The Adventures from A to Z and E

CFBC

2010-11-09T12:14:00.000-08:00

This past sunday, we were able to go to cfbc's church building inauguration. cfbc has a special place in my heart. not only did i marry someone from this church, but they have adopted me as one of their own. they are my family down here in so cal. alot of people don't know that it wasn't because of rc that i know cfbc. i actually visited before when it was in a little corner of a strip mall. my church in san francisco came down to do a youth musical there. our pastors know each other back in the day and also our music director was related to cfbc's director. who knew that one day i would become a member of this fellowship! back then, i met some great people and really didn't know that now these people would be good friends. if you look through some of the pics, rc is in it though back then, i didn't know who he was. cfbc, thank you for being my family here! i am so happy that our prayers for a new building have been answered!

halloween 2010

2010-11-04T11:47:00.000-07:00

i haven't blogged in a long time. i apologize. a lot has been happening at home. with preschool, potty training and teaching to walk. . . plus an injured mama. . things have been busy. i do get to finally post again. here is our family on halloween. we celebrated first at chino hills kids nite and after we got to do some trick or treating with kuya niko and ate danika. the kids had a lot of fun!

my active girl!

2010-05-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

what to do with this girl! we can't leave her anywhere because she constantly scoots and rolls over. even with pillows all around her on the bed, she finds a way to kick it off and still fall. don't worry, she's one tough girl. no bumps. she also doesn't like to be lying on her back so we have to constantly move her from her exersaucer and the highchair. when you hold her hands, she does a little stomping dance and makes you wonder, how old is she??? we started feeding her cereal and she bites down on her spoon and then looks at us like keep the food coming! so, is this how it is with a girl??? she's growing up too fast.

sea world

2010-04-23T15:15:00.000-07:00

for zack's birthday we decided to wake up late and enjoy a denny's breakfast. we then decided to go to sea world cause we we're blocked out from disneyland and this was free for military. we made our way to sea world a bit late in the day. i think we got there about 5 and stayed til 8. it didn't matter. the whole time we were there, we just stayed in the bay of play. the boys didn't want to see the animals. they just wanted to ride and eat.

dada and xander on the sea slug

the boys on the spinning jellyfish

eating some funnel cake and ice cream

ellie girl just chilling in the stroller!

photo session

2010-03-29T11:38:00.000-07:00

look at this girl!
she loved the camera! i guess with dada taking pictures all the time, she was prepped for this photo session.
more pics to come but just wanted to tease you all with this pic.
she's very active now.
she almost fell off the table cause she didn't want to sit, so she fell forward.
she also rolls over now.

update. . .

2010-03-05T12:28:00.000-08:00

so, according to xander, we have been "blocked out" from disneyland since august when my pass expired. i didn't think we were going to get another pass cause we need 2 now, xander is 3. one night last week, i was talking with rc and asked him if i did a volunteer day and broke open our piggy bank, would it be possible to get annual passes again. while we were up in san francisco, we got a double maclaren stroller from craigslist and i tried taking the kids out with it and we survived. so, he said ok. that night i signed up for a park clean up for last saturday. it was gloomy and rainy but i still showed up, it was down in long beach. there was a total of 5 people who showed up for the give a day, get a disney day so they had us pick up trash around the park and neighborhood. i worked for half the time cause of the weather and they said we were dedicated enough to show up that they gave us credit.

so, here's my certificate! disneyland here we come! just got to get xander's pass next week before we head to anaheim.

as for this, with zack not liking his diaper wet, i decided to start potty training. he pees in the toilet whenever we change his diaper but the hard thing is the poop! hopefully he'll be grossed out like his brother and poop in the toilet after he feels it without a diaper. oh for those who don't know what this is, it's a plastic underwear cover that you put over training briefs or regular underwear.

as for the lil girl, she's getting bigger. she wants to be held all the time. she screams like crazy for attention! sometimes i think, she's so red, doesn't she get it that i won't get her? i put her swing in the kitchen so i can cook and wash dishes while she swings. most of the time, she is awake and trying to get my attention. other times, she's knocked out and i can do more things around the house.

as for xander, he's been practicing his shooting skills on our wii toy story mania, knowing that our block out time is coming to an end. he's pretty good at it too beating me on certain levels. he gets really focused. pictures of him to come later.
that's it for now. til next time!

my ellie girl

2010-01-27T19:17:00.000-08:00

things have been busy in the house. with 3 kids, i knew it wouldn't be easy. i thank God that we got the kuyas ready for ellie's arrival. they have been so helpful. they watch over her while she sleeps, gives her a paci when needed, occasionally feeds her, talks to her, makes her laugh, gets her diaper. . . and the list goes on. they love her so much! she's turning into a character now. we can see that she tries to get our attention with her fake crying. she knows if you are sitting or standing while holding her. and she somehow knows that when you are shaking her formula it's time to eat, and she'll let you know. we love this girl!

hiding in her blanket

just took a bath

chillin in her crib

sitting (with mom's help) at the table with kuyas
(you see her tooth! yup, she's 2 months and she has a tooth!)

miss eliana "ellie" gabrielle

2009-11-30T20:38:00.000-08:00

well, we are home! i was missing the boys terribly. i hated that they couldn't come to the hospital. argh, you swine flu scare! but, the boys were happy when we walked through the door with their baby sister. she's a little night owl. she sleeps through the day! i thank God that my mom is here to help out and for family! so, here she is! more pics to come!

craziness!

