As I have posted yesterday, we had a blast in Bicol. We left Manila Tuesday last week and then we were back here last Saturday. I thought the vacation was enough but it wasn't. I wish we could stay longer but we will have a busy day today so we opted to go home early. At least I was able to take a break from my assignments and didn't have to think about an insurance lead for a few days. It's nice to be able to get away.
I won't go into details anymore since all we did there was eat, swim, sleep, and eat. LOL! It was a wonderful break. We were so relaxed that Hubby didn't have the mood to take too much photos either. So, will just post a few here and then just check out the rest of the album here.
It was the first time that Ate A had her own seat! She was so excited! When the plane took off, she held hands with her Dada. :D
She had a great time playing with her cousins. Here is a photo with her cousin. She really loves hugging her all the time...
Here is our photo while we were swimming on our second day there!
Another photo with her favorite cousin...
I hope we can have another vacation before the summer ends. But being on the plane with the two kids (without yaya) is quite challenging. With all those bags that we had to carry! And I even had to pump milk in the airport before boarding time! Whew! But at least it made us realized that we can do anything already!
Wow. I can't believe it. I suddenly have free time. Now that Ate A is going to school this summer I now have two hours and a half of FREE time. Well, the half hour would be dedicated to Baby A's bath and sleep so I have two hours free from Ate A. This means free to work on weekdays. Come to think of it, it is not actually a free time. But I will still consider it since the house is so quiet! It makes me concentrate in my work more. I can't believe how time flies so fast. Last night I was reminiscing and I can't believe that it's been three years since we bought baby stuff when I was still pregnant with Ate A. Then I gave birth to her. So many milestones were witnessed. We went shopping for toys, stuff and more. We were thinking which one is practical, if we will buy some bean bag chairs or a chair that she can use for studying. We laughed at the thought because we used to think that it would still be a long time. You know, school. But nope. I was wrong. Now is Ate A's first day and I can't help but feel panic? happy? worried? sad? excited? Mixed emotions actually. But more of THANKFUL that I was given an opportunity to work from home and be with Ate A the whole time, the whole day. She can call me if she needs me. I was able to give her a bath everyday until she was two years old. I can check her food and monitor what she is eating (this is really important to me). I read to her before sleeping. I put her to sleep after lunch and then be there when she wakes up. And with all these, I can still work and do what I want - write and blog. God has blessed me with everything and I am really thankful.
Happy Easter everyone! As I have mentioned, we just got back from a vacation yesterday so we didn't celebrate the Easter much. We just heard mass at 12noon earlier. We had lunch at home then Hubby and I took turns to take a nap. He slept at a mattress but a sleep number bed would have been better. I tried sleeping while Baby A was asleep but Ate A was all around the room, jumping, singing, talking to herself that sleeping would be impossible. Anyway, we will be having dinner in a while with my family and it's going to be a seafoods night. We just ordered from Dampa, bought ice cream (I recently had this Belgian Bliss by Nestle and it was heavenly so I asked Hubby to buy one for tonight). I'm sure it's going to be a fun night! How about you? How did you celebrate the Easter Sunday?
(Note: I wanted to post this photo of Andie supposedly on her 5th month - which will be in a few days - but I got too excited that I will post it here!)
Funny, when people see Andie, their first reaction would be to laugh or be surprised at how Andie got so big! People would call her names - Siopao, Monay, and more. Poor Andie. And guess what her recent name is now when we went to Bicol?
Pan de Coco!
Oh boy! Do you agree?
She's been smiling a lot lately. The moment she hears her name, she would smile. When somebody smiles at her, she would definitely smile back. Hubby would take a lot of pictures of her that we need an upgraded computer memory for these bunch of photos!
I just hope she stays a happy baby all the time. Will post more updates on her fifth month on the 19th.
