Little R's smudgey face. Cheeky but cute!

Little C enjoying her buttercream delight!

Little D's yummy face!

Little R's all covered with yummy cream!

These images have inspired me to start another blog contest and this time, I’ve gotten a fellow mommy friend to sponsor the giveaway! A gift voucher from Babysweet Cakes worth RM100.

I came to savor Pleasance’s delicious cupcakes during a visit to my close friend, JennL’s home earlier this year. Ever since that day, I’ve been dreaming on eating more of her yummy creations and finally we decided to order a set of birthday cupcakes from her for my mum’s birthday recently. My mum loved her birthday cuppies & ate most of them herself!

Pleasance is a fellow stay-at-home-mom who loves baking & owns a little home-based bakery business. She’s famous for her delicious butter-cream cupcakes (but she bakes other yummies such as cakes & cookies too) and she uses all-natural & fresh ingredients for her yummy creations.

Here’s a list of her cake/cupcake flavors:

VANILLA BUTTER ~ rich butter cake! *slurps*

FRESH ORANGE ~ one of her best selling flavor! Fresh!

LEMON ZEST ~ tangy & refreshing!

DARK CHOCOLATE ~ rich, buttery & chocolaty!

BITTERSWEET RICH CHOCOLATE ~ lusciously dark & melt-in-your mouth texture!

COFFE PICK-ME-UP ~ fragrant brewed coffee with vanilla

CLASSIC MARBLE ~ swirls of vanilla butter cake and delectable dark chocolate

MOCHA MOCHA ~ bittersweet notes of chocolate & toasty coffe

DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE ~ rich luscious chocolate cake with a fragrant citrus kick!

Some of Babysweet Cakes best creations. Photo Credit: Babysweet Cakes

Are you salivating yet? Want to know how to WIN this contest & get a chance to savor her creations? Here’s how…

1. Head on to Babysweet Cakes’ Facebook Page & “LIKE” the page. You’ll get to see MORE pretty & yummy creations of hers there.
2. Write down your favorite flavor/s from Pleasance’s flavor list (as given above) ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE’s wall.
3. Leave a comment UNDER THIS THREAD/POST REPEATING what you wrote on her Facebook Page. Do remember to leave your NAME, EMAIL/PHONE NUMBER so we can get back to you in case you win!
4. You will then be assigned a number (by post order). All comments will be moderated before they will show up, but they will still appear in the order they were received in automatically after I approve them! Only COMPLETED submission will be given a number. So REMEMBER to post comments on BOTH Babysweet Cake’s Facebook Page wall and HERE on this thread.
5. Entry deadline will be on next Monday, 6th September, after which a winner will be chosen RANDOMLY using the True Random Number Generator.
6. As a WINNER, you will be sent an email/text message with a winning notification, after which an e-voucher will be emailed to you.
7. Then you can proceed on contacting Pleasance & place your order with her!
8. Your yummy adventure BEGINS!

NOTE: This contest is only applicable to those who can collect the yummies from Pleasance in Selangor.

Christmas is only a few months away and Pleasance’s calendar gets filled up pretty fast with bookings. You might want to try her limited edition Chocolate Truffles Cupcakes for this coming Christmas celebration.

Babysweet Cakes' Christmas Edition Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes. Photo Credit: Babysweet Cakes

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? Submit your entry now! GOOD LUCK!

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Hello Baby Boy!

Fav!

All happy in mommy's arms

Awww...

This is the ONLY place we dared to put him in and we didn't dare to move him after that fearing he'll wake up again.

That was a wooden rocker. So cool!

Look at that little finger!

That’s all for now. It’s been really crazy recently in both my work & personal life, so I’m going to need more time in replying emails & editing all the pending portrait series. My current(remaining) August & September calendar are fully booked, so let’s look into October if you will.

Stay tune as there will be another contest coming up pretty soon. Yummy price awaits!

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She's the fairest mommy I've ever met! Reminds me of Snow White fairytale.

Fav!

Pretty!

They have a really pretty landscaping done around their home and we had some portraits taken there.

Lovely pregnancy curves!

Such a sweet smile!

With her sweet first born! Awww...

Baby Bump Love!

We then took a short walk to a nearby residential park.

Daddy K looks at Mommy R adoringly. Sweet Family!

Another fav!

Ice cream!

Here are some more of pretty Mommy R!

Waiting...

Happiness!

Dreams!

I just couldn’t resist her sweet Little T so here are some of her too.

Such a sweet poser!

She was singing & making gestures along with a song. Cuteness overload!

Thank you Mommy R for sharing with me your sweet family moments. Very glad that Baby KW is all healthy & growing perfectly. Hopefully I get to see him one day! Meantime, take good care of yourself & family.

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I decided to do a mini session for her at my little home. Hubby R has just arrived Malaysia from their overseas home (they’re currently living overseas because of work assignments & they came back to Malaysia to welcome their little girl into this world ) just hours before and we’re really happy to be able to include him in the portrait session.