2009-11-24T11:04:00.000-08:00

well, we got one more day till little girl joins our family. since sunday, i've been very active so that she would come early. doesn't seem like it! on sunday after church, we headed home to buy a mattress for zack's bunk and then we went to knot's berry farm. since i will be in the hospital on thanksgiving, i wanted their famous chicken for my pre dinner! it was soooo good! gotta go back again!
on monday, i woke up and started assembling the boys bunk bed. yup, i put it together! pictures to follow. with all the ikea instructions and tools ready, i worked on it with occasional help from rc. the bending down part was a bit difficult. contractions happened and even went to the hospital for a scheduled stress test, but no baby.
today, will be the last minute things. making sure my mom knows how to not be tricked by the boys. they know how to manipulate espescially little man zack! i'm excited for tomorrow!
next post will be someone's announcement!

my baldies

2009-10-01T12:26:00.000-07:00

so, it's been hot down here in so cal that i felt sorry for the boys. they sweat so much that i asked rc to shave their heads. we hung out diamond bar on saturday and tito pj was nice enough to shave their heads. xander didn't like the hair all over him! zack sat quite still for a boy with a poopy diaper! in the end, two bald heads!

the boys like rubbing their heads and each others. it's funny to watch them. i think the new haircut makes them both look older. i guess they are my big boys now so they can help with the little girl coming!

date w/xander

2009-09-28T21:16:00.000-07:00

xander and i love ikea meatballs. rc not so much. so when either one of us feel like it, we tell dada that we are going on a date. i do some errands and make sure one place we go to is ikea. xander likes it cause he thinks it's all about him. no brother to bother him. as we were heading home i couldn't help but think of my other lil man. i don't know what he would like to do but i make sure to hold him when i get home. i can't wait to go on dates with him!

cheese!

2009-09-18T11:55:00.000-07:00

xander has been practicing his picture taking skills. he's been taking pictures of anything and everything around the house. they've been turning out pretty good except he likes to stick his finger in front of the hole that some pictures have a finger or a blur. i asked him if i could take some pics of them and he said ok. i said cheese right before each picture and this is what i got!

long overdue. .

2009-09-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

i haven't blogged in such a long time. things around the house has been a bit hectic. .the boys act up more when they are hot! we don't have a/c except upstairs in the rooms and the boys like playing downstairs so it's always a struggle trying to calm down irritated toddlers. so far the pregnancy is doing ok. baby girl is healthy and a kicker! someone commented that she's a little mia hamm. the boys are excited to have a lil sister. they talk to her all the time and she moves around alot when she hears them. i got gestational diabetes again so that means a special diet again. i thought i was gaining weight after losing 10 lbs. but it was a false alarm cause my morning sickness is still around. as long as the baby is healthy i guess losing a lil weight for now is ok. i know i will gain it in my last month, hopefully.

xander had his birthday last month. we celebrated it up north. we tried to fly to guam or hawaii through the military, but it didn't work out. the time away was good, though. the boys enjoyed their time up there with everyone. xander also celebrated down in so cal with his cousin a.j. at pump it up! fun center. according to xander, he is a big boy now! no more bottles! no more diapers or pull ups! i start his preschool learning next week so we are both excited to do school at home.

zack has been growing up fast before our eyes. he can communicate better with us. he's a lil troublemaker though. he likes to copy everything his brother does and gets into trouble cause he does things he's not supposed to. we are working on his words right now. he can copy what you say and sometimes you can understand him. he's a little dancing machine! he loves to sing also.

for now, that's what our adventures have been. until next time!

water fun with uncle yek!

2009-07-26T18:14:00.000-07:00

we went over to diamond bar on saturday and were surprised to see uncle yek at the house. it was a hot day so, uncle yek and the boys (also, auntie rachel) went out to the backyard to cool their selves off.

since the pool incident last week, xander doesn't want to go swimming for a while. this is the closest to getting wet outside we are doing for now. hot summers are fun, fun, fun!

getting ready to party!

2009-07-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

well, august is just around the corner and it's gonna be xander's birthday. this year we are going to join xander and his cousin a.j.'s birthday together. it will save us some money and also help out of town relatives a second trip in one month. we did a little photo session in fontana for the invitations, and of course, little man had to join in. costumes were involved but zack chose to wear the glasses. i think it's cause i wear some. he doesn't look like a baby anymore. i guess he's practicing for when baby 3 comes!

the hair cuts!!!!

2009-07-05T20:41:00.000-07:00

dada said that we could finally cut zack's hair, so i made appt. for zack and xander at the cool cuts for kids in buena park. the boys loved the place. they got to watch elmo, sit in cars, and then played trains and got a pop at the end! see their transformation. . .

long overdue for a haircut!

my handsome boys!

san diego zoo

2009-07-04T14:03:00.000-07:00

we love it when dada has time off. because of the holiday, he got a four day weekend. we had promised xander that we would go to the san diego zoo because he loves elephants and he sees the commercials all the time. so, after a lazy day wake up on thursday, we headed to san diego. we didn't get there til about 3 but it was perfect. we got great parking and the weather was cooling down. we headed onto the bus tour first to see the whole park. after we asked xander what else he wanted to see and checked the map.

xander wanted to see the gorillas also.

making some souvenirs for ninong michael and ela.

the boys decided to run around in the elephant odyssey exhibit. they had so much fun here!

the family had a great day in san diego!

the samurai boy

2009-06-15T13:51:00.000-07:00

before we cut little man's hair, rc asked me to make him a samurai outfit because we tie his hair up like a samurai (no, not a ponytail!) so, on saturday morning, i took some pillowcases and decided to have a little photoshoot. here are a few pics. my facebook has the complete story of the little samurai. if you don't have facebook, ask me to send you a link to my picassa.

the samurai boy. . . .

finally time to update. . .