We've been looking forward to April 13 since it is Ate A's first day of summer school! You see, we enrolled her a couple of months ago (probably January) since we were too excited! LOL! She is sooo looking forward to it too. The Mama and the Dada are more excited actually. :D We prepared everything for the big day - camera, extra micro sd in case there are a lot of photos, Ate A's school stuff, Ate A's snacks. For the schedule, we've been practicing Ate A to sleep and wake up early. The only thing we are worried about is her breakfast which usually takes two hours to finish. Aaargh. So wish us luck on that area. Here are her activities for the summer... Day 1 - Finger Painting Day 2 - The Alphabet Day 3 - Yoga Day 4 - Shapes and Colors Day 5 - Numbers Day 6 - Movie Day Day 7 - Storytelling / Dramatic Play Day 8 - Cooking Day 9 - Theme: The Family / Class Picture Day 10 - Assessment Day 11 - Water FUN / Swimming Day 12 - Educational Trip Day 13 - Yoga Day 14 - Music and Movement Day 15 - Graduation / Family Activity I can't wait! (*grin*)
...from a four-day vacation in Bicol. We spent the Holy Week at my in-laws' house. This is actually our fourth time there and as always it was fun, fun and fun! Although no historic hotels for us since we stayed in the house. Nope, definitely not an old house but one of my favorite rest house. Very comfortable, homey and offers lots of good food. LOL! That's why I had upset stomach when we were there because all we did was EAT. I don't think I gained weight though because of course I'm still breastfeeding.
Anyway, will be back with more stories and photos a litle later. Will just finish some assignments and hopefully within the day I can at least start the stories on how our vacation went. (*wink*)
We just came back from a vacation. We were out since Tuesday so I had tons of assignments left behind. But before proceeding to do some reading about insurance articles I took a break (without even starting working on it. LOL!) and answered this interesting quiz. I don't know if its true though. Yes, I can work in routines but am I really good in focusing on the tasks? Naaah, I don't think so.
You Think Objectively |
 Your brain works best when you are able to think in steps. You like procedures and routines. You are good at staying focused and on task. You are excel at developing workable solutions to difficult problems. You simply look at the facts. You have an excellent memory, and you are a quick thinker. You can sort out what's important from what's not. |
The weather was worse but we still had a great time at Enchanted Kingdom (EK) last Saturday.
It was my sister's family day at EK. Our second time but the last one was when Ate A was still a year old. How time flies I know.
This time Ate A had been looking forward to this day - riding the carousel, the choo-choo train, and the dinosaur ride.
We got to EK around 3PM already and the weather was just ok. When we were lining up the grand carousel it was suddenly raining. Good thing we didn't bring Baby A along. We were able to ride while raining and then as soon as the ride was over the rain stopped as well.
We (Hubby, my sister, my brother, and I) was able to ride the Log Jam thrice! There were no lines at around 7PM already. :) I think everyone was lining up for Rialto and Rio Grande Rapids.
Anyways, we had food trip as well - potato corner, hotshots burger, and mini donuts. I was so hungry the whole time we were there! LOL!
Well, I will just let the photos speak. Although we (I mean Hubby) were not in the mood to take a lot of photos so we end up only with a few photos of Ate A.
It was a great time with my family. A break from work and research like the motorcycle accident attorneys that I did last week.
Ate A is so looking forward to go back to EK soooon!
This is actually a long overdue post. But I'm still posting it anyway since Hubby got some nice photos of Ate A.
My friend's nephew Eugene celebrated his 7th birthday last March 7. It was a simple birthday celebration with family and friends. But it was pretty special for us because it was the first time Ate A joined the games and actually had FUN!
Ate A was so cooperative. She didn't feel shy at all. Although there were only a few kids but I felt that they all had a grand time.
Check out the little girl.
I was so happy when I saw her singing "happy birthday" with the rest of the kids. It just goes to show how big she is now. Definitely ready for school. :D
And here is our photo with my good friends Mage and Ercs.
I wanted to buy a memory card after the party but I was too tired so we ended up going home afterwards.
More photos here.
1. Krispy Kreme's Chocolate Karnival
2. Great weather yesterday afternoon
3. FIL's birthday today
4. Roasted Cashew Nuts from Coron (thanks to my sister)
5. Andie getting well from infection
6. ME time today
7. Upcoming trip
8. Becky's Food for the Gods
9. My crazy appetite (yes it makes me happy when I eat these days. LOL!)
10. More online tasks
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