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Look what I've got lately, books books books.. !
This is why- I've told you- I love mailman :)

Hei hei long time no see, it's just I'm to laazy recently, with all the dateline and holiday, this and that, you will find me gazing through some delicious blog these days, with a blank mind to even post a single entry to IF and this blog, gee.. :) and it's nice, yes, to take a break for a while and looking around just to learn from those talented people in the net..

Meanwhile this is what we do in our spare time, catching butterflies, waiting, sneaking, and voila.. got them. And in all those waiting moment, everything like moving in slow motion, you listen, you open all your senses, it just refreshed your mind inside out.. try it..















:: Butterfly net, made from stick, plastic bag, and cello-tape :)





















:: this is some of the butterflies we'd caught, we let them go after a few moment

Nearly Christmas, so much to do, hope the pictures tells it all :D
























:: The dough reindeer, ready to be put in the oven


















:: The advent calendar in the tree, gotta think what to do in the next 25 days.. :)

Sometimes I feel pity for them, they got to get up early in the morning, take a bath 10 minutes after, still with a sticky eyes, get a quick meal, and waiting for the school bus. Phew... ! And this is what Mika look like in the morning, my husband said" She look like she glued to her bed.." heehee.. I couldn't agree more

:: 5.45 am














:: 6.00 am


















:: 6.05 am

One week vacation, take the children off their civilization, but still not 100% free, the hotel TV still captured their attention, heehee.. at least the outdoor got more portion than the media. And for Mika as an only child, socializing with her cousins and new accidentally friend are worth more than ever :)

:: We find bugs! Many of them..
















































:: And eat gudeg on Bandung, this is mama's wish :) The best gudeg in town *on my opinion, with more memorable value added- with Teh Botol. Yumm!













:: And going to the Geological Museum, a local museum in Bandung, it's free, quite good for a starter museum experience.

Many things to do lately.. little wonderful things

:: Waiting for ballet lesson

































:: We make papier mache planet but don't have any paint to make the finishing touch, so we enjoy this plain planet like mobile hanging :)





















:: And the sign of productivity mess is still surrounding us- until June!

Life is full of pattern, the simplest pattern caught my eyes these days, and it is amazing to realize how such a simplest things had formed our life without we realize it. My routines are pattern, even my messy attitude are pattern.. :D!

This is the sweet pattern I found out in our house lately

:: The blanket stitched by Mika, the imperfect stitches are beautiful, because the effort inside it, the lesson learned for the patience are priceless


















:: The beads. Lots of them























:: The flower ornaments from paper is a pattern too






















:: and the math project also have a pattern *_*

Happy Easter everybody!

This is our Easter'chicken' muffin, and one of my friend says that this is a porcupine, oh dear oh dear! I use cheese instead of shredded coconut :)

See the recipe and ideas from Martha's :)























:: Not to forget the eggs, too!

Mother and daughter


















A drawing of Mother cat and her daughter on canvas
Acrylic paint by Mika

She's so excited with her first canvas media, honestly I'm rather confused on how to direct a 5 y.o. to paint on canvas, but this is the result, and I cannot be more happy about it.. :)

Old crayon trick


















Gather up your old crayon, put it into an old jar, and melt it by putting the jar into a boiling water, Voila! You've got a brand new rainbow colors of crayon now!

Mysterious Benedict Society


















And this one surely color up my day! It's from Ella, my illustrator friend, the stories are good, the illustration are beautiful, thanks Ella! I can't stop reading it now, and it reminds me of the famous five too, my favorite! Look at the little witch, isn't she cutee...

We love details. It could teach us about patience, patience, and patience heehee..

This was Papa's playthings, it's a little bit dusty and were torn apart here and there, but it still nice to play with it, I think this stuff was the first form of pixel art design :)




















:: Helloo NeeeeMooooooo!























:: And this is the today toy stuff, Beados, quite cute too don't you think?

And one more sad thing, we lost the caterpillar, it did not make into a butterfly, I think the environment make a big deal, rest in peace dear Katie..

It is raining everyday, 3 days since we're feeling the warmth of the sun. or 4 days? it just blurred my mind,
funny isn't it , when it's too hot we want the rain to come, and when it's raining we beg for Mr. sun to shine.. well that's what I'm feeling right now :)


:: Still we managed to do some activity, 2 days ago we catch a few bug, and draw it- and it is difficult to draw them, always walking- hopping, and after examine them for a while we set them free- inside the house hehe.., and you know, it is good to see such a little creature hopping inside your house, amazing.. like welcoming in a little guest, and we surely have fun with them :)







:: And do some signature on the cement with charcoal, when it's possible and dry enough









One side is mom and dad section, the other is grandma and Mika
















:: And these is taken on December when the beautiful Mr. Sun appears for a while, that what we're longing for, may it brighten up our day :)

