Dance to your Music

A new layout and some doodle hearts

I did this really fun layout yesterday - in 20 minutes flat too!! I'm really enjoying scrapping with the tonnes of stuff free and bought that I've accumulated over the past year.. it's amazing how much is being shared out there, I'll try to do my fair share too :)
see my SSB gallery for credits - but it's mainly from Mira designs's free kit - I'm loving her funky doodled stuff, great for the funky kid I have!

I scrapped!

I scrapped!!

Yeah, taking a break from designing, and look what I came up with using my Sapphire Seas and Castaway kits! Had to cheat and add the black backgroun though - it just goes so well with my sons' black top and hair. I always had a thought that for us Asians, because of our coloring, dark colored kits work best for my photos, it makes them pop!

Here's another updated layout of my younger one at the pool - I love this photo, he still had all his baby teeth then! Yes, this is the guy that made the little fish!

What to do

I got this idea from a layout in CK, "what to do at the beach", we were at Pulau Rawa which means Rawa Island, and I wanted so show as much as I can in one page. It wasn't quite enough!! :)
What a great time it was, just doing nothing except beach bumming around! I was even happily weaned from scrapping and the internet for four whole days!! oh and i used papers and elements from my own soon to be released kit - it's pending a name! And I also used ksharonk's alpha from her making mischief kit. Love, love her work!

Your Hero

These are layouts I made around Father's Day. It's all from my kit Rough & Tumble.

I'm feeling much appreciation for the role he plays in the boys' life now that they are older, and now that there are stuff I can't or don't do as well with them. I'm also thankful in this day and age and in our fast paced economy, that hubby does not need to travel for work (well he did it once last year, and it was unbearable!!) and is around everyday for me and the boys. No matter that he is so strict with the boys, they still gravitate to him, and look up to him as their hero. Well, at least when it has to do with star wars, battlestar gallactica, and light saber fights!! More and more I'm told, "mom, you won't know!" or "it's alright, it's a boys' thing" ...haha!! Good thing I have scrapbooking!
For once I don't have so much to say on this layout, I really like the more laidback look although the colors are not so striking.

And this one is really fun, I kinda laid on too many layers I think, for my usual style, but love that face!! It's true that my boys are more the bookish type, but they do love all the boys stuff, and are definitely, all boy. :)

Stories I love

I've been Scrapping!
This is my younger son Jared in a pensive mood. He's usually jumping and running and talking non-stop, but he's a real thinker too, and it's wonderful we've caught him on film in this particular photo. Jared, I know you've been blessed with a fabulous mind, and although I need to help you be disciplined and self-controlled lest you get into too much trouble, I know I must also not stifle you and allow you your self expression you so crave! Lord help me keep this delicate balance!!

It's been wonderful taking off from designing to scrap! I really got carried away too!

I've finally found a satisfactory way to scrap these favorite photos of mine. They were taken in Lake Tekapo in NZ in Dec 2005. We were checking into a youth hostel and the boys found their way to the hammock and snuggled close together. It's the perfect layout to remember that they name each other their best friend. It's been the same answer since they first answered the question maybe two years ago ... so sweet, i know! Sometimes i worry though, it seems they don't have many other good friends! I guess they share so much, a world they made up, play in, that gives them so much fun and joy, so it's no wonder they find in each other that much kinship. I do want them to grow, to make many more friends, but definitely also that they keep each other always closest in their hearts.
And this is a layout that is long overdue! The incredible stories or rather, STORY that my boys tell, that started probably more than two years ago, that has kept on going, growing, never ending, on and on and on! It started with Tom and Jerry, those cartoon characters, the mouse and the cat, and over the years, all sorts of characters have joined in the story, some made up, some coming in from books and movies they read or watched, for example, Darth Vader, Captain Hook, Mffy, oh and the story itself? Some sort of fantasy good versus evil outer space war story, i would say..... The story takes over especially when we are on car trips, we don't need games, music, nothing is necesary. In fact, we get terribly embarassed especially when we are on overseas coach tours, and their stories are loudly told for everyone to hear, and they go on for the entire journey!!!

Memories of New Zealand

More Layouts

Well these are photos from our Dec 2005 holiday in New Zealand, I know, I'm far fromcatching up with my scrapping!

What a holiday it was! We hiked and climbed, and went everywhere just the four of us, with not much agenda, and lots of time (3 weeks to be exact), the best kind of holiday!

My First Valentine's Layout!

Well, we've friends 25 years, and married for 13 of them, and truly it's the little things, the being together things, the everyday things, now that's what love is... love ya, dear.

everything's from my whimsically yours kit at GDS

Back from Hong Kong

We're back from Hong Kong !















































It's our first time in Hong Kong and it was fascinating. Modern and old existing side by side. There was so much old world charm, which we liked, and it was good for the kids to experience a lot more of our chinese heritage. We had to bring them to Macdonalds quite a few times after our meals at restaurants in which they would not eat anything though!!!
Here's some photos of us at a shopping mall that's decked out for Christmas, eating nuggets at the Macau ruins of St Pauls, and the fantastic views from the Peak. Don't you agree it is an amazing place? Lots of material for scrapping!

Today's Reflection

Today i spent some time scrapping this picture - a rare one -

just my older son and me and he is hugging me! :)

Journalling:

How nice to have a photo with just you and me in it!. You've grown so much it's hard to have you all to myself these days. Where did my cute little chubby faced baby go?

Here. you say, gleefully pointing to your skinny self. Then you rub my tummy which you claim is the softest best pillow ever. And give me one of our nose rubs, and then you're off again, to your nine year old world. But i've proof once again, this is my chubby faced baby, and he's still mine.

Ever had one of those moments?

see my SSB gallery for credits

Mom To Boys

Yes! I took some time today to reflect on my life as a mom to boys! It's not what I dreamt of (daughters and dolls and baking and stuff), it's been wild, unexpected, challenging, taken everything out of me, but hey, it's kinda of wonderful! And from hubby's point of view, having sons and no daughters probably saved him loads of money, phew!
see my gallery for credits