We visited DM Weil Gallery

My friend hosted a beautiful afternoon tea party for my jewelry + beauty counter sale today.

Honestly, I was not feeling too well and was so tired, that I even arrived late to the event. Thanks to my cutest assistant Chloe, set up and clean up was  a breeze. She set up my jewelry table all by herself while I was  enjoying the tea in the dining room.

How did I get so lucky with this beautiful girl…

Thank you Cathy for the delicious food and tea you prepared for us!

We painted in our backyard this afternoon. The weather was too gorgeous to stay in.

Chloe and Shane told me they built a secrete club house. Well. Well. Well. 

So cute! Not a secrete to me anymore. Now I know where to find these guys when they are hiding from me.

They are both painting Venice. This is Shane’s

and this is Chloe’s.

Hi!

Shane’s Venice

Chloe’s Venice

Chloe wrote me a letter on the second day of school. I heart Chloe!

Her impressive summer reading list.

Andrew and I went to Chloe’s school for curriculum night and we were so impressed with how much she’s accomplished already.
I wish I had my camera with me to take pictures of her work.
She wrote several pages in her writing notebook about her experience in Italy and I was really blown away by how detailed it was and how much she remembered all the historical facts from the trip. She had all these cool facts about the Vatican and Michelangelo’s great influence in the history and his works in painting, sculpture and architecture in her notebook that even Andrew didn’t know. (but Of course I knew ;p)
Chloe you are one amazing kid!

Hello beautiful city of Venice~

Heading out for the new adventure!

I’m doing yoga to burn off all the carbs I’ve been eating, 

Kids are drawing,

Andrew’s on his iPhone and I think my parents are taking a stroll outside.

I found this while going through his kindergarten class folders. Love that last part about “things that make me happy”, he wrote, “my sister”  🙂

He made this list and taped it over on his bed.

A couple of days ago, when I was driving the kids to our gym pool, I was telling them that I was really tired. I told them that I really would like to skip the pool that day but they weren’t having it…because I already promised them the day before that we were going to go. Once you promise kids something, that’s it. It’s set in stone. According to them, I have to keep my promises otherwise I’m a liar. I ask them how come they don’t ask me how I am feeling or how my day was but I ask them all the time about how they are. I said maybe mommy had a bad day and I’m too tired to keep the “promise”. That I’m only a human being and I can’t keep up with all their demands. I came to think that my kids are pretty considerate and understanding kids but when it comes to me, their mom, they demand things more rightfully and much less forgiving compared to others. So I got mad and told them that going forward they have to be more considerate of me and always ask me how I am when they come home from school or camp before they request anything they want.

Then I find this note on his bed. SO SWEET. I think he really felt bad and realize that he should be more caring of me. He’s been asking me how my day as soon as I see him in the afternoons ever since then. 🙂