Minggu ini kami mau membuat tradisi baru menjelang Natal, tradisi apa sih.., ya sebenernya lagi kepikiran aja untuk membuat satu kegiatan tahunan yang pengennya sih ditunggu2, ngak usah yang ribet, dan ngak usah yg mahal, yang penting asik dan semua bisa ikut, moga2 sih bisa sukses :)

Kegiatannya bikin advent calendar, jadi setiap hari menjelang Natal mulai dari tgl satu sampai 25, kita bikin list kegiatan yang mau dilakoni bareng2, kalo buat orangtua mungkin 'event buang jauh2 jaim' sebagai orang tua wehehhee! Belum kepikiran 25 hari itu bakal ngapain aja sih, at least udah ada beberapa, dapet ide dari orang2 kreatif didunia maya sana atau yang memang bakalan available dilakukan, yg udah kepikir baru ini:

1 Dec: Menghias pohon Natal
2 Dec: Menghias kandang Natal
3 Dec: Cari kado buat emak/ saudara2
4 Dec: Joget bareng pake lagu Natal
5 Dec: Cerita Natal
6 Dec: Kasi peluk dan cium kesemuanya, dst..
:)

What about making an advent calendar now? Let's get busy like a bee and enjoy it :)
This is my list, I'm gonna need advice here, just let me know if you have a good one, thank you!

1 Dec: Decorating Christmas tree
2 Dec: Decorating the Nativity diorama
3 Dec: Find the Christmas present
4 Dec: Play a Christmas song and dance
5 Dec: Tell a Christmas story
6 Dec: Hug and kisses for everybody



:: Ini kantung2 yang belum jadi buat ngisi kertas yang sudah di list perhari itu, pake kain felt, tinggal tempel2 dan lem, masih 14 hari lagi yg belum dibuat fiuuh Kadang rusuh bikin kegiatan itu bikin pusing, tapi dibalik itu memang ada kenikmatan tersendiri, sering kan kalo usai satu hari raya, sesudahnya kita rada2 jetlag karena kehilangan ke rusuhan itu, jadi sekarang nikmati dan buatlah!

:: Unfinished pouch for the advent list, 14 more to go!

sampai sebesar apapun nak,
aku menggendongmu dalam hatiku

no matter how big you've grown dear child
I'll carry you in my heart

Diambil waktu kita lagi santai dirumah,
tau2 sikunyil ngeliat selendang yg dulu pernah dipake buat ngegendong dia,
dia bilang 'mama-mama, gendong aku dong!'
Udah umur 4 tahun, 16 kilo, cukup butuh perjuangan buat ngiket selendangnya,
dan karena kita ketawa2, ngakak berduaan, tambah susahlah proses gendong menggendong ini,


Taken when we just have an ordinary time at home, suddenly she saw her 'selendang', the one who use to cradle her when she was a baby, "mom, carry me, carry me!' 4 years old, 16 kg, yes it needs a struggle to carry her between weight and hysterically laugh and giggle but at least we made it, no make up, no dress up, just an ordinary moment between mother and baby- well in my eyes she still my baby always- and an everlasting happiness etched in my heart that day! :)

:: We do this shirt painting last week, I sketch the cow and Mika do the rest of it, it is a night project, and it is fun to do. I have this project in my mind long time ago, and finally we did something with it, and of course one project will surely follows by the others .. mooo...!























:: And making projects makes you hungry of course, a quick recipe, pastry with choc chips and cheese will do











:: Then, we make markisa-nade from this, and the sour-sweet-taste surely boost your energy level, we pick this up freshly from my sister garden, it is so nice to see all the fruit just hanging there and we could pick it just like that..

Now that school has begun it is a little bit difficult for us to find a time to go outdoor and play in the morning, still, we manage to do a little time together

Mika still like to copying what I do, mostly drawing :), and she did a little duckie together with a flowery balloon, this is taken after I have finished my IF entry


















Learning about color combination and shape making. This puzzle pattern things is one of her favorite, making the pattern with different position and many alternatives sure can put her into her own time.. :)


















and Grandma accompany her with such an amazed look, seeing the two generation in one same position is such an interesting objects for me, with many different point of view and so many things to learn from both :)

New member of the house- Prudy the 3rd sock critter

We welcome him yesterday,
a sensitive guys with an unbalanced smile and ears, sshh.. but he can hear everything that you say about him, he like to pretend that he's sort like a fairy, with a lot of flower blooms all over his tummy..

actually my daughter want a moose with glasses, but I though a moose will be to long to make, so here he is, Prudy - the purple sock critter- the ideas is from the Flickr group Quirky sock critters
They make such a cool critters from socks! I just love it.. :) Welcome Prudy!