I really enjoyed this mini session, especially when I get to witness & share their joy & love together. ♥

P/S: Decided to show this series in Black & White. Hope you like them.

The ever radiant Mommy P!

I love baby bump!

Beautiful!

She looks so sweet here.

With Hubby R. Awww...

Baby Bump LOVE! ♥

Hubby R gave his lovely wife a ring to celebrate their pregnancy and I was stoked to be able to document this memorabilia for them! This is the first for me!

Baby Bump with the Pregnancy Ring. *bling*

Here’s wishing them a happy life with their little baby girl, Aishah. Hopefully we’ll meet up again in the future. *hugs*

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Here are some details of the event.

Gift of Love Charity Bazaar 2010

One fine day, three SAHM (stay-at-home mothers) had a “calling” and decided to organize an interesting charity event together.

They share the same believes & support towards breastfeeding (they found each other in The Breastfeeding Advocates Network ) and decided it’ll be wonderful to do the event in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week 2010. They went through lots of challenges searching for a venue but alas(!), Tropicana City Mall generously offered their hospitality to host this event in September 2010!

Along with a few other talented mommies, supporting sponsors, friends & families, they hope that this first-time event will be an annual agenda if this one succeeds in 2010.

EVENT’S OBJECTIVES:

• To raise awareness that the lack of breastfeeding affects the child, mother, and community
• To support mothers and women with homebase business; a social-community support to stay-home mothers to continue to care for their children at home
• To raise funds for World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) & (maybe) Women’s Aid Organisation of Malaysia (WOA)

EVENT OVERVIEW:

Date & Time:
24 – 26th September 2010, (Friday – Sunday)
10am to 9pm (Sunday ends at 6pm)
Venue:
Tropicana City Mall – Level 2, Circle Area near Monsoon ID & StoryBook
Target Audience:
Mainly at young couples and families; where we create a fun experience that offers entertainment to all age groups

This 2010 event will showcase three major activities targeted towards all ages, gender & nationalities in Klang Valley.

A CANON sponsored photo booth will be opened throughout the event for visitors to have their fun portraits taken by professional photographers who volunteered their invaluable time & energy during this event. 4R & A4 prints will be offered at an affordable price for the portraits taken. All proceeds from this booth will go to charity. Additional “donation” amount is encouraged.

We have a little contest for YOU, dearest ALP fans & friends, to WIN A FREE A4 portrait print from our event’s PHOTO BOOTH. This means, you come to our Photo Booth, have your portraits taken, then you get one of your portrait printed in an A4 ORIGINAL CANON Photo Paper FREE!

It’s pretty simple to participate. Here’s how:

1. Head on over to Gift of Love Charity Bazaar’s Facebook Page and click “LIKE” to join the Fan-Page.
2. Leave a comment on the WALL, stating your NAME and WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT BREASTFEEDING. Make it short & sweet.
3. Leave the SAME COMMENT on this blog post (scroll below & click on “Leave A Comment”) and make sure you enter your email address.
4. Your entry will then be automatically given a number according to the post order here on this blog post.
5. Entry deadline will be on the 19th September – Sunday, (5 days before the event launch!) after which FIVE (5) winners will be chosen RANDOMLY using the True Random Number Generator.
6. Winners will be announced on the 20th September here & on G.O.L’s Fan-Page wall and emails will be sent out to the winners to collect their winning voucher.
7. The winners are required to reply our email within the 24-hrs of the emails being sent out, failing which their winning gift will be opened for another draw for new winner.
8. Winners who replied on time will receive an e-voucher with a serial number and then come claim your winning gift at the event’s Photo Booth in between the event period.

NOTE:

• ONLY ONE WINNING PER PERSON.
• Portrait is open to personal/family/group/couple, etc.
• Final photos selection are to be decided by the photographer/s  on duty for you to choose from for the FREE print.
• E-Voucher is transferable to anyone you see fit if you can’t come to the event to claim the gift.

Here's an example of the type of portrait you can get done at our Photo Booth!

So what are you waiting for? Quick submit your entry! Get your family & friends to try their luck too! REMEMBER to reserve your calendar for this event come September 2010 AND bring along your family & friends to join in the fun!

SEE YOU THERE!

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Here are some photos of my daddy… down the memory lane…

Daddy was quite a sportsman during his younger days. (I sure did NOT inherit that part of his genes tho. )

And here are some sweet memorable moments with my mommy dearest…

I’m proud to know that my daddy’s a very fun-loving person. His presence always brightened up a party and he loves to make other people happy. Many told me that I inherited quite a few of his “social-able” traits.

As I was leafing through the many albums, I realized there were not many family portraits taken with my daddy as he was always the one behind the camera. These are the only few (good-clear ones) that I’ve managed to find for this post. There were much lesser family portraits when we were much older.

His passion was in the construction field. And I’m glad when he left, he was already doing what he loves.

Here’s a little something to remember him by this year…

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Mommy J contacted me months earlier & after “tonnes” of emails exchanges, we finally set a date for me to travel up to her in Penang & document her little girl’s daily moments as well as some of her baby’s portraits. We had lots of fun dressing her up that day! And she’s such a doll to let us do so & was a star infront of my camera!

