first day of school

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!