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Today, The First of January, 2013

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How is 2013 treating you so far? I spent New Year’s Eve at my parents’ house and me and my siblings Bel, Cel and Ken, together with my little man had a simple yet special celebration in the house where we all grew up in. It would’ve been grander if my parents and my other brother, PJ, was around together with my niece and nephew, but nevertheless, I really enjoyed the time we spent at home. It has been awhile since we’ve been there last and no matter how abandoned and deteriorated the place looks like, I really miss the refuge and the warmth it gives me. I really miss living there. One day I hope we’d be able to have it renovated and live there for good.

I guess the little man shared the same sentiments. It has been, after all, more than a year since we left to rent a little place of our own and he probably miss our old house, too. It was evident on the way his eyes lit up when he saw the place. He instantly have a bigger space to roam around and a big backyard to play in! True enough, even when we stayed up a little past midnight last night to celebrate the coming of 2013 by sharing a simple meal and lighting some fireworks, he was up earlier than all the grown ups the next day and was wandering around the yard in no time. He spent the entire day doing just that.

When we visited my parents at the memorial park, he was also up on his toes running here and there, playing with children who were also accompanying their grown up relatives to visit their dearly departed on New Year’s Day. I know my little man had a grand time, too bad I was busy running after him and carrying him when he gets tired, and having a picnic with my siblings on the side,  that I wasn’t able to snap some shots of him in action.

The only photo I managed to take today is this photo of him sleeping soundly like an angel. Oh well, after all the physical activities he did today, it was only fitting that he capped the day with a sound sleep and turn in early.  He was fast asleep right after I washed him up and fed him with a bottle of milk 🙂

Sharing this with Blog Photo Challenge and with #fmsphotoaday. Nothing like a good challenge to jumpstart the new year and I really hope I can follow through and finish this. Wish me luck! 😉

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Children: Tickets to The Disney On Ice Princesses and Heroes show

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I guess one of the perfect Christmas gifts we can give our children, apart from books and toys, of course, is a ticket to one show you believe they will really enjoy! It will be an experience-of-a-lifetime and something am sure the little ones will rave about for the days and weeks to come.

I was lucky enough to have earn enough this year through online tasks and opportunities that I was able to score these patron tickets to this year’s Disney on Ice Princesses and Heroes. I bought the tickets for the December 26th show as the ones for Christmas Day are sold out when we went out to buy the tickets in October. If tickets are still available, don’t you think it is a great idea to get some for you and the little ones?

I am sure my little man will be thrilled to see all his favorite Disney characters dancing on ice and I am really excited for the day to come. I will make sure to bring our jacket, as well as the little man’s bonnet, as am sure Araneta will be a much colder place with ice all over. 😉

What gifts are you giving your little ones this Christmas?

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movie date tuesday: wreck-it ralph

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The little one has been excited to see the film Wreck-it Ralph since he saw the trailer on the telly + I told him that we shall be watching it in the cinema real soon. We were supposed to watch it last Saturday after our visit to my parents’ graves, but unfortunately the 6 o’clock screening that was originally posted on the cinema’s online site was deleted when we got to SM Baliuag. So our movie date was moved to Tuesday the following week, instead. Since people are no longer on holidays, it was only the two of us who trooped to the mall to see Wreck-it Ralph. We queued for the 6.45PM screening + made a quick bite first + run a few errands before going to the cinema.
There were only too few people watching at the time, maybe because it is a weekday or maybe because other people are opting for the James Bond film, SkyFall. Oh well, watching a movie with only several people in the theater felt like having the entire cinema all to ourselves + I just love it! The little man was on the edge of his seat as the excitement builds up + he cannot help but blurt out a rather loud “Wreck-it Ralph!” the first time the character appears on the big screen. Before the film started, we were also treated to a very touching + heart-warming shortfilm, Paperman. I simply love the story + the clean animation.
Jared was glued to the screen with a big smile on his face, especially in the race part {you know how much my little one loves cars!} + I say if only for that, the trouble of commuting several towns to reach SM Baliuag is all worth it! I did enjoy watching the film, too. It is colorful+ fun + it is one film, I bet the entire family will love. I would definitely love to see it again! 😉
I am just delighted that I have a movie buff little child, I know have a readily-available movie date anytime I’d like to watch a movie!

Wreck-it Ralph in a nutshell

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Ralph is a villain from a popular arcade game, Fix It Felix Jr. He was tired of being a villain for 30 years now + wanted to do something good. He set out to earn a hero’s medal + this is where the adventure begins. His quest to search for the elusive medal brings him to cross-over to other games in the arcade, including Hero’s Duty + the kingdom-made-of-candies, Sugar Rush, where he’d meet the diminutive yet determined glitch, Vanellope von Schweetz. The two of them became friends + worked together to create a race car {you make your own cars in Sugar Rush, much like making your own candies or cakes!} for Vanellope + trained so that she can win the race.
Ralph’s aspirations to become good put the entire arcade in jeopardy, but it was a good thing that he was also there, along with his friends, Felix + Jane {the feisty main character from Hero’s Duty}, to save Vanellope, Sugar Rash + the rest of the arcade. In the end, he made peace with being a villain + gain the love + support of the other characters in his game.

Mum’s two-cents

Save for some fight + shooting scenes {it’s a movie about arcade games, after all, what do you expect?} I would really recommend it for the little ones + the entire family. It is a good way to teach small children about good manners + friendship, too. Plus, am sure your little tykes will enjoy all the action + the color, not to mention the lovely songs, too! We stayed to finish up until the credits traversed as the little one enjoyed the songs much! 😉
second image is from Wikipedia
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