New Year's Staycation at Hotel Jen (formerly Traders Hotel)

January 1-2, 2015

We started the New Year with family, particularly Patrick's brother Stevie's family.  They invited us to spend a night at the Hotel Jen (formerly Traders Hotel) just to catch up and be together.  Naturally, the kids were excited because it meant getting out of the house and they also wanted to see their cousins Lance and Hannah again.

All of them have already grown so big!  Two Tadeo cousins were missing though, Dimples' kids, Rhys and Vito, whom we haven't seen in a long time.






Though it was very cold and raining, that didn't stop the kids from taking a dip in the pool.  They were chilled to the bone, their chins were quivering and still they swam!  Poor daddies, they had to be cold with the kids too!

By the time, everyone came out of the pool and took a bath, it was dark and that was our view from our 14th floor connecting room.  The kids were busy running around and playing between the two rooms and Patrick and I just settled on the couch and took selfies LOL It took a number of tries till we got one right hahahha

The next morning, I was woken up by Dylan's incessant kicking so I decided to wake them all up for their early morning swim hehehe No one seemed to complain though since they wanted it anyway!  We left the kids in the care of Stevie while we bought breakfast at the nearest Jollibee in Harbour Square across the CCP.

We all lazed about while waiting for check out time.  At the lobby, the cousins took pictures for posterity.  

Meanwhile, Dylan was entranced with the revolving door and wanted to try it out by himself.  But, he backed out at the last minute and had to wait for Dana to help him out :)

Last Gimmick for the Year at Greenhills

December 30, 2013


Well, it's almost the last day of the year and we're spending it in Greenhills :)   We were only supposed to buy some groceries for the New Year but Patrick decided to visit Greenhills so we did.

2013 Christmas

December 2013

Merry Christmas everyone!!

It's the time of the year to be with family and friends and enjoy each other's company over heaps of scrumptious food.  As usual, we went to Project 4 as is our tradition to be with the Aguilos brood.  It's a bit somber this time around as the family was affected by the recent Typhoon Haiyan which decimated a huge portion of Tacloban and other areas in the region.

2013 Kids' Christmas parties

December 20, 2013

One of the highlights in a student's life is the much-awaited Christmas party.  Both kids attended their respective parties.  We gave Dana permission to use our old camera so she can take pictures on her own.  She did take pictures, lots of it, and videos too. ;) It's just weird that her classmates refuse to be recorded, they're really shy haha Here is a collage of some of the pictures that she took of her friends and teachers :)

Dylan also had a great time at his Christmas party.  They performed song and dance numbers and had an exchange gift together with their teachers.  Here are Dylan's pictures :)

Their parties lasted only half a day but they both had a great and memorable time.  Here is a clip of the gifts they received from their friends. Thank you!  Merry Christmas!!

Tracy Visits!

December 08, 2013


We're so happy to have Tracy visit us again.  We can't help but take pictures :D

The kids missed her because we haven't seen her in a while.  They've moved a bit far from us so it's harder to visit, to travel.

Just read on for more pictures :D

Lolo and Tracy

Lola and Tracy

Tracy and Kuya Dylan

Ate Dana, Kuya Dylan and Tracy

Everyone haha

Dana and Dylan on a sleigh

Luna and Tala's double birthday celebration

November 23, 2013

Today,  we were at Jollibee Greenmeadows to join the double birthday celebration of Bito and Mano's kids, Luna and Tala!

Luna turned 2 and Tala turned 1!

We enjoyed ourselves very much :)

Ethan Caleb's 1st birthday

November 17, 2013

We were invited by my former officemate and friend Bobbie to her son's 1st birthday bash held at the Oasis along Aurora Boulevard.  It was a Madagscar/Safari themed party and we were all excited to attend.

Meeting the Hyundai Zombie Car at SM MOA

October 12, 2013

Sometimes, Patrick just tells us to get dressed and we do without even knowing where we're going.  That was the case today when we went to the SM Mall of Asia.

Apparently, it was because of this car - the Hyundai Tucson turned Hyundai Zombie Car which was on display at the SM MOA.

We got a new Condura Negosyo Ref 5G!

September 22,  2013

Last August, our 20+ year old Goldstar refrigerator died.  I didn't realize it was weakening and should have turned it off (as the repairman said later) so that I could save it.  But, as it is, it would still have cost P6K-P7K to repair it so we decided to just buy a new one.  It took longer to get the money to actually buy one and I also had to do my research to get the best one.  We finally narrowed it down to the Condura Negosyo Ref 5G and I'll tell you why.

Dana's 2013 Buwan ng Wika Presentation in school

September 04, 2013

It's Dana's turn for a Buwan ng Wika presentation.  Preparations for her school activity were a bit tedious because we had to create the props that she used for her performance.  All the girls in class had the same headdress, bracelet and skirt but they had to source out their own black leotards and props to give the performance a colorful diversity.