May 1 – the gang trooped to Antonio’s Fine Dining and boy oh boy, did our kids make a scene! Haha. The kids were complete – Sophia, Marla, Migs, Summer and Sage so imagine how noisy and “gulo” they were.  Sorry to those who were there on a date.

Here’s a photo of us mommies.

After a hearty lunch of soups, salads, steaks and desserts, we headed to Highlands of course.

Here are the kids biking…

Migs, Marla and Sophia waiting for their turn to horseback …

We had dinner at Highlands China Palace after.

It was a great day, a holiday definitely well spent. 

Off to looking at stereo cabinet online now. The husband has been wanting to have one for quite some time already.  I hope I find a great deal.

Here’s what I have in store for the little girl this summer:

—Ballet – she’s currently attending ballet class at Effie Nanas dancing studio in Shangrila Mall.  So far, she loves it to bits! She’s very attentive during class and I’m one proud mommy of course.  Major booboo, forgot to bring my camera so let me share with you a very blurred photo of the kids while in class doing some stretching.

—Gymboree Art Class – since Sophia loves doing art stuff, I thought of enrolling her at Gymboree again. She used to attend art classes here when she was still younger and the projects they make are always fun to do so I decided to make her take the class again.  Gymboree even offers sibling class now. Great isn’t it? I can’t wait when Mateo is old enough to join her ate!

—ENOPI – she’s scheduled to have her diagnostic test by next week and then she’ll start classes right away.  This is to supplement what she learns in school particularly in Math and  English.  Its a one on one thing so I really like it.

I’m still thinking if I should enroll her to swimming class this summer. But I am very much interested with cooking class too so I’m in a lookout for a good cooking class. Any leads?

I hope the little girl will be pretty occupied with the activities in store for her. And most of all, I hope she gets to have loads of fun.

Off to looking for something my sister can wear to work, Dansko professional clogs maybe?

By lunchtime, and after everybody who took a plunge to the beach finish taking their baths, we trooped to D Talipapa for a sumptuous meal. Here’s Sophia having her first ever tricycle ride, on our way to D Talipapa.

We had fresh crabs, prawns, squids and lobsters! Oh so yummy!!! I couldn’t resist but eat with my hands as I gobble up the yummy seafoods we ordered. I just wished that the resto we went to had faucets ready for its customers like me rather than having to go to the bathroom and use the bathroom faucets instead when we wash our hands. Anyway, here’s my and Jon’s picture while waiting for our order.

And here’s me at D Mall holding a shake from Jonah’s. Do I look pregnant? Not at all, diba?

Right after Sophia took a short nap, it was time for swimming again. This time it was a bit hot already so I made Sophia wear the new swimsuit I bought for her.

Here’s us with my mom.

More of the little girl enjoying the sun and the sand.

We left for Bora last Friday via Seair as recommended by a friend because according to him, they have the fastest flights to Bora. And true enough, in 35 minutes, we were in Caticlan Airport. Planes were small, 35 seater only but surprisingly, the plane ride was not bumpy even with the bad weather. We were actually contemplating on re-booking the trip because of the bad weather but we decided to push through with it the last minute. And this was a good thing as when we reached Bora, it wasn’t really raining, just a little drizzle here and there but it was very windy. I was told that the weather Thursday and Friday morning was worst though.

We arrived Caticlan airport Friday afternoon and was picked up by van for the port. Here, Sophia had her first ever boat ride which she enjoyed to a hilt.

We were then picked up by a small jeepney and was transported to True Home Hotel in Station 1. The boys – Jon, my twin bros and my dad went swimming right away while I, with my mom went around. Sophia was taking a nap with yaya in our room. By dinner, we ate at the hotel. Here’s Sophia before going to bed playing with her leappad.

The next day, Sophia woke up so early and the first words that came out of her mouth were, “Mom, let’s go swimming!” At 6:30am, no way! I told her we have to eat breakfast first and she gladly obliged. Right after breakfast, the gang went swimming. Since it was still early and a bit windy, I made Sophia wear her wetsuit, a thermal swimsuit she uses for her swimming lessons as approved by her teacher. This way, I wasn’t worried that she’ll get cold at all even if it was quite windy.

Here’s the little girl, yaya, my cousins and the dad having fun in the sand.

Where am I, you ask? Sitting in one of those beach chairs making chika with a friend I saw there. Several vendors kept offering us goodies from necklaces to wood carvings and even some nice vintage sunglasses lookalikes. I managed to buy necklaces and bracelets for Sophia and me after so much haggling.

Suddenly, it was already lunchtime. We headed to D Talipapa after. Kwento and more pics to follow.

Sophia together with her friends- Joaquin and Adi started their private swimming lessons last Thursday. No yaya or mommy is allowed in the pool which is a good thing for me. The class was super fun and the kids had fun. Here are some photos.

Snack time.

Class proper.

Sophia can’t wait for the next session which is on Tuesday. I can’t wait either. I’ll bring the video cam this time as the kids are so funny with their antics.  It’ll surely be fun to watch the video when the kids are older.

Sophia and Marla had so much fun swimming last Sunday morning.  They were splashing in the cold water under the very hot sun for two hours while the mommies and daddies were busy chitchating over breakfast. Yes, a very late breakfast as we stayed up until 3am.

Here are some pics of the two.

Backgrounder: Marla is Martin’s daughter. Martin is Jon’s bestfriend. They are like brothers – will do anything for one another, yes, ANYTHING.  Even some unimaginable stuff brought about by their youth not so long ago.  But things have changed now. They are now both responsible husbands (to me and my Mareng Jackie) and dads.  Their ultimate wish is for Sophia and Marla to be the best of friends like them. 

We’ve got a sudden change of plans for Sophia’s scheduled summer activities. I am putting off her Futbol Funatics class which is supposed to start this Friday to give way to her private swimming lessons with her former classmates Adi and Joaquin at Adi’s house every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since Futbol Funatics Camp runs throughout the whole year naman, I can manage to not enroll Sophia yet and just let her try it when her schedule allows her. You see, she’s also going to attend ballet lessons in Alabang (not in Shang anymore) and cooking lessons at Rosemont that’s why so something’s gotta give. Besides, I can’t make her attend football class and swim class all at once, baka maging nognog hahaha. Good thing I wasn’t able to buy soccer shoes for her yet when we dropped by Paseo de Sta. Rosa last Saturday on our way home from Tagaytay. What I need to get her now is a tutu!