2009-06-10T15:10:00.000-07:00

it's been a while since i blogged. we had a mini vacation to sf, went to disneyland numerous times, spent time with family, and stayed home sick. pictures will eventually be posted when i feel a bit better. little siomai (the name kuya xander gave the baby) is still giving me "all day" sickness. after a day out, the next is to recover cause i get soooo tired. zack wants to do everything xander does. it's fun to see how he's becoming a big boy. i already started training him for the baby. he listens, but most of the time, he just looks at me with a sneaky look and runs away. he's "lil trouble"!

disney days

2009-04-30T11:34:00.000-07:00

it's been nice having ela with us. i haven't been feeling that great cause of my "all-day sickness" and with her here, the boys have someone to run to. ela got a pass to disneyland so we were able to go with her on wednesday. we only went to toy story and monsters inc. so it was a pretty much relaxed day.

i've been eating those huge pickles from disneyland and someone likes them too!

dj lance

2009-04-17T16:41:00.000-07:00

on thursday, dada took a day off so we can spend time with the cfbc youth at the getty villa. when we left malibu, i asked xander who did he want to see, the youth again in santa monica pier or dj lance from yo gabba gabba. he said dj lance. so, with an appearance on melrose, i drove in traffic while the boys went to sleep, and made it to the store. the line went all the way around the corner with lines of parents and strollers everywhere. we waited for 2 hours and didn't get into the store. bad planning from kidrobot la. it was nice of dj lance to come out and greet those who waited so long just to see him.

xander couldn't believe it was actually him. we wish we could've made it into the store. i just thank God that the boys didn't get sick, and that they were pretty patient. i guess all the waiting in line at disneyland paid off!!!

Zack is 1!

2009-04-07T15:31:00.000-07:00

for zack's birthday we decided to go for ice cream. we headed to manhattan beach and had some coldstone. zack loved his birthday ice cream. we were hoping to get their ice cream cupcakes but they only sold it in groups of eight so we settled for 3 cups for the whole family. zack ate sweet cream with pie crust.
xander chose chocolate with m&ms.

zack didn't care that he couldn't see the spoon. he still had his mouth open and ate up the ice cream. we were eating outside so his hair kept flying in his face.

eventhough we celebrated at night, the boys had a lot of fun walking around the plaza and looking at the candle lit restaurants. happy birthday zack!

Sunday Family Day

2009-04-06T21:52:00.000-07:00

on sunday we got ready for church and headed to la. service was moved so we ended up back in our area to go to the park. dada knew a cool park for us to play at and the boys loved it.

xander climbing up while dada spots him.

both boys enjoying the slide.

zack watching all the other kids play.

zack holding on tight.

the two boys on the swing

xander saw another kid slide like this, so he decided to do it also.
zack looks like he was having fun!
xander said he and dada are now pirates!

after, we headed over to long beach to see ate danika at her cheer competition! we didn't get to see her perform but the boys got to see all the craziness of cheer!

zack birthday fun!

2009-03-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

so, it was zack's party on saturday. he had a lot of fun walking everywhere! he got to color, jump, and eat some sweet frosting! overall, it was a great day!

my big boy

2009-03-27T14:34:00.000-07:00

my zack zack is such a big boy!
he's walking now!!!
when he get's tired, he crawls again, but in the house, he walks.
he wants to do everything that his big brother does!
sometimes, i look at old pics and miss my little baby.
but, i'm glad that he's getting bigger!

Getting ready for Zack's 1

2009-03-23T11:48:00.000-07:00

today, we decided to get some stuff ready for zack's party. i wrapped xander's present for his little brother. after i was done, he said he wanted to wrap something up for him. he got the tape and paper ready and decided he wanted to give his brother a ball.

he gave up afterwards, because a ball is hard to wrap. he will just give zack the gift mama wrapped for him.

disneyland tuesdays!

2009-03-03T22:10:00.000-08:00

when the weather is nice, you will find us at disneyland on tuesdays. we head straight for toy story mania first and then end our trip with buzz lightyear astro blasters . in between, we either eat, ride other rides, or just walk around. today we decided to have lunch in california adventure.

zack eating apples!

xander eating the deeeelicious corn dog!

we enjoyed our lunch in the palace of fine arts in cal. adv. i guess i chose this place cause i miss the bay. sitting there i got so frustrated because people would come and say, "what is this thing?" i wanted to go up to them and tell them it was the palace of fine arts in san francisco, but i held back. sitting there, i think more than 10 people asked that question. that's alot! i guess i'll always be proud to be from northern california.

on our way to disneyland, we happen to bump into one of xander's favorites!

xander got to touch lightning's favorite sticker, his lightning bolt!

my dishwashers

2009-02-28T19:42:00.000-08:00

doing dishes everyday gets my hands very dry. sometimes, i feel like i don't want to do it anymore. at those times, dada and his little helper steps in so that we don't have a sink full of dirty dishes.

these guys do such a good job that sometimes i just ask them to do the dishes so mama can rest. we have an actual dishwasher but with dada doing it, xander learns how to do it. i love seeing his excitement in doing the day to day things around the house. i guess this is the time cause he just wants to be independent and a big boy!

lolo's birthday continued

2009-02-24T20:23:00.000-08:00

after a fun filled day, we still had a night of bowling for lolo rey.

zack had his hair up because he was sweaty and his hair was sticking to his face, poking his eyes.

dada bowling a strike!

dada helping xander with his ball.

xander watching to see if he hit any pins.
of course, the photographer wasn't in the pictures. i got to play also, and it was nice being with the family! we are all excited for more bowling nights!

happy birthday lolo!

2009-02-24T19:55:00.000-08:00

sunday was lolo rey's birthday. the family headed out to chinatown and ate some good food.

after, we headed out to see the little shops in chinatown. it was like stepping into another world. i felt like i was in the philippines with all the shopkeepers trying to lure me in to spend money.

driving in the supermarket

2009-02-19T11:49:00.000-08:00

today was spend the day with a.j. we headed down to san diego and went grocery shopping at the base. we wanted to actually shop so we got to use these super cool shopping carts.

zack knows where to go! just follow this future spaceship driver.

a.j. wanted kuya to drive with him.

zack with ninang len. what to buy?

we had a fun day spending time with the jocos.

the tongue

2009-02-09T20:10:00.000-08:00

zack loves to copy his brother. when kuya is playing blocks, zack wants to play blocks. when kuya is coloring, zack wants to color. when kuya sticks out his tongue, zack does the same.

i think he does this because he thinks his kuya is cool. also, it might be because some teeth are coming out.

oh, he also likes to eat paper, too!

naked at disneyland

2009-02-03T18:59:00.000-08:00

what happens when you go to disneyland and decide you need to do a #2, so you lean over and do your business. after, you fall back and #2 squishes out of your diaper. your mother smells something nasty, and decides to change you in the park. little does she know that when she picks you up, there is poop all over her and you. she asks, did you just poop all over yourself? you shake your head no. so, you leave the restroom naked and now you are naked in disneyland.

does he look innocent to you?

we had extra clothes in the car, so our day at disneyland was over. we got to ride toy story 2 times and buzz lightyear 1 time. another adventure for us on disney tuesday!

zack does what?

