the many faces of nick ....

ever wondered how many different kinds of faces one can make in 3 mins ......

maybe 4???? maybe 5???

well, i dunno what is the max no of faces one can make in 3 mins ... but i can show you what one little boy is capable of in 3 mins .... so start counting now ..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now .... isnt that just adorable?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!!??

iggie's 5th birthday

iggie's 5th birthday ..... its not as elaborate as past years ... and not home based party ... with no big feast and no big decorations ....

but we still made it special .....

first the day starts with a little party in school .... there's the fantabulous BOB the Builder Cake (chocolate with no nuts mousse cake - simply gorgeous!!!!) .... and around it were all our contruction TOMY trucks, cranes, diggers etc .... all to make the cake more 3D (without having to pay 4X the price for a 3D cake!!)

next came the surprise when grandma landed in HK just to see iggie on his birthday ..... she picked him up in school and iggie was SO HAPPY just to see grandma ... the best present i think ...

we brought everyone to his Favourite Beach - ShiekO Beach ... and there Daddy made the biggest sign to annouce iggie's brithday .. right there on the beach!!!! and he hid the toy and his birthday card in the sand ... which iggie had a great time digging up ... feels like digging for a treasure!!!!

the rest of the day was just playing on the beach and having a blast!!!!

no big decorations in our home garden - but we decorated the BEACH with his birthday annoucement .... no big feast but we had a FANTABULOUS CAKE which nick enjoyed SOOOOO MUCH!!!! and had iggie's fav noodles (at Jap restaurant) for dinner ..... no big gatherings but he had his fav person here personally to wish him a happy birthday - GRANDMA ...

so all in all ... i think we still made this a very special 5th birthday .... :)


iggie being the captain of SHIP-O-DADDY!!

sinking SHIP-O-DAddy???
nick and mummy just enjoying the waves ....
big smiles everybody!!!!!

nick has this thing for holes .... he loves to dig holes ... and to sit in these holes ... hmmmm ........ wonder wat is going through his mind ......

hmmm... i need to pat the hole down .. pat pat pat ... pat pat pat .... hey just like the Rocket in the Little Einsteins!!!!
BLAST OFF!!!!
love that look ..... at peace!!!
ppsssppptt ..... its SALTY daddy .... !!!!!

oopppppsssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now i know ...main culprit ... GRANDMA ... digging up holes to put nick nick in!!!!!!

"not enough Grandma ... dig some more!!"
there ..... that's my hole ....

having a great time with daddy and the waves ...

hmmm ..... where should i dig next ????? hmmmm .....

iggie digging up for his brithday present and his birthday card ....
kodak moment .... :P

wooooaaahhhhhh!!!!!!! ... help!!!! crab!!!!!!!!!!!!!


iggie and his quest for his treasure ....

almost there ... almost there.....
i think there is something here ....
here it is!!!!!!!
happy birthday IGGIE!!!!!!

his annoucement drawn on the beach .....

opppsss .... the waves are washing his annoucement away .... :(
dig dig dig ..... dig dig dig .....

hhmmmm ..... wat's the commotion all about????? now ... where that yummy cake????

my boy ... all grown up now .....

all tired out ...... and grandma is still the last one smiling .... :)




does this look familiar???? .....

more cake please ....
yummy yummy yummy ....

iggie's party in school .... see those cranes and trucks and diggers round his Bob the Builder Cake??? those are all from home!!!

nick must be wondering why his birthday cake only had a piece of mango and chocolate ..... :(
its ok .... nick will enjoy the cake .... BY EATING IT!!!!!
check out the gals in his class ....
see i told you ... he has the last laugh!!!! enjoying the cake ..... :P