Tales of Ta To Ti

"For Bebengisms Birthday Cyber Party" , I am going to share five wonderful facts about my dynamic duo, Tato and Toti. First, like the generous September birthday celebrants, Queen Denise and Princess Sophia of the cyber palace Bebengisms , we also belong to a military family. Hubby is also an Army guy and raising kids in a sometimes single parenting set-up seems to be a roller coaster ride. But I can say that with our kids, everything is worthwhile. Although my children are two uniquely different little men as I have posted here , I can say that there are five facts that both of them share and make them my dynamic duo: 1. They love the water. Both Tato and Toti loves to take a dip whether the bathroom balde, their inflatable pool, swimming pool or the sandy beach. There must be something in the water that freshens up their soul. Here they are in our last summer trip in Lian, Batangas.   2. They are always curious about art, animals and everything around them. ...

Source This Friday, I would like to share God's faithfulness to my family, both my own young family and the family I was born into. Some of you know that we have lost my brother Jo and up to now, justice had not been served, although we claim that their is a purpose in this incident. And we know that Jeremiah 29:11 still speaks to our life.

Kids and playing are two inseparable "thing". Parents of young kids would agree. And it is always a joy seeing my little cubs enjoy what they love doing . Play for me comes in any form, be it physical or mental. One does not have to be all sweaty to say that they've played but getting dirty, stinky and tired once in a while is okay. Sabi nga, sige sa mantsa. They may get bruised or bumps but what matters is they have learned and enjoyed the process. Here are my boys in some of their smartest and wackiest form of play this month: Craft Time with Wicked Craft at Mom Pop Up Event Doctor Lachica at Kevin's Playhouse, Market!Market! Carousel and Motorbike Fun at SM Bicutan Super Toti, a night before his 1st Periodic Exam

Hello everyone! I'm back. It's August, my hubby's birth month and my kiddos' first periodic exam. I am also officially on my 29th week of pregnancy. Whoa, in two months time we will be able to hold baby 3.  What's up with TaToTi? Since my last post about the Parent's Orientation   here , my kiddos and I had been full of things to accomplish and perform. Naks perform talaga, hehe we have just been occupied with our daily toils, the kids at school, hubby and I at our work. Tato and Toti had their first monthly examination, results of which we haven't seen yet, school has not given their test papers. It was a bit of a challenge for me since I had to be away on the second and third day of their exam. I constantly checked on them while I was on an official travel and I had to make sure that I was able to review them a week earlier. I'm an OC mom sometimes, especially when it comes to their education, haha, I'm used to tough love e but I'm also a...

It was a meaningful Saturday morning. We attended GAI's Parents' Orientation the whole morning until noon for the parents of Preschoolers and then for Grade 1-3. Earlier this week we were informed that both of them will be part of the intermission number and we were excited especially for our not so little Toti, who led the prayer  though he was a bit shy and hesitant to go in front. I had to join and encouraged him while he recited this personally written prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day . We thank for our teachers, classmates and parents. Bless today's activities and school year too that we may learn and live your way. This we pray, Amen. Toti was also chosen to dance Psy's Gentleman, which hubby and I think, was the song for the day. It was also danced by Tato with his classmate and the other class as well. Toti did it twice because some of his classmate were not yet there when they presented it the first time. Uploading the ...

Cheers to all moms and dads out there! Finally the kids have started to adjust to their new schedule as students or so I think. But I'm positive naman that we will be able to finish this school year with a smile. This will be a lengthy post but I hope you'll enjoy reading it. Remembering June June had been a great month for us,  Tato and Toti's school year officially started second Monday of the month. Tato was excited to see his old classmates while Toti, our new school boy is a bit nervous. I took a leave that day to send them off to school and have my prenatal as well. I hit two birds with a stone by doing so. I was able to fetch the big kuyas after my check-up and after our nap, we had time to study pa. It was a sulit day talaga, just seeing these photos remind me of how happy the boys are. Toti and Tato's First Week at GAI  Here he is, the nervous but still adorable little dude: Generous Givers A little surprise came that week din f...

Hi! This is the 3rd installment of our tale about the Smart Fun Familia 2013 at Manila Ocean Park. I know, I know it's been ages since I have shared the first and second  part of this tale. Please bear with me and find below official press release on said attractions: Trails to Antartica "Manila Ocean Park is proud to introduce the first and only penguin park facility in the country.  Trails to Antarctica: The Penguin Quest brings you closer to the coldest and most mysterious place on earth. Take a journey to discover a world like no other. It features a walk through exhibit where you can learn more about the frozen continent, live Humboldt penguins in the Penguin Exhibit ,  an ice slide called Slide O' Fun and a freezing Snow Village . All these in one exciting adventure zone for the whole family." Sea Lion Show "Meet the adorable sea lions of South America as they bring you valuable information on environmental conservation. It is also a fantastic show...

I owe you so many tales but had been busy for the last few weeks aside from the fact that the very pregnant me has no nanny yet for my two boys. Indeed my Lachica and Barquia family are my angels . I'm here to share the 2nd installment of our Fun Familia 2013 escapade at the Manila Ocean Park. Please let the photos speak for itself, the Oceanarium served as the main attraction back when we first visited in 2011. Today, it is still as lively as it is with all the colorful tropical fishes and other marine life such as corals and sea anemones. According to Manila Ocean Park's website : " The Oceanarium is home to 5,000  marine creatures from around 250 species, all indigenous to the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Its sheer size and diversity makes it one of the world's best public aquariums. The Oceanarium is a stunning walkthrough of the watery depths featuring seven sections and containing 8,000 cubic meters of seawater. The water source for the Oceanarium is...

It's been a while. I've been a busy as a bee.  Anyway, I wanted to share several updates as in several :) I consider March and April as two of my "busiest" month as a mother, my children were born on these months and now that Tato goes to school, siyempre ang daming naging kaganapan.

"I want my boys to have an understanding of people's emotions, their insecurities, people's distress, and their hopes and dreams. " -- Princess Diana I was in my early twenty’s when I decided to settle down and start a new journey as a wife and mother. It’s too early for some but I’m forward looking that at age forty, my boys will hopefully be in mid-college and by fifty, I may even have a “daughter in-law”. And I just wanted to enjoy myself and hubby even at our golden age and see our sons evolved as men.  Reflecting today, I can say that I am just enjoying the journey with Toto and our boys Tato and Toti. Each of them have a unique character which makes hubby and I so amazed. Tato at 5 loves to be the kuya, he’s the dad and the mom at the same time since both hubby and I are working. He reminds Toti how to behave and helps at light chores. He loves to ask about anything under the sun, one question when answered is followed by another question. And he ...