2009-01-30T21:25:00.000-08:00

he climbs up the stairs!!!!! ahhh!

we have barriers all over the living room. zack is not allowed in the kitchen cause he puts everything in his mouth. he is not allowed in the bathroom, just cause it's the bathroom. now, he is climbing and i have to block off the stairs. i'm glad he's a little explorer but i really have to keep an eye on him. he got stuck in between the playpen and couch the other day. he squeezed his body and couldn't move any farther. he doesn't know how to back up yet.

do you know this kid?

2009-01-30T10:39:00.000-08:00

i was shopping at costco and there was this kid waiting outside. he was a bit dirty but cute. as i was leaving the store, he ran up to me and said "i'm homeless!" i gave him a churro and i took him home.

i don't know if dada put him up to this, but i was laughing the whole way home.

sick days

2009-01-29T11:13:00.000-08:00

it's been crazy in the house. we are all recovering. zack is getting over his cough, cold, and teething. xander is still coughing but no more fever. i am still on meds for my wisdom teeth extraction. dada is coughing and trying to get some rest from taking care of all of us. we got a break on tuesday, dada took us to toy story and then to diamond bar to do some laundry. with dada back to work, we stay home. the house is a mess! i don't know when i will be able to start cleaning again. hopefully soon cause i can't stand it. the boys seem to like being lazy at home.

my blanket downstairs in the living room mean hiding and lounging.

even though he has a clogged up nose, he still has time to smile for me.

baby no more. . .

2009-01-15T10:16:00.000-08:00

my boys are growing up so fast. as i sit in our living room i can't believe they were the little babies in the pictures hanging on the wall. xander is more independent now. he would rather do things on his own and has a fit if you do it for him. zack watches his big brother so intently that when kuya is doing something, he will be imitating him when he leaves whatever activity. it reminds me of the other day when xander was coloring and decided to color our electric fan. i got mad at him and gave him a wipe to clean the fan. after he was done, he was off to do another activity. i changed zack's diaper after and gave him a wipe to keep him occupied. i let him off the couch and i went to the kitchen to throw away the diaper. when i looked over to the kids, i saw zack had made his way over to the fan and was using his wipe to wipe the fan. he's getting so big. he's been practicing to stand on his own. before we know it, he'll be walking all over the place, ahhhh!

last minute trip. .

2009-01-12T21:18:00.000-08:00

today, zack had a 9 month doctors appt. the first thing the doc said was to cut his hair. something about irritating his face. he said the same thing to me about xander and i wasn't surprised. after, i asked xander what he wanted to do. it was getting a bit hot outside and i was thinking of hitting the mall for some air con. xander had other plans in mind. so after him reminding me that we didn't go last week ( i didn't want to drive), we headed to disneyland. there wasn't that much people, so we even got to take pics with zack's favorite, tigger and eeyore. buzz was there but i told xander we got pics with him already.

after riding on astro blasters, i asked xander what other ride he wanted to get on. of course it was toy story mania. i usually have the kids on my lap and i wasn't sure he was big enough to sit on his own, but i asked and they said no problem. he did pretty well on his own. i didn't get to take a pic of his score, maybe next visit. but, since he had so much fun on his own, we rode it twice. five minute wait!!!!

this friday we plan on coming back. i expect it to be a bit more busy but i told xander if he does well with going on the potty, we will go to toy story more often.

disneyland with u.n. sam and co.

2009-01-06T20:09:00.000-08:00

the boys love disneyland and they love it even more when we get to go with others. we got a chance to hang out with uncle/ninong sam and co. on a cold winter friday.

xander ready to ride some rides!

ninang issa and zack!

uncle sam and xander waiting to play toy story!

xander looking to see if he can spot nemo!

the boys loved hanging out with these girls. come back and visit us again!

and of course, uncle/ninong sam, we love you! xander kept looking for him even after he left. xander wants uncle sam to know that he has a spot in his room for him!

snow much fun!

2008-12-28T13:18:00.000-08:00

the day after christmas, the tibayan family had a big bear overnight trip. we couldn't make the sleepover, so we decided to follow the next day. after meeting up with t.i., peepai, and rachel at diamond bar, we headed towards the mountain. we had to stop over at wal mart to get some chains and then we got stuck in traffic. i guess it was expected because it was a saturday, but it took forever! imagine, a car with a toddler and infant plus we were getting hungry and needed to make a bathroom stop. in the end, we didn't get to meet up with the family, but we did have a little snow time at the corner 7 eleven.

xander had sooo much fun that he was screaming when we were getting him to the car. dada said that we would be able to play in the snow again, since we had chains now, it would be no problem.

zack and food

2008-12-28T13:15:00.000-08:00

zack loves to eat. we've started giving a little table food but when his kuya has his snacks, we make sure zack has his own. sunday morning before church, we had the boys dressed and ready to go. while i packed up the boys bottle bag, i gave them both a little snack to keep them occupied.

zack saw what his brother was eating and decided he wanted it!

he reached over and took it from his brother. xander knew zack wasn't allowed to eat it and also that it was his, so they started fighting over the bag.

i didn't want any crying this morning, so they had to be separated!
zack decided to dump out the stars when i moved him over. what's so "trouble" of him is that, he actually looked at me before and while he was dumping the container, like he was telling me, "mama, if i can't have what kuya has, look at this mess!" can't wait to see what else he has planned for me!

