baby shower galore!

my beautiful best friend and her hubby are so blessed

to have not one but TWO additions to their family.

last saturday, amidst weeks of masterminding, planning,
working and designing, we finally pulled off her baby shower!
we put a lot of love in all aspects of her baby shower.
with mostly everything being handcrafted by both her and i.

i would like to share some photos with all of you

of the creative juices we had flowing

to pull off a 'beautifully simple' baby shower for her and her hubby

with the birds, nest & eggs theme in purple and green.

elegant diaper cake by our awesome friend nina.

mugs for our raffle draw.

delicious cake & cupcakes for all.

rather than giving out "mommy advice" cards for all the guests
we gave out "Twin Wishes" cards for them all

it's something for the twins to be able to read and appreciate
when they get a little older.

soap favors for all the guests

flower pompoms by moi and paper lanterns by the mommy-to-be

our room decor --- beautifully hanged feature for all!

of course it was time for some games

like the classic 'guess the belly size'

and we shared some great laughs with "bring me...."

had a few lucky winner with the raffle draw

and played "guess the price" of a bucketful of baby necessities 

and of course i couldn't pass up a photo

with my gorgeous bff sporting her 31 week bump

(looking more like she's full term!)

then it was time to open some gifts and play baby bingo.

 

arwen & benjie's baby shower

november 12, 2011

it was a wonderful rainy afternoon

filled with lots of love, laughter & wishes for the upcoming twins

that will be blessing the lives of these two.

i, for one, cannot wait to meet two beautiful little girls

who we seem to have been waiting a lifetime for.

congratulations again lovies.

***all photos courtesy of Benny Mendoza***

27 is over...

i just turned 28.

because the hubby had to work on my actual birthday

and i have been badly wanting to take the kids to the beach

we decided to hit Barnet Park last monday to do a quiet celebration

with my boys, my bestest girlfriend, her hubby and her baby bump.

after weeks of dreary vancouver weather

(and if you know me, i am quite happy with that!)

it was actually quite nice to see the sun peek out on monday

and we were able to thoroughly enjoy the time spent at the park.

how about i let the photos do some talking here?

after a solid 8 hours spent by the beach

numerous sunblock applications

forgetting the grill of the bbq (thank goodness we had aluminum foil!)
breaking the handles of our picnic bag

my bff having to buy a cooler on her way

and also the very preggers bff having to taking a dive in the cold water

to catch the little man who lost his footing (thank you for this!)

building sandcastles

digging in the sand

feasting on some yummy bbq

and hours upon hours of just plain quality time

i can say that in just one day, we are able to fully get our summer on.

we had a fantabulous time!

and i have to say, it was a nice way to end year 27

and begin year 28.

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Cruz!

last saturday, february 5th, my childhood best friend took on a new title and a different last name.

i wish i could have been there to share her special day like she was for mine.  we could've laughed non-stop for about five minutes over silly nothings --- all of it caught on camera.  we could've spent some time catching up as if the years spent apart barely existed.  i wish i was there to be able to help her but we are thousands of miles away from each other with continents separating us.  

nontheless, i wish her nothing but the best that marriage has to offer.  i wish her a lifetime of wedded bliss, children to fulfill their dreams and a blessed marriage.  

CONGRATULATIONS, COJ & TINS!!!

*photos taken from Cleober Sinues & Coj Cruz' facebook page*

i miss...

the fun times we have at bowling sessions.  the last time we went was august of last year when this photo was taken with some of our dearest friends.  this was also the last "date" the hubby and i had sans the little man.

though i wouldn't exchange being a mommy for anything else in this world, sometimes, a breather would be nice.

congratulations: Mr & Mrs Agustin!

congratulations to one of our dearest friends and finally may i say
WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!!!

Jay & Leah Agustin
August 7, 2010

more photos to come