We were at my in-laws for the annual pre-Thanksgiving parade with the kids. It has always been a much-awaited event for everyone in town because some barangays invite celebrities to come over and join the parade. What really struck me this parade are the large number of people who joined and supported their candidates for the upcoming elections. Most of them even have kids around – what do they know about politics anyway? Another thing are the motorcyle riders displaying their stunts on the streets.
Check these out.
One rider have even almost had an accident during the event and how long was the parade? I can’t even imagine there’d come a time that these riders would have to argue with each other during parade accidents and man, they should have all gotten their own motorcycle accident attorney to prepare for that. I was thinking lucky because I don’t have boys. The childred on the streets are applauding these men and they are enjoying it very much.
Would you dream of having a rider in the future? I don’t think I can- even if I’d have a boy. My over-protectiveness with my kids won’t allow them to do it. I have always tried to ensure their safety, whenever, wherever and to think they’ll be doing dangerous stunts such as this, it would probably make me faint.
More pics to come!
Hubby and I are doing a little clean up of our PC because he is planning an upgrade probably this month. Yes, we have finally decided to get a PC instead of a laptop. As I was cleaning my files, I saw this layout. I did this at the Studio Azul Scrap Buffet event last year. Yes, this one is a traditional layout.
Photos were taken when the girls are 11 years old – we used these photos on their 1st birthday party. I realized how quick time flies. The girls will soon turn 5 this July and finally going to school. I surely missed the days that I cuddled their fragile bodies but I am really grateful that they grew up well. I happened to recall that this was the time I had to give up my job and had to look for some finance jobs to help sustain our expenses. I happened to discover wedding planning then and started my own event planning company.
Soon I will be planning on another birthday party for these little girls. They just love parties – as kids, I allow them to enjoy every party they are attending. I let them play and mingle with all the other kids. The husband is as protective as always. Never letting the girls out of her sight especially when there are big kids running around. I think I might start gathering party ideas pretty soon. I hate doing things in a rush and this year, I hope we’ll have a budget to set for the kids for their birthday. I am pretty sure they will have a lot of new found friends coming over.
Getting all excited now 
You won’t believe me when I say that as early as 4, the girls have already shown much potential about almost everything. From reading, writing, music and even dressing up and posing for the camera. The girls have been so into the mood when it comes to dressing up and much more on putting make up to get even prettier. I love that they are so active.
Seeing them in photos makes me feel so proud as a mom. These are the memories I will always keep with me forever. When the kids grow up, have their own lives, do job search and marry the man of their dreams, I will always be delighted that I have become their mom and will forever be thankful that they were given to me.
Just take a look at these photos and see how they have grown to be such pretty little ladies.
They are just soo amazing. Haven’t I told you yet that they ambushed their dad for this pictorial? The older twin, Scieszka asked him, “Dad, can you take my picture?” and he gladly agreed. Our little room turned out to be a studio in an instant.
I was in front of my pc as usual searching for additional songs for apple ipods and got to see some pictures of the kids when they attended a party last December. I promised my friend, Tess that I will post this one but it never happened. Sorry for posting this late, sister!
This was the last party that the kids attended last year. It was the 5th birthday of Luigi, the unico hijo of Tess and Gani. He’s a cheerful and smart boy. I love his long and curly eyelashes. He’s totally adorable. The party was held a Mc Donald’s Tiendesitas and it was an evening party for the kids. I never allow them to play at parties alone before but this one, I can see the eagerness in their eyes. They played around with other kids and they had fun.
Here is Scieszka along with the other girls older than her.
A photo with the birthday boy, Luigi and his bestfriend
The kids were pretty much active at this party than the previous ones. It’s amazing how they manage to learn how to mingle with other kids despite not being able to play outside the house. I am relieved because they will soon be getting into a school and interaction with other kids might help them how to deal with others even better.
When my kids started going with us to the malls, they were 2 years old. With that age, it is still easy handling them. We just let them see what we knew children would love to see inside the malls, buy clothes, dine and go the the playroom. When they turned 3, things started to change. They wanted more time in the playroom and have always been demanding to go there whenever we are in the mall. It’s as if mall equates to playroom for them. There was even a time when Elysia threw a tantrum and cried out loud while rolling on the granite tile floor of SM. I was really devastated over how she acted that day. I felt like I was the worst mom in the world with all the people looking at her and at me.
Handling things and discussions with the kids was always difficult for most of us parents. Kids can’t easily understand and we have to find a way to make them understand what we are trying to convey. In my case, there has always been a bias. My mom would always want the kids to let them have what they want – just so they won’t cry. I pretty much understand how she wanted them not to cry at all but it has became their habit to cry whenever they want something. And I have to act. As their mom, it is my responsibility to teach them how to behave, especially in public places.
We had our share of hard times too. It was more than a year before they started to recognize our authority as parents. And that they have to respect us, listen to what we say. We don’t normally dominate the conversation, we try to let them talk so they’d learn how to speak for themselves. After over a year, the kids can already control themselves whenever we are in the mall. There’d be times when they still want to do the things they want, buy items they like but if it’s not in the plan, we talk to them. They’d react naturally and they will be sad but after the conversation is over, they will feel ok and tantrums will no longer be a problem. And because they behaved well, they deserve to be rewarded. We will bring them to Fun Ranch next week. I’m sure they will have tons of fun.
