“Twinkle, twinkle little toes”
Sun.Star Davao, Jan. 16, 2016
Among the greatest blessings of having this
column is meeting my dear readers and eventually becoming friends with them.
Singapore-based Aileen “T-One”
Brigole-Abadilla is one such blessing. We met each other during Mom-About-Town’s
1st year anniversary contest and since then, we have kept in touch
through social media.
What I admire most about T-One and her
husband Christian is that although they are working overseas due to their bustling
careers as LinkedIn Customer Success Manager-Southeast Asia and Oracle Senior
Business Development Consultant, respectively, they still try to be hands-on parents
to their two children who are in Davao.
T-One who delights in conceptualizing
children’s parties; design and event styling; and music recently got her creative
hands busy again with planning for her eldest daughter Jamie Ailianne’s Twinkle
Toes’ 8th birthday party at Grand Men Seng Hotel.
“Jamie
is such a good and natural dancer. She effortlessly dances with grace and
precision, and is always placed in the front and center during each dance
presentation in school. Though she’s not a ballerina, she dreams of becoming
one”, reveals T-One.
Admitting to be “paranoid” when it comes
to preparing for her kids’ special events, it took T-One several months to do Jamie’s
DIY ballerina-themed bash.
“Pink, light pink, gold and navy blue were
the predominant colors of the dainty affair. The colors were soft but with a
contrast to it”, describes T-One.
“I also incorporated stars into the party,
by putting gold foil star cut-outs on the cotton scattered in the middle of the
table covered in navy blue satin tablecloth. This is to create an illusion of
stars and clouds against a night sky. After all, whenever we hear the word
“twinkle”, we usually relate it to the “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
children’s song, thus the star decors”, details the imaginative mom.
The dessert table marvelously showcased
ballerina cookies shaped as ballerina slippers, tutu dresses, among others.
T-One also used gold-dipped feathers as accessories to blueberry cheesecake
shots. In addition, a lighted star was placed among the sweet offerings which highlighted
the “twinkle” theme even further.
"Our party
favors for children were Twinkle Toes party bags which we made ourselves. They
were decorated with 3D cut-out ballerina paper dolls with tulle skirts, sealed
with a Jamie or Ailianne sticker or a golden glitter peg. We also had personalized
pink and navy blue hat boxes for all mommies to take home,”, says T-One.
During dinner, guests were enthralled with James
Infiesto’s magic show which was followed by the family serenading the audience.
Like
all her kids’ other parties, T-One shares that what makes the event doubly
memorable is that she conceptualized and designed it herself and made into a
reality with her in-house “production team” composed of her beloved family and nannies
for the decors; nephews, nieces and cousins for the band and photography; and
her doting mom, Mumsy Eyah, for the touching AVP.
For the finale number, T-One
lovingly performed the Disney song, “Go the Distance”, for Jamie. “I wanted to
encourage her to follow her dreams”, enthuses T-One.
“As I’ve shared with friends, Jamie is an
extra special child, she has Turner Syndrome, which is a genetic disorder which
means she lacks the second female X Chromosome. We feel extremely blessed to
have her in our lives as she proves that she could go beyond herself and her
condition. Despite the fact that many TS butterflies (as they’re sweetly referred
to) suffer from learning disabilities, Jamie, with the help of her supportive
teachers from Center for Brighter Beginnings and Davao Christian High School,
has continually excelled in class, and is always considered one of the most
confident, sweet and friendly kids”, T-One shares proudly.
And, there is no doubt with caring
parents like Christian and T-One, Jamie will unceasingly reach her highest
potentials. Just you wait and see!
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Facebook and follow prettylittlepartydvo on Instagram for more photos of
Jamie’s Twinkle Toes birthday bash.
E-mail
the author at mom.about.town.dvo@gmail.com. Visit www.momabouttowndavao.blogspot.com.
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