Henri's First Christmas Presentation

Christmas is truly in the air! :) This morning, we attended our son Henri's first Christmas presentation organized by the SchoolRoom. It's their annual Christmas show where the children get to perform with their peers on stage. It was held at the Tektite Auditorium at the Philippine Stock Exchange building (so convenient for us because we live 5 minutes away!).

This year's production is called "Where is Santa?". Patently from the title itself, all the songs used in the dance presentations have the word Santa.

Joel, Sofia and I (together with the yayas) were there right on time. The lights were already out and the show was just about to start.

Teacher Kelvin was the jolly host for the day 

 Sofia excited to see her Kuya 

 There he is! :)

Go Santa Go! *shake shake shake the pompoms*

 Henri actually just stood there watching the audience! hahaha :)

 He shook the pompoms a couple of times

 This was the funniest picture! He stuck out his tongue like this in front of a full audience. Joel and I looked at each other and just scratched our heads.

There was a pictorial with Santa after the show. The whole family was excited to meet the jolly old man :)

 Ho ho ho!

The coolest elf on the planet :)

Happy Holidays everyone! 

Sofia at 7 Months

At 7 months, our little angel is very sociable and bubbly. She smiles back and does funny tricks like clicking her tongue, "bad smell", close-open with her fingers...

tummy time

 Say that again?

 Far Away Look

Sungit Mode

Wearing her Sunday Dress with Lola Josie 

Off to Batangas with Mama

 Sticking out her tongue... bweh!

"Bad Smell" - this is my favorite for now... hahaha! A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! 

Sofia : Starting Solids

A few days ago, we were finally given the go-signal by her pediatrician to start on semi-solids. I was really excited about it because it meant using the Beaba (the baby foodmaker) again, experimenting on fruits and vegetables and ofcourse discovering and developing Sofia's tastebuds this early by mix-and-matching different things. Grandma Jo sent us some organic cereals and fruits too!

On her first day, we tried the cereal for her AM snack and Papaya for her PM snack. Similar to what I practiced with Henri, I will implement the "4-Day Wait Rule". This means I feed the same food for 4 Days straight to make be able to identify if she's allergic to something.

Sofia's First Rice Cereal (Organic Brown Rice)

Her First Fruit - Mashed Papaya

 Thanks Grandma for these healthy meals and puffs

 So cute! They have dispensing spoons now that you just attach to the squeezy packs :)

Happy Eating Baby Girl! I can't wait until you can taste Mama's real cooking! :)

Sofia is 6 Months :)

It was Sofia's 6th-month birthday yesterday... geez! Those months flew by real fast! This is how our day went...

I had to work and go to Cintai  so I brought the birthday girl along with me all the way to Batangas. We arrived around 5 pm and I just went straight to the grocery to buy some ingredients. With the help of my super girls (our cook Dovie and Ate Hilda), we whipped up a no-frills Mexican Dinner here at home. They're the easiest things to make and prepare. I just made tacos and fajitas for everyone while dada opened the special Tequila bottle given as a gift by Fernand (who happens to be Sofia's Ninong). 

 Her Magenta cake c/o the Sison Family :)

 Taco Condiments (apple cider sauce, meat and shells - not in picture)

Fajitas! For those interested, this is my uber simple recipe:

Tried and Tested Marinade ( Steak ) : 

chopped garlic, cumin, chopped cilantro leaves and stem, lime juice and salt

On the side, you have bell peppers and onions :) Wrap the steak and veggies on a warm soft tortilla with salsa and sour cream and you're good to go! Vamos a comer! 

Ay! Caramba! The extra special tequila!

Tequila with Tabasco Shots

 Ayayay! 

 

With Mama

With Lola Josie

With Dada

Happy 6 Months Sofia! :)