First hay ride

A good friend of mine gave me free tickets to go to the Dugualla Bay Farm hay ride, free pumpkin picking and corn maze. I was glad we were able to go. It was my and Arianna's first hay ride and we got to do it together! haha!

Arianna and Mommy's first hay ride.





She didn't want to sit on daddy's lap.  She was acting like a big girl.





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 


Daddy: "Arianna, do you want this one?"





Yay! got one.

The corn maze was ok. The one's in Hawaii is better. =)

She wanted to walk and to her own thing.

Looking more like a toddler

People who have/had babies always tell me "They grow up too fast"! Well, it's true. I think Arianna is losing her baby face. She's looking more like a toddler now. but she is STILL a baby to me. haha! Today, I decided to fix Arianna's hair. She doesn't like her hair's tied so I had to bribed her. I gave her my camera lens cover so she would sit still and it worked.



Then she cried when I took the lens cover from her.



She was trying to ruin her pig tails.



I told her to clap her hands so she 'll forget about the pigtails



so cute

She remembered she still had the pigtails.

The end result. 

 I and my husband are so lucky to have Arianna in our lives. She always gives smiles to our faces. She makes us happy. She helps us grow as a couple and as parents. Can't believe she'll be 16 months old this month. Time flies so fast!

All about Fall

I made pumpkin bread for Lunch Bunch (get together potluck with friends). Since the theme was "halloween" and "all about fall", I asked my friend Angel if she had any idea on what I could bring. She told me about her recipes on her BLOG. I asked her because I always bring some type of Filipino food. I was thinking since it's about halloween too, I can bring "BALUT". Nah, I was just kidding. They would hate me and won't go to lunch bunch if I bring that thing. Ha! Anyway, I am just glad that I have friend who I can count on in terms of baking, cooking, crafting, a listener, a good advicer, you name it!

So I made Pumpkin Bread with Pumpkin shaped butter.

I also made mini apples dipped in melted chocolate, chopped nuts/sprinkles then drizzled with caramel.

Lunch Bunch for this month was a little different. We usually just get together, chit chat and eat. But Elaina had a little activity for that day. On the back of a piece of paper, you write your name then put it upside down so the other ladies will write something about what they think about you anonymously. So here's what I got.

• How you live the gospel shows. You don't just believe in Christ, you follow Him as well. Thank you for your example.
• You are a great person, a great friend. I'm very glad I know you.
• I don't know you very well but you seem very friendly.
• You rock lady! Always positive!
• I love your desire to try and learn new things and all your incredible artistic talents!
• You are always so friendly and kind.You are an incredible friend.
• You are such a brave woman. I admire your willingness to do your best. God Bless.

After being unfriended by one of my friends, that piece of paper gave a huge smile on my face that day.

Mini Apples for Fall

I found the idea from here via Sugardoodle on facebook.  I decided to make them last Saturday. The only problem I had was the caramel. It was hard for the caramel to stick on the apples, it kept sliding off. So I dipped the apples first in melted chocolate then put them in the fridge. Then when the chococlate became hard, I dipped the apples in the caramel then to chopped nuts. Then put them in the fridge again. Don't ask me how many I ate. Haha!

Shellanie went Mexican

Making mexican food was a pain in the butt. From soaking the beans overnight to mashing it. Well, I made this dinner sometime last month. I made everything without help. Well, I shouldn't have said that because actually my husband ran at the store to buy me some cilantro and tomatoes for my pico de gallo. I didn't like how the refried beans turned out. The rice was ok. It wasn't great. I think I put too much liquid in the rice but my husband said it looked good and I learned my lesson not to put too much chicken broth next time. I am not going to write my recipes for the refried beans and mexican rice because my recipes suck. I have to change the recipes a lil bit. But on the brighter side, the burritos were awesome. I found the recipe here.

Now I realized why lots of people just go to a Mexican restaurant. Cooking Mexican food is not EASY....

Next time I will put a dollop of sour cream on my burrito. Pico de gallo was good. Too bad we didn't have chips in the house that time.

Mexican Food

Making mexican food was a pain in the butt. From soaking the beans overnight to mashing it. Well, I made this dinner sometime last month. I made everything without help. Well, I shouldn't have said that because actually my husband ran at the store to buy me some cilantro and tomatoes for my pico de gallo. I didn't like how the refried beans turned out. The rice was ok. It wasn't great. I think I put too much liquid in the rice but my husband said it looked good and I learned my lesson not to put too much chicken broth next time. I am not going to write my recipes for the refried beans and mexican rice because my recipes suck. I have to change the recipes a lil bit. But on the brighter side, the burritos were awesome. I found the recipe here.

Now I realized why lots of people just go to a Mexican restaurant. Cooking Mexican food is not EASY....

Next time I will put a dollop of sour cream on my burrito. Pico de gallo was good. Too bad we didn't have chips in the house that time.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I apologize for those who may get offended from this post.

Last year there was this game about putting the color of your bra on your facebook statuses to support the breast cancer awareness. I actually participated on that because it did not sound bad.. This time, it's different. I have lots of girlfriends who put on their facebook statuses that they, for example, "like it on the couch". I was trying not to think negative things about it but it bugged me. I was like, "What in the world were they thinking?". That was before I recieved messages from some of my girlfriends who actually participated on the game.

Here's the message:

Last year there was a game that circulated on FB about what color bra you were wearing at the moment. The purpose was to increase awareness about October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. It was a tremendous success and had men wondering for days what the colors on the women's statuses meant. It was so successful that it even made it to the news!

It's that time of year again, and this year's game has to do with your handbag/purse & where you put it the moment you get home. For example, "I like it on the couch", "I like it on the kitchen counter", "I like it on the dresser"...u get the idea! This is what you need to do: whatever your answer is, put it on your status with nothing else. Use the wording "I like it __________." In addition, copy and paste THIS message into all the inboxes of your FB female friends! Don't put it on your wall or status...just in their inbox. Let's see if we can drum up as much attention as last year, and keep the guys guessing about what we're talking about!!! ;)

The bra game made it to the news. Let's see if we women are that powerful again this year!!.

Later today, I read something on facebook which one of my friends shared.

"No need for sexy word games" 

I think the game is immodest. I am not saying that I am so pure and perfect but I am trying to be one. I respect myself by being modest on the way I dress, talk and act. This is my opinion and I stand by it. I would rather participate on running a 5K run to support the Breast Cancer Awareness than playing the "i like it on the couch" game. I've lost friends because of cancer. I know some people who died from it. I fully support the Breast Cancer Awareness but not the sexy game. "I like it on the couch", "on the floor" and the list goes on, obviously sound sexual to me and to many people.

Plus, not just women who get cancer, men do too. How would you react if some men decided to play some game about prostate or testicular cancer awareness? Ugh! You get the point?

We should all remind ourselves that there's different kinds of cancer that we should be aware of too, not just breast cancer. God bless those families who have lost their loved ones because of cancer. God bless those who have survived. God bless those who are still battling from it.