my most favorite thing..

my daughter drew this…it’s me…and i love it…

a drawing for bubelah…

my first quill pen an ink drawing i did for my little bubelah, waiting to be framed, sits between our black cat dolls, hala and poe…

 (look closely, my bubelah is at the bottom right hand corner)

a photo frame.

i made this a few months ago. it’s a tin can converted into a travel photo frame of my daughter.

the polar bear with the bubelah banner is the front. the octopus is the back.

this is the inside.

soda tea

her bathtub is filled
with bubbles and laughter
and a few toys afloat
she plays make-believe
making soda tea inside her porcelain boat
and all i wish for
is that it will last forever
or as long as it can be

her hair is curled and tangled
her nails freshly painted white
and she’s humming while playing
a wooden flute with all her vocal might
and all i wish for
is that this will last forever
or as long as it can be…

olives and tostones, part I

she wants olives and tostones
she says they’re her favorite things
i’m happy to comply
’cause i know it makes her heart sing
she wants to go outside now
bring out her kite to watch it soar
her face is filled with laughter
and mine is filled with what i adore

yellow dress, part I

i saw her running through fields of green

in her yellow dress

with her gaped tooth smile

and her hair all a mess

she said, ‘come with me

we can sing, we can dance

after we’ll have a tea party

if we have the chance’

we went to disneyland again this past friday. i don’t know what it is about that place but it really does feel like the happiest place on earth and i still feel like a kid every time i go. this is natalie’s third time and it’s amazing to be able to enjoy disneyland from this perspective by watching your child enjoy it.  her favorite is the haunted mansion that is converted into the nightmare before christmas for the holidays.