P365-10.04.30:"wilted beauty"

P365-10.04.30:"wilted beauty", originally uploaded by dasims.

though it's unfortunate that they wilt faster than the rest, tulips are still one of my favorites

P365-10.04.29:"seedlings"

P365-10.04.29:"seedlings", originally uploaded by dasims.

these are the husband's seedlings. he planted squash, green beans, bell peppers (and i can't remember what else) from seeds this year. he couldn't wait to transfer them out to our veggie bin at the back. but with mr. weather confusing spring with winter, i don't know when that would be. brrrr!

P365-10.04.28:"struttin' mommy's boots"

P365-10.04.28:"struttin' mommy's boots", originally uploaded by dasims.

the lil girl looooveees shoes! my shoes included... i wonder where she inherited that from? nuninuninu

P365-10.04.27:"i'm torn"

P365-10.04.27:"i'm torn", originally uploaded by dasims.

the book, that is. it was a free book from a box of cereals that didn't last very long because of a lil cute book monster lurking in our home

P365-10.04.26:"a dozen anyone?"

P365-10.04.26:"a dozen anyone?", originally uploaded by dasims.

freshly picked from our yard, here's a dozen of mixed tulips soaking pretty in our vase

P365-10.04.25:"the lil girl and the fat bunny"

P365-10.04.25:"the lil girl and the fat bunny", originally uploaded by dasims.

no, the bunny isn't our pet. its our neighbor's. it somehow managed to dig a hole under our fence, just enough for him to get in and out of our yard. mr. fat bunny has been our constant visitor for a few days now and he just made himself welcome grazing through the husband's plants. the lil girl loves him though so whenever she's by the glass door, she looks for "bu-nny" and will insist to go out and pet mr. bunny.

P365-10.04.24:"jap chocolates, mmm!"

P365-10.04.24:"jap chocolates, mmm!", originally uploaded by dasims.

i'm really not a chocolate afficionado, but i fell in love with this one. when my husband used to travel business to and from japan, he'd always bring me galbo chocolates for pasalubong! it tastes just so delightful!... so when i saw this at uwajimaya in seattle, i just had to get myself some to indulge on.

P365-10.04.23:"the box settler"

P365-10.04.23:"the box settler", originally uploaded by dasims.

one fine day when we were costco shopping, the lil girl, as always, insisted on "bababa" from the cart. we gave in after lots of pangungulit. she immediately ran towards this aisle, saw this box, pushed it in the middle, hopped right in, sat down and happily settled there for a while... hay si bulinggit!

P365-10.04.22:"a sparks fan?"

P365-10.04.22:"a sparks fan?", originally uploaded by dasims.

i loved both sparks' the wedding and the notebook. does that make me a sparks fan? i guess we'll find out once i started lifting pages from at least one of these books that my friend, beth, lent me. what should i start with? any reco?

P365-10.04.21:"one for me, one for the lil girl"

P365-10.04.21:"one for me, one for the lil girl", originally uploaded by dasims.

i've started preparing two lunch boxes tonight, one for me and one for the lil girl. the lil princess will have a trial run at her homecare tomorrow so her snacks, lunch, milk and juice will be in that taller bag... wish us luck!

P365-10.04.20:"tsaa-shionista ka ba?"

P365-10.04.20:"tsaa-shionista ka ba?", originally uploaded by dasims.

a cup of hot steaming tea during the middle and end of a stressful day at work just works wonders! c'mon and have a cup with me ;)

P365-10.04.19:"going home...bye bye washinghton"

P365-10.04.19:"going home...bye bye washinghton", originally uploaded by dasims.

this is the part of vacays that i least like.. travelling back... it was rush hour and the traffic was a bit bad! thank God for car pool lanes!

P365-10.04.18:"arachnophobic?"

P365-10.04.18:"arachnophobic?", originally uploaded by dasims.

i am a full-fledged arachnophobic! so when i learned that there is no glass whatsoever covering this scary little creature unlike the other bugs in this section of the zoo, i immediately ran towards the exit pushing joel's stroller as fast as i could! needless to say, it was the husband who snapped at this 8-legged freak... it still gives me the creeps just looking at this picture! uuugghh!

*more of our woodland zoo pics here. again, just lemme know if you want to see everything and i'll give you the guest pass link

P365-10.04.17:"under the aurora bridge lives a troll"

P365-10.04.17:"under the aurora bridge lives a troll", originally uploaded by dasims.

The Fremont troll has been lurking under the north end of the Aurora bridge of seattle since 1990. He was sculpted by four Seattle area artists -- Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead -- for the Fremont Arts Council. The head-and-shoulders sculpture is 18-ft. tall.Read more

this pic was taken during our amphibian, ride-the-ducks, tour of seattle... yep, it was raining. more of our tour pics here. lemme know if you want to view everything and i'll give you a guest pass

P365-10.04.16:"jump or you'll drown in the sea of tulips"

P365-10.04.16:"jump or you'll drown in the sea of tulips", originally uploaded by dasims.

don't you wish your yard is filled with these vibrant colorful tulips that are almost as tall as your 2-year old?! aaahhhh, you can just leave me here and i won't stop admiring these gorgeous blooms! i really wish that tulips bloom longer than any other flower...

*pic taken at roozengarde (mt.vernon, wa.) ... the rest of our tulips festival pics are here .. (if you need a guest pass to view everything, just lemme know)

P365-10.04.15:"nemo and his brother"

P365-10.04.15:"nemo and his brother", originally uploaded by dasims.

i love aquariums! have you been to the monterey bay aquarium in california?! that's just the best i've seen so far and one of my favorite places to visit. this pic is taken from the seattle aquarium though. they've also got sooo many colorful sea creatures and all are beautiful! i have some more pictures here. lemme know if you want to view everything and i can give you the guest pass link.

P365-10.04.14:"mispelled word"

P365-10.04.14:"mispelled word", originally uploaded by dasims.

did you find the mispelled word? heehee

i don't care! i'm just excited for this vacay! so let's sing ala-moose a. moose...

we're going on a trip, we're going on a trip
it's thrilling to be filling with such wide anticipation
packing the suitcases, and counting all the dayses...
nearly as exciting as the actual vacation
are we there yet, are we there yet?
the excitement's getting stronger
are we there yet, are we there yet?
i really can't wait much longer...

** here's the song from youtube :)

P365-10.04.13:"a long tail"

P365-10.04.13:"a long tail", originally uploaded by dasims.

this orchard exit had been in construction for as long as i can remember. and during rush hours like this, it can easily create this long of a tail of vehicles

P365-10.04.12:"please do not disturb"

P365-10.04.12:"please do not disturb", originally uploaded by dasims.

the lil one: "i'm working... please do not disturb"

P365-10.04.11:"a touch of zen"

P365-10.04.11:"a touch of zen", originally uploaded by dasims.

the husband decided to install the new yard lighs today to give our backyard a little touch of zen (which, by the way is supposed to be the theme of our yard... i still can't see and feel it though... so mr. "gardener" , you still have a lot to accomplish honey)