Andreas' 3rd Shoe Collections (and We are Giving Them Away!)

The theme is very timely as i started putting away Andreas' shoes he used from 20 months. He is now size 25 and alas the remaining shoes here are two sizes bigger so we are going shoe shopping over the weekend.

For the first (i.e. christening shoes) and second shoe collections, you may visit my post here and here.

We are giving away all the shoes you will find below. They fit toddlers from 18 months to 27 months. If you have a relative here in Dubai who can send these to you  to the Philippines, leave your comments so I can hand these.

An authentic Piston Cup merchandise. If your lil' one is a big fan of Lightning McQueen, he will sure love this pair. The wheels and McQueen detail all light up. Size 7.

Peche D' Amour loafers are size 24. This remains my favorite. If your son has narrow feet, you can have them.

Both of these were bought from New Look. They are both size 24.

Size 7. Andreas wore this on his second birthday...Oooh sorry about the powder dust. Don't let that put you off. The Cherokee pair are absolutely adorable. In fact, this is Andreas' second shoes from the same brand. The first one was of light brown suede he wore during his first birthday.

This one is from Marks & Spencer. Size 24/7. The red detailing all light up.

Size 6. Authentic Dunlop Merchandise.

And lastly, some of Andreas' hunky shoe moments lolz!

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3rd Dubai Int'l Dragon Boat Festival

We had another thrilling family day out last Friday as we watched for the first time, the Dragon Boat Festival at DFC Marina. Enthusiasts of the sports competed for two days, following the success of two previous years. There were also plenty of off-shore activities such as bouncy castles and arts & crafts for kids to ensure all families and friends enjoy a day at the Festival Marina.

Here are some of my snapshots.

Dragon Boating is a thrilling water sport full of adrenaline, sportsmanship, strategy and technique.

It is also a sport that is about positive team spirit, being healthy, making friends and having fun.

Companies were encouraged to enter their corporate teams for this year's festival early, due to the enormous popularity of this growing sport.

After watching half-day of the race, we went on to visit the Art Car Festival which i will be sharing next week. Thankies for the visit!

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Collage of Growing Up!

I am doing a routine clean up of photos from the laptop and transferring some to the external disc. browsing through these photos, my heart was tugged seeing how Andreas then was such a baby.

The title of this post is inspired by Mommy Moments theme for the week. I can't call them achievements but they are changes and signs of my darling growing up. Photos which a Mommy like me holds dear to her heart.

He is no longer using the baby tub, instead he is enjoying the full bath tub filled with water and screams in delight with his rubber duckies, sharks, dolphins,  and porpoise floating.

Sleeping in his Graco Bassinet to the Graco stroller. Now we bought him an umbrella type carriage that is lighter and easier to maneuver. With his weight, using the Graco stroller was like pushing twin toddlers.

From his sippy cup to a wine glass. Of course he did break one hihi. He see us sipping red wine from time to time and he insists on drinking the same liquid color on the same glass.. So we buy him grape or berry juice and we all have a night cap =)

That was his first swing ride. And then there came a time when he was scared of riding just about anything. These says he loves, loves the swing that he would even attempt to stand on it!

His rear-facing Graco car seat to a Ferrari Booster seat.


From a wooden pony ride to the real thing. He even rode an all grown up horse but i still have to download the photo from the Cybershot.


And finally, riding his to truck to riding a real F1 car of Renault. He was lucky to be the only kid chosen to try it during the 2009 Renault Road Show

Hope you all have a blessed Holy Week!

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