Christmas '10

it's mateos 3rd Christmas :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas :)

We moved to Serendra last May 2008 and i have never put up Christmas decors in our home.

I felt that it's too tiny to clutter with a Christmas tree and decors are all around naman na so what's the point, right?

Well, now that Mateo is 2 years old and seeing his face light up everytime he sees Christmas lights made me want to have a bit of Christmas in our tiny place :)

Panic set in when I couldn't find Christmas decals!

Good thing I found this in S and R :)


Slim enough! :) with built in lights pa! :)

And it even inspired me to accomplish my Christmas gift list :)

Sigh...


I even put up decorative blocks :)


Hodivah. :)

I must admit, it did made a difference :)

I hope I will be better prepared next year :)

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Am apple does not fall from the tree :)

I am addicted to Starbucks. Ever since I was introduced to it. Some people find it to pretentious... too expensive... blended drinks too sweet... Blah blah :)

Whatever :) I love it. I even collect the tumblers. Lol :)

So it was just natural for me to introduce it early to Mateo :)

Here he is. With a venti cup. 10 days old :)


You can see that he loves it already :)

It was not a surprise to me when one of his first words was...
" 'abucks " :)

He even has his own starbucks tumbler :)


So when I found out the the first drive thru Starbucks was just five minutes away... I decided that it was time for a road trip! :)

See how excited he was? :)


Hurry Mommy! :)


Iced non fat white chocolate mocha with whipped cream please for mommy. (super plastic ako. Wahahaha. Non fat with whipped cream.)

Iced chocolate for .

Toffee nut mocha and praline mocha ( Christmas in a cup lol ) for the manangs :)



Some goodies. Aka. Ensaymada.


Yahoo! :)


Nom nom nom. Delicioso mom :) thanks! :)

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My 2 dates :)

Working 6 days a week sometimes makes me lazy to do more productive things on my off days. I prefer to just stay in bed and do nothing except to watch TV, surf the net and bug Chris and Mateo :)

After my recent trip to china, I haven't had the chance to bond with my boys...


And last Sunday, I wasn't able to make time for them because ... well ... I went to the St James Bazaar ... Teeheehee :)


I did try to make up for it by baking banana bread muffin... :)



But I know it wasn't enough. So I had a movie date night with chris :) Harry Potter time :)





Pepper lunch :) yum :)

Thanks hun :)

So what about my booboocles? :)

I left for work early to spend time with him of course! :)


See his happy face when he saw his mommie at 3 pm? :) My heart melted when he saw me and hugged me tight :)

Of course I treated him to lullubelles. :) Yoghurt time :)


I wish I could spend more time with you :)

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Catching up :)

I realized that haven't posted to my Mateo blog in a while :/


Here is Mateo enjoying his silk PJs while "swimming" in his silk comforter. Slippery!


Here we are in Golden Spoon! No yoghurt taste at all. :/ yummy but I it tasted too sinful ...


Enjoying the Christmas light show :)


With tata pat :)


With ate Arra :)



Just almost 26 months old and oh so smart! Watching him play his games amaze me :) He can now draw lines and almost perfect circles!

Sigh. Too fast.

I love you more and more each day. :)

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Read to me mommy :)

Another lazy Sunday :)

Fixed my new iPhone 4! Thanks for my gift Hun :) I love it :)


Spend the rest of my Sunday walking around Serendra ... I had a nice stroll and enjoyed people watching. :)

Then I saw this ...


Hodivah. Cheesy? :) I am happy that they can proclaim each others love for each other but I am definitely not the type to do something like this :) how about you? Lol

To each his own :)

Whatever floats your boat :)

I then took Mateo to High Street where he decided to go to Healthy Options and get himself some Elmo juice :) courtesy of mommy of course :)

He just continuously amaze me. I can never say that enough. :)




Anyhoo, afternoon ended with me reading a book to Mateo inside a closet in the playroom :) what a fun way to end my stroll :)



Hope everyone had a peaceful Sunday :)

The PAC-MAN won ... Again :)

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Wolverine

My little wolverine.


How can I make haircuts easier for you? ;)

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Cold Breeze

I love Christmas. I love the cool wind on my face. I love chilly mornings.

I love Christmas carols. I love bazaars. :)

I love seeing Mateos face light up at the sight of giant Christmas Trees :)


Sigh. :)

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Shoot that ball!

We are in the province again and Mateo loves being here :)


Although our trip took longer than it should have, it's always worth it :)


Mateo anticipating ...



Hi ate Arra and Lexi lulu


One of my favorite moments was seeing Mateo enjoying shooting hoops with ate Arra :) they had a blast and he refused to stop playing! :)








Shoot that ball ! :) thanks ate Arra :)

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24

24 month old milestones for Mateo :)


Still adorable as ever.

Favorites:

Show: still hi-5 and letter factory
And PILIPINAS win na win. Gosh.

Food: you still love yakult and yoghurt and have recently acquired the love of cheese :)



Favorite people :)

Ate Ava, Ate Arra and Tito Jack :)



Favorite activities :)

Jumping. Dancing. Drawing. Eating. Hugging. Laughing. Talking up a storm.

New words - I can't seem to catch up with you :) you say new words daily.


Favorite game with mommy :

Hide and seek :) and show me the number.

New favorite toy. Mega blocks race track.

I love you. That's an understatement.

Two years ago :



One year ago :


Now.

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Sesame Street Party in Bonifacio High Street :)

I was not planning on throwing Mateo a 2nd birthday party this year but i kept hearing him sing "happy birthday teo" and practicing how to blow the candle... so I panicked :)

We decided to have it in Italianni's since the birthday boy loves pasta :) Theme? Why not Elmo? :)

It was kinda hard to pull it off but it was all worth it :). I woke up late so I rushed to Market Market and bought balloons. I thought it would be easy to find Elmo party stuff but I was wrong. :(. According to the sales girl... "di daw salable ! " LOL

So I ended up with a sesame street party :) Cute naman :)


The colors were super nice :)




Here is the whole gang in italianni's :)


Yep. I inflated 30 balloons... All by myself :)

Table set up :)


Not bad for a 4 hour prep time :)


Cake from his party planner from last year... Kelly! :) talk about super super thoughtful! :)




I thought we were gonna do cupcakes ! :)


Birthday candle blowing number 1 !


Number 2! :)


Happy baby ! :)





Family Pic!








Last minute cake chomping :)

Our last stop was the church. No pictures there of course :)

Thank you for all the well wishers.

Mateo had a super fun time! Super worth it!

Thank you Lord. :)

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