Nuvali is one of the go-to places if you want to take a rest from the busy city life and enjoy the laid-back scene down South. So, what else can your family look forward to in the newly-built Solenad 3 in Nuvali aside from new restos to try just like The Morning After? Kidzoona recently opened their newest branch in Nuvali last August 2015. Luckily, a friend gave me a free voucher so we decided to use it when we celebrated my hubby's birthday. First step is to fill-up the information ... [ Read More ]
Friday Family Movie Night Presents: Into the Woods
What I love about weekends is spending quality time with my family. From Mondays-Fridays of working from home, I can't wait to go out, unwind and relax :) And what a perfect timing when PLDT Home invited me and my family on a Friday night to the block screening of Disney's Into the Woods. Into the Woods is originally a musical that started in 1986 before it was made into a film released December 2014 and shown in the Philippines this 2015. Kelsea was excited to see ... [ Read More ]
Strike a Pose and Get Wacky in Take Your Pic! Photo Studio Booth
Last Thursday was 2 days before one of our closest family friend will be starting their journey to greener pastures. And because it will be years before we see each other again, the ladies planned on a meet-up in Alabang Town Center (ATC) to send off our dearest girl friend Cathy. A late afternoon get-together was perfect for us who had mommy duties and work in the morning. We decided to dine in Cafe France which has a wide choices of food. A must-try is their Seafood Marinara! So over our ... [ Read More ]
An Aerospace Engineer for a Day at Engineering for Kids (Philippines)
When we were kids, we were always asked what we wanted to be when we grow up. And now that we are parents, we ask our children what they want to be when they grow up. My daughter is only 5 years old and when asked of her ambition, she would say she wants to be a doctor because of Doc McStuffins :) Well, that's what almost all kids want to be. But that changes as time passes by. Children slowly realize what their interests are as they experience different kinds of activities. Our ... [ Read More ]
A Visit to St. Rita Orphanage
It has long been one of my dreams to organize an outreach program but unfortunately I don't have the time yet to plan everything. So when my mommy friends Maqui and Leslie announced that were planning a visit an orphanage in the South, I immediately asked to join and so did a few of the South n@wies (of Newlyweds@Work, a mommy/wife online support group). The first orphanage we visited was St. Rita. Orphanage in Sucat, Paranaque City. The orphanage is within the premises of St. Rita ... [ Read More ]
K5 Learning Review
Hi mommies! How's the first two months of your kid's time in school so far? Are they enjoying their stay in their "second home"? :) As expected, my five-year-old daughter is still very much enjoying going to school. She's now in Junior Grade 1 (Prep) which means she will be graduating in pre-school this school year! Yipee! Everyday, she looks forward to participating in their classroom activities and spending time with her classmates. I love it when she's excited to do something of her ... [ Read More ]
ATC Summer Camp 2014 Arts & Crafts Session 4: Farmland
It was the last day of ATC's 2014 Summer Camp for Arts & Crafts and the kids wished it doesn't have to end. Check out here Session 1, Session 2 and Session 3 to know all the fun activities they did. For the finale project, they made their own Farmland :) The first thing they did were the three (3) mini sheeps. Cotton balls were used for the body and while black cartolina cut-outs for the head and legs. Two yellow ducks were also made but I wasn't able to take photos of ... [ Read More ]
ATC Summer Camp 2014 Arts & Crafts Session 3: All About Fruits and Vegetables
Have you checked out Session 1 and Session 2 of ATC's 2014 Summer Camp on Arts & Crafts? :) Every session, different teachers were assigned to give the warm-up introduction and welcome remarks to the kids. On that day, since they were done making animals in a farm from the previous sessions, they made fruit and vegetable art. One of the projects was Watermelon Mosaic. The materials used were: 1/8 illustration board Small rectangular paper cut-outs in colors red, green, yellow ... [ Read More ]