What's Up?

I really don't know how Mommy Fleur, Jackie and Patty do it! They get to blog regularly even with their busy schedules. My blog posts are all in the draft folder, one post can take up to 3 days! I want to write at night when the kids are asleep, but when my back hits the bed, wala na! I doze off to lala-land na!

So now I'm trying to write everything in a nutshell!

I'm trying to put on make up whenever I have events to attend or meet with clients. Parang mag mukha naman akong tao paminsan-minsan!

 

Went to have our family photos taken at BUB (will blog soon!) And Yukie looks like she's going to do the boogie!

Finally tried this. Nothing to fuss about.

Love the new Family Lounge at Greenbelt 5!

Went to a very yummy 1st birthday party of my inaanak. Decors pa lang bongga na. Love big parties because I can never throw a big party like that!                        

This is so much better than TJ! Yum yum yum! Thank you Lorena and Loreta for this!

Exchanged IG comments and a few iMessage, I sponsored some goodies to Alyanna Martinez's fitness party!

Cooked pancake one morning for the kids!

Collected the Hello Kitty Happy Meal in just a day. Yeah. Kaya ako mataba! Ahihihi

This Angus Beef Salpicao from Jam Foods is soooooo good!!! Rice please!

Had a great bazaar at Yummy Eats! We're the only non-food concessionaire!

Our next event! Come visit and vote us!!! :)

Spread the Sweetness with Cupcakes by Sonja

About a few weeks ago, we were invited to the opening of Cupcakes By Sonja at the 2nd floor Bridgeway of Glorietta 2. After six years of opening its doors at Serendra, they have now expanded and opened a new store! I remember when Cupcakes by Sonja first opened, I really didn't get the fuss was all about until I saw the store and tasted my first cupcake!

I was super excited to take Y with me and have her a taste of Cupcakes by Sonja. She likes sweets just like her papa!

Posing at the counter

Can you say CUPCAKES???

We were all excited for the cupcake decorating that Cupcakes by Sonja has prepared for the SoMoms and SoKids! We each get an apron and toque for mom and kid!

Color guide for frosting!

Our first activity was well decorate your won cupcakes! And we get to pick what color our frosting will be. I asked Y (do I really need to ask) what color she wanted, of course PINK! 

Mixing her own frosting

Of course she had to eat the frosting!

Kids and moms went crazy with the toppers!

Here's her first masterpiece! She's pretty happy about it!

I thought we were finished with 1 cupcake. But noooo, there's more! Three more actually! 2 more cupcakes and 2 cookies!

Helped her putting the icing and she's the one who decorated (more on poured the sprinkles into the cookie!)

More decorating! 2nd and 3rd cupcake had a beach and sea theme! I love creating the sand effect on the 3rd cupcake! Super cool!

Seeing this made me miss the beach! Ahihihi

And last but not the least is our sunflower cupcake. Which I decorated for Y. Cinareer ko mga teh!

Pwede? Hehe

And here are the kids with Tita Sonja!

And now with the SoMoms!

Do you know that you can also have your own decorate your own cupcake party? Just inquire at any of their branches! That will be so much fun!

More stores are set to open within the year at Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Eastwood City, Greenhills, and  TriNoma. Cupcakes by Sonja will also be offering new menu items developed with the same passion and commitment to quality and prepared with only the best ingredients as its other signature items.

The pioneer in gourmet cupcakes, Cupcakes by Sonja is committed to sharing happiness with every bite of its delicious cupcakes—and with more stores and products coming up soon, more and more people will get to enjoy its sweetness.\\

Thank you again Cupcakes by Sonja for a fun fun afternoon!!! :) My Yukie enjoyed it so much!


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My Mother's Day at Ayala Malls!

This Mother's Day is my first Mother's day with R. He was still in my tummy last year! So it was extra special for me :) And this year we got to celebrate it with my fellow #SoMoms at Greenbelt 5. But before going to the mall, we had lunch at home. Cooked steak for me and the hubby! (Hmmm.. teka, bakit ako ang nagluto? Diba dapat ako ang pinaglutuan?) hehe!

Yum yum lunch!

After eating and getting ready, we went to Greenbelt 5 for our Mother's Day day out! It was a High Tea afternoon at The Gallery at Greenbelt for us #SoMoms.

This is my pretty little girl

Dessert Buffet by Bizu! (Photo from Tammy David)

There was a nice swing for picture taking, where we all had a souvenir photo taken

After having a little dessert, we were introduced to Mench of Ayala Malls, we then went to visit the mini Butterfly Garden and after that we had our tour of Gingersnaps, Lancome and Kiehl's!

I'm scared to touch or hold the butterflies so hanggang tingin lang kami ni Y (Photo by Tammy David)

First stop was Gingersnaps, my favorite store for kid's clothes

#SoKids in their Gingersnaps outfit! So cute!!! :)

And when it was the #Somoms turn to have out photos taken, the #SoKids looked like this:

The next gen! (Photo by Tammy David)

The SoMoms! (Photo by Tammy David)

Then we went to Lancome where we got a Mother's Day gift! Thank you! 

