Henri's First

Dear Luna,

"Mummy, please, let's not eat animals and other creatures!"

We were on our way to Henri's first birthday earlier when you blurted this out. Bubba and I got no idea where this came from. We laughed in disbelief. A vegetarian by choice at the age of four.

So adorable.

True to your word, you didn't eat any meat at the party. You even gave me a weird look when I offered grilled chicken skewer. I was totally impressed. Until I saw you pig out on fairy bread when the desserts were served.

Was that declaration of yours back in the car just a game? You are such a mastermind, kiddo.

How you make me smile when you do your own pose...   And when you keep still for a few seconds.  

Anyhoo... You met Henri last year when he was just a few months old. He's the son of bubba's old bandmate/friend. We did a brief stop at their place (and had a much needed shower) towards the end of our 8-day Cairns-Sydney roadtrip.

You didn't get to play with him much at the party because he's still so small. So were the two other toddlers. You still had fun playing with their toys though. And you took a purple balloon home — now that gave you a huge smile on your face. 

  With the birthday boy.   You were the big sister of three toddler boys this afternoon.   That cake!   

Where all the icing went.

Love,
Mum


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Mona Vale, A Little Too Late

Dear Luna,
 
Nana invited us to come to Mona Vale Beach with her today. She went ahead (cause she wanted to do an early swim) while we prepped for the day out. It's quite cold this morn, so we planned to just let you play at the playground.

Before heading out, bubba checked his work emails. And while he did so, we spent some time taking photos of you cause you're wearing a new pair of blingin' kicks today. You lost your good mood though when you saw a spider while posing at the backyard. Haha.

Anyhoo, we lost track of time that we left the house later than intended. Nana was already on her way home when we arrived at Mona Vale. Of course we still let you play. We even brought you to another playground near nana's suburb on the way home.

"Mummy, there's a spider!"
When you were still happy, before we went out.
"We're going to the playground!!!"
Oh you know, just a flipping-my-hair shot.
Your cute kicks.

Luna and mummy walking back to the car from the playground. You got so much energy, you won't stop running!

OOTD bought from KMart Australia and SM Kids Fashion:

H+T 3/4 sleeve top (KMART) on sale $4

 Zap'd gray shorts (SM) on sale P150

H&T high top sneakers (KMart) $15

You're just obsessed with playgrounds! 'Til the next playground adventure, baby doll.

Love,

Mum

yjuyygtjjjjjjjjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (I walked away from my computer and you typed this!)

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Tamarama Play

Dear Luna,

We were supposed to meet up with mumma's friend, Gringo, at Bondi Beach earlier today. Bubba and I couchsurfed at his place about fours years ago in Bacolod when mumma was two months pregnant with you. We were on a two-week backpacking trip in Visayas then and Bacolod was our last stop.





Unfortunately, Gringo wasn't able to make it.

Since we were already in Bondi area, we let you play at the playground instead on Tamarama Beach. And it's good that we changed your shorts before we left the house, because the yellow shorts with black dots (which you like more) is still quite big for you. Would have fallen while you're running around!




From the playground, we went to the mall and bought you a Little People Neighborhood Playground Playset — yes, you love playgrounds that much! I'll show you a photo of your new toy some other time.

OOTD bought from Target Australia and SM Kids Fashion:

Black long-sleeved top (Target) $6

Zap'd yellow with polka dots shorts (SM) on sale P150

 Zap'd blue and white striped shorts (SM) on sale P150

Flats (SM) P199.75

Your playground buddy no. 2,
Mumma (Bubba is your no. 1)

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On A Mission At Mission Beach

Dear Luna,

It's day two of our Cairns-Sydney roadtrip.

Right now we're at some rest stop off Bruce Highway, and we're sleeping inside our station wagon
(Which we hired for free!) again tonight. Prolly for the whole trip, we're not sure. We're the only ones parked at this stop, so mumma and bubba decided to have a bath in the bush and we used our esky as a pail and one of the pots as a dipper.

It was hilarious! We gave you a bath first and you were so annoyed, you kept saying "I want in the room!", perhaps pertaining to a bathroom but there were no showers in the toilets. Bath did you good me thinks, cause you're looking refreshed.

Anyhoo, this morning we went to Mission Beach in Queensland.

Sand between your toes, and all over your legs.

When we arrived at Mission Beach, you ran straight to the water without looking back! And it's infested with marine stingers so mumma and bubba ran after you as fast as we could! Yes, I was running while taking this photo.
As always, you had fun playing with sand.
We let you get in the water, but only until this part. We were that paranoid.
Mumma took heaps of snapshots, of course. And you wouldn't stand still, of course.
Oh that impish grin.
At Mission Beach, we made it a mission to visit at least one beach every day until our trip is over. We reckon this can't be difficult to achieve. Question is, will we really be up for it? Every day?

We'll see then.

Love,
Mosquito bite-covered Mumma


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Sydney Autumn

Dear Luna,

We're back in Australia now, and will be here for about a month to catch up with family and friends. And for mum to hopefully watch the Dave Matthews Band Concert in Sydney.

Today we visited your granpa Bubba Shah and granma Mitra. Before we headed to their house for a lovely chicken tikka masala (which you didn't eat because it was too spicy) dinner, we took photos of you in your new dress which you thought was a school uniform because you kept saying, "Luna is going to school now!".

So cute.

OOTD bought from SM Kids Fashion

Dress P499.75

Flats P199.75

Tomorrow we fly to Cairns, the starting point of our ten-day Queensland-New South Wales road trip.

Love,
Mumma

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Australia Day 2013

Dear Luna,

Today's our first Australia Day! Unfortunately, bubba's in the U.S. for work so we're celebrating just the two of us. You and I are currently staying at a rented self-contained studio in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.

Days ago, I planned to take you to the nearby playground so we can have a simple picnic on Australia Day, but the weather's been bad. Today I heard in the news that 6 tornadoes hit Queensland. So we just stayed indoors.

But we still had a good time. We did a toast with your cup of Solo and my cup of Australian Pink rosé.  

Cheers Baby Doll,
Mum

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