The Little Man's New Apple of the Eye

If you've been reading this blog since it all started you're definitely aware that our Xian is an avid fan of Lightning McQueen. From his McQueen ride to toys, clothes, shoes,  bedsheet, underwear, towel, toy bin, plate and cup, school bag, school supplies, cap, at kung anik-anik stuffs bearing the McQueen design. That's why he's very easy to please – any McQueen item you'll give to him either as a gift or pasalubong, he'll reward you with a thank you and a kiss, ganun sya umappreciate at ka-happy with the Disney Pixar character.

*June 2012* ready for school! McQueen ba ka'nyo?

Until one day during one of our family trip to the mall for our grocery errand,my boys went to Toys "R" Us while I'm at the supermarket. His dad bought him a transformers toy. I can't believe that he's instantly hooked with the autobot. After that,watching Transformers movies became one of our family's bonding time kung dati kami lang ni hubby nakaka-appreciate, ngayon pati si Xian nahilig na din.He can actually cite majority of the Transformers major characters without batting an eyelash.

Anyway, I can't believe that this Optimus Prime toy cost around Php 850! yung liit na yan? dyosme!

  

Good thing, McDonald's previous happy meal featured the Transformers. Xian love all of them, and although they're stuck in vehicle form it's better than having a hard time mismatching them.Atleast safe sya,sira-miko din naman yung anak ko.

the trans-four-mers!

early morning shot of our happy Xian

When I asked him if he still like McQueen.his instant response -- "yes! but mommy i'm a big boy already, see? (then stand in front of me for me to see how tall he is now.haha!) Sabi kase ni daddy, transformers toys na 'pag big boy na.. pero buy mo pa din ako lagi ng McQueen ha?"

So this is all the husband's fault.lol.

Obviously, may dumagdag na sa Christmas list ng bagets. So to all our family members / relatives / ninongs and ninangs -- you already know what to give this Christmas.teehee!


 

Pimp My Ride

The little man got his early birthday gift last Sunday.Because his happiness is also our ultimate happiness, here's what we've got for him this year:

Power Wheels Lightning McQueen car

I asked him what's the name of his car.I suggested "Macky" short for McQueen. Kaso panget daw yun.Cars2 na lang daw.haha! Anak naman, ayoko sana basagin trip mo pero pangalan ba yun? No matter how I insist  and suggest cute names, he always ends up with "Cars2". Maybe because that's his favorite McQueen movie of all time. haaay whatever,anak!

O sya pagbigyan na,after all sa kanya naman yun ba't ba ko nangengelam eh sa yun ang type ng bagets! ^-^

The features are really nice, even the husband agreed that the price is worth it.

 

 I noticed that the little man became so OC with his new ride that after he used it, he will immediately wipe the surface and park the car on its proper place in the corner of our living room (This weekend pa namin plan i-try sa outdoor.Sorry baby, KJ ang mommy.haha!). May instance pa nga na gusto nya i-wash ang car (just like what they do with Azul as one of their favorite daddy-son bonding moment). I just told him that daddy's car is different from baby's car. It also became his instant tambayan even when he's watching his favorite cartoons. 

He really love his car and the first time he knew about it as our birthday gift, his eyes instantly gleams with so much happiness. Ayun,deadmaru na ang blue bike nya.

I'm sure this is one of the most memorable gift he received from us for the past three years - his first car that he can actually drive around. Karera daw sila ni daddy paguwi, pero sya daw ang panalo kase magdi-drift daw sya.haha! haaaay anak, big boy ka na talaga.

Advance Happy birthday Xian naming mahal, we are really happy that you like our gift because to us, you are God's most precious gift.


Love always,
Mommy and Daddy

When McQueen Meets Thomas

Xian is a certified Lightning McQueen fan that's why I was surprised when I saw this on top of our bed as soon as I enter the room few days ago.

 the red car meets the tank engine!

What's cool is that they're not pitted against each other.Instead....

 

It's nice to see the two of them together.Obviously, friends naman pala sila.Hmmm, I smell another character addiction from the little man,don't cha think? :)

Ang Hamper, Bow!

Xian found another use for his Disney Cars pop-up hamper...

An instant hideout!

Good thing hindi sya claustrophobic like me.hihi.

This is supposedly a toy storage which is perfect for his space in our room but the moment he saw it,he didn't like to put his toys anymore, instead he placed himself inside. So kamusta naman yun. Lakas maka-trip netong anak ko talaga!

Anyway,what's nice about this item is it pops open in seconds and collapses down for quick storage under our bed.

The original price is P599.75 and since SM was on sale the last time I went there, I got the item for half the price! :)

 

 

Cars 2 Dip n' Donuts

i had my Christmas shopping Part 1 last Saturday after work and as expected, SM Lipa was jampacked with shoppers and window-shoppers.There's always a long queue saan man ako tumingin,blockbuster ang mga stores! I was not surprised at all, since it's a weekend and everybody's in the mood for shopping plus it's also a day for families to bond which made me miss our own Family Day Out in times like this :(

I spent 5 hours at the mall,roaming around,checking out possible gifts but I was at the toy section most of the time to buy gifts for hubby and me's godchildren which already reached a dozen after we combined them, but one of the things I hate that day was the long queue at the cashier! Kaloka.

