What's on my mind?

This is a jumled up update on what I’ve been thinking lately.

Currently there are two main things on my mind:-
1. The Holiday.
2. The Double Birthday Celebration.

Both needs planning.

I’ve read Eiseai’s blog on her family holiday to OZ. Few things concern me:-
1. The size of the bassinet in the flight. Only that big? I’m sure Aliff won’t tolerate the size of that confined space. Dia yg jenis tido golek2 from one end of the bed to the other end. We’ve tried training him to sleep in the crib but he is very much restless. Oh, I hope we survive the 8-hr journey. Hmmm…might sound nasty but I’ve been thinking of cough syrup lately….

2. The head gear. Eiseai’s Amir wore a hat and Asyraf wore a snow cap. My boys hate anything on their head. Part of it is our fault. When Ashraff was merely a baby, we let him wore a cap coz we . Tapi tumbuh ruam2 merah yang sangat banyak dikepala sebab peluh, so from there onwards, we thrash the idea of wearing him any head gear. So now, Ashraff hates to put on any caps. Aliff pulak..entahlah, tak pernah cuba nak pakaikan…

But I presumed, they’ll be fine without any headgear, coz rambut masing-masing dah panjang. So that could keep them warm, I hope.

Now this month I got invited to Aidan’s First Birthday Bash. They are having “Pirate” as the theme, with the theme colour being white, black and red.

Hmmm…what would my boys be wearing? All pirates wear head gear and am sure my boys would hate that idea. Dotty, kalau tak ikut theme bolehkan? But tak syok lah pulak…

On the party planning, fuhh…still a lot more to do…

Let me see what we’ve got so far…

The Theme – check.
The Venue – check.
The Date – check.
The Party Favor – in 3 categories : adults, kids and babies. Kids’ are well taken care of. Adults? Still indecisive. We were thinking of a mug (filled with candy). Or candle with personalized wrapping. Or bookmark. Personally, if you were my guest, which one would you prefer? For babies, I intend to look for squeaky / noisy toys. Party shops’ favors are priced ridiculously. Kat mana nak cari yang murah ye? 2 ringgit shop?
The Cake – need to get quotation from our client who’s doing bakery and pastry for the past 20 years (he’s the one who did the cake for DatukCTNurhaliza’s nikah and reception). If it’s exorbitant, I might order from a friend of mine who does 3D cakes.
Decoration – balloons, streamers and ribbons. But still haven’t thought of banner. Kalau nak buat customized banner mesti mahal punya.
Games and activity – only one thing that is confirmed which is bubble time. I’ve been pondering on few other activities that is suitable for Ashraff’s and Aliff’s age but need to have a look at the budget. Any ideas are welcomed.

Oh, we intend to do aqiqah as well. Don’t be surprised that we haven’t done aqiqah for Ashraff and Aliff yet. So, dah alang-alang nak buat jamuan, terus buat aqiqah sekali. But, nope it’s not going to be for both. That’ll be way above our budget. It’s going to be for Ashraff only. Cuma 2 kambing je yang akan tumbang, insyaAllah.

Lately also I was thinking of having cupcakes for the birthday. And also a mascot for the party. Ishk, banyak betul Ibu ni nak buat. If only money is not an issue..hehe…

Oh you guys, having list down all these preparations, takkanlah we all tak jemput u all pulak. InsyaAllah, you guys will be invited. Just hope everything turns out as planned.

Now, please check out this link to see a clearer picture of Ashraff’s chocolate wrapper and this link for more information on the product (including the price), in case you are interested.