Xian at (Mommy's) Work

 I don't know but for the past few days I'm really lazy to blog,not to mention blogger is also having it's maintenance.

Anyway, Last Friday I decided to bring Xian at my work place (I've been working as a Research and Development staff for 2 years now although I've been in the same school for 5 years already but the first 3 years of my stay in the institution I was assigned at the Admin office)

Since hubby is in Subic for his work that time, I just texted him that I'll bring the little man to school for a change (hubby is a bit hesitant at first since he's worrying about the set-up that Xian might throw tantrums especially this will be his first time to stay in my work place that looooong. baka daw mainip! So after a lot of prodding,pumayag din naman.pero andaming bilin,kaloka!  No wonder,I seldom bring Xian to school,his first ever visit was last December when he and hubby fetched me from work but didn't stay too long since we're going somewhere and just dropped by to fetched me.Probably that's what hubby is thinking,his unico hijo will be bored for 8 hours.

Just a little info, every morning before I go to work whenever I bid good bye to my little man I always tell him that mommy needs to go to the office to work.That's why whenever someone will ask him where is mommy and daddy his quick response is: "o-office!" then finish his answer with a statement "bili toys and milk Xian!" That's why the thought of going to office with me excites him.

Since it's Friday and it's not a busy day for me at the office, after preparing his supplies, extra shirt and other stuffs good for whole day, not to mention toys to keep him entertained throughout the day, we headed to the school which is a 20 minutes travel from our place.Xian is really excited on his jeep ride.funny thing is,he said "ba-bye" while waiving his hand to the other passengers when we're about to go down. (The reason, he seldom ride a jeep because we have our ever reliable family car Azul everytime we travel that's why experience like this tickle his fancy.Haay! Katuwa talaga mga bata,babaw lang ng kaligayahan!)


Lemme just show the photos on how he kept himself busy while I'm working:

as soon as he saw some clean sheet of paper on my table he immediately asked for "pencil" then started to doodle.

 soundtripping to ease his boredom

taking pic by himself  

some of his baon toys 

lunch time at Jollibee

*play time* 

they're the only kids there that time.

 Everything is running smoothly but come around 2:00 pm he started to be a little bit grumpy, the reason he want his McQueen car.lagot! blame my forgetful self, andaming pwede maiwan si McQueen pa!

If I told him that we left McQueen at home,mas lagot. good thing this save my life:

image of McQueen.salamat kay manong google! kontento na sya dyan :)

 see? :)

Aside from the frequent calls from hubby that time to check the little man and the reason why nalobat ng bongga ang phone ko, good thing it all went well.The little man went home tired but happy and somehow he got a glimpse of mommy's world when I'm not with him. And when his lola asked him where did he go that day,his quick answer: "office kami mommy!"

Sapphire Mommy's Mother's Day 2011

This is my third Mother's Day and not like the previous year we celebrated it at home since that day didn't allow us to go out because of the rainy weather which gave me the feeling of sobrang nakakatamad umalis (and of course,I won't let hubby miss the Pacquiao vs. Mosley Fight) we can re-schedule our family day out some other time.

We just attended the early morning mass.On our way to the church, here's my Mother's Day kiss from my little man Xian who's the primary reason why in the first place I was called a mother.

 the weather is a bit gloomy yet Xian likes to wear his shades.lakas ng trip netong anak ko noh? :)

After the mass, we headed home and it's raining already.We just lounge around at home the whole day, watched the NBA Playoffs telecast on ABS-CBN and afterwards the anticipated Pacquiao vs. Mosley Fight.Hubby grilled some barbecue and cooked spaghetti for our merienda. I have a cake too which he bought last night! :D

*Choco Cherry Torte*

barbecue on a rainy afternoon.haha,why not? :D

another kiss for Mommy!

 this time,kisses for our happy Xian :)

with my two boys

Celebrating occasions like this together and spending quality time with them is the best.These two boys are the blessing from God that I'll forever be thankful.♥

Happy Mother's Day!

"Miles of happy sunshine, arms of everlasting love, touch of sweet roses,
There is magic in the air, whenever you are there,
Mother, everything to you I owe, may all pleasures of life come your way"

 

Mothers Day is a time to honor the wonderful mothers in our life. I'm blessed to have three mothers.To Mama Marjorie, Inay Ludy and my mom-in-law Inay Ligaya, You all made a mark on how I raise my Xian now that I'm also a mom.Thank you for everything and Happy Mother’s Day!

..and to all my fellow mommies, mommy-friends, mommy-cousins, mommy-bloggers, SP mommies, aunties, lola, mommies of my friends, to all the mommies, Happy Mother's Day! :)

Car Wash Anyone?

Meet our very reliable, huggable and cute car wash staff :)

 He loves helping daddy in cleaning the car. He didn't mind getting wet and soapy or get dirty because after that,this gives him the excuse to...

enjoy the water more :)

 strike a pose for mommy's cam

And when I told him to finish swimming in his mini-pool, he gave me this sweet pa-cute look..

Haaay Xian, My adorable toddler, mommy really can't get enough of you!:D

A Well Spent Sunday (Family Day)

Sunday is indeed our Family Day.No doubt about it, we make sure that hubby and I have no other schedules on that day and all we have to do is spend our time as a family.Our time is solely for Xian.He's the boss. 

We headed first to Redemptorist Church in Lipa City to attend the mass. This church is also known as The Divino Amor Chapel wherein devotees from all walks of Life attend the Novena Mass every Wednesday to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.This church just like the one in Baclaran is the place of profound devotion for most Batanguenos.The Redemptorist is run by the Congregation of the Redemptorist missionaries.

