excited

yey! i finally made it to the scrapjam this october! it's my first time to attend a class like this so i'm a bit nervous but i am soo looking forward to this...from the class descriptions, there's so much to learn...this will definitely help me bring that (long lost) "mojo" back...

torned!

this is one great deal that is sooo tempting! i recently found out that scrapjam has extended its early bird deal until august 20! i've always wanted to join but somehow, my schedule won't always permit. **this has always been a part of my wishlist every year.** now if only i can attend this event, and get to shop! {kahit window shopping lang!} hmmm, i still have to work out our schedule because euan has kindermusik class every saturday and we have consumed the allowed make up classes {we missed 2 sessions already!} but im sooo dying to join the scrapjam! i'm so torned! ...so many sponsors and lots of goodies to look forward to... i'm drooling! :P

mourning

today our nation mourns for the passing of one great leader. a leader who restored democracy to our nation. a leader who has made a great impact not only to our country but to the world. that even after her term as president, she continued her fight for democracy. i respect her for the kind of leader that she was, but i admire her even more for the kind of mother that she is. her unfailing love for her family is the source of their strength. how she strive to raise her children and have remained a loving mother to them in spite of having to fight for her advocacy.

we thank you for the inspiration, president cory.

curious

i love this photo of euan peeking through a window. added some textures and frame and this is the effect. i love it! it seems that the photo was taken from an old house or heritage park, but this was taken inside the mall! :) i love the vintage look! (lesson #5 from jessica sprague class).

digging digi

ok. so i am having a blast in my photo editing class. it is sooo fun to edit pictures for a more enhanced look. im not really adept in photoshop but i've done a little editing here and there yet i found out from this class that what i'm doing was actually the hard way (and most of the time the wrong way!)
it is an exciting class as upcoming techniques are so useful and jessica's tutorial is so easy to follow..and the freebies! wonderful! the kits are courtesy of House of 3 and from jessica herself...
we are on day 9 but i'm a little behind the class coz im still in day 3 (it's self paced anyway, so no pressure hehehe)..plus im having problems with some of my photos...i can't open the zip file that's why i can't edit the photos, argh!
anyway, here are the latest photos i edited...

playing with brushes...

vintage and hand-tinted look...

combination of hand-tinting and brushes...
i still have a lot of catching up to do... but so far, im happy with what i have created ;P

small talks

i am enjoying my "small talks" with euan..."small" because he can barely complete a sentence but enough to drive a point and be understood...so lately my little story teller raves about how he loves sitting on papa's lap while driving, and honks to every approaching car! it drives us crazy but it seemed like bliss to him!
and so one time when they fetched me, he honked the car. i was taken by surprise that i almost jumped and euan just burst into laughter.

here's his photo in one of our recent trips. i just love every bit of my naughty little boy. (photo editing courtesy of frame-up and special effects by no less than jessica sprague.

euan's summer camp

this summer we enrolled euan to kindermusik zoo train summer camp. it was his first time ever to be in school. one thing i like about kindermusik is that it is a parent-toddler, play-and-learn class so the learning is simulated through lots of playing, singing and nice music.
at first i thought we wouldn't be able to finish the 6-week class because euan, for some reason only he could understand, won't take off his shoes! parents and kids are only allowed to wear socks inside the class area and so for two saturdays, we just stayed outside the area (although we can see what the other kids are doing). euan participated on some activities but most of the time he would not follow what teacher mara was doing.
but on our third week, he finally agreed to go inside the class area on one condition - to wear his shoes! i never thought kids this age can get to bargain for what they want! and so he did went inside, with his shoes on, and participated.
on our fourth week, i bought aqua shoes for euan so he could get to walk freely without having to worry of him stepping on someone else's toes (at least mas magaan ang aqua shoes kesa sa normal shoes) and for hygenic purposes as well because the kids would lie down and roll in the area so kung may shoes nga naman, madudumihan yung class area. i think he was excited to wear his aqua shoes. he participated well and teacher mara was so happy of how attentive he was to the activities!
we still have 2 sessions left but i can say that euan enjoys school. even when we were outside the first two days, he looks forward to coming back every saturday. and when we are doing the activities at home, he knows all the songs and he remembers all the lessons taught in class! i also loved the crafts taught where i can also get to express my creativity and enjoy each art with euan.
and i think this is also a good preparation for euan in time for pre-school next year... i hope there'll be no more bargains by then. i'm keeping my fingers crossed! ;)