Planning for Karyn's 2nd birthday celebrations

After much consideration, we decided to hold a bigger birthday bash for Karyn this year. We figured she's more grown up and and should be able to enjoy her second birthday more than her first one. And also mostly 'cos the Mummy likes to plan and organise events lah.

And so, weeks ago, I'd started surfing the online party supplies sites to shop for party novelties for Karyn's birthday. It was such a coincidence that Hubby was going to US for a business trip. Great timing as I was able to save on the shipping charges of those items I was gonna buy from Birthday Direct.

Great! Hence, I decided on the Winnie the Pooh theme for the family party and the Elmo theme for Karyn's school party. With the theme in mind, I placed my orders for the party novelties. For the Winnie theme, I ordered the pre-packed novelty bags. With the Elmo theme, I picked out the goodie bag, stickers and Elmo figurine individually, which when they arrived, I had to pack them myself.

The date (1st June, which was the Sunday before her actual birthday) and venue was set. Asked my uncle (i.e. Karyn's granduncle) to help book the function lounge at his condo for the family do. Went shopping for Winnie the Pooh figurines to be placed on the customised birthday cake from Pine Garden. It was hard getting all the characters (Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore) at one store. Went to a few stores (a couple of Mini Toons outlets and other gift shops) before we rounded up all of them.

Chose the food menu from YSL catering, the one with the yummy black sauce pork bun that we had for Karyn's first month celebration in 2006. Went down to Pine Garden to place order for the 3 kg cake. Specifically chose a nice sky plus flowers design and asked them to place the Pooh figurines on it.

Check out the pictures in the next post.

Pole dancing

Karyn decided to pick up pole dancing. She certainly needs more work on the facial expression though.

Cheeky


Yakky

Last day in BKK

Not much time to do on the last day except have breakfast, check out of hotel and head to the airport.

Posing with Ma Ma

With Ma Ma and Gong Gong


And last but not least, Daddy and Mummy

Day 3 at BKK

I was in my parents' room (that was interconnecting ours), slurping up the juicy rambutans and mangosteens that my parents bought when Hubby took these pictures of Karyn in our own room.

Looking forlorn


You don't wanna mess with me


Let me think about that...


I think it's a great idea!


Alright, let's go!



Are you coming with me?

Day 2 at BKK

Having breakfast at the hotel coffeehouse before setting off for the day

Paying respects to Buddha at the shrine.


At Chatuchak Market
My dad came up with this ingenious way of pushing the stroller (that couldn't recline) just so that Karyn could continue sleeping. It was so clever that we took turns doing it. And Karyn slept like a baby, for more than an hour...


My vainpot posing in the hat that Ma Ma bought from the store in the background

Karyn's 1st BKK trip

Brought Karyn, her Ma Ma and Gong Gong (my mum and dad) to BKK for a short getaway. The first thing we did after checking into the hotel was to get out immediately to go... shopping! Our favourite hotel, Arnoma is conveniently situated across the road from Central World, which was where we headed straightaway.

Was window shopping at the Bata shop when Karyn spotted a haversack in her favourite colour. So all by herself, she hauled the humongous bag off the (low) shelf and tried to carry it. See how she struggled with the gigantic bag that was almost as big as her.

Hmm... how should I do it?


With a huff...


And a puff...


And there she goes!

Nah! Of course she had some help from Gong Gong. She couldn't possibly do it all on her own... But one can certainly tell she's quite ambitious to venture it all on her own. That's my girl!

The many faces of Karyn

The many faces of Karyn's




















Slurping-up-own-saliva face





















I'm-not-gonna-share-my-biscuit face





















That's-so-funny face





















Which-sticker-should-I-take face





















Talking-on-the-phone face