Sling Daddy

Brandon loves carrying Brenzie in the sling. Here are some dad and son moments.

More Trixie's Drawings

Trix is the one on the left with her new haircut, while the one on the right is her imaginary friend "Madondy."

Here are two more drawings done by Trixie just before going to bed. :) Please click on the drawings to find out the description of each.

Cuts for my tots

My theme for the week is haircuts. I cut Trix's hair just this afternoon while Syoti was napping, and I cut Brenzie's hair two days ago, also while he was napping. It's a totally different story cutting boy's hair. I had to visualize a number of times (and get tips from my friend Johanna) before finally cutting Syoti's hair. Tell me if I did a good job, alright? :)

A Perfect Father's Day Video

It's true that one of the most important decisions one will make in life is choosing the person to marry. This one decision will determine a person's happiness in life. With all my heart, I am so blessed and so happy to say that I'm such a lucky girl to be married to Brandon. I am so so proud of him. He is such a great father to our kids and he is a wonderful husband to me. He is a good son to his parents too. Here's one video of Brandon playing with Trixie. This is my tribute to Brandon for Father's Day. I love you, honey!

My Many Names

Trix is growing up to be such a talker and lately, she has been calling me in various "mommy" names, depending on the situation. 

NAME #1:  This morning, while she was busy playing, she said, "MOTHER, can I please draw?"  MOTHER--- so formal and intellectual hahaha.  Certainly, my dear daughter!

NAME #2:  She played with water in the bathroom and made a big mess.  Tsk... tsk....tsk.  She got herself wet and when I was about to scold her, she came up to me, pointed at her wet shirt and said with a grin, "NANAY?"  She tried to soften me up... and it worked!

NAME #3:  On my way out one evening to eat dinner with friends, Trix came running down the stairs crying while shouting, "MAMA!  MAMA!  MAMA!" because she didn't want me to go.   This one is more of a distress call, really.  She went out with me and my friends that night. :)

One more name to add:
NAME #4:  Trixie always wants me to fetch her from school, but there are days that I just can't.  One time this week, only Brandon fetched her from school, and as soon as she came home, she went straight up the stairs, wailing continuously, "Mo---mmyyy, Mo---mmyyy, Mo--mmyyy!"   

Some Good Things Really Last!

We just got back from Baguio and it was one of those really nice, happy trips.  Travel time was less stressful- around six hours leisurely drive via SCTex, with plenty of stop-overs.  The highlight of the trip for me, was the goodies we brought home.  Starting off with the raisin bread from Baguio Country Club's Raisin Bread Bakeshop.  This one smells so good--- a combination of buttery light bread and moist raisins with a delightful hint of cinnamon.  Their cookies were top-notch too.  I bought crinkles and oatmeal raisin cookies and I can't stop eating them.  The crinkles were so soft and moist and not overly sweet, and the chocolate flavor was just right.  The powdered sugar and bits of nuts complimented the cookie.  The oatmeal raisin cookie was also soft with the sweetness of raisins and a hint of nutmeg.  This bakeshop is truly a winner. (Photo at left:  Mom and Brenzie at Raisin Bread Bakeshop at Baguio Country Club)

Another wonderful treat was Good Shepherd's Ube Jam. I must say it was "uber good" ube jam.  Bringing the bulky, big bottle home was well worth it.  It's so good you would eat the jam right out of the jar (but with a clean spoon for every serving!)  There are no colorings added to the jam so the deep purple color all came from fresh ube, but I was a bit saddened by the fact that they now put in sodium benzoate as preservative.      

To end this short travel blog, I am glad that Baguio still hasn't lost its charm.  The city brings back plenty of memories for me (childhood and high school memories- Uneans, say Amen!) and I'm glad that Trix and Brenzie have started theirs already.  I'm happy plenty of good things about Baguio still last.


Trixie Says:
While packing for Baguio, I asked Trixie to choose a toy to bring to the trip.  She chose a bulky train.  I told her, "Trix, not that one.  That's too big."  She answered, "Why?  Baguio is small?"