Party Planning in Full Speed

Ever since we've decided to celebrate Charlie's 1st birthday party in the Philippines, the stage mommy in me took over and went on overdrive researching for ideas to create a super party for our little one. A lot of people were laughing at how serious I was at planning this party, but hey, this is our one and only baby so I want this to be really special and memorable. I know, i know she might not even remember this day, but that is why I'm planning to hire a good photographer and a good videographer.

So I officially started writting letters of inquiry to caterers and party planners last February and after two months, the party is really taking form... I'm so excited! I've finally decided on the party planner, we haven't signed a contract yet but I'm so happy with her ideas that I'm so sure we're getting Hi5 Event Planning & Design to organize the event. I did inquire with other party planners but when I look at the venues they styled, I don't get that wow factor, that is why I really persisted on contacting Hi5. Kathleen, of Hi5, is such a darling and although I haven't seen what she will churn up for my daughter's party, I'm quite certain it will be awesome, looking at the venues she styled, her creativity surely shines through, and another thing i like about her decors, they are really amazing and classic, i hate tacky decors.

Kathleen and I have already thrown ideas back and forth and because I have already seen samples of her work, it's so easy to communicate with her what I want coz I know she gets me.

For now we're still deciding on, well basically everything, the venue, caterer, photographer and videographer, entertainment, carts and other stuff. But finally choosing an event stylist that i can trust is a huge step. Yey! I'm so looking forward to the next stages of our planning

My Daily Dose

I would give anything to spend an entire day with my little girl. However, during weekdays when i have to go to work, I need to suppress the urge to pack up and go home. But there are days when I get wonderful surprises such as this one.



Honey worked from home today and so I got my post nap picture. I just love it! I realized Bee has a lot of red dresses hehehe...

Little Bee on the Pool

From the very start, we have given Bee her bath at night. This way, it became a pre-bedtime activity for us three. Bath time for Bee has always been fun, boisterous and splashy, specially now that Bee is kicking a lot. I observed how much fun Bee is having when she is aplattering all over her bathtub. This is the reason why I've decided to look for a baby swimming class that Bee can participate in and luckily, i have found one very close to our place.





So when Bee turned two months old (which is supposedly the youngest age a baby can start with the swimming lessons) Honey and I took her to her first class. She was the tiniest and youngest of the class. She couldn't stop looking at the water and the clown fountains and everything that is around her... it was so adorable. I asked Honey to accompany Bee in the pool for her first lessons so that I can take pictures. And how cute is she in her swimwear?!?



It was a fun class, there was singing and splashing and jumping. She couldn't take her eyes off the water... It was so endearing when she got startled as Honey splashed water on her face and she begun to cry. But that was just at first, the next time she was ready for all the splashes.



The classes are twice a week and since Charlie is still very young, we don't really attend all the classes, but we so look forward to everytime we can attend the class...