On Andre
LP: Gusto
Ito ay koleksyon ng mga “die-cast characters” mula sa pelikulang “CARS The Movie” ng aking anak. Pinapakita nito kung gaano nya kagusto ang pelikulang ito lalo na si Lightning McQueen kaya kung ilang ulit na namin napanood ang pelikulang ito sa DVD. 
At ito naman ang pinakabagong karagdagan sa kanyang koleksyon: Isang set ng “kiddie bed” na maydisenyong Lightning McQueen.
Finally! Andre is enrolled
We have finally enrolled Andre in a Montessori school near our place. It’s the same school where his dad’s friends enrolled their children. Based on his friends’ testimonies, it is a high-quality school. There will be a maximum of 12 students per class with one teacher and one teacher aide. Most pre-schools nowadays have teacher aides, which I find very helpful because they can attend to the needs of each student in a classroom. The student-teacher ratio is an advantage when choosing the proper school for your kids. Twelve students per class are sufficient for a teacher to be able to focus on each of them.
Their classes will start on June 15. We have already bought him 4 pairs of uniform plus a pair of P.E. uniform. Yesterday, we went to his school to pick up the books that they’ll be using in the coming school year. We are not required to buy the school supplies for Andre because they were all included in his tuition fee. After picking up the books, we then headed to SM to buy the school supplies for Abeth’s cousins. I though it was an ordinary day yesterday because it is a weekday. But, I was wrong. There were so many shoppers in the mall buying school supplies for their children, too. So, we have to fall in a very long line to pay for the items we purchased. But, I had an unpleasant experience yesterday. While waiting to be served, about 2 customers before my turn, the cashier’s barcode scanner halted. So, they have to call someone to assist them. They told us to go to another counter instead because they will be closing the counter that supposed to serve us. Haaaay, I was so distressed because after waiting for more than 30 minutes, we have to fall in line again. But, I have no choice. I’m glad that my husband texted me that he’s on his way to the mall, and will be there in about 5 minutes. I feel relieved because he replaced me. He’s my hero!
Andre turned four
Our son has recently turned four (4) years old. We had a simple party with our closest friends and family members at Kenny Rogers Roasters in SM Marilao. My parents and sister were there as well as my cousins. Some of my college friends and officemates were also there to celebrate with us. Some of them are asking why are we having such party, because we are all used to having parties to celebrate 1st and 7th birthdays of our children. We’ve decided to have a party for our son because we think that his age is the most appropriate age for a child to enjoy a party because he can already appreciate them, join the games, and play with friends. During a child’s first birthday, he still doesn’t enjoy the party because he is too young to appreciate them. He can’t join the games and doesn’t understand magic yet. During this age, he can participate and appreciate the party.
Here are some of the photos taken during the said occasion:
The celebrant, trying to copy Lightning Mcqueen’s smile. Ka-chow!
The proud parents with the celebrant
with the clown – These clowns entertained the guests very well.
Gotcha! Me trying to hide my big tummy. How I wish I could finally find a healthy way to help me in losing abdominal fat.
Blowing up his cakes. 
Happy Birthday Andre! We love you!
Summer Lessons: Swimming
Vacation is over and it’s now exactly 4:20 AM. Thanks to the strong coffee prepared by my husband because it kept me awake until this moment to finish my work that is due for submission tomorrow. I need to submit them now because I won’t be able to work in the morning because it is Andre’s first day of swimming lessons. We have enrolled him to a 10-session swimming lesson at St. Paul Bocaue, which is accredited by the Bert Lozada Swimming School. We want him to learn how to swim so that we don’t have to worry about drowning when he’s swimming. We’re so excited about it because this will be the first of the yearly summer activities that we want him to experience.
Haaay, I have to sleep now because it’s almost 5AM. His class is at 9AM, so I have to wake up around 7AM. With just two hours of sleep, I think I will be needing the best under eye cream for my eye bugs.
Goodnight! (Good morning na pala!)
The Graduate
Time really flies fast. Andre is graduating from the Daycare. He will be turning 4 in a few months. We are so happy that he has improved a lot. His socializing skills have improved wonderfully. It’s a great achievement for parents like us seeing our child becoming a better person. He has matured and learned a lot of things from school. It is a great accomplishment for us because our main goal actually is for him to be able to meet new friends and learn to mingle with them because he has no one to play with in our house.
This is his graduation picture. I took them a few days back while their official photographer was taking their graduation photos. Isn’t he adorable? He’s a big boy now. From this photo, I can make photo graduation announcements for their graduation day.
