Sometime last month, Jon took Sophia and I to his new farm – Creekview Stock Breeding Farm. Still a work in progress but there was a surprise for the little girl that got her so excited (and me too!) You see, Sophia has this fascination over tree houses so the daddy had one made just for her. It still wasn’t one hundred percent done by the time we were there but it didn’t matter, the simple the better, no Minka lighting needed actually. The little girl was ecstatic! Now she has every reason to go to the farm with daddy every chance she gets.

The little girl.

The tree house.

The view from inside the tree house.

Have you ever considered homeschooling your children? Learning outside of the public or private school environment has been getting the raves lately and I got curious myself which is why I’ve been doing a lot of reading on it as some friends are into it.  As I read, all the more I got interested with the homeschooling curriculum as it looks very promising. As being claimed nowadays, online education not only assures high quality education for our children but also is a great way to cut education costs. Something that we all need in these hard times.   I assume this is why a lot of parents have been considering it for their children, if not doing it already.

For moms like me who don’t have a regular day job to begin with, homeschooling is a perfect fit. Essentially, homeschooling involves a commitment by a parent or guardian to oversee their child’s educational development. Time and effort are required and as parents, we are just too willing to give those for our kids, right?

I tried to research further and saw a curriculum online which apparently is very easy to follow and very detailed compared to others. Now, if I will be giving homeschooling a try, I’d definitely know where to go.

This is the scene every afternoon in our house – the kids playing at our mini playground. We all can’t wait until the little boy is big enough to walk and run around with his achie. I bet it will be a riot – a happy one at that.

Simply looking at them is bliss. People who don’t have kids yet won’t probably understand but those that do I’m sure can relate. Kids are every parent’s everything. Agree?

I’m getting all mushy here and I don’t know why. Lack of sleep, maybe? Haha. The little boy has colds again so he hasn’t been sleeping well at night. So you see, been awake most nights lately which is why I got to blog a little and was even able to check out Titan luggage. Downside is, I think I’m going to get sick now. Ugh!

Before I canvass for floor tiles, I must start blogging a bit about my son’s birthday party first before I get all busy for the holidays. To start off, will blog about the decor during the party. Read on.

I am always particular with the venue decor every time I throw a party for my kids. I don’t know but balloons excite me and the venue decor for me sets up the mood in every party. So simply put, I spend for the decor and I am always happy with the output. Mateo’s party was no exception. Venue decor was fab! It was literally raining balloons and I love it! All the guests loved how colorful it was too making the party mood very festive. See for yourself.

How do you like it?

You all know how I have been itching to cut Mateo’s hair, right? So to say that I was excited last Wednesday, Nov 25, his exact birthday, to have his hair finally cut is an understatement.

We actually went all the way to Kids’ Hair Salon in Podium for the cut as we came from Tayma’s (Jon’s grandmother) house for a little hair cutting ritual first. And then we were off to Podium. Was able to take TONS of photos but here are the best ones (per my standards, haha).

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

***He didn’t really cry while they were cutting his hair. Only uncomfortable when the hair started going inside his shirt. He was probably getting the itchy feeling so he wanted to be carried instead and was moving a lot. We, or should I say the yayas as I was busy taking photos distracted him with the toys and books or whatever they could get their hands on. And it worked. In no time, he was done even before Jon could read up on the medical travel article on the newspaper.

So, how do you like his hair now? My mom said its way too short while I pretty much like it. He sure looks like a baby no more though. Mukha siyang 2 years old sa gupit nya, agree?

I am swamped with work. Right after Mateo’s party last Saturday, I found myself with a workload higher than Mt. Everest so I haven’t been able to blog real life stuff. Anyway, before I go on with work again and canvass rv insurance on the side, let me blog about Sophia’s field trip to Manila Ocean Park first.

It was both our first time so I share the same excitement as the little girl. I guess being a mom is like that, you get excited over little things your kid is excited about. Are you like that? Or is it just me?

On to the field trip. Here’s our photo as soon as we arrived.

Sophia with some of her classmates.

Touching the starfish. I remember when we were in Sydney and Singapore, she refused to touch a starfish even if we bribe her. Now she’s really all grown up. I won’t start on the time flies really fast line again, haha! But seriously, it does! Grabe.

The very reason why she was so excited with the trip – NEMO!

Inside the tunnel aquarium.

Going around the park was fast so we were done by lunch time. We headed straight to the mall after for some last minute party shopping for Mateo’s birthday.  Will blog about the party next. Watch out.

Finally I get time to blog about Sophia’s Literary Program in school. This post has been long over due but better late than never. So here it is before I forget again and lose my time looking for a business plan consultant for the husband.

For their literary program in school this year, Sophia is to recite and sing “The Nightingale” with her friend Eliza. Of course I was one excited mommy and made sure she memorized her lines weeks before the program. She was very cooperative and would even be the one to remind me to go through her lines all the time. She knew her lines by heart so I wasn’t bothered a bit when she walked up on stage. Really. And knowing my daughter, stage fright doesn’t actually exist.

Let me share some photos.

My Nightingale.

Here are the kids inside the classroom waiting for the program to start.

And it was finally her turn.

The class performance after.

Daddies and mommies were all so proud seeing our kids perform their piece.  We all went home with a smile on our faces.