xander's dog

2008-12-28T13:14:00.001-08:00

the other day, xander runs into the room and says, mama, i found tofu. i said, you found who? tofu, ,my dog. he brought him onto the bed and started to play with tofu and let zack pet him.

watching xander play with his tofu made me think of the original tofu. we gave him to a family member to take care of when zack was about to be born. i couldn't take care of 2 kids and a dog, so we waited and prayed for a good family to take care of him. he is with rc's tita manette and they tell me he's a king over there with the whole family spoiling him. for now, xander's tofu will do, but it would be nice to get a dog when the boys are bigger. but, we will never forget our tofu baby!

it's a small world

2008-12-11T12:01:00.001-08:00

with our disneyland break over, we headed to the magic kingdom after having lunch with dada. we went to downtown disney first and then we did our usual disney visit with astro blasters. there were a lot more people than i expected so i asked xander what other ride he wanted to go on. he said he wanted to ride on a boat so we headed to it's a small world. the last time we rode on this was when xander turned 1 and since it just reopened, it was a new thing for xander. he sat like a big boy next to me and was all oohs and ahhs!

the holiday decorations were a nice touch to the ride. it made it a lot brighter and even zack was entertained throughout the ride.

now, the only ride that xander needs to ride is the nemo submarine adventure. i think we'll do that when dada is with us. i only have one lap and it's already taken by the little one!

family, fun, and jason bateman

2008-12-08T20:41:00.000-08:00

the cerdena family came together for thanksgiving and spent a day at the magic kingdom. for the boys and i, it was a nice way to end our disney break.

the boys liked showing everyone our favorite attractions.we even got to see some celebrities! as we were about to get on the toy story ride, a group went ahead of us with some familiar faces. we only got a pic of jason bateman but kristen bell and dax sheppard were there also.

on astro blasters, a.j. got to ride with ninong sam.

as for xander, he showed ninang len how to shoot the bad guys.

ninang issa gave zack some money, so he decided to buy a new friend. hello baby buzz!

can i bite your nose?

on our way to see mickey mouse, we took time to take a pic at pluto's doghouse. after all, zack was pluto on halloween!

here's a.j. really enjoying his churro!

our first pic with mickey mouse! too bad dada wasn't with us!

before we could leave, we had to let the family experience the pixar parade that the boys love!

after a day of fun, zack's knocked out! can't wait to go back!

*sea world fun

2008-12-06T21:33:00.000-08:00

on veterans day, we headed down to san diego to check out sea world's bay of play and "nemo".

here we are ready to go!

dada and xander wanted to ride on elmo so they left me and zack to just watch.

we got to meet a real life clydesdale. the very big horse let us pet him. xander said he felt soft.

after walking around, we saw some instruments to play with. xander was ready to put his musical talent to the test.

who could resist a bite of funnel cake and ice cream. i think these two were so into this goodness that they couldn't even look in the camera.

before leaving we had to stop by to see the sharks.

my handsomes

2008-11-10T11:58:00.000-08:00

here are my handsomes. if you ask xander who's handsome, he would say himself. when i tell him he looks like dada, he says dada is handsome. if i say that zack looks like him, zack becomes handsome. these three keep me real busy. my day is packed with so much to make these handsomes happy.

my sleeping handsome. he's a mischievous one. he looks like an angel right now, but once he's awake, watch out! he's been exercising his legs that now he likes to stand up in his crib all by himself. he likes grabbing things from his brother and he also likes to eat yummy vegetables.

my big boy handsome is that, a big boy! he got a cool haircut on saturday, just like dada! he started his school learning at home. he likes to color, paint, build and cut. he also is working on his potty skills. big boy means no more diapers! we are using underwear now, so his bag is full of extra clothes, just in case. he's learning, and it makes him so happy when he makes it to the potty.

my big handsome is busy working. the boys and i love it when we can go out all together or play at home. these boys like to wrestle, especially the little one. what do you expect, they're boys. i know i said that i wanted just boys, and with my handsomes, i'm very thankful to God! i love them so much!

first day of school

2008-11-03T13:43:00.000-08:00

today was xander's first day of school (home school, that is). we have been getting ready for this for a while now. i needed something to show him that he was a big boy and move on from diapers and the bottle. having school meant he was special cause only he could do it and not zack. xander even helped me get some school supplies last week and today he got to use some. he was so excited!

playdough was the first activity. xander doesn't like getting his hands dirty so this was the first thing i wanted to do with him.

he was so proud of himself. he said that he made mickey mouse. i was just glad he didn't give any to his brother.

next activity was blocks. we wanted to work on his fine motor skills. these linking blocks were just used to stack and not put together and apart. he was pretty focused (which is a good thing).

xander still busy stacking blocks. he really worked hard on this and after he was done, he cleaned up.

as kuya was busy doing his thing, zack was on the love sac playing with his toy.
after a while, zack got bored and cried for a bottle. pray for this zack. he's teething so he doesn't know what to do with himself. he just watches us and starts complaining (it's not really crying cause he just babbles loudly). then, when it's time, he cries for a bottle or food. poor little zack.

candy collecting

2008-11-02T18:41:00.000-08:00

october 31, 2008. . . we packed the family into the pilot and headed to diamond bar. our plans for the night were to go to a carnival at ate danika's church and then head to her house to go trick or treating.

xander all ready to go! our little buzz lightyear, with his special blaster, was waiting patiently as we got little zack ready.

zack as pluto! kuya xander picked this costume out for his brother. there was a pluto headpiece, but zack didn't like it, so we just painted his nose and mama made some ears.

chilling in the stroller, zack checked out all the excitement. everyone thought he was winnie the pooh and a girl! we know he's cute but please, he's a boy!

xander ready to shoot bad guys who got in our way!

xander at a carnival booth fishing for prizes. he got a lot of goodies and candy!

