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!

Spend A Perfect Mom's Day at Ayala Malls

Mother's Day is just around the coner, got your Mother's Day gift to your mom yet? Ako waley! We usually go out to have lunch or dinner. We sometimes give gifts but ano pa ba ang mabibigay mo pag meron na siya lahat?! Ang hirap!

Just go to any Ayala Mall from Ma 7-14 and tweet away! Our favorite mall is Greenbelt! And we were just there yesterday shopping for a mom and me outfit! And here's a sneak peak! And if you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw other photos too!

This Mother's Day, Ayala Malls want to treat your and your mom!

Make sure to like Ayala Malls in Facebook to get updates and surprises this coming weekend!

Planning R's Party

In about a month, my little boy will turn 1. Oh my, where did time go? Which reminds me I need to get to planning his party! Waah!

I got the venue/food, host, giveaways, invitation... Now I need to book the church, decors, photographer, and the little details! I can't wait!

Tea Talks with Bamboo Dappy

With all the advanced technologies and products that we are all enjoying the convenience it brings to our lives. Sometimes we become complacent and lenient with ourselves (read: lazy and spoiled) that we neglect simple things like throwing garbage properly, saving electricity and water and many other things.

When I became a mom for the first time, I;ve never heard of cloth diapers! Well, I know the old fashion lampin and clips, I tried doing it but I really didn't have the patience and I didn't have a washing machine back then. I only learned about the existence of cloth diapers when Y was around 6 or 7 months already. So when I was pregnant with R, I wanted to prepared and be more eco-friendly (trying to be a green mommas as much as possible), I bought a lot of cloth diapers and Bamboo Dappy was one of them!

So when I was invited by Bamboo Dappy for an afternoon of green talks with fellow mommy bloggers, I had to say yes. I wanted to meet Jenny, the fab momma behind the brand.

What I like about Bamboo Dappy is the designs (they're too cute!) and the quality of the materials. You'll really know it's good once you touch the diapers. They're coming out with swim diapers and they now have training pants! Love it! What I don't like about the diaper naman is it doesn't dry as fast as other cloth diapers. It takes about 2-3 days. But nonetheless, it's a great cloth diaper!

For that afternoon, we were treated to a talk by WWF about being environmental friendly. Then we were tasked to write our own pledges on how we can help save the earth.

Jenny, owner of Bamboo Dappy

And here's my pledge:

Pasensya na ang buhok hihi.

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