More presents

Gifts still trickled for Neo even after Christmas.

From Tita Leddie, a King Kong stuffed doll
From Tita Rhaindie and daughters Kim and Tintin, a squeaky hammer and colored floor mats
From Tita Gladys, my best friend from the US, shirts, denim pants and Shrek projector book
From Tata Ritzie, fisher price giraffe toy, leap frog alphabet tray, blues clues hardbound book
From Tata Ruthie, six printed pajamas

It was a fun, fun Christmas for us. We are looking forward to a healthy, happy and peaceful year!

Our Christmas 2008

We have planned to hear our Christmas midnight mass in Pandacan. But when we got there there were no more good parking and it was raining. I didn't want to get Neo out in the rain so we decided hear mass in Cavite the next day, Christmas day. We then proceed to Mama and Papa's house where we spent a few hours of Christmas eve, playing with the dog, chatting and eating pizza!

At 7:15 AM, Christmas day, we picked Ruthie up from work and on we went to Cavite. We catched the 9AM schedule at St. Peter's. The little boy has been so giggly during the mass with Tata Ruthie carrying him. And it was so funny when during the "Ama Namin" prayer song, a lady beside us extended her hand just like we all do when we sing the prayer, Neo, thinking that it was a play, gestured his saw-saw suka skills! Nakakahiya man during the mass but I can't help laughing at this.

An here is our only Christmas picture together. Ruthie can not maneuver Val's camera well so we have to make do with this one shot. Tada! All smiles si Mommy and Papa, si Neo busy sa kisame ng simbahan.

On arriving home, we called some carollers in front of our house. In our hometown, we call this mascot "bangenge". Made of cardboard or big boxes, bangenges come in different characters, sizes and colors and they would accompany the carolers with their dancing. Neo was amused with this one. I'm just not sure what character it is.

When we went inside the house, there was a table full of gifts for the little boy. He can't still understand the meaning of all this boxes and what interested him was this pack of cookies from the Mommy's bunch.

Oh look! He learned to sip from a straw today!

The rest of Christmas day was spent sleeping.

What we got for Christmas

Neo got....

Colored blocks from Tita Julie; My Big Book alphabet book from Auntie Arlene; mini piano and wooden puzzles from Lola Mama; wooden toy from Tita Mhe Ann; red and white checkered polo from Tita Bebe; blue bear pajamas from Tita Jen; NBA t-shirt from Ninang Linda; dark blue checkered polo from Tata Ninang Ruthie; Php 500 from Ninang Chris; Not in picture: baby scoobee doo shirt and short set from Lola Christie; polo shirt from Lola Elma; Bees wax clay from Lucas; Php 300 from Atty. CMB; Assorted things and goodies (cerelac, butter cookies, Huggies diapers, wilkins) from Lola Mommy.

I got ....

Foldable bag from Linda; 2009 diary calendar from Junjun; Tote bag fro Bebe, pink purse from Neil; bracelet from Mhe Ann, necklace from Jen, Tory Burch brown flats from Ritzie, lipstick from JBE; rosary bracelet from Maja; cupcake soap from Chris. Not in the picture, Mango wallet from Ma'am Julie; Careline eye make-up from Mimi; set of underwear from Mommy.

and Val got......

No picture: Ralph Lauren blue and yellow shirts from Ritzie; a big muffin and crinkle from Andrea.