I Got A New Baby

Hahaha...It is not what you all think. I am sure you all thought that I was expecting but nope, not yet. I, well more of we - Roberta, Vince and I - just got a new member of the family and the youngest.

Everybody, I would like you to all meet...Patchi!

She is our three-month old red sable Pomeranian. This was our gift to Roberta for her seventh birthday over a week ago. My husband and I gave our daughter a choice if she wanted to have a party for her birthday or a puppy instead. We repeatedly asked her the same question to make sure that is what she really wanted. And puppy it is!

Children and Their Hobbies

It's six days and counting until the big day of Roberta's first ballet recital - Little Mermaid!

This whole week, hubby and I will be busy being stage parents for Roberta's ballet practices since it will be everyday until the big performance day this coming Sunday. Whew! Imagine nearly three hours of ballet practices everyday for a six year old prima ballerina wannabe. It's a good thing that she is enjoying all this and doesn't mind the hectic schedule.

I personally think it is important for kids to have extra curricular activities outside of the regular schoolwork that they normally get. This is a good way for them to relax and recharge from the daily "kiddie" stress that they have. It is also a good way to find our children's different talents based from the hobbies or things they like to do and develop them.

Roberta at the moment enjoys doing many other things aside from her school work. She likes to sing. She likes to dance. She likes to paint, draw, make crafts, build or create things. She likes to write and read. She also enjoys different sports such as swimming, playing softball, volleyball, basketball and wants to try taekwondo. She also likes to cook though of course she can't yet since she's too young so she just pretends she does and likes to watch me in the kitchen. At her age, it's like she wants to do so many things at the same time but that's okay because later on she will discover one or two things that she likes to do more than the other and will focus on it.

I would like to share this informative article I read about Childrens Hobbies and how we can help our children discover and enjoy their different interests.

How about your little ones? What hobbies do they like to do?

Wordless Wednesdays #2 - Watermelon Art

I just love watermelons! I can eat them the whole day
or make shakes out of them.
But it never occurred to me that watermelons can be a work of art...

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Wordless Wednesdays #1 - Sidewalk Chalk Art

(Or maybe not so wordless after all...hehe)

I saw these at Veronica Lee's site and I just wanted to share them with you coz I am still amazed by them even if I have seen it several times already. Thank you for these wonderful pics!

These are 3D chalk drawings by Julian Beever. Don't they look so real?

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