shake's 1st birthday

july 17, 2009

kumareng irish threw her second child an extravagant birthday party at the pandan restaurant in tandang sora. there were too many freebies that the standard one-lootbag-per-kid easily became one-big-loot-box-per-kid hehehe.

there were the jimini pizza & thumbs up food carts which earlier in the program were subsidizing by only serving those who had stubs (irish gave 1 stub per cart per child). later after the main course, each cart had a hard time emptying their carts for most were already full from the food served buffet-style.

aside from the limitless food & give-aways, there were also face tattoos, glitter tattoos, hair spray & hair fix which my daughter, nieces & us adults equally got a hang of.

the parents & shake; my unica hija after her face paint session

happy birthday song; w/ shake

rayna & sway (irish' 1st daughter); sam, jared & ian

my mom

us

the best things in life are free

in lieu of my company's budget cuts, our boss had raffled off a number of nifty rewards per team. my team got the shangrila gc which i already posted here & i for myself who i reiterate is one lucky b@stard!hehehe, got a complimentary overnight stay at the crowne plaza hotel for two yeba!!!

i brought my family, ofcourse.

a room w/ a view

lunch at nearby burgoo robinsons galleria

in the room before going to the hotel's pool

the hotel's pool for ourselves

bath tubbing

my little schoolgirl

my 3yo started nursery last june in the school adjacent to our house. we needed a steady learning venue for our child as both us parents work & consume most of the hours our daughter is awake in the office or on the road. there have been days when she's too lazy to get up & go to school & hyper days (thanks to dora on most days hehe), when she's too fired up to start class.
here's my li'l school girl on her first day of school.

too bad parents are not allowed to peek & observe our children through class. my daughter would just come home w/ her hands stamped w/ stars which i presume meant she's doing wonderful in school. we're looking forward to transfer her to a 'real' school for the kindergarten level. two of my chief requirements are, that it needs to be a catholic school where a church is nearby & that travel time is at a minimum. our best option for now is the holy spirit school in BF which i've heard promising feedback from a friend who enrolled her daughters there.

fiesta!

may 10, 2009
nueva ecija

the delos reyes clan (rye's family) all packed up & left manila for a couple days to celebrate their province's fiesta, mother's day & the birthday of rye's mother.

the reunion wouldn't be complete w/o the 3 of us so we HAD to be there too..or else..??

my own mother was utterly excited she nagged me for days to ensure we were coming over & even coerced us to use our 'new' car as it'll be the first time we'll be stretching the car's mileage & testing how reliable & cost-worthy our car was. we pushed through even though rye was reluctant to go to the province days before because of the bad weather.

so we drove to the province on the 10th. rye's family was already eager to see our daughter rayna that they messaged us non-stop in the morning wanting to hear news on our whereabouts. we arrived before noon & the sharp inviting smell of succulent food being cooked at the kitchen already starved us to death. in half an hour, the food was laid down the table. our rayna immediately went swimming w/ her cousins in their inflatable pool. my daughter wasn't obviously ready for the swim her mommy didn't bring her her swim wear so she jumped in the pool w/ just her panties hehe.

our mothers, w/ rye at the back; cousins

my darlings

rye got bored an hour after eating so we left after staying for only 4 hours! our drive to & from the province was longer!

anyhoo, on our way home (rye's mom joined us), rye decided to treat our mothers to max's for early dinner.

mickey shades

may 2, 2009

i just gotta share this. my girl's super cute clad in her mickey mouse shades!

isn't she a darling? photos taken at TOSH on a Saturday afternoon

Easter Wonderland at Eastwood City

april 12, 2009
eastwood city, libis

brought the kids to eastwood for a fun & adventure-filled easter sunday. eastwood city came up w/ an easter wonderland setup in lieu of the traditional easter egg hunt. 5 'worlds' were assembled, scattered w/in eastwood. there were the Main Wonderland, the Animal Kingdom, the Empire of the Inflatables, the Game Zone, and the World of Circus and Magic. Each section hosted various activities, booths, and play areas, designed and organized according to its theme.

we came a little bit late in the afternoon so we didn't arrive in time for the parade, raffle, egg painting & a handful of other magical performances. the kids however, were still able to have a ball at the Animal Kingdom to pet assorted animals, got their hair groomed at the kid's salon, face-painted, watched magic, played games at the arcade & discovered amazing inventions in display. my kid particularly loved the huge inflatables & the heaps of plastic eggs w/ a candy surprise inside which the event holders gave away.

at the animal kingdom

before & after shots at the kid's salon

the characters; mom

at the PCCI (Philippine Canine Club) booth

face & body paint

my daughter

nik & rayne at the 'creativity' corner

the fair grounds closed down at 10pm & the kids were noticeably 'bitin'. my mom kept nagging that we if we left home hours earlier, we could've covered the entire event. oh well, there's still a next time *:)

we went home after dinner at pizza hut.