In less than two months, our princess will turn a year older. Its so hard to believe she’ll be 5! I find myself saying the famous line again – how time flies! And true enough, it really does. She definitely is a baby no more. Well, physically, she looks like a 7 year old I know since she’s quite tall for her age and has lost all her baby fats already. But in my heart she’ll forever be my first born baby I – took care of 24/7, sent to every play class there was for her age, took to all my travels, religiously took and picked up from school every single day (before I had Mateo) and tell stories to nightly before sleeping with no exemptions (even if I still have tons of work to do like read up on sybervision weight loss product reviews). Yes, I just had to say those. For some reason it makes me feel good as a mom.

At 5, I wish she get to be more independent and continue being healthy. There is nothing more I could ask for aside from those two right now. She is far from perfect but she’s the perfect daughter for me.

As soon as we got home from Tayma’s (Jon’s lola) house for our Christmas Eve dinner, we made the kids open their gifts from Santa. Other presents were opened the next day before we leave for Pampanga. Sophia had all the stuff on her wishlist of course and needless to say, she was ecstatic! Here are photos of the kids in their pjs opening their gifts.

As for me, I guess I’ve been good all year round too as Santa granted my wish also! A home insurance finally! I’ve been wanting to get one for the longest time now. How about you guys?  What did Santa drop off on Christmas Eve?

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.

Sophia is getting these …

Vtech – Little Einstein Learn & Discover Globe

Baby Alive Doll

Barbie Rapunzel Cut And Style

While Mateo will have …

something like this one below – a tools set.

Ride On Motorcycle

Isn’t it great to be kids?!?!

As for Jon and I, we are getting the best Christmas present ever. No, its not arthritis treatment, haha! But mind you, when I say best I mean BEST. We are broke but happy!!! HO HO HO HO!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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!

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.