I am ONE!

I have started attending a part-time work-related course. Classes are on Tuesday & Thursday (6:30pm - 9:30pm) and Saturday (from 10:00am - 5:00pm). I've just completed the first week of the course and so far I'm coping pretty ok, but I get tired the next day... sigh! Luckily it's only for 2.5 months...

Here are the two posters Daddy did using Photoshop showing photos of me from birth till 12 months old

My precious Javier is now one-year old! Somehow, I missed the little baby who would lie on my laps while I sang lullaby to him. But on the other hand, I can't wait for him to start walking on his own and play all kinds of games with him, teach him how to read, write and... draw of course.. haha.

We celebrated Javier's birthday by holding a buffet dinner party for relatives and friends on 16th June since it's a Saturday (the actual birthday is on 21st). My wife baked a gigantic birthday cake in the form of Thomas the Tank Engine... I must say the artistic veins run in the family.

Mommy's home-made birthday cake.... not bad eh?

Daddy, Mommy and ME!

It is a tradition in our family that we put all sorts of things in a tray and ask the birthday boy to choose and grab. The things he chooses will represent his likings and future career... it's all for a bit of fun really... the blue tray contains an apple, a ruler, a book, a calculator, a measuring tape, a syringe, an egg, a paintbrush, a miniature hand-held drum, an ang-pow (red packet) and a camera. I sat him down in front of the tray and instantly, he moved in for the small drum (a career in music perhaps ... haha), then he grabbed the pen (literature? a future journalist?), he also grabbed the ruler, apple, syringe (a future doctor?).... haha... and towards the end, he decided he wants everything and grabbed the whole tray to everyone's laughters.

"Hmmm... what's this long pointy thing??"

When we were taking group photos, Javier dipped his finger into the cake and he must be having the shock of his young life when everyone including me exclaimed "Oh no!" ... he cried out loud perhaps scared of the sudden loud "Oh no!" and the sticky icing on his finger... haha

"Oh.... don't cry don't cry" says Grandma

But still, we managed to take a couple of group photos, here's one of them...

Wahhh... why are there so many people taking photos with me?!!
I should be the STAR of the night!

The next morning, we all gathered in the living room and Adeline helped Javier to open his many many presents one after another...

Don't I look handsome in this?... and look at my beautiful Mommy and my mountains of presents...

I think he must be enjoying it very much. Each unwrapped present is a surprise, curious of finding out what is covered under those colourful wrappers....

"Give me FIVE!"

... and guess which is his favourite? No prize for the correct answer... he simply loves sitting in his new little red car while Daddy or Mommy pushes him around the house.... vrrrooooom!

Start your engine!