I want this to be a blog of all trades. I want to be able to share with you my random thoughts about being a mom, what a usual stay at home mom would do and a lot more.
Hey Moms and Dads of Preschoolers like me, here is my latest discovery (well, atleast new to me lol!) that your picky eater won't resist to dig in on snack time.
3 INGREDIENT COOKIE
-ripe bananas (I used 2)
-1 cup quick or rolled oats (I prefer quick oats)
-half a cup of unsweetened chocolate chips (may use nuts and blueberries)
Step1: In a bowl, mash the ripe bananas. Consistency must be looking like a baby food :). The sweetness of the cookie will actually base on how ripe the bananas are.
Step2: In the same bowl, add the oats. Mix together and leave for like a minute or two. This is to give time for the oats to be fully absorbed by the banana for flavor.
Step3: Add chocolate chip or optional ingredients and mix evenly.
Step4: Preheat oven for 350'F
Step5: While preheating the oven, grab the tray with non-stick sprayed over
Step6: form the cookies according to you desired serving size. Since it is flour-less, the size of the cookie will still be the same as how you pop them in the oven
Step7: Once preheating is done, put these loveys in the oven for 12-15 minutes
Step8: Let cool completely and serve
**Not my original recipe. CTTO**
Idea grabbed from here
Hello everybody! I hope 2020 is treating you well.
As for me, Yes! I am so grateful for another fruitful year and time to spend with my family, friends and loved ones. There may be rough times but it's alright. What matters is I/we are given another chance to make everything perfect and live HAPPY! :)
So where do I begin my update? hmm.. Ok, September of 2019..
SEPTEMBER 2019
My daughter, Saoirse turned two years old. Yup! #terribletwo. And im telling you, this one is super different from my first born when she was at her age. Although Shiloh was as handful as Saoirse, with Shiloh, she loves to have her "me time". And this means her screen time. You can just leave her in her high chair and she will have a great time with Barney for the rest of her screen time. But with Saoirse, she is very outgoing. She would always loves to ruuuuuuuuun, jump, dance and sing and also screen time with Cocomelon and Mother Goose Club only when she wakes up from nap but other than that, she wouldn't mind if her sister carries the ipad all the time. She loves to play with the toys and that is why our playroom is always a mess. But anyhow, it is what it is and I am loving the fact that eventhough I was so busy studying during these months, she was able to learn her ABCs, 123s, Colors and Shapes (in progress) :)..
As for her birthday celebration, we just had a family dinner here at home w/ my siblings-in-law and as a tradition, I made her a lemonade themed DIY photosession :)
OCTOBER 2019
Trick Or Treat!
Saoirse as Betty Rubble of the Flinstones
Shiloh as Princess Poppy of Trolls
Off course this has to be DIY! lol.. Unfortunately I was only able to make a tutorial video for Betty Rubble's kid's costume.
And I did a short vlog of Shiloh's Halloween Party at the preschool
NOVEMBER 2019
We were in Las Vegas for 10days because I had to attend a very important event and good thing my husband was granted a vacation that long and I dont have to be there alone lol!. We stayed at Club De Soleil where my childhood friend works (off course I have to use my connections hahaha!!) and my hubby and kids were able to go into places while I was at the event.
DECEMBER 2019
Disneyland Time again!
This is our first time to visit Disneyland in December because I wanted to see the Christmas Decorations and to feel the Christmas Spirit and we enjoyed our visit and this time, we got a one day park hopper ticket so we were able to visit the California Adventure for the first time. And not only that, the highlight of our visit was when my sister and her kids from Virginia met up and surprised me! After being unable to see each other for 14years :( .. I know they are in LA that time for a vacation too and we set a meeting already on that weekend and I didn't know that they had plans to go to CA Adventure too :) so that was the bestest day ever!!.. BTW, here's my Downtown Disney and Disneyland/CA Adventure vlog.
Its the time of the year again when people whether from Newman or not gather at the Pioneer Park, Newman Ca to spend time, have fun, feast on food and enjoy the rides at the Newman Fall Festival. After all the shootings happening, it's understandable that people has the fear to go to the festival but this didn't stop the success of the event and it is still something to look forward to each year.
It's my 3rd time to witness the festival and I can say that it keeps getting bigger and better.
Food booths are spectacular! (loved the shrimp taco!). The rides gives so much excitement to everybody esp for the little ones with reasonable priced tickets and lastly the shows and music keeps the Fall Festival alive.
Shoutout to the organizers who did very well, especially our brothers and sisters who served to keep the peace and order and the safety of everybody in this successful event.
Here's a snippet of our Newman Fall Festival experience happened on Aug. 30, 31 and Sept 1, 2019 and was taken on the first day.
Its summer!! and the best way to spend it is to create memories with your friend,s families and loved-ones. That is why in every time you capture that precious moments, a nice but unexpensive action camera is a must making sure you catch the most out of it weather uphill, underwater and many more. That is why I decided to grab an action camera that will do the job for me.
Featuring the Crosstour CT8500. it is a 4K 16MP Action Camera Underwater Cam WiFi Remote Control Waterproof with External Microphone EIS Anti-Shaking Time-Lapse and 2 Rechargeable Batteries and Accessories Sets Sports Camera.
Want to see an in-depth video review about this action camera? Click the video link below, like and subscribe to the creator:)
Im sharing my insights and a little bit of a review about the camera and most especially some of my treasured moments with my family and friends under the hot 94'F California weather wheeeew!! Hope you like the video.
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AS PROMISED, HERE ARE THE LINKS OF THE CAMERA AS WELL AS THE OTHER ITEMS I PURCHASED THAT I CAN USE ALONG WITH IT.
It's an easy set up as you may think but for me it isn't😊 so I took my time to set this up. Im glad I didn't get a defective one coz' I fear those reviews in Amazon getting a missing valve cover, dirty and used pool and pool with holes that can't be fix by the repair patch and a lot more!
Yup, this pool comes with one (yep only one) adhesive patch for repair and drowning hazards.
I never had problems inflating it however, the valve covers are hard to put back on. I wish they are screw type like an airbed but it is not. You gotta have to give it a hard push but be extra careful not to rip or poke the pool. It is pretty sturdy and as of this writing, it's been sitting there in our backyard for 4hours without any signs of being deflated or something. And lastly this pool has a drain at the bottom located in the side for water's quick release if you feel like refilling it with fresh water.
On the other hand..
My Review About the Pool Cover.
Ahh!! This one is so tricky. But first, I don't like it bec it has a super weird smell that I almost throw up. I can't describe it. Oh well, maybe a strong plastic-ky smell argh!!.. Hopefully it will get away once it gets expose in the air and into the sun.
For the set up, you have to be patient with it. As you can see, I did a lot of run arounds in the pool to evenly distribute the cover to the pool. Intex was so smart to make this look so simple like putting on a fitted sheet in the mattress. This comes with a string long enough to slip through the built in holes and run the string around the pool. And once the two ends meet, then that's when I made a knot and made sure to give it a nice pull to secure the cover. And since both products are made of plastic, the sun would make the cover sets in into the pool.
Overall, both are recommend. As long as my girls are happy and I guess this is one of the best way to enjoy summer while at home.
