You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Loved the play so much that with a little prodding from Brandon, I lined up to have photos taken with the cast. Look at my big smile!

Brenzie at 9 months

Brenzie just turned nine months and all he wants to do now is play :) Here are some of his photos while doing just that.

Trixie at Play

Trixie's lesson in school a week ago was about emotions. So while Trixie was playing at Greenhills West (during Leroy's first birthday party), Brandon had fun with his digicam, taking photos of Trixie showing her happy and sad faces. I wonder where she got the idea of putting her hand in her cheek to show her sad face, haha!

West Side Story

My friend Stew is also selling tickets to the Broadway-hit musical WEST SIDE STORY on September 12, 2008, Friday. Venue will be at the Meralco Theater, 8pm.

For ticket and show inquiries, you may email Stew (song1@jnjph.jnj.com) or SMS him directly (+63917-8735412).

HAIRSPRAY the MUSICAL

My friend Stew is selling tickets for  November 14 (Friday) and November 23 (Sunday).  It's a great show, winning 8 Tony Awards in Broadway.  It's also being produced and directed by the same group as Rent, Avenue Q and Cinderella. Venue will be at the Star Theater, CCP Complex, 8pm. 

For ticket and show inquiries, you may email Stew (song1@jnjph.jnj.com) or SMS him directly (+63917-8735412)

Fun with Play Dough

A gift from Stew last Christmas

Trixie just loves playing with dough. I find it therapeutic too, making all sorts of stuff with the dough.

Recipe for Cooked Play Dough

This home-made play dough is just fantastic.  It's very easy to make, safe and non-toxic (it's edible but I wouldn't risk tasting it) so soft and fun to use, it lasts quite a long time (as long you keep it in a sealed container), it's so much cheaper than the commercial brand and most of all, the fun starts in the actual making of the dough.  I got the recipe from the book "Wonderplay" from the 92nd St. Y Parenting Center that I bought years ago from Books for Less.  I'm sharing this with you so you could share this with your kids.   There's another recipe for play dough in the book which is an uncooked version recommended for older kids.  I'll try that when Trix gets older.  Remember, a fun activity + an active child = a happy mom :)

Cooked Play Dough














Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water


Procedure:

Combine the dry ingredients and put in a sauce pan.
Mix together the wet ingredients then add to the dry ingredients.
Cook over medium flame while stirring vigorously until the entire thing comes together like a sticky ball.  Turn off heat.
Knead the dough until smooth- you may opt to use your hands but the dough will be hot!  So I just used a spatula to knead the dough while still in the pan.
Transfer to a plate then cover with plastic.  Let cool.  (You can put the dough in the freezer to speed up the cooling, but don't forget about it!)
As soon as the dough is cool enough to handle, divide it into portions and start coloring them with food color. 
Have fun with the dough and place in a sealed container after using to keep the dough soft and nice.

Tip:  You may add drops of water to the dough and knead it if it becomes a little hard when exposed to the air for a time.

This is how they play together :)

While I was busy on the computer, Brandon played with Trixie. I read once that fathers can come up with some cool, fun stuff to do when they spend time with their kids- this video is testament to that! See how they played together and how Trixie was transformed to Spidergirl! :>

Peek-a-boo! (July 2007)

Trixie loves to play hide and seek. I just love seeing her laughing and giggling.

Trixie on the phone (July 2007)

At one year and eight months, Trix sure takes after her parents who both love to chat on the phone!