For the last few weeks, my friend and I have been busy planning and decorating for our church, getting ready for the Advent season.

We made 6 big wreaths with help of lovely ladies who volunteered to help.

We strung lights to the wreaths and hang them from the ceiling.

I got to hang them using a riser from the top of the ceiling. It was wild, fun and scary to be so high up there. What an experience.

Put together this beautiful arrangements for tonights dinner.

Table is set~

I’m so glad that my friend asked me if I wanted to take a cake decorating class. It was so much fun! @The Art of Cake Studio

10 things about my sweet Shane:
1. He is 4’8″ tall and weighs 63 lbs.
2. He loves to play fortnite and can do floss dance like no other.
3. He plays guitar and also just started to learn saxophone.
4. He loves to read just like his sister. His current favorite books are Warriors Cats Series, which he read 34 out of 36 books of them so far.
5. His school homework goal is not to forget to hand them in.
6. He loves to play soccer and basketball.
7. He is two levels away from achieving black belt in Taekwando but he  hates it.
8. He still likes to cuddle with me in the morning before getting up…which I know is not going to last and is the moments like these I treasure.
9. His favorite food is ramen and his least favorite is brussel sprouts.
10. He is a sweet, smart and courteous 10 years old boy who gives us so much happiness and joy each day.

Shane, it’s a privilege and gift to be your mom and I am so proud of you everyday. Happiest birthday to my son! I love you so much~~

My mom made us birthday breakfast : Seaweed soup with rice and some vegetable dishes

Tonight we celebrated his birthday with a bonfire, smores, and cakes in the backyard porch.

He wanted ramen for late night snack. His favorite food on earth that he’s not allowed to have…except for  special occasions such as tonight…;P

I love this place. I can see my mom’s great taste in every corner. She decorated the house with one of a kind furnitures and decorative objects she’s collected over the years while they lived in Italy and U.S. Also I love that she kept so many of my drawings. 😉

Chloe and I have been working on upgrading her room little by little since the beginning of this year. We let her choose all of her furniture pieces and accessories and this is how it turned out!

Ta da~ She’s been dreaming about this four poster bed from PBteens.

We went to a bunch of fabric stores in the garment district in NYC and Chloe chose this trim from M&J Trimming. I sewed it on the top of the canopy to glam it up a bit. She definitely has a designer’s eye!

Fairly lights on top, of course.

I picked up this antique frame from a flea market in Brooklyn and turned it into a pin board. I covered the cork board with a natural canvas fabric to give it a softer look.

And here is the star of this room: 

The hanging chair!

This chair is e v e r y t h i n g. 

Chloe has been super responsible on keeping her room neat, making her bed every morning and getting everything organized since the room update. Congratulations on your new dream room, Chloe~
I’m just so proud of you~~~<3 <3 <3

We’ve been updating Chloe’s bed room into a big girl’s room. She wanted to design her own room so she chose some new furniture pieces. She got her dream canopy bed and hung a dreamcatcher that she made. Stay tuned for her bedroom reveal!

Shane’s artworks:

Chloe’s artworks:

Chloe made this vase for me as a surprise!

Cards and flowers from Shane

Andrew’s card. Lol

Love this from Chloe!

Thank you for the lovely morning! I feel so lucky to have you in my life…