Playing with LEGO one night with the boys was fun filled with happy memories! One of those days that we learn to appreciate our simple yet blessed life makes me happy.

In fact since we bought this loose Lego, we allow the boy to bring it so that we can have fun playing with it and building something while waiting like when we are at resto or a coffee shop perhaps during our weekends. I am happy hubby bought this for the little boy because it is a creative toy that we can bring with us anywhere we may go. We actually want to buy more packs of this next time so we ca build bigger things out of these blocks. These are from two packs each with about 125 pieces each of loose Lego that we bought at a mall just a few days ago for almost two hundred bucks each pack.

Took this souvenir photo of what the little boy built with his dad when we went to a nearby fast food for late night snacks after we missed the newly opened branch of Spirale in Abreeza Mall that had its opening around 5PM that night.

We have introduced him to choosing the veggies we buy at the grocery (which we actually somehow influence him) like squash, carrots and potatoes. This makes him aware of the vegetables that we would cook and he would eat afterwards. Knowing what he ate from what we bought made it easier for us to make him eat the veggies. So far he likes those three veggies. So before we checkout those grocery goods and veggies, the little boy would stop by the scanner and scan the items. Until he is done and satisfied, we proceed to the cashier counter to pay for the items.

The little boy has learned to appreciate the whole experience which is part of practical life and slowly teaching him to decide what he wants and what he should eat.

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One of the coffee shops in town that we would go to and spend some relaxing time during our weekend off is Starbucks. I would miss my fave hot peppermint mocha when they would altogether stop serving it. They still serve it though until supply lasts according to the barista.

This is where we could sit down and relax because at home we may sit down but we’re doing work. Here we have no laptop or work to do but just to sit and relax while sipping my fave coffee. We need some relaxing time and am happy we do get a little time just to do that. It may be time wasted for some but it ain’t time wasted if you enjoyed the process, right?

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We finally visited the Christmas Lights Galore at Mana Davao 2012 last night. This place is somewhere near Robinson’s Cybergate.  I personally like it better viewed from afar. Mana Davao is an antique furniture shop in the city that has traditionally has this show of lights every Christmas for the past few years now. I like their design this year compared last year though I personally think the best was during Christmas 2009 as far as I can remember since 2007 when I first heard about their Christmas lights display. But we missed it in 2007 and only the year after that in 2008 when I first visited their display. You can see photos here of Mana Davao’s Christmas Trees, Decors & Lights in 2008.

Do you know this whole things costs them around P2.5million? Yes that is what I read from the local news. It is a very expensive endeavor though I think the owners of Mana wants the people of Davao to be happy and delighted with their Christmas lights display every year. I think this year they opened the place to the public rather late I think December 17 unlike previous years when it was usually earlier. The last day will be on January 3, 2012. So for those who still want to go there, you still have a few days left.

It has become like a landmark during the holiday season in Davao city that people flock to Mana with their families especially with the kids to enjoy and have their souvenir photos taken. For sure there are lots of happy memories captured here for many families and kids in Davao. You just have to be quick in snapping those photos as the place can be really crowded especially towards Christmas day and especially early evening. This year I think they

The mascots are not there anymore which may be the reason that there were not too many people anymore which is better for me. Though there are still more people than I expected when we arrived around eleven in the evening. The traffic is lighter less than an hour before midnight. There is a 911 police patrol car in front plus I saw about two to three traffic police managing the traffic. A few nights when the display started, the traffic was really heavy around the Bajada area.

After spending surprisingly almost an hour snapping shots with the little boy and the three of us together, we got hungry and went to the new Jollibee DMC branch for the first time since it opened earlier this month last December 15. We are happy with the time spent there and the shots we have, it is time to make our tummies happy. *wink*

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Looking at a few of these photos of that summer outing a few years ago in hubby’s company, it makes me say… I miss the beach!

While we may have access to a nice and affordable beach that is only a 5-minute boat ride away from DC, we rarely get to take advantage of that. It just so happens that dear hubby has work during some weekends and when he is free. we opt to go some place else. Maybe we should plan early for the next summer. Or wish we could just head out to the beach like the good old days even if it’s unplanned.

I would still have to ask him what he may really want for a birthday gift. He often shy away when asked but I think I can prod him to find what he wants and I’ll see if I can get what he wants as a gift for his birthday. I’ll bring him to one of those jewelry stalls in the mall and see if he can find anything he likes and I’ll get an idea from there on.

The anniversary cake (being bf and gf that is) which we had a few years ago which I managed to find among our thousands of photos as I went through my back up file of our photos.

Looking at this makes me think I miss eating a cake and a chocolate cake at that! I am at the same time more importantly looking forward to more happy years ahead of us.

Red Ribbon Tiramisu Meltdown Birthday Cake

A heavenly three-layer cake of choco chiffon and cream cheese filling,dappled with a hint of coffee liquor.

This was the birthday cake my sister N and I bought for our nephew L and our brother’s joint birthday celebration. It was a simple gathering and we were all complete except of my sister H and family who are so many miles away from home.

The kids devoured the cake. Good thing the cake was just enough for all of us. I could and should not have another slice. Diet! That’s it.

Happy birthday once again to our brother and my nephew L!!! God bless you always!

Mom also mentioned that my cousin had a car problem recently when she was driving alone on a trip. We were truly happy for the assistance that she got when she got stranded when her car broke down on a highway somewhere on her way to a business trip. Since my cousin still have to have that kind of roadside assistance plan, we are just happy that there were good samaritans who helped her that time. We are truly happy for the assistance she got when she needed that most.