Birthday Countdown

I remember spending so much time planning for Mateo's 1st birthday party last year :)









I wanted it to be perfect... And it almost was :)

Ondoy happened just days before the big event and I thought that we wouldn't be able to pull it off but we did ! :)

Mateo had lots of fun. The guests had a blast. And my whole family was there. :)










Papa, Mama and my Achie and Lil sis Che were all there with their kiddos :) That was what made the day perfect for me :)



























Now he is turning two in a few days and I haven't planned anything big. I want it to be simple but as joyful this time :)

I don't know how many of you read my blog but I want to use this time to thank everyone for being always here for me and Mateo. I talk about Mateo every chance that I can and my family and friends never get tired of listening to me and my Mateo stories.


















To my pedia and mommy friends who never gets tired of listening to my paranoia and ka-aningan about Mateo. I know sometimes you just wanna strangle me :)

For mateos first crush. Nuf said. And her hubby too :)

















To his lolo Fred, Lola zon and of course a-Jak :) thank you for always finding time to visit Mateo and have fun fun time with him :)

To my super Manangs... I seriously doubt you read my blog but I wanna thank you both from the bottom of my heart for being super yayas to Mateo :) For being happy and jolly and patient in teaching teo his letters and number etc :)








To his super cousins. :) Mateo adores all of you :) thank you for all the love :)

















To Lola Helen and of course Lolo Mar :) for the unending love and support :) lol








To tata Len and tata che :) for loving him the way I love him :)









And to daddy chris :) for never getting tired of making Mateos "molk" every night. For loving him and being his number one fan :)








And for the one who gave us Mateo :) I doubt if you have time to read my blog but you know what my heart wants to say... Your blessing and gift is more than I could ever have imagined. He is perfect for me. :) Thank you Lord. :) I love you :)

Location:11th Ave,Taguig City,Philippines

Long Weekend :)

It's lexi-lulu's 1st birthday last Saturday and of course we had to go home and celebrate :)




Airport and plane time with Mateo is getting a bit less stressful now that he's almost two. :) or maybe he is just getting used to plane rides. It is also his first time to look out the window and said " wow" when he saw that we were flying :)


Still with the trusty " milk " though :) I'll wean when he is ready hahaha :)

Here are some photos of my crazy weekend :)


Fun times with his cousins. iPad and iTouch galore. Tsk tsk. Mommies are enablers.


Of course we went to visit Papa in Echague :)


Mommy Che and Lexi :)


I ate a lot. Period. Fried bananas are staples for breakfast. Lol.


I just love this picture of Leila.


Shots during the birthday party :)








Ganda :)











Yep. I wore a costume for the tutus and tiaras party. Walang kokontra :)


Just saying .... :)

Twenty Three Month Old !

You are my source of joy and happiness :) I can never have enough of you.

You will turn two soon and I still cannot believe how blessed I am for having you in my life :)


Holding your chubby hands.


Just hanging out with you.


Even if I'm so tired. You make everything in my life worthwhile :)

At 23 months you still love giving me and your daddy hugs and kisses. You still love learning. You love your books :)


You love playing with us and recently have started saying two-three word sentences like " Mateo hug, mommy sing, elm friend, daddy wake, hi and bye manang" :)

Jejemon as it may be, you chant " winawin pinas" just for kicks :)




Thank you for being you my love... I love you :)

Location:Amorsolo St,Makati City,Philippines

Weekend Busters :) - an update :)

I went to meet my sisses in Chelsea Serendra for a Sunday brunch :)





No pics of sherry, the boys and the kids :( I had too much fun eating and catching up with them.

* updated this one with pictures from the daddy cam :)


Hey carol :) we missed you! :(




Power couple #1 :)




Power couple #2 lol :)


Daddy James and his ballerina :)


Mateo loves his fries :)


Kuya Gabby and his crayons :)

Mateo and Gabby was doing an eating and coloring competition while the ballerina, Chloe looked on :) She was probably wondering what the commotion was about :)

James, Joe and Chris discussed... well, they lost me somewhere between progressive schools and camera lens :)

I love being with the girls :) I hope carol can join us next time :)



Mateo and his new etch a sketch from Daddy :)

Tacos : my menu for this Sunday :)

Location:11th Ave,Taguig,Philippines

Almost 2!

Time flies so fast is an understatement. :)

Location:Havelock Rd,,Singapore

Books! Books! Books!

I am trying to start a new Sunday routine. Cooking :)











Pasta galore for the troops :)











Super yummy :) lol.

The usual Mommy and Mateo Sunday bonding was spent in fully booked :)











Mateo was so excited to be there! He didn't know what to read first! He kept on chanting "go Dora go!" and "spongebob" :)











I am so glad that Mateo loves books :)

Another Sunday treat for my little one ...











Iced chocolate drink from Starbucks :) YUM :)

Serendra was full of people as usual :)











The day had to end with dancing :)








Ate Arra visited us :) It's always fun having her around. Mateo adores her :)








Till next Sunday. ;)