After my unfinished Christmas shopping,since it's getting late already,I'm in a hurry to buy pasalubong but lining up again will surely eat my time, so I  just went straight to Go Nuts' Donuts to buy a box of Amazing Glaze which is our household's favorite donut because of it's taste, texture, and fluffiness and luckily they still have this which became an instant pasalubong for the little man:

Dip N' Donuts! 

Bite size donuts with three different dip flavors: Strawberry Stealth, Pastillas Power and Chocolate Charger. I chose the Pastillas Power. I love that their donuts are not so sweet yet it deliciously melts in the mouth.

When I came home,it's happiness for the little man to see McQueen with his favorite donut! :)

Where Can I Find You?

 Disney Pixar Cars Multi Bin Toy Box

Currently I'm looking for a toy organizer for Xian's toys and stuffs and I think the best way to encourage him more to unclutter and keep his space tidy is a Cars toy bin organizer!

The question is,san ba nakakabili neto since I find this stuff online? I once checked Toys R Us but they don't have anything like this and mostly their toy organizers are the usual plastic container (which is currently what we're using for Xian's toys) or probably sa iba nilang store kaya? or sa Toy Kingdom siguro. That I have yet to check.

Other cutie designs which I like:

Baul-inspired

 

toys and books organizer

 

pwede for boys and girls kaya lang baka di appealing kay bagets.

cutie Lolong look-alike bin.kyooot!

simple basket storage

12 bin toy storage organizer

 

hmmm pwede, pero parang ang complicated naman neto masyado.

 this toy box reminds me of our cooler.lol.

cool! kahit si Xian at playmate nya, kasya sa loob nyan.

But, the first picture above is still my choice of toy box. Does anyone knows a store here in the Philippines that sells McQueen toy organizer like that?


 
 

New Loot for the Little Man

A Lightning McQueen character slippers!

side view!

top view!

After our husband and wife day out (aka Saturdate) after he fetched me from work, on our way home the husband noticed me busy taking pictures of the stuff.


Hubby: My,Kelangan talaga may picture taking pa? 

Me: Oo bakit ba? ba-blog ko lang :)


what I thought as a disapproval of my quirky habit, he said "ipatong mo dun sa dashboard my, tas lagyan mo ng shades!"


Hahaha!


Ay sus may sarili naman palang idea kaya ganun.


Anyway, here's his brilliant idea (kuno!) as suggested:

obviously the shades belongs to hubby and Xian.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to upload here all the shots kaya eto lang isang to, pero meron pa shots na parang magkausap sila and the other one is nagkakarera. So pinatulan ko talaga idea ng asawa ko. Wala eh, trip-trip lang.haha!


There you go, here's the little man's feet wearing his McQueen slippers.

Perfect pang-harabas for his outdoor playtime. Obviously, this is his current favorite pair,very comfy pa.Ka-chow! ;)

Goldilocks Cars 2 Choco Crunch Polvoron

Cars 2 Mania is all over than they even have a Goldilocks Limited Edition Choco Crunch Polvoron (just like the previous Toy Story Choco Crunch Polvoron Set), a pasalubong from his dad which my Xian obviously enjoyed 'til the last piece.

 

 the cute box which became a box for Xian's crayons after he ate all the content.

cute and yummy polvoron

Here's the little man.busy kung busy,wapakels sa camera:

 not just one,but two.yummy,baby?

 why so serious?

no more na daw.

Also, Goldilocks are now using paper bag for all their goodies as part of their plastic-free campaign.nice no? Hopefully all the establishments will implement this as well as the other cities and towns just like Muntinlupa as part of our country's effort to waste reduction.di hamak talaga na mas maganda kumpara sa plastic,eco-friendly pa :)

 

Adidas Shoes, I Want!

Yes, I want a pair but not for myself nor for hubby but for the little man.It's Lightning McQueen Adidas Kids rubber shoes from their Disney line Cars 2 Collection. From the three available pairs, I specifically like this one.

See,nice design no? this running shoes will definitely spruce up my little man's outfit.I like the look,very sleek and stylish plus Xian will love it because of McQueen :)

Here are the two other rubber shoes designs from their collection:

cute din noh?

The rubber shoes is also bagay with this:

The first time I saw the shoes from one of my favorite mommy blogger Frances, I was like "Wowwww! Are they also available here in Batangas?" I want a pair for my little man Xian. But too bad for me because they're exclusively available at Adidas Shop in ATC, Eastwood Mall, Greenbelt 3, Power Plant, Trinoma, Robinsons Bacolod and Gaisano Davao, and Rustan's Makati, Shangri-la Plaza.Kamusta naman yun,di ko ata keri mag-travel from Batangas to Manila just for a pair of shoes.haha!

I'll just ask the ever reliable husband to look for this pair of shoes since Rustan's is just 30 minutes drive from his workplace. I guess with the price of the shoes, that will be Xian's Christmas shoes already (or wag na lang kaya muna sya mag-gatas at diaper for 1 month).hahaha!