bon voyage papa-noy!

sent off papa-noy to the airport tonight - he's off to saudi again after 2 months vacation in cadiz.  

so happy to have spent some time with him...  

see you soon, papa-noy!  you will be missed! :)  

xoxo,

xia

chucks and superga for my lil imelda

i have been on the lookout for a hi-cut chucks for xia.  but i want the pink.  i have called up almost all stores but no stock anymore in her size :(  


so i gave in to the black.  it's the most classic, anyway...  

we have no intentions in buying another sneakers for her but superga was in super sale - and i can't resist this cutie: 

xia herself had fun running around the shop and she kept saying "nice" at the shoes so i was convinced! LOL.   

so the lucky lil girl got not only one - but two! 

hay asthma go away!

xia is back with her nebulizer.  it has been awhile.  but we don't really want it back.  


good thing she's ok with doing it now and holds the machine on her own.  

no struggling this time.  such an adorable kid! :)  


please leave us for good, asthma!  we don't like you...  

out-of-town weekend

drove down south a few weeks ago with ninangs dayds and resie.  ninang dayds will go through an operation that week and we would want to treat her out so she won't spend time home and be scared of what's going to happen during the operation.  

we ended up in the usual tagaytay - but this time we tried the antonio's grill.  

the baby girl was not on her top form when we arrived as she just woke up.  she looked bored here - umi-emo :)  

we bumped into sophie - xia's close friend from the condo - with her family.  it was drizzling and windy - that's why they were both bundled up.  

food was good - you can always count on antonio's (we tried the breakfast in antonio's last year and it was sarap!) :)

xia had the kadios soup but did not really like it that much... 

so she ended up munching piknik and a box of chocs that ninang dayds brought for her.  

we can hardly see taal and there's not much left to do due to the bad weather.  so we decided to drop by nuvali on our way back since it was still early.


xia had a great time feeding the fishes she finished the 3 packs of feeds! :)  

xia in action

and to cap off the day, xia had the dirty ice cream and suman + mangga + hot choco for mom from crisostomo! 

'twas a fun day with the ninangs! :)

barbie: the new bathing partner :)

so xia has transitioned from rubber duckies to barbie!  


now this is how to bathe barbie - the xia way :)  and mind you, she really asked her yayabels to take off barbie's clothes before bringing her to the bathroom.  such a smart kiddo! :D  

pardon the collage - my first time :)  i'll do better next time, promise :P

hubba-hubba: another aliw app

i'm loving iphone even more with yet another cool app :D



another stress-reliever for me! :D

trial class for xia's pre-school

i guess i really can't stop the time now. the little girl will have to go to preschool soon!!!

after months of searching through a school for xia (and getting exasperated for the high tuition fees), i decided to try out the abba's orchard at the piazza in mckinley hill. the montessori method of teaching appealed to me best. i attended the parent orientation and had the lil girl scheduled for a trial class.

we were given 3 days (MWF), 8-10am schedule on feb 6,8, and 10 to experience the class. i am psyching her up about it - but i really noticed her interest with school from the 4th quarter of last year with her kindermusik class. she would always talk about school! so she was pretty excited about her more formal school...

first day: i was with her inside the room just observing...



she follows teacher's orders, sit with new friends, does her own thing when teacher is busy with other kids, eats her snacks on her own...




i tend to go out from time to time just to see her reaction and would come back if she starts to look for me... look at mama taking a peep from outside! (silly, i know haha!)





first day came out as a breeze! she kept singing the new song she learned :) old mc donald had a farm e i e i o...

2nd day: i left her on her own with her 2 teachers and classmates. i did not say goodbye to her so she won't realize that she was left alone - i just turned my back when she got in her class. i was not really expecting drama coz of the way she gets excited about school: she asked when she woke up the next morning - "going to school mama?". so i had the clue that she can get by. and true enough - she did! :) **proud grin from a proud mama**



we were just called up when school finished and she just happily went out of the class when she saw us outside fetching her.



can you tell she really enjoyed it? :)



3rd day: i kissed her goodbye this time when she went in as i know she doesn't mind this time being alone with her teachers and classmates - she has done that already! they had an outdoor activity and when she passed by us, she just waved at us. no drama of getting out of teacher's grip and drag me to go with her - she continued on walking to the play area - awww she's a big girl now!

i talked to her teacher after - and she passed the assessment! teacher said she's ready for pre-school and no need for the summer class. she's attentive, she follows what the teacher is saying, she's well-behaved but she just tend to be overly quiet. so i think in the next 3 months before school, i need to train her up to overcome her shyness. she is talkative at home and to people she's very comfortable with - and it takes time for her to warm up with new people she meets. so hopefully before the class starts in june - she can chat up anybody already!



and to celebrate another important milestone, she got for herself her favorite mc donald's choco sundae! :D



my big LOVE is now ready for school!!!




and so now... we can hardly wait for june! :)

p.s. photos are not allowed in class so i don't really have decent pics as they are just stolen... sssshhhh....

our signature pose

i think it all started in universal studios singapore...



and just went on and on...




and sometimes with a little twist to it :)





almost a year now and we're still giddily doing it...



this pose was originally orchestrated by my little one :) kulit no? :)