next, it was off to the streets. xander was so independent. he didn't want anyone to hold his hand. he used his flashlight and led the way to a tiring night of going up stairs and getting candy.

candy please! zack asking but only getting a stuffed animal.

my puffy pluto. he wanted to stay out but it was getting late. once we got indoors, this one fell asleep while kuya xander checked out what he got. mama gave him a small bag of inspected candy. with a lolipop, oreo cookies, and m&ms, a happy xander enjoyed his treats.

pixar parade

2008-10-31T11:03:00.000-07:00

we've been cleaning house this week and i decided we needed a break. so, we went out to run some errands. mama wanted to get some school supplies for xander so he could start learning stuff that i used to teach, (uh oh, highlands curriculum?? just kidding). we went to lakeshore and then to walmart, then i asked xander where he wanted to go. usually, he says to xander's house because he wants to play with his toys, but today he said, "mama, let's shoot bad guys" so, off to our large playground in anaheim (we were halfway there already). since we got there late, it was perfect for us to see the pixar parade. xander's a big fan! if you don't believe me, check out his room! zack waiting for the parade to start.
who starts off the parade? lightning mcqueen! xander was taking his nap but when he heard that lightning was coming, he instantly woke up.

here we are right on the parade line. xander waving at everyone in the parade.

xander's hand was constantly waving. he kept telling me "mama look!" he didn't want me to miss a thing.

one of xander's favorites, ratatoille! he likes helping me around the kitchen because of this movie.

it's crush the turtle from nemo!

a picture of us watching! zack was really into it. i had to take him out of the stroller because this parade was a wet one. they were spraying water on us as they passed by and i didn't want zack soaking wet like kuya.

according to xander, his friend buzz lightyear! we yelled his name and he gave us a salute.

xander likes mr.potato head because of the toy story ride. he's silly!

and the end of the parade is mater! we had so much fun! after we headed to disneyland to shoot bad guys and also headed over to frontier land to see woody and jesse. it'll be a while till we come here again. gotta get our living room ready for xander's school table. until next time, see you later, mater!

happy happy mama day

2008-10-27T23:45:00.001-07:00

for mama's birthday, we all got to go to the la zoo. we didn't expect it to be so busy but it was a fun day. pushing the boys around. xander would eventually be free and zack would be moved to the front to see more.

dada with xander checking out some kangaroos

dada and zack in front of the zebras

mama and zack posing in front of the elephants

dada showing xander how cool it is to touch the snake

i forgot to take a pic of the entrance, i guess this logo on a trash can will do!

after the zoo, we had dinner at joe's crab shack, mama loves crabs!

xander watching the servers dance

zack trying to grab the food on the table. we all had fun, and i thank God for another year in my life.

dentist and disney

2008-10-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

xander had his first visit with the dentist. dada sat with him in the dentist chair while zack and mama waited in the waiting room. when xander came out, he had a big clean smile and a cool new toothbrush. dada said that he did such a good job that he deserved a trip to shoot bad guys!

xander in action!

zack played also trying to grab the joystick. here he is taking a break.

so much to see on the ride.

xander's friend waiting outside the ride. this special boy had a very special day!

new family photographer

2008-10-24T11:31:00.000-07:00

xander has a new toy, my old camera. it was acting up with me so dada got me a new camera for my birthday. anyways, seeing the opportunity to be like dada and mama, xander claimed the camera as his and started taking pictures. i am so glad its digital, so many shots of nothing. he's still learning but its funny how he takes pictures backwards. here are some that came out.

our little photographer

one actually facing the right way

camera backwards

saying cheese

toy story monday

2008-10-13T19:04:00.000-07:00

dada didn't have work today so we decided to swing by california adventure and ride toy story.

zack and mama waiting in line.

hey! it's buzz!

silly kuya and silly dada!

. . .and beyond!

2008-10-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

today we used our season pass. boy, was it a crazy day. we had to actually wait in line for astro blasters. we decided to ride it twice because i didn't think we would have time to ride anything else. as we were heading out of the park to see if the monsters inc. ride had a long line, we saw someone that xander totally thinks is cool. . . . it's buzz lightyear! he wouldn't look at me while i took the pic but afterwards, he said he was sooo happy to see buzz.

we headed over to california adventure to ride monsters inc. and after we all got back in the car, my passengers all fell asleep. we were going to eat close to disneyland, but since the boys were knocked out, mama decided to do some errands. we ended up in cerritos and ate at the mall. xander said his tummy hurt (he's hungry) so he chose to eat at hot dog on a stick. he wouldn't even share with me.

as kuya ate, zack was just hanging out in his stroller. he seemed content with his dino. can you tell?

zack's first feeding

2008-10-04T22:20:00.000-07:00

here are the pics of zack's introduction to cereal! yum yum!

my lil drummer boy

2008-10-03T18:42:00.001-07:00

every christmas, pastor ed comes up to me and tells me that rc was the little drummer boy in the christmas program when he was younger. it's funny how xander is the little drummer boy now. i think it started when lolo and mommy only bought a drumset that i put together at their house. xander couldn't even touch the floor while sitting on the stool but he still pounded on those drums. today he was in the kitchen with me and he found some chopsticks from take out. he immediately took them apart and started drumming around the house. . .on the couch, on the tv, on his brother. . .it was so cute. zack was laughing the whole time. my lil drummer boy doing his stuff around the house. i pray that he'll grow up musically talented like his dada, the big drummer boy.

yum yum

2008-10-02T22:41:00.000-07:00

zack likes his cereal! i started his first taste of rice cereal on tuesday and the boy likes it. at first he made faces, but today, he actually opened his mouth and swallowed the cereal like a big boy. he is getting so big so fast. he likes sitting up and he's been making his brother cry by grabbing things away from him. if you ask xander who's mama's terrible (referring to his terrible twos) he says, "xander's terrible" and when you ask who's mama's trouble, "zack zack's trouble" i just love these two to pieces. pictures will be posted soon of zack's first feeding!

a little update. . .

