akii's first.

Checklist for Akii's 1st Birthday:

[✓] Birthday decor
[ ] cake!
[✓] food!
[✓] Gifts!

2 more days to go before the littlest pudding turns 1 year old :) It's going to be a simple, small gathering of close friends.

a haircut and a new bag.

A haircut and a new bag. Feels good to go to school. What's inside: two milk bottles, juice, chicken nuggets for breakfast, chicken adobo for lunch, rice, spoon and fork, plate, extra brief, shorts, t-shirt.

special thanks to: Auntie Nana and Tita Eva for taking Zaiid to the barbershop.

the serious o-o face

Ma, I need to go poop.

new friend

My 3.2yo has found a new friend in Tita Eva, a really close friend of her Auntie Nana who takes them to swimming be it after school or on a friday night. He always comes home beaming, smelling sweat and pool adventure.

stuff

I need to buy/do stuff for my boys:

[ ] definitely get zaiid a haircut.
[ ] akii's birthday celebration poppers, balloons, backdrop!
[ ] zaiid's white rubber shoes for his P.E. day
[ ] bigger school bag
[ ] bigger breakfast and lunchboxes

Hope we can get all these done before the week ends.

boys and trains

He has been asking for a toy train these days, so I managed to buy him his first set. He was so happy that he forgot about Lightning Mcqueen. For an hour. I can relate why boys love toy cars because I have my own collection back when I was still a kid and even when I started working professionally. But I will never get why boys love trains.

He runs to them after school and shows us the "wow" signature awe look like it's the first time he's seen them. I can't even remember where he found the love for trains - he has not seen Thomas & Friends so he has no idea who these trains are.

I wonder if he would start collecting trains or build more railroads now than adding more cars to his collection.

butterfly lollipop