Grandparents Day 2011

Jian and Keila's treat for their beloved lolos and lolas!

My kids are very very lucky. They have two pairs of loving and kind grandparents on both sides. Many would say that having an in-law could be bad, but me and hubby are one of those lucky ones. =)

Hubby and I decided to treat the kids' grandparents for Grandparents day as a thank you for the love they always show to us and to their grandchildren. They never fail to ask the kids conditions, and even help us take care of their apos when they've got spare time. Here are some great shots of the 2-part celebration on one day. =)

Lunch treat for my in-laws at Max's Restaurant

Lunch treat for my in-laws at Max's Restaurant

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Dinner treat for my parents right after Sunday Mass
Dinner treat for my parents right after Sunday Mass

Personally, I miss having a lolo or a lola. I never experienced having one on my side. I can count the times I had with them. When they died, I never miss dreaming about them and hugging them in my dream. I wasn't scared. Maybe because that's how thirsty I was for a lolo and lola's love. Well, anyway, I wouldn't want my kids to experience the same thing so while we got still a lot of time, maybe considering this celebration every year is very very appropriate. *wink Read More on this Mumbling...

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Papa & Mama's 2011 Birthday

Yes I've been very busy for everyday chores and exclusive celebrations for the family these days so I wasn't very active on upadating my OL diary. Facebook has been evil to me too. I told hubby to fix it for me but he is so busy until this very day that I guess deleting my account would be much better and I would maybe just sign up for a new account. Sigh... I'm more concern on the pictures that have been uploaded. =( Anyway, I am more focused on being a stay-at-home mom for now, prioritizing the family first. Here are some thank you/birthday parties we gave to my parents since we were just living adjacent to their house.hehe And mama & papa never celebrate their birthdays so I guess I'll just be the one giving them simple celebrations by being the eldest child. Never would it be long that my brothers could help me in the celebrations for mama and papa when they'll have a stable job of their own too. =)

Papa's Birthday 2011

Papa's Birthday 2011

Papa's Post Birthday Celebration 2011 - at Rizal Shrine

Papa's Post Birthday 2011 - Dinner at Max's Restaurant

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Mama's Birthday 2011

Mama's Birthday 2011



Mama's Birthday 2011

My parents eversince are very thrifty. So very very thrifty that when I was in elementary, I only got 10pesos for my baon. In highschool I got 20pesos, and in college I only got 60pesos. hehehe I cannot even remember when they did celebrate an occasion for themselves. So I promised myself, if the budget for my own family is not that tight, I would give them a small or extravagant birthday celebration. Us, their kids on the other hand had celebrated every birthdays we had when we were kids. Now, it is officially pay back time. =)

Thank you Lord for the blessings, enough to be shared with our loving parents and family. We love you!

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Cars 2

Me & the kids inside IMAX MOA movie theater!

Me, hubby, Jian and Keila reserved(yes, Keila was paid...) days before the first day of screening in IMAX Mall of Asia for Cars 2 - our kuya Jian's all-time-favorite Disney Cartoon. =) IMAX Mall of Asia is accepting ticket reservation through their website so, we ended up buying the tickets online, for us to save some moola for traveling back and forth as we were expecting the worst case scenario of traveling to Manila and no available tickets could be bought, just like what me and hubby experienced in Transformers 2 and 3. We just traveled to Manila on the reserved date and voila! there we were, on our reserved seat on the first day of screening, enjoying IMAX Cars 2 on its best!

My ever so loved kuya Jian enjoyed the whole movie! It was superb!I love the details and I felt that what we had paid for was so worth it. I watched a 3D pinoy version last December but unfortunately, it can never be compared to what I witnessed with Disney's Cars 2. Seems like you can really touch the water on the screen, and the fire blasts are oh so fine! The whole movie is 98% in 3D not like the pinoy 3D I watched. Pinoy 3D movies has a lot more room for improvement though. =)

Anyway, the movie plot is really made for kids, but I enjoyed the whole experience too. Hubby even told me that this is how we should watch the kids' movies, in-state-of-the-art! =) We can't wait for Toy Story 4 too, as we were able to watched its trailer before Cars 2 started.