Here's our little man praying to Papa Jesus about his personal intentions. Well I guess its more of toys, milk and diapers.hehe! (Notice that he already knew how to do the hand gesture for the sign of the cross while kneeling)

my mag-ama while lighting candles for our personal intentions

Daddy Allan and Baby Xian with Daddy Joseph and Baby Jesus

 Our Lady of Perpetual Help's view from the parking area

As usual after hearing the mass at Redemptorist Church in Lipa, we headed to SM Lipa and since we're 20 minutes early, we just stayed outside while waiting for the mall to open.meanwhile,my two boys are busy playing around to kill time.

 Daddy,smile! picture-picture :) 

 Xian: Daddy, I like your watch buy me one,please?

Hubby: Anak, may watch ka na di ba? bili kita ganito,kapag malaki ka na.

Ay tagal pa.Okay Daddy **sad paawa face**

As soon as the mall open, our first destination is of course, Quantum knowing that I have two boys. We stayed there for more than an hour.

my two babies

 Xian and Friends

see,close na sila! :D

 I like this one mommy, color blue.

After he tried all the available rides there from car to airplane to bus,then motorcycle, submarine and elephant, hi urged his daddy to ride the carousel he saw outside, and daddy gave in to his unico hijo's paglalambing.

We're supposedly going to bring him in the play room to play with other kids but when we asked him if he like to go inside, "no like" daw. The reason: most of the kids in the play room are little girls of his age. see, he knows his group!

We then proceed to the department store since I like to buy a new bag for myself  but when we passed the kiddie section I was instantly hooked from buying new stuffs for Xian to replaced the old one from his feeding bottles teats, cute shirts and other kiddie stuffs for our little man.Eventually I forgot about the bag! :D

Hubby: Aanhin mo pa ba mga damit ni Xian andami pa nya mga bago na di nasusuot di ba?

Me: Eh iba to deh,besides wala pa sya masyadong purple na damit.look,cute kaya..

*after reading the purple shirt's caption* 

Hubby: ah oo meh ok nga,maganda.baka may iba pang kulay,dagdagan mo pa ng isa.

The shirt's caption: Who needs a sports hero, I've got my DAD..

kaya pala pumayag,no wonder! :)

 the little man's stuffs

We mall-hopped from SM Lipa to Robinson's Place to have our lunch there. Since I'm a fan of Filipino and lutong-bahay food,we ate at BInalot sa Dahon in Robinson's. As the name of the store implied, they offer delicious and reasonable priced-Filipino cuisine and their rice is wrapped in the banana leaf that adds aroma to the rice, my all-time favorite is their sizzling pusit while hubby love their sinigang and lechon kawali. (Funny trivia, when I was pregnant with Xian I travel from my work place to the mall with a 10 minutes travel time just to have my lunch there)

This time, what we ordered is Sinigang na hipon in a large bowl which is good for 3-4 people and pork barbecue for Xian then we have halo-halo for dessert. I know I wasn't able to take more pics because the little man beside me is hungry already.

They offer one of the best tasting sinigang! 

Xian capped off his meal by sipping from mommy's drink,time-out muna from his milk! 

Afterwards, we went to the supermarket to buy our one week grocery as the final stop before heading home.

Good thing he have his toy car in his bag to keep him entertained while waiting for mommy and daddy

We headed home after our grocery errand since Xian is tired and sleepy already. Looking forward next weekend! Thank God for Sunday! :)

Addicted to McQueen

Xian gets all giddy when he receives anything CARS-related especially Lightning McQueen. Be it a cap, towel, pj's, slippers, tumbler, shirt, shorts, bag, stickers, card,  pen, activity book, doodle pad, DVD, pillow,toys and the list goes on just about anything.Here are just some of the pics of his growing McQueen stuffs.

 talking about McQueen

oh well, these are mostly from his generous gift givers.Thanks guys! :)

But you know what,The little man's fascination with McQueen and the gang first started with this shirt, which also became his instant (and I guess, all time) favorite. 

that's Sally, the porsche on his shirt until he fall in love more with the red car McQueen :D

 with his CARS doodle pad

Lately his favorite word is "papasok" while carrying his dad's backpack since he always see his cousins with their bag whenever they're going to school and that alone fascinates him.  So if Dora has a trusted backpack that goes with her anytime and anywhere, Xian will have one too! :D

During our trip to the mall last time, I saw this cute McQueen backpack that will perfectly cater to Xian's abubots and snacks especially when we go out.

McQueen backpack and towel

with his fave snacks

fits perfectly on his backpack

there you go, just like Dora , My Xian now have his trusted McQueen backpack wherever he go :)

The C's Holy Week 2011

I'm on an internet hiatus for the past few days, hence, the lack of posts. I  was only  able to check my online accounts (fb,ymail,blogger) last Easter Sunday. yes, it's really a no big deal, but for me that's the least I can do as my own way of sacrificing for things that sometimes difficult to do.

So how did we spend our Holy Week?

 photo credit from Google

For the past years, we usually spend it at home to have some reflections then  we also do Visita Iglesia. My family and relatives went on a Shrine somewhere in Quezon and apparently we weren't able to go with them since hubby is sick. Beforehand,we're planning another family swimming on Easter Sunday just like what we have last year but since hubby is not feeling well since Wednesday because he got the flu (which came from me!) the three of us just stayed at home and have our precious quality time. But nevertheless, that was also the time for us to spend some time on prayers and contemplation and have some reflections with the help of some Lenten shows showed that time. Anyway,the husband is fine now and i'm back on track :)