Happy 2nd Birthday, Carlos Chace!

Our little boy turned 2 today. Yes, the season of the terrible two is coming! (And I thought I already saw the worse) So wish me luck! 

Carlos in Sperry topsiders. Birthday cake from Ninang Jenny.

Since his birthday fell on a weekday in Dubai, we celebrated it a day before at Chuck-E-Cheese's.

Chuck-E-Cheese's located at Dubai Outlet Mall.

The boys had fun. The place was big enough for kids to run around and Carlos was all over the moment we arrived. It was nice that most of the staff there were filipinas and they were very friendly.

Jenny suggested the blazer. I think he looks so fasyon in skinny jeans, blazer & topsider.

After a few minutes, Kaden joined him.

They loved the place, even though Kaden is scared of every other ride in the place. Good thing Carlos didn't take after his Kuya. 

Kaden liked to "pretend" to ride in some of the rides but he didn't want me to swipe the card. Lol. Carlos was more than willing but some rides were not suitable for his age, yet.

He wasn't really playing. Lol.

Me & my boys.

My good friend and Carlos' ninang, Jenny, bought him his birthday cake with a cute Percy train cake topper. Our little boy is crazy about Thomas trains, he has a shared collection with his Kuya Kaden. 

 

Carlos grabbed his cake topper long before he blew his candle, we just put it back. :)

Kuya Kaden & Baby sister Amber having fun.

I was pretty bummed out that Art couldn't get back in time for Carlos' birthday, but I'm sure however disappointed I was, he felt worse. So we will just celebrate Carlos' birthday again once he comes back from assignment... we don't know when, though.  

I'm glad that Jenny & Marvin, Joanne, Ella, her sis & flatmate joined us for Carlos' little celebration. :) I'm especially thankful to my friend Jenny who was more excited than I was about Carlos' birthday celebration. Heheh. Such a good ninang! Jen, I really don't know how I'd survive Dubai without you here. Love you! 

Kaden couldn't wait to go home so he could open Carlos' presents. He was more excited than the celebrant himself. But Carlos enjoyed all his presents. Thanks everyone :)

To my baby Carlos, you may be my second born but you are definitely second to none! :) Mommy loves you very very much. You are a big blessing, sweetie and I pray that you will grow up to be God fearing like daddy. Always love your Kuya and your baby sister as mommy has loved you. Happy birthday again my darling boy. May you continue to stay healthy, sweet & full of life!

Kisses, Mommy

To My Dad!

“Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad.” -Anne Geddes 

Happy 56th birthday! Wishing for good health & more birthdays to come! :) We love you!  Your grandkids miss their papa who spoils them.  Too bad we can't be there to spend your birthday with you.

Kaden

Carlos

Amber

The Shoes Appreciation Society

Some types of shoes by artist Niege Borges.

I Need A Doc! :)

For weeks now I couldn't stop thinking of Dr. Martens, a certain pair of 1490 10-eye boot to be exact.  But sadly, I think i've gone a bit overboard this month so it looks like I will have to hold off on that want until who knows when. 

I couldn't remember the exact year it was in high school (90s )when me & my friends wore the low-top ones as our school shoes. I never got to own a pair of its iconic lace up boots but its never really too late, right?

Their vintage 1960 8-eye boot isn't so bad either., as worn by Emma Watson in this Instyle feature. This is my second choice. (As if, hehe!)

 

Somehow, I seem to associate these shoes to Gin Blossom's Til I Hear It From You, one of the songs we loved from the Empire Records soundtrack in which Liv Tyler wore floral DMs.

 

Floral looks good, too, especially if you don't want your look to be too grunge ala Whitney Port.

 

But I think I'll still stick to black.

... even if the hot pink DMs look adorable on Jessica Szohr. This pair reminds me of my friend Rebekah, who is a self-confessed hotpinkaholic (a term she came up with).

Jessica seems to like her DMs in bright colors.

 

I like how Jessica Alba wore her red DMs.

 

One of the very few Taylor Momsen looks I don't hate.

Finally, I love how filipina fashion blogger Tricia Gosingtian wore hers.

 

Seeing how the DMs can look good with skinny jeans, short shorts, stockings, skirts and dresses makes me more excited to get a pair! I could already imagine myself wearing it when we hike up to the Acropolis! (wishful thinking)

You know you want it too,

Trying Hard To No Avail!

I'm five months postpartum now and I still haven't regained my pre-pregnancy body. It's not like I'm overweight right now but I still have about 15lbs of the 55lbs I gained during my pregnancy with Amber which I really HAVE to lose! First, because the hubby and I have a bet (which I intend on winning). Second, because as shallow as it sounds, it makes my day when people say "You don't look like you gave birth 3x!" Lol. Plus, I like smirking at the insensitive people who would comment during my pregnancy that it'll be IMPOSSIBLE for me to get my old figure back. Lastly, because I want to be able to wear my old clothes again.

I think I'm trying harder than I previously did postpartum. Since I can't go to the gym even if it's just one floor above our flat, I've been trying to give my lazy arse some kind of workout. Thanks to my husband's VDay present, it doesn't have to be boring. 

I played other games like the Boxing in Kinect Sports and all those jumps in Kinect Adventures but I found that since my sweat glands aren't very active, I only break a sweat with the Dance Central.

It's pretty fun and I've got funny pictures and videos of my hubby in action, which I will not post but I'm keeping for blackmail purposes. :p Checkout the IGN's preview of the game.

I'm not much of a dancer and most of the time I do feel that I look silly and stupid doing the steps, but as long as the game detects my movement as right then I really don't care. My goal is to play an hour or so a day while my 3 munchkins take their nap, then rush to the shower and get done before they all wake up. I'm not always successful, though. :)

So far I've been pretty successful in cutting down on my food intake but sadly, I can't say the same when it comes to junk food. :( I really have to eat at least one bag of chips in a day to go to bed content. Like right now, I'm really addicted to V-Cut in sweet chili flavor.

And I can down an entire pack of Loacker Quadratini in one sitting.

Another problem I have is  my need for deserts. For the past two months, I've been obsessed with buco pandan which I can finish a whole container of, also in one sitting. And since it's easy to make, we almost always have it in our refrigerator.

 

Yesterday, the lady who cooks for us came over and I asked her to cook Laing and Sisig (among others) because I've been craving for it. I later realized that it wasn't a good idea at all, so from now on or after I consume them, she will no longer be cooking to satisfy my cravings. I think the only solution to my shallow problem is to stop ordering junk food. (I get my groceries delivered) Problem is, I can't stop because the boys would ask for chips every afternoon for merienda. So maybe I'll just stop ordering my V cut and Loacker. Well that is, if I can.

Hey, I just realized that I miss nonsense blog posts like this. :)

Xoxo,