amused

today, you woke up telling me over and over how much you miss me, while hugging me tight. i almost did not go to work just to stay with you. my heart just melts at how you look at me as if telling me to stay. but after a while you kissed me goodbye and told me to take care. you are just the sweetest!

lately, you have been learning to read (or should i say spell) almost everything you see. you even love to read traffic signs and would often asked what those meant. i think it is more of me than you that is amused everytime you came up with words that go with what you have spelled. i think it is because as a toddler, you are more of a picture-reader at this stage. and so, some of what you have spelled lately:

G-A-P -> JACKET (the word was written on your jacket)

L-A-C-O-S-T-E --> ALLIGATOR (there was an alligator patch with the word written on your shirt)

E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E --> DAMIT (how's that? that was written on tito sam's shirt!)

T-O-S-H-I-B-A--> LAPTOP

B-A-B-Y- C-O-U-T-U-R-E --> BAG (i don't know how you knew that this was a bag because you just read it from some paper bag)

F-E-N-D-E-R --> GUITAR... ay hindi pala...BASS GUITAR (and now you can even classify what type of guitar it is!)

the last two words were written in cursive but you were able to spell it anyway... you are simply amazing... and amusing!

through your eyes

today, you are a kid bursting with emotions, a kid with a tremendous personality.

i see that you are a happy child. you love to laugh. every tickle, every chase, every word that sounds funny to you would merit your laughter. i love how your laughter echoes in the house. even when there are a lot of moments with whining and crying especially when you don't get what you want, you could easily switch on your happy mood.

i see that you are affectionate. you love to hug, kiss and snuggle those who are dear to you. you never forget to kiss lola goodnight just as you cannot sleep without mama hugging you tight.

i see that love to be praised, even with the little things that you do. you wanted to be right all the time and despised being told that you are wrong.

i see that you get mad easily. when something annoys you, with hands on your waist, you would shake your head and have that mad-eyed look! but you too can easily shrug off what seem to have caused the rage.

i see that even as a toddler, you have a perfect sense of order. you would always remind me to arrange and put my slippers beside yours just before i climb to bed at night. or how you would want to arrange your wooden dominos by pairing the same images altogether.

i see that you are a budding musician. you love to sing and love to mess with papa's guitars. and when you hear some good music, you would instantly do that foot-tapping and follow the beat as if you are playing the drums or the guitar. you love to be in papa's practice and even want to be in places where papa plays.

i see that you are an artist. you love arts and crafts and dabble with mama's paints and materials. you love to get your hands dirty and explore whatever materials i give you (be it paint, glue, clay,rocks, shells, etc). you know how to appreciate the arts and would always remind me how beautiful my works are. one time when i entered a contest and didn't win, you told me that it's ok and that there's always a next time.

i see that you love to write. i love to hear you ask me for more papers so you can write letters, spell names, draw and doodle what would tickle your fancy.

i see that you love to read. even if it is just picture-reading, i love that you are able to connect the pictures with words and tell it into your own words. it amazes me that you remember each stories and even memorized some of your well-loved books.

i see that you are a fast and eager learner. you do get bored easily over repetitive activities but at the same time would never stop doing the things you have learned. you look forward learning new things in school while also enjoying the other times when it's only the two of us exploring different ways to learn.

i see that we are important to you. you are sad when we are not with you but you are extremely happy when we are around.

seeing all that through your eyes makes my heart melt.

cook-out peeps

we love to eat. we are happy eaters. we are happy to get together once a month and share not just meals but also secret recipes to good food. we look forward to this gathering since this is the time when we don't fight the urge to pig out. we are happy to get the better of each other in cooking! and we just get better and better each cook out fest.

we love to laugh. we love stories that even when told over and over earn endless laughter, stories that would make our jaws ache and eyes teary from too much laughing.

we love to be together. anywhere or any time of the day, each time is always a blast! because those are spent with wonderful friends.

yey for happy times!