Andrew insisted that we have to have fish and chips in London. Not bad.

Cool street to go shopping.

We very much enjoyed London. People were very nice, food was great and shopping wasn't bad either. Hope to come back here to visit again soon! Cheerio.

Our journey begins tonight as we set off to London for 2 days before we head off to Africa for 10 days. We are attending Aleena's wedding in Mombasa, Kenya next week so we planned a trip for just Andrew and me. I felt bad leaving my children behind with my parents, but I had to stop myself from feeling this way. I felt peaceful praying about this trip and I fully trusted that God would take good care of everyone. I just needed to remind myself over and over again. 

At the same time, I've been excited to spend time with my best friend. This is our first trip without the kids. 

We're staying here  in London. 

View from the balcony

My favorite store in London. If I lived here, I would come here everyday.

We got on a tour bus and saw most of London in one day. It's fun being a tourist. 

We had the best Indian food here on Baker street. 

Here are some pictures of my happy clients who got their daughter's profiles made. The reaction I received when I hand delivered their pendants was truly unforgettable. They both got teary eyed. 

I love that I was able to make something very special to them. THIS is why I love what I do… 

We're finally getting a bigger car for the growing family. We are literally running out of room in my Volvo with two active kids, their strollers, bicycle plus my huge diaper bags with all kinds of kids stuff… A lot of our friends have said, "It's about time!"

We're doing "whatcha talking about Willis" face.

On Christmas eve…

They ran into the living room and saw all the presents.

Chloe stood there for a moment before she started opening the gifts.

Out of all the presents she opened, the first thing she wanted to do was to paint the picture frames. Thanks aunt Jenny for the presents!

Andrew and I spent about 3 hours setting up this kitchen unit. 

We had a wonderful day with our family. 

Jennifer is now a fulltime nanny and she has graciously offered to babysit the kids once a month so Andrew and I can go out and have a date night. So as soon as I was off work at 2pm. we drove to NYC for a small shopping spree. We walked around SoHo, visiting my old neighborhood and my favorite shops like Fragments, Big drop, Intermix, Olive & Bett’s, Apc, Dolce & Gabanna, Barbara Bui, Catherin Malandrino, Flying A, etc. 

Then we had a late lunch at Balthazar bakery and walked over to NoLita, where I used to go every Saturday from 2004-2005 to a place called ‘the Market NYC’. I sold my jewelry here along with other 100s of independant designers. 

I loved and enjoyed the interaction with customers. fun times… 

Then we headed over to East village to eat japanese food at sobaya. Afterwards, we ended up in West village, walking around and chatting. It was a really fun night, getting alot of excersice. I didn’t really purchase anything it was more of eye shopping and research for my next collection. Andrew was never a fan of shopping but he was really a good sport and followed me around everywhere. (Well, he did have his blackberry in his face the whole time while I was in shops but still…) 

Can’t wait til our next date night at the u2 Concert!  

It’s just the girls tonight! I took Chloe to go see her first movie, Up! First we grabbed dinner at California Pizza then we headed to AMC Movie theatre. This is the part I love about living in burb. Everything is inside a mall. Chloe was so excited about going to see a movie (without fully understanding what kind of experience she’ll have) she’s in a cheerful mood just because she’s out with me. But then, we actually went inside the movie theatre and she became scared. To make the matters worse, the movie was 3-D. I guess it was too much of a sensory overload for her. In the middle of the movie, I took her out because I could tell that she wasn’t comfortable. She kept making, "ehh, ehh, ehh" sound and wasn’t sure how to express herself. I was so disappointed not being able to finish the movie. I felt like the girl in the beginning of the movie was like me….lots of freckles, messed up teeth, silly and adventurous. And the guy’s kind of shy, kind of awkward but really sweet and loving, like Andrew! Anyway, I’m dying to finish the movie when it comes out on Netflix. After we walked out of the movie, what else can we do but to shop! I had a great date with you, Chloe!  

We moved into this home while I was pregnant with Chloe. After two babies and two nursery rooms later, I’m finally getting around to decorating the living room. It’s still a toy land for kids, everything being pushed aside to to the corners, but I figure I can start from top to down slowly. I cannot wait to buy real furniture some day… Next up is our kitchen! 

I bought some sweet basil, tomatoes, cucumber, sweet peppers, and mint plants and also some flowers so Chloe and I can plant them together. I’m not a gardening type of person but I have to say I actually enjoyed spending time planting. Chloe, wanting to help so eagerly, was taking roots off the plants and stepping on few of them so I had to finish the rest while the kids were napping. The result? Chloe was so happy!!

my Seana earrings and a matching necklace made with rough cut diamonds and green amethyst for a special dinner party tonight.

"Jennifer is So beautiful!" Chloe acclaimed.