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 :)

Lovin' Weekend

What I love about weekend is the fact that my husband prepares our food and he's the one in-charge in cooking most of the time.hehe! He always asks me what I wanted to eat or anything I'm craving (parang buntis lang!) just like the last time, we're too lazy to go to the mall after attending the Sunday mass so we decided to head straight to our home and have our lunch in the comfort of our home with our all time fave inihaw. 

After thawing the meat and preparing all the necessary things as part of my participation, hubby grilled the meat just in time for lunch. We had these gastronomic Filipino food with matching unlimited rice on the banana leaf. Pinoy na Pinoy!

these are the best photos I have so please bear with me :P 

 Inihaw na liempo

Inihaw na manok

What's inihaw without the yummy "sawsawan" composed of soy sauce, onion, tomato and siling labuyo

steamed talong and bagoong Balayan

I love green mangoes! *drooling*

We capped the superb lunch with a double dutch ice cream!

 

After that, we had a dvd marathon together with our little man.I just love our laid-back Sunday with my family.If only weekend stays forever.

How about you, how did you spend your weekend? :)

My Future Binata

 *Sigh* 

 Looking at his pic, I can't help but utter how big he is now. far from the fragile little baby I used to held in my arms wayback. 

*Sigh* *Sigh* *Sigh*

Time really flies sooooo fast. I'm really having mixed emotions, If only I could keep him little and adorable forever. *Sigh*

 

Aloha, LCC!

This is another reason why I have a lot of back log posts last time (which I’m now trying to catch up), we had our 2 days employees' day in a beach a day after the school's commencement exercises. By the way, we had that event yearly as part of every employees’ R&R which every hardworking employees like us deserves, ayt? :) I've been working in a school for close to 5 years and this is one event every one of us look forward in our school calendar.

This year, the organizer’s chosen venue is in Little Bridge Resort, Taal, Batangas and the theme is Aloha. This is my second time on that resort since hubby and I have already been there 3 years ago together with our college buddies and the fact that I already knew what is in store for me, I felt like it doesn’t excite me anymore but nevertheless, everyone is expected to attend talaga.

As soon as we arrived there, what else to do kundi picture-picture! :D


Here are just some of the photos from that day:

view of the beach

 with my officemates friends 

 

checking the bed,hmmm pwede na! 

with my friend Karen

few snapshots during the parlor game with my LCC kapamilya

a quick photo op in our Aloha costume before heading to the night's party

Although there are a very few minor glitches on the 2-days event, it was still fun and somehow relieved the stress in everyone's exhausted mind during the past few days . Hopefully next year Bora naman.haha,choosy! :D

 

Thoughts About Last Week

I'm really not feeling well last week, I'm having a terrible headache plus sore throat, feeling feverish not to mention cough and colds, my goodness sabay-sabay sila! I probably got it from eating too much sweets and drinking (uber cold) softdrinks. Not to mention, indulging myself with ice cream hubby bought during our trip to the grocery. Pasaway, I know!

Because of that, lie low muna sa lambingan mode with my little man. As much as I want to shower him with too much kisses like I always do every day and every minute when I'm around,lie low muna. So for the meantime,konting distansya muna and sacrifice since I don't want him to catch the virus. Di kaya ng pusong ina ko na makita na nagkasakit sya dahil sakin.

Tuesday midnight I was awakened from sleep when I felt a little hug from a tiny arm, obviously it's my Xian because hubby is at work and he only go home every weekend and since we co-sleep with Xian eversince he’s just a baby, it’s just the two of us that night. He doesn’t want to sleep naman beside his Inay and Tatay (lolo and lola) from the other room. He said “tabi,mommy..” So when I open my eyes, I saw my darling Xian watching me intently. At first I thought he just wanted to drink his milk and when I asked him,he said "no like" then I slightly kiss and hug him back then told him na matulog na ulit kami since mommy is really not feeling well and besides, it’s past midnight already. Then I closed my eyes because my head is really heavy. Although my eyes are closed, I peek and notice again that although Xian is trying his best to close his eyes, he still glance at me every once in a while. I saw his face with this unexplainable expression.That’s the first time I saw him like that. Probably because I never got sick for the long time and I’m always the vibrant and kulit mom to Xian. That moment, I felt like he really wants to ease the pain so we could go back to our sweet touchy-feely mode once again. My eyes are close but my mind is wide awake and I really want to cry. but I don't want him to see  me weak just like that. Last thing I know is nagpapakiramdaman kaming mag-ina! I don’t know how long we’re in that position. Good thing we both managed to sleep.

That same morning, hubby called and I told him about it. Likewise, he’s also amazed with what Xian did last night and even try to comment that our little man is not a baby anymore. “Pwede na nga daw maging kuya!” In my condition, naisingit pa talaga eh! 

After a couple of days of being sick, Good thing, I’m feeling ok already, back to cuddle time with my two boys. Need to really take good care of myself especially for Xian. I don’t want to see him sad and longing for mommy just like what happened for the past few days.t'was really hard! So near,yet for the little man, kinda far. haaay! Promise baby that will be the last time,I'll keep myself always fit and healthy for you (and daddy too!).. promise :)

 

Xian's 2nd Birthday

As usual this is again a late post and I still have a lot in my draft.kaloka!

Btw, Last March 25 (Friday) our little man celebrated his second birthday. We just had a simple celebration at home for family and friends, far from his 1st birthday celebration last year wherein imbitado halos ang buong barangay! So this time around, something intimate lang yet something that our little man will surely enjoy. Since he is fascinated with the Disney movie CARS and his ultimate fave character is Lightning McQueen, that's the theme I had in mind for his birthday.

Since Xian's birthday fall on a Friday, hubby and I  filed a vacation leave from our respective employers beforehand. we attended first the early mass on that day then we headed home afterward to prepare the food and since hubby is really a superb cook, he is the one who's in-charged with all the cooking,I'm just his assistant for that day :) 

As soon as we arrived home, Xian excitedly open mommy and daddy's birthday gift.When we asked him if he like it, his quick response "Yes, like!"

 birthday boy Xian :)

I prepare a simple DIY project, which served as the background. a black and white backdrop similar to the checkered Nascar flag while the yellow, red and green banderitas are also the colors used in other Nascar Flags.so match pa din! :D

 

the yummy cake and cupcakes from Goldilocks

Xian is grumpy already, he want another cake blowing for the nth time! 

okay, candle blowing again for the sake of the birthday boy...

Some of the food prepared on that day:

Seafood Bicol Express

 caldereta

 

pasta and the sauce

chicken sopas

pansit

ham and cheese roll

mini version of hotdog and marshmallow 

puto cheese

fruity graham cake

the birthday boy in his red ferrari shirt

the birthday boy's forever proud parents :)

with my All Time Friends Mareng Frances and Bes

office friends who took their time to celebrate with us even with their busy schedules.

the little man is having fun opening his gifts and eating his birthday cake :)

Too bad, I can't upload all the pics on that day, but the little man really had fun from the tiny cars, candle blowing, playmates, birthday song, balloons and cake, happy faces, laughters and giggles,hugs and kisses etc etc..

Happy Happy Birthday again Baby Love, We love you soooo much times infinity! ~xoxo~