Babies and Birds

Tessa and I enjoyed our time at my baby shower, hosted by my mom and my two BFFs, Monika and Lorraine, this past weekend.



It was a small shower attended by close friends and family. Here's Tessa and me with one of baby Bueno #3's godmothers, Erika.


I especially loved the decor that Carlen and Caryl, two of my most creative friends, made to complement the bird theme of the shower.



Here are some of the decor they made, inspired by rufflesandstuff.

Baby words banners

An advice tree where guests wrote down their advice for me.
Carlen, Caryl, and Lor also made some favours for the guests to bring home.
They made hair clips and wrapped some chocolate egg treats for the guests.

A bird-nest inspired cupcake tree prepared by Monika and Lorraine

Thanks to my mom, Monika, and Lorraine for hosting my baby shower. I enjoyed spending time with my closest friends, eating good food, playing games, and sharing some laughs. As you can tell by these pictures on this Kodak Gallery slideshow.

Now...when is this baby coming?

Tessa Thursdays

Ninong Anton and Ninang Telly and Uncle Mike Visit Vancouver

Karchy's Never-ending Birthday

The day before Karchy's birthday, his Ninang (Godmother) Telly baked him a yummy dark chocolate cake and served it with his favourite fruit, strawberries.





On Karchy's real birthday, K's Ninang Telly and Uncle Mike treated us to K's favourite sticky rice store (aka Dim Sum). For desert, Ma granted K's wish and spoiled him with a Spiderman cake.



This past Saturday, my friend, Charina, and I decided to have a joint birthday party for Karch and her son Kai at the YMCA. Since Kai loves Cars and Karch is obsessed with Transformers, our friend Carlen made these chocolate wrappers for their party favours. She is so talented

This week has been busy, but we sure do have a happy 4-year old!

Our girly girl, Tessa

Tessa will be a big sister soon. So I wanted to spend as much time with her during my two-week Spring Break as possible. And I'm so glad I was able to do so. She is such such a girly-girl who loves everything purple and pink and princesses and ballerinas!

Ray, the Groundhog, and El Niño

It's a bit chilly, but spring has definitely arrived early here in Vancouver.

The cherry blossoms even bloomed by mid February all over Vancouver. And thanks to Ray's diligent gardening skills, the Groundhog's early spring prediction, and El Niño, the flowers have even started to bloom in our garden. Our daffodils were the first to blossom...

Happy Birthday to our Karchy!

Karchy turns 4 today. I can't believe time has gone by so quickly. Our toddler is now a little boy. We are so happy and proud that Karch has become such a thoughtful big brother, a caring and affectionate son, and a fun-loving boy. We love you so, so, so much!

*More pictures of Karchy's birthday to come...

Almost three...

I'm 36 weeks this coming Friday, so Baby Bueno will be coming in no time. Having three children under under the age of 5 running around the house is making me nervous. But I guess things will just fall into place.

Although I hear that 4 is easier than 3, we were thinking that this will be the last addition to the Bueno Clan. So, thanks to a complimentary photo session from our wedding photographers, we were able to document our baby countdown in pictures.

Olympic Madness

We were lucky enough to stay in Downtown Vancouver for a couple of nights and get into the spirit of the Olympics. It was a bit crowded to see the various pavillions around Vancouver, but it was just great to be part of the action. We missed Wayne Gretzky pass by our hotel as he carried the torch to the Olympic cauldron. It was raining, and rushing down to see him was not appealing to a very pregnant mom with two young kids, although I felt bad for Ray who probably would have wanted to see Gretzy. Nonetheless, we were able to spend some family time, seeing the torch being carried through a Downtown street, visiting the Olympic countdown clock, hanging out with our best friends, trekking to the fenced Olympic cauldron, and witnessing the masses of people cheering for Canada! We may not have had any tickets to any Olympic events, but just being in Downtown Vancouver made us experience the Olympic mania!

Go Canada go!