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Father’s Day Surprise

June 19, 2014 by Veronica Leave a Comment

Summer and Emma surprised their Papa last Sunday by making him a set of colorful posters for Father's day. I took care of all the cutting and writing but they did the rest. It's amazing what they can come up with when you give them crayons, markers, cut out shapes, strips of washi tape and the freedom to do whatever they want. Summer filled the posters with drawings of monsters, balloons and ten (sometimes twelve!) legged spiders, while Emma did her very best by drawing wild, scratchy lines. It was a colorful and playful mess that certainly made their Papa proud and happy! Read More

On Babies and Books

September 20, 2012 by Veronica Leave a Comment

SUMMER READS. (Sketch Pro, iPad2) "Up feet, Down feet, Here come clown feet. Small feet, Big feet, Here come pig feet, Oink, oink, oink!…" This is my one year old daughter’s favorite part of Dr Seuss’ The Foot Book. The Oink, oink, oink is really not in the book but it’s an adlib I’ve added and it never fails to crack her up I’ve been reading to Summer since she was a newborn and the last few months, she has become more interested and appreciative of being read to. Now she actually listens and participates. My night table has always been stacked with books and lately, children’s Read More

100 Playful Abstracts

2021 was a particularly unique year to our family. And it wasn’t only because of the pandemic but also because we lived a large part of the year in the town province of San Juan, La Union. What was meant to be a two-week visit to surftown for my birthday almost immediately transitioned to Kayo Read More

Valentine Crafts!

Three days to go before Valentines day! If you are looking for last-minute craft projects to do on your own or with your kids in celebration of the occasion, I have put together five easy but lovely Valentine projects you can try at home! GET LIT Give life to plain candles by wrapping them up Read More

Travel Album 2018-2019

During last year’s lengthy lockdown , I delighted in looking through older family photos, specially those of our wanderings and travels. Tapping through thousands of shots became an escape and also a source of joy. I love photographs and their ability to transport me back to places I once visited and experiences I once had. Read More