Party Prep: The Menu

Orland did not push through with his plans of going to Canada for his 2-year contract with his previous employer. So he will be available to cook for his nephew's 1st birthday party. He prepared some of the menu for Winter's baptismal too last year.

Our menu will be:

Pumpkin soup to be prepared by the coffee shop

Mixed tapas

Lengua to be prepared by the coffee shop

Meat balls with thyme

Lemon pepper chicken with coleslaw

Macaroni and cheese

Lechong baboy, sponsored by Mommy and Daddy

For the kids, we are having Spaghetti, mini cheese burgers, fried chicken fillet and french fries.

For the food carts, we are having Zagu, fishballs, squidballs, kikiam and kwekwe, buko lychee sorbet and white chocolate fountain.

Dito naubos ang budget ni Winter! hehehe

Sana nagustuhan ng mga bisita ang handa. As usual, una naubos ang lengua.

Party Prep: Loot Bags, Prizes and Balloons

I was planning for a blue christmas stocking for Winter's loot bag on his birthday. I don't want to use red stockings because my theme is Winter Wonderland and not Christmas. We're having a birthday party and not a Christmas party anyway. But it's so hard to look for blue christmas stocking on August. Christmas decors are not yet out in the market.

We went to Unique Novelty at Baler. I was already considering getting red christmas stockings when I saw the snowman candy canisters. And they were even cheaper than the stockings. Great!

Then we went to Divisoria to buy prizes for the games, toys for the loot bags and balloons. I bought candies from the grocery store. Summer put the candies, I put the toys, Cory put on the sticker labels, and Winter will throw them in the box.

Ang gastos! Kasi ang arte ng nanay ng celebrant. Wawa naman Omar.

Result: Sana nagustuhan ng mga bata ang lootbags. Before the party, I told Summer that not because she's the Ate of the celebrant, she can just get prizes. I told her that if she wanted to have some toys, she must join the games. At kinarir nya ang games! Big girl na talaga.

Party Prep: The Invite

A DIY project - a pop-up invitation card with Winter background and a snow man, using Winter Wonderland's lyrics for the invitation words.

Buti na lang marami akong cutting angels to do my cut-outs para assemble na lang ako.

Summer wanted so much to help so I asked her to write the names at the envelopes.

Had our photoshoot last Sunday with Ojay for the invites. Yang emailed me the photos. I went to SM Bicutan for photo printing. Finished the invites and started distributing the invites today.

Party Prep: The Program

Tito Cris has become our friend through Wudjiman, Tito Boy to us - Omar's uncle.

He volunteered to do the magic show on Winter's birthday when they had their company outing last Summer. So we were able to get him for a very good price, considering that the venue will be outside Metro Manila.

And since he will do the magic show, I asked him for referrals for hosts as well. So he got us 2 clowns for a bargained price as well.

Madugo pero knowing Tito Cris, it will be worth it.

Result: Some kids got scared of the clowns at the start. The clowns are decent, english speaking, and best of all - does not make use of kids or other people for their funny antics. The magic show of Tito Cris was a sure hit! It lasted for an hour and 45minutes and even the adults had a blast.

Pre-birthday photo shoot

My brother-in-law who is into photography set-up a black cloth at my inlaws garage for our photoshoot. At first, they had their test shots.

Then, we tried putting on Jaja's snowman costume at Winter.

All's set so we gave our model a bath, dressed him in white, and had the photoshoot.

Ayun, napreskohan na kaya inantok na yata kaya sinumpong na. Still, we had our family photos.

Summer had her turn too. Nakisingit na rin ako for my FB account. And we had Summer and her cousin, Jaja, photo taken too.

Thank you Ninong Ojay!

Yellow house

From Summer's school, on our way to Karcraft, we passed by Tita Cory's house along Times St.
This is how well-loved she and her family is. Still, a lot of people visit her house and brings her anything to say a prayer for her.

My Vietnamese.

Summer was to go to school wearing a national costume from other country.

Mommy Duning bought her a silk pajama from Cambodia and I borrowed Daddy's salakot. Voila! That makes it Vietnam hehe. Parents were asked to prepare a sash and I made a Little Ms. Vietnam sash for her.
When I picked her up at school, she was still in her costume. In fact, she wore it the whole day! She was so comfortable in pajamas, just like her mom.