2008-09-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

xander loves to shoot. . .bad guys, that is. we rode buzz astro blasters 3 times in a row yesterday. afterwards, i asked xander what ride zack would like, and he said, "tigger and pooh", so pushing the double stroller to the back of the park to ride the adventures of pooh, we finally made it and as i park the stroller, i notice that both my passengers are knocked out. so, not to wake them, i push them through the crowds of people and decide to head home. xander is collecting pins, courtesy of his mommy ela, and i trade some while they sleep before leaving the park. dada was home early cause he thought we would all go to see fireworks tonight but he didn't look that great. we have a bunch of sniffle noses at home, so i just got dinner ready and rested at home. next week we have a date with him on friday. i guess we could put it on our calendar as friday fireworks day. that's whats happening with us over here. if you've been to our place, the boxes are slowly disappearing. the rooms are also getting fixed, as fix as it can get with a toddler who follows you around and plays with whatever you just put away. keep us in your prayers and i'll see you at our next blog.

disney number 3

2008-09-12T21:10:00.000-07:00

i got the lowest season pass for disneyland on monday and the boys and i have used it three times already. first with dada on our anniversary, then yesterday with the boys and i, and today again with the boys. thinking that we already went yesterday, i didn't think we were going today. auntie helen and auntie peepai invited us to meet them today, but i wasn't sure because of the weather and the grocery list in my purse. but when xander woke up this morning, he said "mama, i want to go to disneyland to shoot the bad guys." i told him to get ready and he took a pair of pants from his clothes pile(which still needs to be put away) and went downstairs to go. he even told me to hurry up. how could i say no? so, today was day three of my season of disney. . .and i know there will be many more to come. i guess we could try to take pics with as many characters we encounter.

here's xander and goofy

our magic day

2008-09-11T10:08:00.000-07:00

all in all, this day was super fun!

the boys had a lot of fun, can you tell? well, there will be many more magic moments since we have disney passes. xander loves buzz lightyear now cause every visit so far, we've been riding astro blasters. ask him if he likes to shoot. he'll reply, "i shoot bad guy!" enjoy all the pics!

xander and disneyland

2008-09-11T09:58:00.000-07:00

here's xander!

zack and disneyland

2008-09-11T09:54:00.000-07:00

i finally get to post some pics from disneyland. here's zack!

santa monica with ninong and ninang

2008-09-10T12:45:00.000-07:00

this is a long awaited blog. on aug. 30, we went out to santa monica with ninong fran and ninang olive from oregon! it's been a while since we last saw them so it was a nice reunion.

strolling on the pier.

meeting little zack.

our outing was fun. xander didn't want to see them go but they had a special "wicked" night ahead of them. we are glad that we were able to hang out with them. i guess we have to plan a trip to oregon! woo hoo! can't wait!

happy 7th

2008-09-09T10:42:00.000-07:00

it was dada and mama's 7th anniversary so we went out to celebrate. we spent a couple of hours at disneyland, (yeah toy story! and buzz!), did a wii game search in the o.c. and city of industry area, had some sandwiches at mama's favorite place, and ended the day visiting family in diamond bar. overall, we all had fun. i thank God for 7 years and 2 boys! and pray for many many more years and boys to come (ok, maybe a girl in there too, hee-hee).

A and Z

2008-09-05T14:01:00.000-07:00

things around the house have been hectic especially when these two are on different schedules. i've got laundry baskets all over the place that need to be folded, when one's asleep the other wakes him up and the other way around. xander is being terrible and i always have to think of ways to make him do things while he thinks its all about him. potty training continues....and i still need to cook dinner and prepare bottles and wash dishes and . . . .i am so glad the weekend is here. i get so overwhelmed but it's worth it when i finally plop down on the couch and see these two hugging talking and kissing each other. then, they look over at me and just give me a smile and i know it's all good. i love these two!

a long day blog. . .from a long weekend of fun

2008-09-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

it's only now that i get to sit in front of the computer. it's been a busy weekend for us. . .and a busy day for me. there won't be any pics to this blog yet! cause my little photographer is playing with dada's camera. i was busy paying bills when dada brought to my attention someone hiding behind a pile of laundry on our bed with something in his hand. he was holding the heavy camera the right way also. goes to show that he truly watches what we do. anyway, recap of the long weekends adventures. . . friday-out to diamond bar to pick up ate danika and hang out at the tibayan 2 house. . . sat-out with the rubios of oregon, then heading to a.j. joco party number 2. . . sunday-church at cfbc, then hangout at the diamond bar house before heading to tibayan 2 house for kuya dennis birthday bash. . . and monday- disneyland!!!!!!! today was laundry day and mom with the boys. someone knows how to roll over now, oh no! can't leave him alone on the bed anymore. well, pics coming soon. . that's it for now. i think someone's calling me. the job of a mom never ends!

a.j.'s first birthday part 2

2008-08-24T15:17:00.000-07:00

camera guy(dada) taking a break on the special throne.

xander and aj playing together.

zack just hanging around. he loved being passed around because he got to talk to everyone.

happy birthday a.j.! we all enjoyed your birthday and hope you did too!!!!

a.j.'s first birthday part 1

2008-08-24T15:02:00.000-07:00

we got to celebrate cousin aj's first birthday at pump it up in rancho this past saturday. what was so cool was that the whole family (mama's side) was together.

the cerdena siblings trying out the jousting jumper.

that's dada trying to knock over uncle buzz.

uncle buzz throwing xander up in the air. he loved this place!

x to the power of 2

2008-08-24T14:52:00.000-07:00

xander's birthday was 2 weeks ago, but i wanted to make sure to post at least something for all our loyal readers out there.
it was a cars theme, since xander loves that movie, and he went all out.

but of course, the highlight to the party was the gi-normous jumphouse that dada rented from work.

xander loved that thing so much he didn't even open his presents until the day after. this boy likes to be active. we are so glad that everyone was able to enjoy the party and jumper (hey, even ela made it in the jumper!)

to uncle yek:

2008-08-24T14:43:00.000-07:00

uncle yek got to visit for vbs and xanders birthday. the boys love him so much!

uncle yek, we're sad that you live so far away! we love it when you are here. come back and visit again soon!!!
a and z

space rangers go!!!

