tuesday

couldn't think of a good title for this post. haha!

last week (or the beginning of last week) was not so good. it was just a big ball of negative vibes, stomachaches, & headaches. t'was...very...ehh. 

BUT with the Giants winning the superbowl, i've been so happy it's crazy. 

i've been so superstitious, wearing the same outfit every game day since my birthday (with the win against the jets). hey, it's been working! call me crazy, that's fine. i scared belle when i screamed at the top of the lungs when the game ended. was even planning on going to the parade today, bringing belle along. but i don't think God will let the Giants win again if i tortured her like that...waking up super early, go on the train, waiting, the crowds. but we're currently watching the parade on tv, and belle made my day by saying, "Where's Eli???" that's my girl! haha

ok i'll stop my giant rant. i'm just super happy!

these are some random pics that have nothing to do with the giants. haha.

so belle needed help putting her pants on & i saw aris helping her.....

& a big sorry to leila.....

this is leila's toy stroller that belle borrowed. belle uses her dolls, stuffed animals on this stroller, but last week, she just sat on it & used it like a wheelchair. the back wheels just broke off within 2 days of her using it like that.

now we owe leila a new stroller!

how fun is belle's macbook?! :)

she actually started it. she was imitating me, took her doodle book opened it in half, and started "typing" on a blank page. it was so funny!
so a lightbulb went on in my head, with a joke of drawing a laptop in. i surprised her & her first reaction was, "(gasp) its just like yours!!" then she went off playing with it. so funny!

this was when she was mesmerized with a new teapot/cup set aris got her.

waiting for superbowl to start, we were working on a new puzzle. it's a huge one of USA.

it was actually fun! even i was learning a few things on geography..haha.

she was rewarded with a lollipop.

after the puzzle, we were still waiting for superbowl. she was watching a show, World's Deadliest: Predator Weapons. of course the great white was featured. and zoomed in on its teeth...

this pic is more saturated. i just faded it a bit for your sake.
when i saw it, i was holding the camera, clicked then turned away. i looked at belle for her reaction (of course thinking she would cover her eyes). but her eyes kept looking, jaw dropped, & she tells me, "wowww! look at that!" 
then ran in the room, brought out her shark (christmas gift from stef!) and joined in on the action.

i don't know what to say. haha!

& lastly, thought it'd be fun to play with self timer.

how sweet do we look?? very.
:)

photobooks

"remember disney?? and the princess???"

"ooo remember i give cookie to cookie monster???"

during new year's, i was excited for 2011 to be over. for some reason, i felt like nothing was accomplished. it just didn't feel like a fulfilling year for me.
but when i started to work on our 2011 book, i was kind of overwhelmed with all the pictures i had to put! i even told aris, "wow 2011 was pretty good after all!"
lots of blessings and plenty of memories to be proud about.
just a few of my faves....

like our first vacation to orlando...with extended family! i miss them.

the glorious moment when belle was officially potty trained!!!

that perfect day at fire island! can't wait to go back this summer.

and of course watching all those hot air balloons being launched all at once at 6am. 

which was definitely worth waking up at 4am.

she's been looking through the books everyday since we received the 2011 book.

when she finished & closed the book...i heard her say, "thats a greatest story ever!"

haha. love that she sees it as a story. which was what i was going for anyway. hehe

so true.
feeling blessed!

ps-i used mypublisher for these. I LOVE IT. love the quality, how it's so crisp & neat. they're always emailing me about special offers. and i always use the buy 1 get 1 free cause i get 2. and it saves me plenty of moolah!

Saturday

just when i said i couldn't wait for spring, i woke up to this.

but it wasn't a storm....just a couple of inches. enough for belle to get excited about.
she woke up HAPPY.

 my dad received this as a christmas gift. but i'm the one that uses it. currently my favorite mug.

breakfast. i love omelettes. but belle doesn't like eggs. this was her only option that day.
she didn't wanna eat. she just wanted to go outside.
and that....was then followed by a major tantrum...NOT fun.
& in the end, she ate it anyway :)

then i received this in the mail!!!
our 2011 photobook. happiness has arrived!

then aris went out to go shovel. belle followed.
i was happy inside, but belle insisted i came out...
i just took pics. it was SO COLD!!

that is one happy girl. she loves it!! she ran, rolled around, crawled and no complaints.

when aris was done i literally ran back in but went back out cause i had to carry belle inside. and she was bummed.....

"can i play in the snow pwweeeeeeaaaase???"
it was getting dark, rainy, and COLDER. so she really couldn't play anymore. she was sad till i brought out the kettle corn. our favorite!! yummm

random stuff this week

always fun to play with self timer! especially since we need more pics of the 3 of us, cause one of us is always behind the camera. this was better off in black & white too.

belle & her "strawberry" birthmark on her forehead. it's rarely noticed. but when i do, i think of her as an infant. 

before she ate her cornbread she looked at me & said, "say cheese!!"

me: why?

b: this a camera!

she was supposedly on a pirate ship traveling across the ocean....

"AHOY!!!"

(funny how she's wearing her "Ahoy Matey!" pirate shirt in the cornbread pic!? haha)

i came home from bjs, using those boxes to carry in the stuff. & when i was about to throw it away, belle saw them and got excited. she's been preventing me to throw it out.

ever since, those boxes have turned into a pirate ship, a house, ice cream shop, etc,

she is one of those kids....that you give a box to, and she is thrilled!

almost tripped on this....her bunny & its lunch (belle really has quite the imagination).

it was right in the middle of the kitchen floor!

we ended up buying ice cream cake for my dad's birthday.

how cute are the candles?! it's so my dad. since he spends 90% of his time watching espn. 

knowing everything about anything with every sport!

happy birthday again to the loudest funniest man alive!

having a good week so far. 

& i finally ordered the 2011 photo album! (this was the post about 2010) 

it took me the whole weekend to finish, rushing to get the buy 1 get 1 free deal, which expired monday. & i'm glad the whole process is over! crossing my fingers that all turns out well.

have a good rest of the week!

can't wait for spring

it's getting really cold. & our house is an igloo. i even wear a scarf inside.

& belle is always asking for soup or hot noodles.

i'm not a winter person, so this is typical me complaining at this time of the year.

i was cleaning out my laptop & found some old pics at the park, swinging.

after seeing them, i really can't wait for spring!!!

i miss the days at the park...

i have no idea why my brother decided to hang out with us at the park. haha

just a couple of more months.

& on a different note, today is my dad's birthday!!! 17 is a lucky number around here....3 people in this house were born on the 17th. & my mom will cook up a storm for dinner...so i'm excited!!!

should i bake a cake? or call binh?? haha