Sunday, October 10, 2010

VLOG: Who nose?

Are you ready for this?

I was sitting in my crib early one morning, waiting for mami to come get me.  I was playing with some toys and just poking around. I started touching my face, then I licked my fingers and then I touched my nose. I  had learned about my nose at nursery. Suddenly one of my fingers went into my nose! What?!

Yes! Did you know you have two holes on your nose? I couldn't believe it! I put my other finger into my other nose hole and it fit perfectly.

I called out to mami, and when she came in I surprised her with my new discovery. She just looked down at me and laughed. "Ay, Little M. Don't put your fingers in your nose"  and called daddy in to see.

I just started laughing and kept touching the holes in my nose. Mami and daddy's faces were so funny that I kept doing it just to get a reaction. Well, see for yourself! (mami doesn't know how to edit videos so you don't have to watch all 3 minutes)




Then I noticed that they had holes too! So naturally I put my finger into daddy's nose. I started laughing but daddy moved his face away. Oh, he ruined the fun!

This has been my best discovery yet (well, the first was finding out I was a boy) so I thought I would share this video with you. I don't know what all the fuss is about, its so much fun!


Friday, October 8, 2010

Helping kids have a better Christmas

Hola! How is every one doing? Hope you all had a good week. Mine could have been better, but I’m feeling much better after my little brush with tummy flu. Mami got some sort of bug too, but she is tougher than me.

Mami and I have lots to tell you. The latest is about a special project that is helping children have a happier Christmas this year.

An award winning skincare brand, called thisworks are looking to raise money to help buy 2,000 Christmas dinners for the Kids Company charity.

To do this, they have launched a special limited edition collection of skincare products called Helping Hands. thisworks will donate £1.80 from each Helping Hands product that is sold to make a child's wish come true this December.



So what does this charity do you ask? Well, the Kids Company is a charity that provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner city children. Since 2008, thisworks has been supporting the London based charity through sales of selected products.

They have done a very good job so far and have raised nearly £80,000! Amazing, right?

You know how much mami loves her skincare and I know that you mamas love that stuff too. So why not pick up a little something for yourself, and a friend or two and help raise money for kids?

You have the choice between the Perfect Hands cream or the Wish pack
that has Super Lips, Tired Eye Serum and Quick Spritz.

From what I hear, mami has her eye on the Super Lips balm.

Like I said, we have lots to tell you, but I will be back later this weekend with more stories and updates.

¡Chao!


 
 
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Not feeling so good





I didn't feel very well today.

After my milk, I threw up all over mami and daddy's bed.

Then after she cleaned it up and changed me,  I threw up on mami. 

After that, I got sick on the sofa.

Then once more on the side of the coffee table.

 
Watching Peppa Pig

Drinking a special juice the doctor gave me to make me feel better

Taking a little nap on the sofa

I know it breaks mami's heart to see me like this, but I think she secretly enjoys being able to hug me and kiss me and hold me close. 

What can I say, sometimes I just give in and let her take care of me.

So mami, enjoy it while you can, because I am hoping for a fast recovery!




Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Uh oh! Here come the girls

Uh oh is right.

I admit. Not my finest moment.

Being drenched in kisses, wrapped in hugs and picked up by mami AND abuelita (grandma) everyday, all day for three weeks this past summer when she came to visit was not my idea of fun.

Although I love them both very much, I couldn't take much more all the lovey dovey girly stuff.


Give a boy a break!

So I finally let them know how I really felt.


Arrgggg, girls. When will they learn?







Daddy hosted a Sunday roast!

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At least once a month daddy likes to prepare a big Sunday lunch.

Over the summer we didn't do this as much, but now that the leaves are falling to the ground and the sun isn't out all afternoon, daddy has been looking through his cook books looking for that perfect recipe. 

See, daddy is the chef in the family and mami likes it when he makes a big meal. That way we have leftovers and we don't have to worry about dinner the next night (she likes to plan ahead).

Daddy in cooking it up!

When Aunt Bessie's (mami's personal favourite, because it helps her cook faster. Especially the mash potatoes!) gave us some vouchers to buy some accompanying sides for our roast, daddy immediately jumped at the chance to start his Sunday cooking again.

Baked apples and the carrot and swede

We were supposed to have some friends come over, but in the end it was just the three of us!

Daddy's Sunday Lunch Menu
***
Pork loin with crackling (mami stayed away from that!)
Baked apples
Yorkshire puddings
Roast potatoes
Onion and sage stuffing
Carrot and swede mash
Cream celeriac and parsley salad
Lettuce and tomato salad

Drinks
***
Wine for mami and daddy
Orange juice for me

 Dessert
***
Homemade fruit salad (even though we were too full to have some!)

So when the cooking began, we cleared out because we have a small kitchen. Only one of us can really be in there at one time. Which reminds me that Aunt Bessie's is also giving you the chance to win your very own tasty IKEA kitchen worth £8000! Mami says that if she had a big kitchen she just might consider cooking more. Hmm?

I sit at the head of the table!

In the end, the roast was really delicious and daddy got to spend time with us because the sides were easy to make. If you don't believe me, just look at the pictures!

Daddy's masterpiece

The best part about Sunday lunches is that we all get to sit at the table together. Usually I am in bed when mami and daddy eat, so it was a special treat for me.

That's me having my yummy dinner!

Can't wait until we do this again. I ate everything on my plate!





