Rhaine's 3rd Birthday

Today is my daughter's 3rd birthday. When I ask her what she wanted to do on her birthday, she just said sing happy birthday and blow candle on her cake. Haaysss.... kids at this age are really innocent. Simple things makes them happy. She's so funny, lovable and fun to be with. She actually makes our house lively and colorful. Although sometimes she gives me head ache because of so much "kakulitan."

Will have a liitle celebration later. Robin will cook spaghetti and I already prepared fruit salad. Nanay said she would bring ice cream and Tita Weng will buy her a cake. This cake will fulfill her birthday wish, hehe. Anyways she also likes to have an Ipad just like his brother. I told her when she turn 7 years old. That's 4 years from now I wonder if Ipad is still available or there maybe a better gadget.

Thank you Lord for my wonderful kids!

Our First New Year Celebration at our own House

We just move May of last year to our new house. We celebrated Christmas at my mom's house so we decided to welcome the new year at our house. We don't have any vistor so its just the four of us, me, my husband and my two kids. We prepared spaghetti, bread, ham and fruits for the evening. Nanay gave us something for desert like ube, ginatang bilo-bilo and graham. She also give us kare-kare and menudo. I let my kids sleep in the afternoon so that they will be awake on new years eve. After eating we spend the night watching fireworks (we don't have any fireworks except for a small "lusis" that we did not use) and taking pictures. Our neighbor had a video and drinking session so my husband stayed there a little bit. I think we slept our 2am and in the morning we went to Batangas to have a splash at Endaya Cove. It was a great day to welcome the year 2012. Thank you Lord for all your blessings!!!

Christmas 2011 at Mamu's House

It should be our first Christmas at our own house but then we decided to celebrate it at my mom's house along with my brother Darwin's family. Like last year I cooked some of the food like kaldereta, fried chicken and carbonara. I also made coffee jelly as requested by my mom. It was a quiet evening since none of our neighbors are outside. Anyway my kids enjoy the night specially when its time to open their gifts. Good thing they sleep in the afternoon so they are awake in the Christmas eve.

Mamu's Christmas Tree

David and Rhaine

Our Noche Buena

David's gifts

Rhaine's gifts

Paper Jamz Guitar (our gift to David)

Musical Butterfly (our gift to Rhaine), Mickey is gift from Mamu

David playing pool with Mamay after eating

Chrismtas Party at Endaya Cove 2011

Since I was small we used to visit my Tito Vic's house to have Christmas Party. Now that they have a resort in Cuenca, Batangas called "Endaya Cove" the party was held there again just like last year. I was not able to trade schedule so me and my husband followed after my shift. We arrived there around 1pm. Although the resort has been there for a while the tricycle driver doesnt know the place since its not open to public. The resort is in a hidden place and the road is not yet fix. The rain makes the way tougher. I was really surprised when the driver says we need to pay P120, wew.

When we arrived everyone had eaten and is waiting for the program to start. We went to the big " kubo" where we usually stays and have our lunch there. After a while the program started. It begins with raffle of toys for kids. Good thing David did not cry when he was not called in the raffle. Rhaine was able to get a pink teddy bear and me a shoulder bag. Robin was not called too even in the cash raffle. Anyway my two kids was able to get P700 each and toys from Tita Melet. My kids also enjoy swimming in the cold pool. Its really relaxing to unwind once in a while and be with nature.

People waiting for their names to be called in the raffle

Tito Tony calling the names of the winner (the guy in black is Tito Vic who never fails to shares his blessing every Christmas)

Rhaine with her Pink Teddy

Rhaine enjoying the pool

David now is not afraid of the pool

Mamu, Caca, Rhaine, David and Me

Caca and Rhaine

Beautiful View

CCC PLP Masquerade Christmas Party

The Invitation

My Shoes

My Nails

My mask

The arrival (hehe)

Cute Me

The Stage

The Venue (Tejeros Convention at Island Cove)

Our Hosts (Art and Maki)

Team Aviators (Best Team for the month of November

The food

Dinner Time

The yummy dessert

Nom nom nom

Jonald and Ynah

Best Mask Winner

Star of the Night

Picture picture

Our Team with some extras hehe

Exhausted... Bulalo Meal in Tagaytay after the party 

Happy 2nd Birthday Rhaine Danielle

Last July 10, 2011, Sunday, my little girl Rhaine celebrated her 2nd birthday. It's a very simple celebration. We cooked spaghetti, fried chicken, hotdogs and mallows on sticks, menudo, dynamite (chili finger) and I prepared coffee jelly for desert. Her tita weng brought cake and ice cream. We just give out food to our new neighbors and celebrate the special event with our family. Our first visitor is Mamu followed by my BFF Anette. In the afternoon Tita Weng and Michael arrived. Late noon Tito Andy and his family arrived too. It was my brother Darwin as our last visitor. Bad for me since our computer is still broken I did not bother charging my digital camera. Though we don't have any pictures to keep, the memories will stay in my heart. This day the stye on her right eye is almost healed while on the other eye it just popped. I love you Rhaine!

