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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Finally tried Milk Tea from SenCha and am happy that my curiosity was satisfied! Happy as well with the time spent with my boys and we had a short, not so easy with the little boy yet still fun photo shoot. These photos are just two that I have cropped through the  D7K.

Thanks to my dear hubby for indulging in satisfying my curiosity over this milk tea thing that some DB friends have been drinking and sharing over at FB! *Wink* I am happy with the place. I like the place for I find it girly and cute in terms of their choice of colors in the interior. But I can’t say though that this all meant am happy with the milk tea but just curiosity satisfied. *Wink*

A few days ago, I was browsing one of those music stores online, I found one that has the musical instruments I want for sale. I prefer the keyboard or piano maybe and the drums which the little boy is also interested in. I have started reading the product reviews to give me an idea which is the best among the selection of musical instruments they have in that store. Oh well I just hope the husband will give me a budget for one musical instrument for now so the little boy and I could start playing music with the little boy soon even before summer begins. That will be fun!

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?

I once found those Martor USA box cutters along with safety knives, safety cutters that has many unique, patented safety features. Just what I need for use for the little boy. This coming summer he will be putting them more into use when he is on a school break and I am planning to enrol him in an art class as well. I hope he will enjoy art more and develop more art skills and passion for it.

This chocolate is delicious. The boys and I would share with one bar at a time which can be divided into 5 parts. The little boy can actually consume one bar by himself just as I can do too. This is really delicious and you can say quite addicting that I can eat more than a bar by myself! Oh Cadbury why are you delicious? LOL!

I love the white ipod touch or an iPhone 4S would be better. I remember late last year, I was kind of interested in the Apple 64GB 4TH generation iPod touch in color white which I believe was called the October 2011 version. I am still happy using our old iPod touch which is black and I still find it useful today when I play Bubble Explode to de-stress and clear my mind from work and other concerns just to relax before resuming work again at home.

]]> http://www.thehappymemories.com/2012/01/white-ipod-touch/feed/ 0 http://www.thehappymemories.com/2012/01/bowling-strike/ http://www.thehappymemories.com/2012/01/bowling-strike/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:30:51 +0000 THEhappymom http://www.thehappymemories.com/?p=2410 We gave the little boy some time to play at Timezone in AMall yesterday after we had a late lunch, bought some stuff at the grocery and before rushing back home. The boys found this bowling game at the most interior part of the place. Much to the happiness of the little boy he was able to get a strike! He was so, so happy. The proud parents were smiling of course.

He liked this game as I remember when he was much younger when they also played it at the Timezone at NCCC Mall. That then was the first time he played bowling. He did not make a strike then but he enjoyed it so much too and those are part of our happy memories.

But a new year’s sale just makes me think once again of that sears coupons that I wish I have and can use not to shop for clothes this time but to get one of the kitchen electrics, stuff and accessories that is still in my list up to now. Hubby and I are currently looking for some cooking ware set and we’d be happy to purchase what we have in mind. We have been scouring the local stores and still have not found what we wanted. There may be an ongoing new year’s sale for kitchen stuff online somewhere and I just got to find it.