Mama Topolino: Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro.
Uncle Topolino: It means, "He who finds a friend finds a treasure."

-Cars 2

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A Lovely Place in India

Traveling first around Asia is one thing we should consider if we're going out of the country for the first time. There are Hong Kong - for the ever so popular Disneyland, Singapore - for Sentosa, Macau - for its Macau Tower, China - for its Great Wall, etc. Also there is something in India that made me so curious about the place that I found myself researching for the country's most visited tourist spots. And since I love to cook, I heard a lot of spices can be bought there in a cheaper price. Maybe I can add some on my own personalized recipes! *wink*

Being in India, you'll surely pass in Mumbai - a cosmopolitan place and India's largest city. Consider to live here in Mumbai if you want to spend a weekend, a month, a year or even for a lifetime if you'll fall in love with the place. There's santacruz east west commercial property where I heard is very promising and not that costly. A lot of santacruz east west office space were rented and bought here. santacruz east west officespace is popular in the area, by the way.

Here are a couple of tourist spots in Mumbai India:

TAJ MAHAL HOTEL

GATEWAY OF INDIA

Sigh! I hope I can go there sometime in my life. hehe If ever you made up your mind and plan to visit India, please don't forget to tell me your adventure and I would love to listen and blog about your getaway.

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Planning Children's Birthday Parties

Having thrown a few birthday parties for my own children now, I'm beginning to get a good idea of the things which you need to think about during the planning process. With this in mind, here are a few top tips on planning children's birthday parties, which other parents may find useful.



Firstly, you will want to make sure that you child's birthday party is going to be an event which they enjoy. Therefore, if they are old enough to have favorite cartoon character, or even just a favorite color, then they are likely to have a preference as to the theme of their party. This doesn't have to be particularly extravagant - event just a few colored balloons or a personalized cake can make for a fun theme.



If you are looking to decorate a venue, or even your home, then you will want to invest in a few basic decorations. Paper cups and plates are usually best if you are serving food or having a buffet, and you may also want to look at purchasing birthday banners, balloons, and streamers. If you search online, you may find that you are able to purchase party packages, which include all the essential decorative items. This can be easily done while playing games at partypoker or checking your emails, and can be a convenient way of having almost everything you need delivered direct to your door. Make sure you also have pins, blu-tack, ribbons or sticky tape, in order to fix your chosen decorations.



You will also need to choose a date and time for your party, and draw up a guest-list before sending out invitations. Don't forget that, especially while children are very young, you will also want to invite a number of adults to help oversee your event. Read More on this Mumbling...

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Our 4th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

This is actually a very late post. 2 months delayed to be exact. I was actually been very busy taking care of my 3 lovelies, but now that Keila has been very very cooperative and can already talk a little, I think I'm finally getting and understanding the techniques well..hehe Anyway, bringing the whole family to a sports game for our wedding anniversary crossed my mind when me and hubby were planning on where to celebrate the day we said I Do. I was thinking of UAAP, or a football game, or a bowling tournament since it's so easy to buy hsbc arena tickets or philadelphia eagles tickets over the net. Hubby even suggested a jiffy lube live pavillion since Ticketamerica.com has concerts theater and sports tickets for HSBC arena seating charts and the philadelphia eagles football team as well as the nissan pavilion. Who wouldn't love that? But then, Keila can't still enjoy such events. Well, maybe 2-3 years from now.hehehe So, hubby and I settled to take our lunch at Cravings, took our dessert at California Berry, bought our anniversary cake at Babycakes and brought home a merienda for my dad and youngest brother. Here are some of the photos we've got during the day itself. :)

Us in CRAVINGS Resto
(Yours truly choosing my meal & Jian's)

Hubby and our Unica Hija trying out CRAVING's soup

My kuya Jian's meal --- Cordon Bleu Nuggets

Hubby's chosen meal --- Rosemary and Mint Lamb Steak
(Hubby got a mango Banana Breeze Fusion Smoothies)

My meal --- Le Cordon Bleu Chicken
(I forgot to take a photo of my beverage but I got a Carrot Cocktail Fusion Smoothies)

Me and my eldest ordering for our dessert in
California Berry Yogurt

Our pretty cake from Babycakes!