Mother's Day 2011

Well nothing special for this day. I slept with my mom house after painting our house the day before mother's day. I wake up early around 4am, eat breakfast and take bath. I slept again after a while. We did not prepare any food for the day I just greeted my mom happy mother's day. We stayed in the house the whole day watching TV. We match Pacquiao and Mosley fight even though we are already told that Manny won the game. Mosley keeps on running and I would say its not a good fight. Mosley make it too easy for Manny. Anyway we went home around 7pm. Even though we did not make any special celebration I am very thankful for my mom. Just like what they said nobody can replace the love of a mother. Truly I thank God for giving me my mom. Once again, Happy Mother's Day! Thanks to all those people who texted me and greeted me in FB. I did not reply to any of them.... 

Endaya Clan Reunion 2011

Last February 26, 2011 we had our reunion at Cuenca Institute. The theme of the party is retro. We arrived early at my lola's house but they don't want to be there in the said event so early. We went there around 5pm and the party started at 4pm. They are already calling the family of each clan. This reunion by the way are the siblings of my grandfather on my mother's side and their families. Not lots of people are wearing retro including me. I don't have talent in dancing at all, since the party is dancing all night I am not into it. There are lots of foods as usual. Sad part is that on our side only 2 siblings of my mother come and they are actually not sure 12 or 13. I have some pictures taken but then it is still on my camera. I was able to remember the faces of some but really I can't remember their names. I am looking forward to our next reunion next year. 

Chrismtas Eve

Our Christmas eve was very quiet. I cooked some of the food for our noche buena. I cooked spaghetti, fried chicken, menudo and caldereta. We have lots of food on the table but only few of us. My dad is having drinking session with Tito Joe and Tito Pip outside my mom's house. My brother Darwin and his wife, Rica, are also there but they just slept on Christmas eve because they don't have rest yet from work. My husband and my little girl are also asleep. It was me, my mom and David who are there in the kitchen. My brother Dennis and his family was not able to come. Me and my mom had chitchat and we played with David's new remote control car. The whole neighborhood is very quiet and I don't hear any christmas song. We slept at around 4am I think. In the morning my husband and David leave and went to our house. Tito Joe and Tito Peter decided to go to Batangas. My mom and dad supposedly should come with them but changed their mind. My Dad left the house also with his kumpares. It was me, my mom and Rhaine who was left. We are hiding inside the house because of lots of carolers. We are pretending nobody is in the house, hehehe. We just talked all day, have a nap and browse the web. We planned to go to the mall but decided not to leave. It was really a quiet Christmas for us... a rest I would say for me. I am hoping that the coming new year celebration would be more fun! Merry Christmas to all! 

Christmas 2010

I don't know what is the reason I don't feel or I am not that excited about Christmas. Is it true that its for kids only and not for adults? I guess one thing that affects me is my environment. We don't have christmas decor at home and I only see few houses with christmas lights. Also I guess not having much to spend for the holiday affects me. They say Christmas is not about giving gifts but rather remembering birth of Jesus Christ. This is also time to be with your family to celebrate and be thankful for the great year. But still I feel sad for not having money to buy gifts for my friends and loved ones. I was not even able to buy gifts for my kids (this is the saddest part for me). Haaaysss.... 

When I got married 5 years ago, we always spend Christmas with my husband's family. It is because only in this season my mother-in-law would go home from Hongkong. This time she is not coming to the Philippines, I know this is quite sad for my husband and his sisters. But because of this I asked my husband to spend christmas eve with my parents. I know its going to be a memorable night since my brothers with their family will also be there. Merry Christmas to all! Goodbye 2010!

2010 Christmas Party at Endaya Cove

Its a yearly celebration that we had with my tito and tita, my cousins and other relatives from my mom's side. Before it was held at my Tito Vic's residence in Quezon City but since their private resort in Batangas, Endaya Cove, was finished it was always held there. I guess it is also more convenient for my lola since its near their house rather than travelling from Batangas to QC. 

Every year we are excited with foods, gifts, raffles and different prizes and of course seeing our relatives. It was a lunch invitation but my dad doesn't want to travel late due to traffic so we left Cavite at around 6:00am. We are the first batch to arrive. Good thing some food are already cooked so we had our breakfast. During lunch time lots of people arrived. I knew some of them but most of them I don't. I think other people in Batangas are also invited. The weather is not that cooperative, it was raining and the kubo and space to cover are not enough. It find it too crowded specially during the raffle. We are at one place since it was raining. Not everyone is called in the raffle unlike before, everyone have gifts. I guess because of too many visitors. They give away four cherry mobile cellphone for the grand prize. My little boy got sad because he was one of the kid who did not receive a toy from the raffle. I find it also disappointing. The crowd are uncontrollable specially when kids are asked to fall in line for money give aways. Everyone are going in front even adults whom should not be included. Haays... it was a headache. Anyways I am still thankful for what we got and the good food. Both my Kuya won cellphone in the raffle. I just hope that next year if they will invite others I hope they would make things more organize. I want to thank Tita Milet for the big teddy bear for my little girl and transformer robot for my little David. 

First Birthday Celebration

Thanks to my Team Mercedes, friends, family for dropping by on the special day of my little princess, Rhaine Danielle.

Happy First Birthday from Tita Weng

Team Mercedes

 dela Cruz Family

Blow the candle (with mom and dad)

With Tita Weng, Tita My and Ate Anne

Girls from Garden 3

Rica, Dannica, Lala Bel, Johanna, Darwin, Mamu & Me

Dannica, Rhaine, David & Joshua

smile...

Kuya David and Rhaine

Rhaine Danielle 1st Birthday