She can make you feel good,
she can make you feel that it's all worthwhile,
only by her smile, only by her smile, only by her smile ...
talkin' 'bout my little ray of sunshine,
Little River Band,
A Little Ray of Sunshine
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Yonna is an adorable munchkin of a one-year-old who celebrated her birthday back in January. Mom and Dad threw her a ladybug-inspired shindig that was a pretty and unconventional mix of black and red that event styling team
Themeplanners pulled off with perfection. And to think they had a mere two hours to get the entire place ready for Yonna's big day!
A few frames from a birthday that was filled with ladybugs and overflowed to the brim with love for this adorable little girl.
“You are the closest I will ever come to magic.”
― Suzanne Finnamore
The Zygote Chronicles
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My cousin Daylin got married a few months back and now she's carrying a healthy baby girl that is due to come out anytime next month! I can still remember Daylin as a little girl, all bungisngis and loud whenever her family would come to our hometown for the summer. Now she is a full grown woman, married, and with another life growing inside her. It boggles the mind, frankly, how time could fly so fast. It seems like yesterday when we were kids playing and climbing trees. I suppose we all have to grow up and have babies and build our families, and I am so glad to see Daylin building her own with the man of her dreams and very soon, the first (I hope) of many children.
I cannot wait to see this little person in the flesh, all pink and wrinkly as most babies tend to be. I can just imagine this little baby growing up to be a head turner like her mother. And with an excited family, complete with aunts and uncles and lolos and lolas on both sides to greet her arrival, I'm sure this little bundle of joy is excited to come out into the world too.
Birthday parties, especially kiddie parties, have gone up in style. No longer are we treated to the usual spaghetti and cake affairs with the customary clowns and pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey games. Now, birthdays are done all out, from whole sets showcasing candy jars, gorgeous backdrops done in pastels and pinks (if you have a girl celebrant) and colorful balloons, lanterns and everything else a girl needs to have a memorable birthday. And who am I to complain? I swim in pretty when I'm surrounded by awesomely-styled birthday parties and sometimes it's hard not to put the camera down and just keep on taking pictures. Sharmil's first was styled by Engrande Events, so you got pretty pink balloons, a colorful pink and blue cupcake pinata, a lace backdrop for the candy shoppe where you can find chocolates and candies galore, and SHARMIL in lifesized, pastel letters. That's just for starters! Mind you, it takes about half a day to get everything ready for a small party so I was really impressed with how the team managed to transform the family's front yard into a wonderland fit for a little princess. Here are the highlights: (for more photos head out to the Engrande Events website!)
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