a blockheads mini-reunion

OK, so we're not complete (carm is in the US and tonia is in roxas). but still, this mini-reunion is the best one yet! j and hubby r came from saudi arabia.

c, hubby g and kids came from canada.

we had breakfast together. f-u-n! :)

and then there were three. :)

kirsten's first jollibee party

my cousin and bestest bestfriend c came home for a month's vacation with her family and they celebrated their bunso's 11th month birthday at jollibee greenmeadows two weeks ago.

kirsten enjoyed watching jollibee, she wasn't afraid at all! good girl! :)

we had a great time catching up with my cousins.

this side of the family is my most favorite bunch! :) see you guys at kirsten's first birthday in august!

kirsten's milestones (8-9 months)

@ 8 months, she has 4 teeth (2 upper and 2 lower)! eats pretty much anything i feed her (aside from the usual mush, i have fed her bits of pizza crust, spaghetti noddles, banana bread, cupcakes, etc. hehe) grunts when she's not in the mood/doesn't like what you're doing! i can tell she doesn't want any of it! grinds her teeth a lot! cuddles and holds my face during the night, before she goes to sleep (she also leans against me and stays there without moving a lot for a while! so sweet!) mumbles a lot! drinks her milk sideways, in any other way but the proper way! so likot!!! uses the walker!

@ 9 months, she can drive (kidding!) is growing more teeth (we think! she's drooling all over the place!) clings to me like never before! may separation anxiety na yata! she's fine when i'm not around but once she sees me, she will reach out her arms na and cry hehe or if i hand her over to someone else (even her dad!), she clings to me, not wanting to let go :D mumbles a whole lot! and she "sings", i'm not so sure but she hums when i sing to her haha! says EH EH EH a lot as well! balances herself standing up then lets go - katakot! ang lakas ng loob bumitaw ha! she prefers standing up than sitting down says "MAMAMAMAMAMAM" when she's upset! shakes her head from side to side!

kirsten's 9th month birthday

we celebrated with a dinner at max's with the villasis connection.

look at that baby eyeing the cake :D

more photos

our pressies

oh my, 9 months?? you continue to amaze us every single day, sweetie! God blessed us when He gave us you. love you much!

BB chez is AI first runner up

but AI runners up, more often than not, are bound for stardom more than the winners haha! :D

we are so proud of you, jessica!

kirsten visits lolo carl (finally!)

our ninong carl; hence, kirsten's lolo carl (and lola virgie). :)

a kirsten-full tagaytay weekend, part 3

the next morning, this is how miss k woke up. we went out to the balcony to get some sun. she is not a "sun" person. :D we had breakfast downstairs at the C2 lobby of the hotel. chose to get a table overlooking pool.

the food choices were limited, they could do much, much better.

first ever dip in the pool (we wanted to take her swimming but the water was cold!) she likes water a lot! well, now. she didn't before. ;P

busy sila o!

a little disney junior (she doesn't watch television much, only for a really short time)

then it's off to dreamland zzzzz...

i don't know what kind of expression this is :D

our happy baby

another shot from our balcony

the pool

the lobby

and our lunch at tootsie's (we enjoyed the kbl and embutido!)

cheers to more relaxing trips like this with family! :)

VOTE JESSICA SANCHEZ for American Idol 2012!

my second baking class

this time, for the class i initially really wanted to attend - cupcakes, muffins and cookies. there were more participants during this class, about 15 more haha! but it was fun just the same.

my team

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we made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting

the buttercream frosting

double chocolate muffins (chocolate chips in and out!)

and brownie chunk cookies.

these were the fudgy brownies that went into the cookies

i was glad to see familiar faces (classmates ko during my last class). and here are our finished products worthy of a commercial endorsement heehee! masarap lahat, swear!

i so want my own!

my loot (i iced these)

and our group photo

til my next class! :) and did i mention that since k was in isabela during this weekend , i had to drive myself to and fro?? oh it was scary and exciting! especially the parking part! good thing i did it quite well, thank you very much! :D

a kirsten-full tagaytay weekend, part 2

and so the baby enjoys her staycation (see how her right hand feels the sheets?? i do that too!)

here she is playing with the coffee sachet while waiting for us to get ready to leave for dinner

that's me hanging out at the balcony. it was cool but not chilly.

we wanted pizza, so carlo's pizza it is.

see, the baby was hungry too! poor sophie! (inaabot ni yaya a sa kanya, ayun instead na abutin e kinagat hehe)

food! i have to say, carlo's was expensive ha!

dessert at cafe breton

i fed her some crepe (no ice cream), she didn't say no hehe

back at the hotel. she's sleepy na.

see the look? :)

here's the room balcony from a different angle

it sure was foggy!

watch out for part 3!