Happy 4th birthday, smarty! You’ve been a very busy tyke this week, no? Hope you liked your two three birthday shindigs very much. Take care of that point-and-shoot rectangular thing and explore colors, OK? And always try to tell your story visually as you grow older…
Posted: June 14th, 2010 | Blend: Family | No Comments »
Last April 24, we went on a day tour to 8 Waves Waterpark and Hotel in San Rafael, Bulacan— courtesy of Smart as one of its Fun Familia destinations this record-breaking hot summer. It was a whole day affair, which started as early as 6AM. All we had to bring was our individual carry-on bag with our swimsuits, sunblock, a handy digicam, and a few floaters for Gab.
After tripping over her cute baby pink sleeveless dress during the grad march, dashing here and there while the rest was listening to a speaker, and performing a Hawaiian hula dance, Gabi received three surprise bling-blings for Best in Reading, Best in Math, and Most Loving (o ha?) from her kiddie school last March 30. The last one was not really “surprising” because the kid is naturally affectionate. 
Unfortunately, Nay couldn’t remember where she has stashed Gabi‘s three medals.
These random shots were taken last Saturday— Nay‘s one day advance birthday celebration at the Mall of Asia. We’ve been relying lately on our Olympus µ 1050 SW (or the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW released in the US) point-and-shoot digital camera, especially when Gabi is with us. Watching over a bulky camera bag with a DSLR kit is a little agonizing while you are also keeping an eye on a hyper kid like Gab, who could run in any direction at anytime. The difference in resolution is very apparent, though. But the images are good enough to capture a few delightful, fleeting instances.
Our company had its annual Trick or Treat last Friday. It’s a sort of family day for all employees, who enthusiastically dress up their kids (own kids, nieces or nephews, or any kid they want to bring) in the scariest or cutest thing they can fnd for Halloween. We took Gabi as a pixie to the party. Gab and her mom Giselle initially wanted her to become a lady bee then a forest fairy until my buddy and I were able to find this piece of outfit that would look nicely on her. That was after two to three hours of roaming around Makati malls. She filled up her large green pumpkin and her Tito‘s camera bag with sweets, and sang Moon River before a large audience brought together in the small Rizal 1 and 2 rooms— making her mom and granny very proud.
Little Gabi in her first cheongsam, observing United Nations Day.
Our peppy toddler finally goes to school… Read the rest of this entry »
Wala pang time (naks!) 
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