Us when we got home
(We just ordered to-go foods for Papa and my youngest bro after )

We chose to spend the day simply since we were saving up for something big for our family. Well, I wouldn't want to burst the bubble for now but I'll surely post it here when we already got HIM already. Everyone in the family is excited for his arrival by the way. We actually came up for his name already but I guess we'll have to change it if we haven't got the color we wanted to have first.hehe Oh, I gave a clue! But anyway, whatever... I'm excited! =D

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Disney Princess Themed Birthday Party

The celebrator, my unica hija and little princess, Kelliyah Angela!

My princess Keila's things!

Keila's Golden Shoes

Keila's Invitations

Keila's Princess Belle inspired Gown

After Party Dress

Keila's After Party Shoes

My little princess Keila's Tiara

Keila's Necklace. (The necklace I wore during my wedding day)

Keila's Balloon Pillars

Keila's Cupcakes

Keila's Crown Cake

Keila's Huge Tarpaulin

Table and Chairs for the kids

Floating Balloons

Keila's Welcome Banner

Keila's Lechon

Princess Ariel and Snow White Standees

Keila's First Birthday Cakes

Keila's Give Aways

Opening Dance - "Fairy Dance"

Cotillion de Honor

Keila's Mobile - Lights and Sounds (Thank you to Keila's Ninong Ferdz!)

Kiddie Games

Adult Games

Keila's Magician

AJA! A white dove appeared!

Foods for the Adults (Morcon, Beef Broccolli, Chicken in Lemon Sauce, Fish Fillet in Sweet and Sour Sauce, Leche Flan, Lechon)

Foods for the Adults (Morcon, Beef Broccolli, Chicken in Lemon Sauce, Fish Fillet in Sweet and Sour Sauce, Leche Flan, Lechon)

Foods for Kids - Chicken McDo with Home-made Spaghetti

Photobooth!

With my lovable in-laws! (Sample photobooth pic)

With my family! (Sample photobooth pic)

My loving in-laws!

Guests!

Singers - - - Intermission Numbers while eating!

Kid McDo Appearance

My happy family!

Elementary Friends

High School Friends

The family I first belong to. :)

My Kids with their Uncle Nico

Hubby's Friends

Relatives!

Soon-to-be part of the family... :)

Going home

After Venue Party!

Just a portion of Keila's gifts! There were a lot!

My post has become a photo blog.hehehe Anyway, here are some of the photos I want to share with you. The party costs an arm and a leg not just like some vacation rentals new york city but it's all worth it. We enjoyed my unica hija's first birthday and actually can't wait to celebrate her second birthday. I'm just hoping everything will turn out perfect just like the first time. I'm hoping that parties like this would just cost us just fine. The rentals of the venue, the equipments and dining wares are just like vacation rentals new york city, but of course,it is not. Thorough savings is badly needed and the skill for having such thrifty character is required. But when you're a mom, you want the best for your kids so you just plan and save for them. And these were all the labor of my love.hehe and of course her dad. I am one proud parent. We never asked for any financial help, and I am so proud of it. I saved, hubby saved, and we worked hard to find ways to achieve a goal we made --- to give a party like this to our little princess. =)

Keila, grow up to be God-fearing, obedient and understanding.
We love you and we only want what's best for you and your kuya Jian.
I hope you'll understand too that this is how we show our great love for you.
Daddy worked hard for this.
He spent sleepless nights and over times.
Mommy worked for every details, big or small.
I hopped from every store, finding the best services and things we needed for the party that would fit in our budget. 
Someday you'll understand. Someday, you'll experience.
But now I hope you and kuya Jian would feel the love me and your dad give.
You both are our treasures. 
And nothing and no one can surpass you both. 
Jesus is in the middle of the family. 
And through Him is this LOVE is flowing. 
Be a good girl Keila. 
We are so excited to see you bloom like my beautiful tulip flower and fly like my favorite butterfly.
I love you my sweet sweet little girl... :)

with lotsa love,

Mommy

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