Typhoon Ondoy has been wrecking havoc since last night and so many people need help right now. Lets pray for each and everyone to be safe and hopefully the rain will stop soon.

From where I am, the rain is not as hard any more and the husband being away (he’s in Singapore), this is all I am asking for. As much as I don’t want to panic, I can’t help it as listening from the reports over the radio, the scenario is really getting worst by the minute. So let us be one in praying for everybody’s safety. Please.

I am diverting my attention at online shopping for the kids and searching the net for the best diet pills so I won’t panic. Seriously. I need to relax or else I might lose it and cry.

We attended a family reunion in Pampanga last weekend and everybody was asking what my secret was as I really lost a lot of weight (daw). **grin from ear to ear** Well, did I? Here’s my sole photo with the husband that day.

Some even asked if I was taking some fat burners while others think I was hitting the gym. All wrong!  As I have said in my flickr account to those who have been asking the same question when I posted my latest photos with my muse bag, unhealthy as it is, but surprisingly works for me, I starve myself. HAHA

I don’t know until when I’ll last but so far so good. I only eat twice a day and I’m getting used to it!

Our inaanak, Ashton, celebrated his 1st birthday last Sunday. The driver was out that day and Jon had to go somewhere first for something important (car matters again as I overheard him talk about car grilles with a friend over the phone) so I had to drive the kids all the way to QC for the party. Good thing it was a Sunday and traffic was bearable at SLEX. Jon just met us at the party venue and he gave me the surprise of a lifetime! Literally, my jaw dropped! Why? I think I have to keep it to myself this time.

Anyway, here are some party photos.

Mateo with the birthday boy

Me and the kids

The little boy snoozing

The kids

My long drive was worthit as Sophia was reunited with her best friend and both had the time of their lives participating in all the party games.  They took home most of the prizes too! My little boy, on the other hand, was such an angel again. Didn’t even cry even if we stayed past his bedtime already.

On the way home, we rode with the daddy as the driver came to pick up the car I used. Buti na lang.

This is the very reason why she is on a forced diet. Can you see how huge her tummy is? Way big and the daddy is pissed. I have been getting the blame all this time as I am the one who is with her 24/7. But what can a mother do? There is no way she’s taking some weight loss pills though as she is just too young for that. I’ve actually cut down on her rice intake but it seemed to have worked only in the beginning. Right now, she’s back to having a very big tummy again. At 4 yo, should I be concerned? Or is the daddy just over reacting? He is concerned as he said that having a weight problem is no joke and so is dieting. I think he’s speaking based from experience. LOL.

Seriously, I also don’t want Sophia to be on the heavy side. No offense meant to those who are and not that there’s anything wrong with being a little heavy,  it’s just merely my and Jon’s preference.  And I’m sure Sophia’s preference too when she’s a lot older.  So from now on, as the mom, I will be more vigilant on my daughter’s eating habits. Sorry but we gotta start them early, right? Wish me luck!

If there is ever a place we love visiting over and over again, I’d have to say its Hong Kong. Why? Well, aside from being a shopping haven, its also very convenient to go to because it only takes about an hour and a half or so via plane to reach. So we love going there all the time! I also love love the busy streets while my kids (well, my eldest actually) adore Disneyland, what else. So for the nth time for me and Jon, 5th time for Sophia and 1st time for Mateo, we trooped to the cosmopolitan centre where the East meets the West last August 28.

While it was freaking hot as its summer there, we still had a blast. My eldest won’t stop talking about her last Disneyland Adventure while my boy, at nine months, of course, doesn’t have a single clue where he was and what he was up to. I’m sure though that the mere fact he was with daddy, mommy and achie, it was more than enough for him to be happy.

Honestly, I was hesitant to go on with the trip as it’ll be my first time to travel with two kids if ever. I was thinking of postponing it until Mateo is atleast one. But we went ahead since my in laws were HK bound too. We boarded on different flights though. So what can I say about the trip? It wasn’t as hard as i thought! Not at all. In short, sisiw. My eldest is turning out to be a very good traveler at 4 yo while my little boy was such an angel. Now we are all geared up for a long haul flight!

I’ve posted all the pics at my flickr account while selected shots are also at facebook. All in all, the trip was stress free (to my surprise) and it was truly a great bonding experience again for our little family as with every trip we took over the last four years. Here are some of the photos but before that let me share how we evolved through the years with our every visit to Disneyland.

Past photos …

Our latest photos at the very same spots …

***I was just pregnant with Mateo in the 2008 picture and look how big a boy he is now with the latest photo. Ang bilis talaga ng panahon!!!

Anyway, on to more photos …

Breakfast with the Disney Characters

Sophia with her faves …

The kids at the hotel lobby …

It was indeed a happy trip. Never mind that Mateo’s two bottom teeth chose to come out while we were there so he didn’t like drinking milk (but would eat a lot of solids thank gawd), Sophia came home darker than ever because of too much time under the sun and we didn’t get to shop much (but we did check out some bluray laptops), it was still worth it.

I realized just now that I haven’t blogged about our last HK trip yet. Oh bother. This is what happens when you’ve got too many stuff going on while your to do list is piling and you actually don’t know how and where to begin. I’m hoping I can find the time to document our latest adventure soon – Mateo’s first out of the country travel and Sophia’s 4th visit to Disneyland.

In the meantime, let me just share, the husband left for Barcelona today. We took him to the airport this morning and he won’t be back until next week. This will be the first time we’ll be separated for more than three days. Sad.

I’m sure the kids will miss him and so will he. As for me, I plan to keep myself busy just so days will pass without me noticing. Retail therapy to the rescue! Well, seriously though, I need to hit the mall for plasma mounts.

Right now, I’m waiting for my sister to arrive. She’ll keep me company while the hubby is away.