Summer's

Just sharing Summer's work of art.

That's me, Omar, Summer and Winter, according to her.  I'm such a stage mom!

Welcome back!

Mama and Papa are back in time for their wedding anniversary!  They just came back from their vacation at New York, spending time with Onnie and her family.

 Chef prepared a sumptuous dinner.  Grilled beef and pork with vegetables.

 And he served Soy Chicken with Hainanese rice with ginger sauce, my ultimate craving! yum yum!

 Dinner was soooo good, the boys stayed at the dinner table for loooooonngggg.

Happy anniversary Mama and Papa!  Thank you for all the pasalubongs and pabilis.

Fondue night

Old Swiss Inn - that's where we once celebrated Kuya's birthday.  And every Kuya's birthday, on Valentine's Day, traffic is terrible with everybody going out on a date.

And so Jenny invited us for a fondue night at Old Swiss Inn, this time at their Makati branch.

 We had cheese fondue.

 We had beef with lots and lots of choices for sauce.

 As recommended, we tried their Toblerone cheese cake.

 And of course, we had their chocolate fondue.

Pardon me for the names of the dishes.  Dining out on food cooked on the spot with kids is such a challenge.

Last year.

It was just exactly last year, Sept. 23, 2010, when Omar and I took our first step for our dream to come true.

We decided to take the plunge and build our own home.  

I went to BPI near our home in Paranaque to inquire for a housing loan.  We were able to get our loan from BPI but from Malolos Branch.  It took us quite some time to finalize the concept, apply for permit and get our loan.

A year after our first step, here's our dream in progress.

I'm so excited.  I'm so scary.  This is our new baby.

X5

Omar received a BIG project in his shop early second quarter of this year.  It's a total wrecked BMW X5.  He have to order and purchase the parts abroad from his friend and source out some parts as well.  There were delays in delivery of some parts so he wasn't able to deliver the unit on time.  The client was so understanding and he likes Omar for he's been reporting every progress to him.

In my own little way, I helped him by showing online sites of auto paint shops using Spectrum.

Then it's time to deliver the unit.  It was sooo nice!  It was like sparkling new.  I'm so proud of him.  The unit stayed in the shop for almost half a year but the wait was worth it.  

They towed the car to the BMW shop and everybody in the shop was there to send the unit off.  It was heart warming to see it go - attachment for almost half a year plus the pride for being able to finish such a job.

Omar provided snacks for everybody but just as we were to enjoy the food, we received a call that the BMW X5 hit another X5 in the BMW shop just as they were putting the unit down from the tow truck, hitting its rear bumper to another's front bumper.

Awwww... so we will be seeing the X5 in the shop again and will be spending more weeks with him.

I'll post photos soon.

Despedida Dinner

Daddy and Mommy are due to leave for Canada tomorrow for 2 months.  We found a reason to eat out.  We seldom eat in restaurant now a days.  They often stay at Bulacan and we stay in Manila.  

We had dinner at the Mini Shabu-Shabu Restaurant at the Fort.  It's been a while since we've eaten in this restaurant.  It's Daddy's favorite.  It may not be kid friendly but my kids survived it.

Have a safe trip Daddy and Mommy!  You deserve the break.

Big Toys for Small Boys

Winter's favorite spot in his Papa's shop.

A restored 1963 1/2 Mustang.