Fluttering Butterflies

So we decided to go to the Heard Museum yesterday. It was very well planned the night before that we will have to do one of the self-guided nature trails. When we got there Joshua totally freaked out and doesn't want to proceed any longer. So we stayed and focused on seeing whatever was the closest, which includes a few animals, birds and the butterflies. Overall it was a great family outing. Here are a few photos to share!

Got to have them

I just found out that Jofia is not selling at TDC anymore, so I had to search where she's at. Fortunately, she's selling at Shabby Pickle now. I just had to check a few stuff from her store and found these perfect summer set. I hope these designers won't move from one store to another in a short period of time. I don't normally register to too many stores, but since I love her stuff, so I will register to this store and I hope she will settle here for good. I can only name a few stores that I frequent and it's easier to keep track of their designs if they will remain in their store for quite awhile. So this means I will be scrapping in the next few days!

Meteor Garden

I can still remember how crazy my younger sisters were when Meteor Garden was aired in ABS-CBN. If I am not mistaken it was like 5 years ago that the Meteor Garden a (Taiwanese Drama) was popularized in my country. This Taiwanese drama truly touched many teenagers' hearts and even adults are watching this show day after day. Due to my busy schedule I totally forgot about this drama and no chance to watch it until recently when my friend mentioned it to me and I was convinced to watch it last week. Oh yeah and didn't I have just sleepless nights. I think the MG1 is very compelling and I just love Shancai's character. The F4 is truly a charm and it was wonderful watching it. I am so glad I watched it and every time I remember a cute scene like the endless fights between Dao and Shancai I can't just stop smiling. There's also a sequel MG2 but it wasn't as good as MG1. I would say stick watching to MG1. I know a lot of you out there are fans of F4 and the beautiful Barbie Xu. This is definitely one of the best drama's I've seen.

Summer Dip

I bet you won't be surprised what it's like here in Texas. The heat is totally giving me a headache this summer. I avoid going out in the middle of the day because the heat is just too much to handle. We tend to go places at around 7pm. and go to the pool early in the morning. My guy loves going to the pool everyday and since he's been taking swimming lessons, so it's a perfect time to practice. I can't blame him if he wants to swim all the time.

Picnic

I've been so busy this week attending Joshua's summer classes namely ice skating, swimming and gymnastics. I think we've got the perfect summer programs for my little guy to enjoy. Joshua being able to interact with other kids is really important and our time spent on all three classes is really worth it. I can't ask for more all I can say is I am proud of him and no doubt he did great. I can't wait to see his progress at the end of the summer. On the other hand, Josh and I had a picnic earlier this week and here are a few shots.

Camera Strap

I was just browsing Etsy (PhatStraps) not long ago and found this camera accessory kit. I've wanted to change my original strap because the old one I have is giving me an irritation to the back of my neck. I want something soft especially my lenses are a bit heavier to carry around. I also like the idea of having a camera wrist wrap. This kit I found is just perfect. I had seen a few ones that I also love and the fabric used is definitely stylish. I really love the design of this set too. I will wait later this week to decide what to get.

Outdoor Fun

We always find time to do something together as a family on weekends and one of our favorite places to go is the White Rock Lake. We've visited a few other state parks as well, but us kind of stick to the one which is closer from where we live. Hubby gets so bored easily, that he needs to unwind outside and do something fun. It's a great way to relax, enjoy and get away from our computers as well and not get stuck inside. You know I love taking photos so it's so cool to plan something like this over the weekend.

Bonding Moment

We don't normally go out on Friday's, but since hubby came home early today; we decided to go to Turtle Creek. It's been awhile since the last time we visited the place and I believe Joshua was still very young. It's fun to really do things together as a family and my little guy seemed to enjoy it a lot. We just love each other's company. To see my son having a great time with his dad is the part I love being a mom. Family is very important and yeah as a parent I want my kids to be secured in the future and having term life insurance would be a great choice. Here are a few photos I would love to share. Take a peek!

Lovin' the outdoors

One of the few things Josh and I love to do is really going to the park. We love to bring food and have a picnic over there and spent the rest of our time playing. No doubt I have an active 5 year old boy, so he needed that freedom to be outside and just really having fun. I do like it too and it's great to be active once in awhile and used up all the energy we got. Of course it won't be a perfect outdoor fun without taking photos. I could always find something to photograph anything that interests me.

Recent Finds

Joshua and I just got home from his swimming class. His instructor told me he has really improved a lot. Oh I am just so proud of my little guy. He is having so much fun out there and I can't just ask for another class he going to be in this summer. I think swimming class is just perfect for him. We hurried back home because we still got a lot of things to do today.
Guess where I am at when we got home of course on my PC. My sister left a message earlier and since I wasn't around, so I missed it. I would love to catch her later then. I went ahead and browse a few stores online and found some cute stuff like this gold anklet. I promised to send gifts to my family this year and I bet they wouldn't mind if I will include some of these in the package.

What a delight

It's sure is a delight to capture some of these. I don't see them everyday unless I will go to the arboretum, lakes or the botanical garden. But it was a pleasure to visit most of the places I mentioned last spring. What's not to love about these; they're bright, lovely, fresh, and beautiful. I am glad I was quick enough to hunt them down. Oh yeah, did I mention I hurt my knee one time because I was following a dragonfly and even though it was hard to shoot a small flying object I still kept running until I tripped.