2008-08-24T14:37:00.000-07:00

here we are on the buzz lightyear ride. ate danika against mama, zack and xander. as you can see, xander won!!! zack was busy looking at all the cool things around him! this ride was such a hit with xander that we had to ride it twice!

a trip to the magic kingdom

2008-08-24T14:29:00.000-07:00

friday was a busy day. we had planned to go to disneyland with family but they called early in the morning saying they couldn't make it. we were bummed, so we decided to try to go without them. so, ate danika, xander, zack, and mama were off.

it was hard taking pictures (i didn't bring a camera, only my phone. and having zack hanging in his carrier made it a bit difficult) but here are some of our adventures.

we asked xander what rides he wanted to go on. he said he wanted to ride the horseys and train. he got his rides done before we left the park to go to san pedro courthouse (mama had to be a witness for a case)

coming back to disneyland after 2 hours away, we headed to california adventure, watched the disney/pixar parade (xander was so excited to see lightning and mater and baby fire(jack jack from incredibles), and rode rides in the bug's life area.

after walking around california adventure and eating all sorts of junk food (churros, turkey legs, chips, ice cream, hot dogs, etc.), we went back to disneyland to see mickey( the line was to long and we didn't have a real camera so we made sure to get mickey in the background). we rode on buzz lightyear twice and tried to stay for fireworks but it was a long day, so we finally headed home around 10:30. this was zack's first time to disneyland and he enjoyed himself. he talked to everyone in line and was so amazed whenever we rode on something. he's special, we're ordering his pic through the disney website. also, the next post will be him on the buzz ride.

who thought i could survive disneyland with 2 young kids! i praise God for ate danika! she's the best! can't wait to go back again!! thank you ate danika!

model time

2008-08-13T19:56:00.000-07:00

one day, we ventured to the mall to surprise dada with some studio pics.(he came home early so we told him our plan. he was still happy with the results.)

xander and zack

i just love this pic. he loved the camera. i guess with dada taking so many pics, zack was used to it.

this is xander's 2 year old pic. he just wanted to play, but the photographer was able to get at least one shot.

my little smiley face. If you know zack, you know that this boy loves to smile. he is also a talker.

all about zack

2008-07-13T22:39:00.000-07:00

i've been blogging about outings with no pics of my other boy,

so i decided to devote this to zack-zack.

we went to visit diamond bar and had a photo session with his cousin, key.

as you can see, someone just loves the camera.

by the end, he needed to show that he was a rough boy, by knocking his cousin in the head.
look at his face, he don't care. the joys of having boys!

car show in our hood

2008-07-13T22:14:00.000-07:00

there was a car show practically in our backyard, so we decided to check it out.

xander liked this blue car. he was looking for lightning mcqueen, though.

dada and xander posing in front of the cool surfboard car.

xander checking out our new neighborhood. it was a nice day.
zack had to miss out again cause of the heat. poor baby gets a rash when he gets too hot. so, he stayed home with ela.
maybe next time.

dada's bday

2008-07-08T00:12:00.000-07:00

today is dada's bday! he turned 31 today! he had to work but when he got home, we let him take it easy. we went out to islands (he was feeling burgers) and then went back home. no moving stuff today. he can rest cause he'll have a lot of work to do tomorrow. we' re almost there, completely moved, that is. we still got some stuff at the old place. so, when that's done with, i'll be able to resume my blogging and adding pics.

we're moving on out. . .

2008-07-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

it's moving time (not actually just one day) for the fam. praise God we got the apt close to dada's work. i've been slowly moving stuff over while dada's at work and my mom watches the boys. so, we will post new pics soon. just keep checking in. cont to pray for us!

a day at the beach

2008-06-27T22:06:00.000-07:00

today dada's work had a beach day, so he came home and we all got into the car and headed to hermosa.
we walked on the pier to check out the fishermen and their catch.
xander decided to take a break and stop for a pose.

after our stroll on the pier, it was time to hit the sand. e-la helped xander walk over the sand.

as we got closer to the water, xander wasn't sure if he wanted to get wet.

we watched as dada got wet. when the waves reached us, xander decided to hang on mama. xander eventually got wet.
zack zack was m.i.a.
he was knocked out in his stroller. i guess he enjoyed the sea breeze that he slept through the whole time.
this was a fun beach day and we can't wait for another one.

waiting for the east coasters. . .

2008-06-23T13:23:00.000-07:00

we were late to church but we wanted to see family, especially the tibayan 4's so we went to diamond bar. we just missed them when we got there so we waited. ate danika came over so she kept xander busy.

zack was excited to see his cousins and auntie for the first time. can you see the excitement???

when they finally got there, i think keys day was spent. as you can see, she was knocked out. no matter what we did, she didn't wake up. she is so cute!

we didn't get a pic of elijah, but he is such a big boy now. he was busy playing with xander in lolo and lola's room. as for mr. zack. he decided to chill out with auntie frances. we are so glad they are back. we still gotta pray for uncle peej and uncle buzz as they drive back. family is fun!

happy dada's day!

2008-06-22T18:33:00.000-07:00

we were able to get a family picture on dada's day! woo-hoo! actually, this was a very special day because we were all able to get to church on time( today, it didn't happen). i didn't know how hard it was to get two kids and myself ready by a certain time. if church was at 1 in the afternoon we would always be on time. oh well. well, this is our intro to the world of blog! hopefully, you'll be able to see what's up with the boys and our day to day antics. haha, i said antics. i didn't even know what that meant when i typed it. i need sleep!