She was 7-month old when these portraits were taken but I’ve never met such a chubby baby till that day! Mommy J was breastfeeding her exclusively and what a brilliant job she’s done! *thumbs up*

When I arrived at their sweet home, Little Ryleigh had just woken up & was playing with her mommy in the bedroom.

Good morning!

Bath time!

Look at that chubby fingers!

Then the dressing-up begun! We had a few short sessions and in between, we had feeding & napping breaks.

Little Super Model!

Cuteness overload!

China Doll!

Bumble-Bee!

Feeding time...

This was my very first baby + cake shots.

The cake was apparently a vegetarian cake!

Little R didn't really like the icing but had some fun all the same!

And here are some family portraits.

Smoooocchhhh!

Cheeky!

She loves to do that little thing with her fingers!

Love this to bits!

Later that day, we headed outdoor for some late (but pretty) evening sun before I head to the airport for home.

One with the whole family.

I love her outfit here!

Family time!

Totally love that blue door!

Ah yes! Lovely sunlight!

With pretty Mommy J!

My fav!

We then drove about & found this really cool grassy land near the beach!

Love those dried grass!

Happy faces!

And finally a "cool" family portrait. Love the color coordination of their outfits!

Thank you so much, Mommy J, for giving me such opportunity to spend a memorable time with your little family. Pray we’ll meet again one day and I’m constantly keeping up to date on Little R’s growing up moments on Facebook.

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What a cutie pie!

She looked sooo tiny among those tall trees!

Curious with the bubbles!

And she loves to explore!

She definitely loves water!

An attempt with this little red chair!

For the rest of the session, Little Shuen preferred to be in her parents’ arms. So we continued on with more family portraits. Daddy Y & Mommy K were soooo good with her, making her smile & laugh all the time.

Happy moment with Mommy K!

Love being in Daddy Y's arms!

Hello there!

Daddy, I want a kiss too!

Mommy K decided to leave her professional job & started her own home-based financial consultant services. This is so that she can have more time with her little girl & see her grow. She’s also breastfeeding Little S fulltime till this very moment! A very dedicated mommy!

Mommy K playing with her little girl.

Taking a short break to nurse her baby.

Love this "mood" shot!

Some more family moments.

Sweet!

What a beautiful family!

They're so happy!

She's so inquisitive!

And finally…

Such chubby legs!

A big thumbs-up to Daddy Y & Mommy K for bringing up such a wonderful baby! Thank you so much for the happy time we’ve shared & the precious friendship offered. Will definitely see you all again soon… for a swimming session with the girls, aye? *hugs*

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Daddy W called his little boy as “The Boss” and Mommy C nicknamed him “Cow-Boy”. Hahaha… such lovely parents indeed! Little J greeted me with such a huge smile & we started the photo session with a drawer prop his parents brought along.

We were nearby a bicycle stand & I saw this beautiful yellow bike among the other bicycles parked there. I couldn’t resist!

Then we drove around the neighborhood & I saw a little field of wildflowers on an undeveloped land. I was ecstatic! Daddy W wasn’t too sure of my choice of location at first but he came along nevertheless! Good thing he did cos these are the results from the “field trip”. Hehehe…

Then Little J started getting all cranky but we managed to bribe him with baby biscuits to last the remaining session. Daddy & Mommy brought another prop and we all agreed it’s our favorite prop of the day!

Little J has this really cute expression when he dislikes something and his parents was telling me that they never get the chance to capture that expression on their camera. However, Little J decided to give me a chance & I quickly took it!

I was literally jumping up & down for joy when I managed to capture this special moment for his parents. I think my own crazy antic shocked Daddy & Mommy that day. Hehehe…

I’d like to thank my beloved hubby for tagging along & helping out during this session. ♥ I love you, Darling!

We had such a great time & we parted as friends that day. Hope to catch up again one day, Daddy W & Mommy C! THANK YOU so so much for your constant moral support. Take good care of each other now. *hugs*

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Oh how she’s grown into a little pretty princess! She loves music & is very attached to Mommy M. She’s still on Mommy M’s breast-milk & that’s really THE BEST a mother can give to her child! Look at how happy Baby S is…

Little Sophia at 6-month old. CUTENESS OVERLOAD!

Isn't she beautiful?

Her cute little feet!

Happy little girl with dearest Mommy M

And with doting Daddy J

Happy Family!

My all time favorite family portrait! So much love!

Something more arty.

Their family portrait session had to come to an end with Little S all tired out. She came sleeping and left sleeping as well!

Winding down...

Finally fell asleep on daddy's shoulder. Awww...

Once again, THANK YOU so much Daddy J & Mommy M for meeting up & sharing such a wonderful session with me. You’ve done a brilliant job with Baby S! Looking forward to see you all again one day soon. Meantime, take good care of each other. You’re always in my thoughts. *hugs*

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