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Sunday, October 3, 2010

Medieval Mayhem at Hamleys!

Instead of taking it easy on a rainy Sunday morming, we were all up early, dressed and ready to go by 9.30am.

Suspicious, very suspicious.

But I just went along and was happy to be out the door with mami and daddy.

We took a bus, then the tube. Soon we were near mami's office. But, instead of making a turn, we continued along the same street and stopped right outside two glass doors, up above was a big red flag with white letters, and inside the doors were hundreds and hundreds of toys!

We were at Hamleys toystore...yesssss! I had only ever walked by before, but this time we got to go in.


Meeting Hamley Bear

Last week, the nice people from Warwick Castle (Britian's Ultimate Castle) invited me and mami and daddy to come visit them on their special tour at Hamleys toy store in London. Can you believe it?! I had the entire store to myself!


There's the princess!

Official Knighting of Hamley Bear

It is all part of Hamleys 250th birthday celebrations. For the entire month of October, Warwick Castle will be taking over the store transforming it into a Medieval Mayhem. This is a new partnership between the two; and several creatures and characters from the castle will be visiting the store throughout the month. I should know, some of them were there today!

They best thing about their visit to the toy store is that they brought with them two HUGE birds! One bald eagle and a really fat owl. Mami and I got close but I could feel she was nervous standing so close.


Look at that bird! Mami and I were both scared!

After seeing the birds and keeping away from the man in the shiny suit, we walked around to see all the toys.


The shiny guy


I had Hamleys all to myself!

If you are looking for a fun day out with your families, the castle will transform into a Haunted Castle from 16th - 31st of October. That's Halloween you know!

But if you don't want to be scared, you can visit the castle from the 11th - 24th of December. The courtyard will be decorated and transformed into a Winter Wonderland. I hear an old man named Santa who brings toys might be there too.

I hope mami takes daddy and I! She promised to make a trip very soon!

Don't miss the latest offers and updates from Warwick Castle!

Follow them on twitter, or why not tweet: "@verybusymama and I are following @warwickcastle for latest offers & updates and so should you!"

bye bye,

Saturday, October 2, 2010

We tried it! Organix, Tomy and OXO

It's been a good week here with mami and daddy. Despite the rain, we have managed to keep busy and spend lots of time together before daddy heads off on a business trip. I even got to splash around in the puddles!

But, the main reason for this post is to tell you about some great stuff I have had the chance to try out. I think you should give them a chance too.

First for the yummy stuff!


Organix Goodies

I eat a range of snacks.

Raisins, fruit bread, paper napkins, books, cardboard, mami's business cards, bananas, and toilet paper. You know, the usual stuff. So when Organix Goodies sent me a box full of delicious snacks for me to dig into, I was willing to trade my paper napkins for these organic goodies.


Oh yes...let's eat!

Mami and daddy don't like buying too many snacks because they tend to come in small packages and are "very expensive". What they liked about Organix Goodies is that you get a good amount for your money.

I already liked the Organic Mini Gingerbread Men, but my new favourite snacks are the Organic Fruit Bars (banana and date), the Organic Moon Biscuits, and my all time favourite are box of raisins and dried apples.

Mami has tested each one to make sure they are as good as they claim to be. She likes the chewy fruit bars best!

Final say: Good value for money, healthy organic snacks with no extra "junk" and best of all they actually have taste to them and not so bland and "babyish" like other snacks.


Animal Magic Sounds Aquadoodle Mat

Oh, now this is a good one!

Its a win - win situation for mami and I.

The Animal Magic Sounds Aquadoodle Mat by Tomy is a special mat that I can draw on with a special pen! No mess and mami can relax (not like the time I drew on the walls).

Good, clean fun!

The pen not only works with water, but it also makes noises! You just hold the pen down over the circles in the corner and it makes an animal noise. I really like the "quack quack" noise that comes from the duck button.


The pen makes animal noises when placed on the circles!

Mami lays the mat on the floor or on the centre table and we make funny designs.

She says it is ideal for rainy days when you can't go outside, it is easy to store away in the corner and even if I don't want to colour, I can use the pen to make silly noises. It makes a very good gift, especially for mamas who like "good clean fun" and it is for kids 18 months and older. Like me!

Two hands up from me and mami!


OXO Candela Tooli Night Lights

No, its not OXO the flavour cubes. OXO is an American houseware company that has a range of kitchen, gardening, and organisational tools and products. This month they are officially launching their Baby and Toddler range.

As a special treat, OXO kindly sent me a set of their Candela Tooli nightlights.

I was really excited because I've never had a night light. Mami just leaves the bathroom light on until I fall asleep so that I can still see in the dark. Once I got really scared when mami was in the room, and I could hear her, but not see her.


These are my lights!

When its night time, mami takes one to her room and puts the other one next to my crib. If I wake up at night, mami will walk to my room with hers so that she can see where she is going. The light isn't too strong and the green and blue colour looks really cool in my room.


Getting the lights charged up for the night

Mami says they are very stylish, and she likes that you can carry them around. Once, when I couldn't sleep, I reached over the crib and grabbed it off the shelf and played with it in my bed.

Daddy thinks they are great, however, they are a bit more than we would normally spend. Each Tooli lasts up to 8 hours and they don't overheat, making them safe for kids!

They come in different colours and help light up any room, day or night.

Let me know what you think of these - maybe you have tried them too?

Bye bye,

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