And last but certainly not the least was Kiehl's! I want to try their eye cream! I badly need for my eyes!

Busy mag-IG!

And they gave us a gift too! We're very happy mommies!!!

Then the little kiddies had a photo op outside. So cute!

And after a fun and sweaty tour hihi! We all went back to The Gallery and had our photos taken by Tammy. Sayang R was still sleeping so it's just me and Y.

Thank you Mench, Ayala Malls and Greenbelt 5 for a fun fun Mother's Day!

Mother's Day gifts!

First Time Parents Workshop!

Pregnancy and giving birth are such happy experience. I loved being pregnant and sometimes I still miss having a baby inside of me, kicking and moving. Am I the only who feels like this? Hehe! When I got pregnant the second time, it feels like the first time aga

When I became pregnant the first time, we were living in a condominium, I walked going home from the office and by the time I get home, I'm so lazy to cook and want to lie down the bed. Sometimes I buy fast food na lang. Yeah, bad. But I was so tired. I wished I thought of eating salads or knew how to eat healthier.

Sana this workshop existed when I was pregnant with Y! Manila Workshops together with Medela Moms and The Learning Basket brings you the First Time Parents Workshop Series.

For this workshop, these are the topics that will be discussed:
What to Expect During your OB checkup
Pain Management
Pregnancy Nutrition
Cord Blood Banking
Yayas & Maintaining a Good Relationship with them
What you should know before hiring a Yaya

The other workshops will be announced separately.

First Time Parents Workshop: Delivery and New Born Care
Date: June 29, 2013

First Time Parents Workshop: Toddler Care
Date: July 6, 2013

First Time Parents Workshop: Helping Your Baby Learn
Date: July 13, 2013

Venue: All of these workshops will be conducted at The Medela House in Quezon City.

Speakers for this workshop series will be:
We have invited experienced and reliable speakers to conduct the workshop. One of the speakers is Dra. Diane Sarmiento, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology (http://www.filipinamd.com/) practicing at the Asian Hospital. We will also have Ma. Teresa B. Zantua, R.N., MAN (Registered Nurse and with M.A. degree in Nursing), formerly teacher B. S. Nursing, First Aid Lecturer and Daisy Lauron, Yaya/Househelp Trainor and Lecturer for 3 yrs, Mariel Uyquiengco, U.S. Licensed Kindermusik Instructor and Sanne Unson.

And as a treat to my dear readers, Manila Workshop is slashing the workshop price of Php1200 to Php600 only (for the first run only)! That's 50% off! Yahooo! Just enter the code FTP1AAD.

To sign up for the first workshop of the series entitled First Time Parents: What to Know Before Giving Birth, please fill out the form below:

Happy Monday!

Make Your Own Havaianas 2013

I had my very first Havaianas when I was in college. Forgot year what it was but it was such a craze that my sister and I had to buy a pair for each of us. My first Havaianas was a Fuschia Floral one with white straps. I still use it up to this day! So when our head momma Janice invited the SoMoms for the MYOH (Make Your Own Havaianas) 2013 media launch, we all couldn't pass it up! I was super excited as it was my first MYOH!

Upon entrance you'll see Havaianas flowers

There's a glow in the dark room before you enter the main hall

The big hot air balloon made of Havanainas was in the tent! Cool!   And a hot air balloon cake made by cupcakes by Sonjas!

Super cute mini cupcakes by Sonja's! Now I'm craving for one!

Wheels of Havaianas Slim and Top Styles

I was not prepared for this!!! When I saw the wheels of soles, I got so confused and overwhelmed! Yez, may ganon. I had a hard time choosing! Especially when I opened my little paper where you choose everything!

Diba nakakalito?

Sea of Havaianas soles

While I was busy deciding what to put on my pair of Havainas, DJ Callum was spinning for us.

DJ Callum

There was a short program and after that, the moment we've all been waiting for! Making our own Havaianas!

Here's Jackie making her pair

Tin of MFO taking photos of her pair

After 20 years and bucket load of pawis (TMI hihi), it was finally my turn! I had 4 pairs made. Addict much? A pair for me, BOS, shobe and Ninang G! Nakakaloka! I was only getting 2 pairs lang talaga but in between texting, viber-ing, posting and replying to IG comments, my sister who's in Tarlac) and Ninang G (who's in Pangasinan) also wanted to have their MYOH! I was their fairy godmother for that night!

Me in my Havaianas while waiting for my Havaianas!

Here's what I took home:

Ninang G's Limited Edition Dan Matutina Havainas!

BOS's pair which he refuses to wear plus I got the wrong size hehe

My very first MYOH which I love to bits!!!

Thank you Creative Juice and Havaianas Philippines for my very first pair of MYOH! (Oh and the right pair is my shobe's MYOH!)

Oh and thank you also because this is the first night event of the #Somoms! Hihi!