Tuesday, July 31, 2001
going to the park with nanay and ate today. well, that was the original plan. kaya lang it's raining. thursday na lang. fievel videothon on today.

tinatakot mo naman ang mommy. kasi you now put things up your nose!

late last night, you were dancing and suddenly you started limping and running then falling down. oh, no! don't know if you were pretending or not. we'll see today.

about a month and a half ago, you sprained something on your foot. our guess is somewhere on your toes kasi you're not complaining at all. so for about a week, you were limping. you were sliding down your slide standing up, then a bad landing. you cried a little and that was that. no fever, no swollen part of the body, just limping! nakakaawa ka nga kasi you can't run. which is actually a good thing, for a short period of time. so no trip to the park that week. ...

Monday, July 30, 2001
smile! portrait time at sears. should have been taken july 24th but you had a scratch on your face.

so we went there, waited a few minutes and noticed that you've really grown since the last time we were there. you went straight to the tv that was showing caillou, then played with the "abacus" type toy. all the other kids are probably one year old, and we noticed that you really are a big boy compared to them! kailan lang you were just as tall as them.... ngayon they were just up to your shoulders.

the pic taking was quite difficult but better than when you were two years old. this time we got three shots on different backgrounds. that's an improvement. but by the fourth one, di mo na type. you were totally ignoring us. so, three shots is good... we'll pick up the pics on august 15th at 6:00 p.m. ...

Sunday, July 29, 2001
you woke up before we did. while waiting for us, you were humming a song... daddy asked you to get one of your books to read. you went out of the room, he kept asking you to get a book. you came back in, a book on hand, handed it to daddy, and left the room again! :) came back later with your video, of course, si "mama, papa" (a.k.a. "out there") on hand, smiling that pilyong smile.


































we went to the forks around two in the afternoon. thought we wouldn't go kasi the rainclouds were forming again. good thing we went. the weather was just perfect cause it wasn't hot at all but no need for a jacket cause the wind is not that much.

lot's of energy! you were non-stop. talagang powered like the energizer bunny with duracell pa... we took a break and on the second round, i can see you're already tired but just would not stop on your own. we went home about 5 p.m., ang guess who slept so soundly?

a satisfied customer for the day.... ...

Saturday, July 28, 2001
we had to change our toilet seat and you want to help. you saw me installing the new one and you were touching one of the fasteners and then you went out. yun pala you want to get your own nut and bolt, asked daddy for help kasi they were all fastened to the base of your toy and then came back to my side as i asked daddy for help too. thanks, my little handy man! kaya lang gusto mo ikaw ang gumawa. when we were done, you were so upset kasi you want your hands on the screwdriver... the real one. sorry... can't give it to you... pag bigger boy ka na, promise. ...

Friday, July 27, 2001
t'emmie, tita se, ate and i watched "america's sweethearts" tonight. have to leave you with daddy and he said you cried but ok na when you watched fievel. pag bigger boy ka na, join ka na rin sa theater... "mommy and daddy's sweetheart"

acebit: one thing we noticed with you these days... you always say "help! help", said in a very small voice. you say it when you want something done... ...

Thursday, July 26, 2001
it was raining today so we stayed home and had a movie marathon featuring "an american tail" and its sequel, "fievel goes west".

its the story of a russian mouse family heading to america where... "there are no cats in america and the streets are paved with cheese". it also features the song "somewhere out there" and after seeing the movies a few times, i heard you sing "out there". you now call the movie "mama, papa" when you want to watch.

we first watched it last night after buying it from superstore. you watched both before going to sleep and this morning, you had a nightmare! you were saying something about "car" or "cat" and looks like you are really scared... those cats!!! ...

Wednesday, July 25, 2001









after a long wait, we finally made it to the assiniboine park! took a trip aboard the steam train. well, you and everyone else was so excited as the train started. sabi mo pa "wow!" then after about one minute, the wow turned into "all done!". buti na lang you didn't ask to get off the train. ...

Tuesday, July 24, 2001
"I drive my mommy crazy, cause I'm two.
I drive my mommy crazy, yes, I do!
I drive my mommy crazy, boo hoo hoo!"

Ace is two and a half years old today!
Mommy's to do list: an update from the very first day! ...