Terrorizing my kitchen !

What a little terror! Dylan would love to just take everything that is on my bottom cabinet where I put all the plastic storage containers. He would not leave unless he took them all out. What fun he gets out of that? I sure do not know. Not fun to me because I would put all of it back again and over and over again until Dylan finds it boring anymore to play with plastic containers. How many times I have neatly arrange those containers according to their size and get a surprise that when I open the door, it is everywhere... Not fun ! But when you have a 17 month old in the house who would rather trade playing with my plastic food storage or pots and pans than a $30 leaf learning frog I bought for him last christmas, I think it is "priceless". To see him enjoy doing that and explore.

Christmas 2006

Where did the year go? Seems like we just got back home from a long trip to the Philippines and now it is Christmas again in a few more hours. Nothing can compare how we celebrate holidays in the Philippines. It is more festive and family oriented. I will one day would like for us to spend holidays there one day. Dylan needs to see that one side of my culture I grew up and enjoyed it so much ! I want him to experience what I been missing all these years. I don't complain because I am thankful that we have a goodlife inspite of all....

The house smell good from my short rib stew and roasted vegetables cooking and i am listening to a "little drummer boy" right now. This is nothing compare to what I cook for christmas in the Philippines. More food because there's more people showing up !

Tonight we will be opening the presents. It is a tradition here that gifts were open on christmas day not on the eve. Oh well, MIke is working tomorrow early and I dont think Michael can wait anymore.

As for Dylan the first gift I wrap he wnts to open it. After that he never bothers the presents under the christmas tree again. This morning he was handed one to me and wants to open it, told him we will open later tonight.


About couple of days ago, Dylan just feel like sweeping our floor. I guess he see us do it. He knows where we put the broom and the dustpan so he took liberty of doing that and start sweeping. He just look so cute. Days like that that I never complain at all but rather very thankful that God bless me and Mike of such a joy in Dylan !

Afraid of Santa

It's been a while since I post, been busy with just about everything. Dylan, work, house work etc etc... Housework, i dont mind ! Dylan absoultely fine ! But work, oh I am just bored now. Looking at those bad credit all day longgggggggggg.

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the mall to do our final shopping and about the holiday rush. Ok, there is Santa Claus in the far end of the mall to take pictures with the kids. Got Dylan a nice outfit and waited about an hour just to find out that he dont like having his picture taken with Santa. He' s scared of him ! Santa's helpers, women as elves did they can to stop him from bawling, they all failed ! Even us did the same but tears from Dylan's face just come running... We ask the helpers if when he stop crying we can comeback. well she said " the line were too long" Ok maybe we will try again next year !

We can't make Dylan to stop crying so I just grab him and getting ready to leave but Santa gave us a "101 when it comes to taking a child to have picture with him" Who's fault it is? Dylan just scared of him, period.

The picture says it all !