out clocks & horses, 24 cut out journal bracket & half a bottle of Beacon, I'm glad that it's all finished since 2am this morning.....

Won't be able to join the group of lovely ladies in this time's super swap which is happening this evening, just wanted to wish each of you happy scrapping away, as i await to have a piece of each of your creation. How exciting, and I'm sure like my 1st ever swap, these are all very precious pieces worked on by each individual with a hint of their very own scrap style.

Here a glimpse of mine......

Have fun you all!!

Hello 2011

I can't believe it that I spent the 1st day of 2011 falling sick (all shivering and coming down with fever, a nasty sore throat since we had a BBQ on New Year's Eve, and having to trouble my dear hubs to go to the store at 2 in the morning to get me panadol). So no counting down, no fun plans on New Year's Day, and to my dear hubby it's no going out till i get well....drats!!). But this is good enough for me cause i have Jayce and Kaylen with me on New Year's Day, so what more can i ask for.

So what's in store for us this New Year other than planning to ensure that i've plenty of time with this little one as he grows so much each day. So much that it scares me sometimes when i just look at him. Conversations are no longer like before, distractions don't seem to work so well now, i have to think lots more when we talk, he literally mimics each and everyone of us, he says NO almost 95% of the time and i seem to be pulling more junks of my hair as i forecasted for this year than last. So this growing up thingy does give me a headache at times, and i know i need to have loads of patience and sensitivity when it comes to dealing with his emotions. No doubt that admidst all these frustrations i get with him and myself, i've never been happier being a mom and i truly feels that he's made me a better person especially when it comes to patience.

See this face....how can i ever resist not planting a million kisses on those cheeks....i'm so glad he's mine..

I'm sure this new year will bring us new challenges in life, and at work, but no matter how i'm just glad and looking forward to telling more of our stories as we go along the months. He's going to start his Mandarin Speech & Drama this weekend....so that's going to be a whole lot of story when Saturday comes cause he's telling me last night that he doesn't want CHINESE!!! We'll see.

I'm planning to celebrate Valentine's Day this year (haven't done this ever since we became a unit of 3, ok let's just say that even when it's only 2 of us, we've never gone anywhere or celebrated Valentine's Day), so this year, i thought we'll do something for a change for this day & definitely a mini for my dear lil guy for sure which I'm going to be using Making Memories latest range - Je t'Adore. Got to love this range, it's so me!!

He's going to be 4 in May (it's like didn't we just have a party by the park not too long ago???) so that's going to be some fun in planning this 4th Birthday Bash of his.

So here we come 2011.....we're going to love every bit of this year!

Have a good year everyone!!