It's the New Year now - 2010... sounds like something from a science fiction movie, huh? Well, the kids are doing okay, except that both kids got sick LOL Dylan with an ear infection and Dana with the usual cough associated with the stink of fireworks hehehehe
Dylan is starting his speech therapy this year to keep him up to speed with his speech. If you didn't know, at almost 4 years old, Dylan still has yet to complete 4-5 word sentences. For now, he is still stuck on 2-3 words and his articulation isn't that great. This is not surprising since Patrick's brother, Stevie and my sister Sharon also had trouble with their speech when they were kids. If I'm not mistaken they both only started speaking at age 5. Now, there's speech therapy for kids like Dylan but oh it's so expensive. Each session lasts an hour and costs P500. Dylan has to have two sessions a week. But we can see some improvement already which is good. It's also to prepare him for preschool.
Another milestone in Dylan's life is his sleeping on his new bed by himself. Before he shared the bed with me and Patrick. Now, he's in the same bedroom with his Ate Den and Ate Dana but they each have their own beds. It's such a relief to be able to sleep peacefully now hahaha Also, he has started undressing and dressing by himself! He's really on a roll now! :D
Dana is still doing good in school. She has also stopped wetting her bed (at last!). And to celebrate we bought her a cake hahahaha Oh and when we went on that trip to Clark, she also taught herself to swim! LOL Imagine that! hahahaha
I'm sure there's more to come and more in store for them in the coming months.. so stay tuned! :D
Monday, January 18, 2010
3 months of catching up!
Hi there!
It's been a long time since I've updated my kids' blogs and I've been truly remiss in posting as I saw that the last post I did was in August. Well, here's 3 months worth of kids' activities to share with you. Let's do it by month hehehe
End of August - The kids and the rest of the family spent a weekend in Tagaytay, staying at the Days Hotel Inn and then heading over to Enchanted Kingdom for some entertainment (courtesy of Patrick's job!). Here's a picture of them enjoying horseback riding. Den and I had an amazing time riding the zipline. It was also fun playing with bubbles in the jacuzzi. We have so many pictures at Enchanted Kingdom so you'll just have to bear with this.
September - A whole slew of events happened in September too. First, we all traveled to Subic because of Patrick's work. Patrick was test-driving a Honda City car as well as attending a car-related event there. We stayed at the Bayfront Subic Hotel and though it isn't obvious in the pictures, Dana ended up being very sick during the trip.
Another event, this time a major catastrophe for Metro Manila, was Typhoon Ondoy and the deluge that it brought many affected cities. This was the worst flooding we've ever experienced and even Stanley our car got flooded up to the flooring. But that's already a godsend considering other cars and houses ended up being buried in mud and flood waters, and some people's cars even ended up getting washed up somewhere else because of the raging waters. Look at the water level mark on the house.. If the cars remained in the garage, they'd be buried too!
October - The highlight for the month is the kids' having a blast at their cousins' Lance and Hannah's double birthday party. The party itself was initially postponed because the venue was flooded due to Ondoy. Stevie and Toni were able to secure a spot in Jollibee, fortunately and the kids had a great time!
November - Though we didn't actually go anywhere exciting this month, we did get to test drive Stanley's younger sibling, the 2010 Subaru Legacy Station Wagon! This is one cool car, cool enough that Dana even branded her Sally!!! If I had the money, I'd definitely buy this car, but nothing can and will replace Stanley ! :D
December - Well, naturally, you'd expect to see Christmas pictures here and you won't be disappointed. But, you'll also see pictures of Dana's first Christmas presentation in school! woohoo.. they were singing and dancing to "Kumukutikutitap!" and being a proud parent, I have to say, Dana was really great at it! :D
On to Christmas pictures: This year, the kids had a lot of toys because I got crazy at the toy sales that we went to. Imagine 70% off on most of the toys that the kids liked, man, it was hilarious!! LOL Oh and we also went to Clark and stayed at the Lohas resort (again!) this time with my sister Sharon and her family. Originally, the plan was to go there with our grandmother who's visiting from the States. Unfortunately, the series of out of town trips took their toll and she got sick with pneumonia so that when it was our turn to be with her, she couldn't make it but we still had to go through with the plans because the hotel has been paid for in advance.
All in all, it's been a good year for us.. Lots of opportunities for the whole family to travel and enjoy being alive and together as a family. It was also a blessing that my grandmother was able to come and visit because she also wanted to see her great grandkids and that's a privilege in itself. Den also turned 18 this year so that's also a milestone in her life. We are really blessed!!
It's been a long time since I've updated my kids' blogs and I've been truly remiss in posting as I saw that the last post I did was in August. Well, here's 3 months worth of kids' activities to share with you. Let's do it by month hehehe
End of August - The kids and the rest of the family spent a weekend in Tagaytay, staying at the Days Hotel Inn and then heading over to Enchanted Kingdom for some entertainment (courtesy of Patrick's job!). Here's a picture of them enjoying horseback riding. Den and I had an amazing time riding the zipline. It was also fun playing with bubbles in the jacuzzi. We have so many pictures at Enchanted Kingdom so you'll just have to bear with this.
September - A whole slew of events happened in September too. First, we all traveled to Subic because of Patrick's work. Patrick was test-driving a Honda City car as well as attending a car-related event there. We stayed at the Bayfront Subic Hotel and though it isn't obvious in the pictures, Dana ended up being very sick during the trip.
Another event, this time a major catastrophe for Metro Manila, was Typhoon Ondoy and the deluge that it brought many affected cities. This was the worst flooding we've ever experienced and even Stanley our car got flooded up to the flooring. But that's already a godsend considering other cars and houses ended up being buried in mud and flood waters, and some people's cars even ended up getting washed up somewhere else because of the raging waters. Look at the water level mark on the house.. If the cars remained in the garage, they'd be buried too!
October - The highlight for the month is the kids' having a blast at their cousins' Lance and Hannah's double birthday party. The party itself was initially postponed because the venue was flooded due to Ondoy. Stevie and Toni were able to secure a spot in Jollibee, fortunately and the kids had a great time!
November - Though we didn't actually go anywhere exciting this month, we did get to test drive Stanley's younger sibling, the 2010 Subaru Legacy Station Wagon! This is one cool car, cool enough that Dana even branded her Sally!!! If I had the money, I'd definitely buy this car, but nothing can and will replace Stanley ! :D
December - Well, naturally, you'd expect to see Christmas pictures here and you won't be disappointed. But, you'll also see pictures of Dana's first Christmas presentation in school! woohoo.. they were singing and dancing to "Kumukutikutitap!" and being a proud parent, I have to say, Dana was really great at it! :D
On to Christmas pictures: This year, the kids had a lot of toys because I got crazy at the toy sales that we went to. Imagine 70% off on most of the toys that the kids liked, man, it was hilarious!! LOL Oh and we also went to Clark and stayed at the Lohas resort (again!) this time with my sister Sharon and her family. Originally, the plan was to go there with our grandmother who's visiting from the States. Unfortunately, the series of out of town trips took their toll and she got sick with pneumonia so that when it was our turn to be with her, she couldn't make it but we still had to go through with the plans because the hotel has been paid for in advance.
All in all, it's been a good year for us.. Lots of opportunities for the whole family to travel and enjoy being alive and together as a family. It was also a blessing that my grandmother was able to come and visit because she also wanted to see her great grandkids and that's a privilege in itself. Den also turned 18 this year so that's also a milestone in her life. We are really blessed!!