Take a peek

For years I had been trained to create handmade custom jewelry and I would say that I had enjoyed that experience so much. Never did it occur to me that I will be designing stuff and the jewelry that I had created will be sold to an expensive store. I was so happy that the designers I worked with enjoyed whatever I came up with. Sadly, I had to leave because I was going to school by that time and I had to prioritize my school more than work. I sure miss the people I had worked with and I am very thankful I was able to have that experience. Maybe one day I can play with my stuff again and can show you some of my designs. My passion has shifted to digital photography now and I would want to invest my time on this. But believe me I am such a huge fan of unique and eclectic jewelry pieces just like these stuff I stumbled upon earlier and it's called the Celtic jewelry. These totally caught my eye awhile ago, so take a peek!

Wordless Wednesday:Delish

July4th Snapshots

I thought Joshua would be so over of his fear of the fireworks. We always seem to miss the great show and the finale most of the time and last July 4th was no exception. Now that he is 5 years old he is not over it yet. Yeah, it was kind of a bummer since we waited until 9:30pm just to watch the fireworks show. When the show started him was teary eyed and we had to leave right away. I am glad we did go to the fair park earlier, so at least we were able to play games and enjoy the rides. But overall this year's July 4th celebration had been great.

Stay Beautiful

I am not aware of anyone in my family who has acne problems. I guess we're lucky enough not to deal with any of those imperfections. Thanks to my parents great genes! My beauty routine is quite simple all I need to have is a moisturizer, toner and cleanser. Apply a little bit of mascara and lip gloss on, and then I am good to go. Unless I will attend a very special event, then I would make myself a little more presentable. I've seen commercials claiming their products would work, but to those women who have acne problems I sure hope you can find the best acne treatment available out there. This is really something we should pay attention to. Buy the best products and see the amazing results.

Discover Wildlife

I don't know what happened last night, but I had a terrible stomach ache and I wasn't able to sleep. I woke up late today and it came to my realization, that it's my cleaning day. So I forced myself to clean up a little bit and organized Joshua's toys and throw some of his junks. He tends to keep these free toys, which he gets every time we buy kid's meal. I just can't keep them anymore, so I went ahead and tossed them away. He actually agreed that it's time to get rid of that stuff and of course he was very possessive of his real toys. I am amazed of what I have accomplished today and I am almost done. I am just taking a break cleaning, so I have to do a few tasks here online and be back to my chores in a bit. I also have to finalize our trip to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center next week. It's a scenic wildlife drive and if we have enough time we would love to swing by at the Dinosaur World or the Dinosaur Valley State Park as well. We are really trying to do as many activities this year because once Joshua will start school then trips like this is going to be very limited already. We are also planning to go to Utah at winter time and yeah can't beat the summer beach vacation in Hilton Head Island. I've heard this is one of South Carolina's beautiful islands. If you're planning for a trip check out Hilton Head rentals.

Photohunt:Pointed

I think I have quite a lot to share this week. My favorite shots are the swan boats taken at the Fair Park in our (July 4th) celebration. The rest are older photos, which describe this week's theme as well. Happy Hunting!

Fair Park Dallas

We decided to watch fireworks tonight at Fair Park instead of going to the Trinity River Fiesta. To me it's just more of a family-friendly event and since we're familiar of the place that might help Joshua not to get bored while waiting for the fireworks show at around 9:30pm. Starting at 5pm. today all fair park museums are open and there are also a lot of games for everyone to enjoy. Other scheduled shows for tonight are definitely a must see. I am looking forward to seeing more this year and it would be great if this event will be followed by a family summer beach vacation. That sounds really awesome and yeah I know exactly where to go for a travel guide.

Sweaty Day

I tried to take Josh to the park yesterday, but even at around 6pm. it was still hot outside. Oh yeah nothing new about the dreaded heat in Texas and it gets insanely up to 103 degrees sometimes. Yesterday it was high of 93 degrees and my little guy and I were all sweaty. But he was unstoppable and still wanting to play, so I let him play. We were quite busy yesterday because he had his swimming class in the morning, then run some errands, went to the mall and then later that day we went to the park. It was just about time for daddy to come home and we were probably 20 minutes earlier and he didn't realize we were out all day. He knows I don't go out that much, so he was surprised we were gone that long. After my little guy settled for the night I was browsing a bit and stumbled upon an equestrian clothing store, which has wonderful selections of horse clothing, horse/rider equipment, rider riding apparel and sportswear.

Simply Artistic

Josh and I went to Target earlier just to buy this art table that he saw online. He really wanted it so bad, that I can't say no and ended up buying it. When I showed it to daddy he seems to really like it a lot, so no worries. If there are three things that Joshua really loves to do and is good at; I would say it's definitely dancing,singing and doodling. As a mom yeah I can tell he would excel in any of these areas. You know he is only 5 years old, but his drawings are simply artistic and his interpretation of his artwork is just marvelous. Here's Josh,who's so engrossed with his artwork!