6 posts tagged “family”
look at what i discovered yesterday. saw these from the albums my grandmother brought to our house from her home. these were pictures of my nephew when he was born. i was fresh out of college while my sister (his mom) was still studying when he was born, so i was left the task of making sure that my nephew's growing years are documented in pictures.
i can't even remember ever doing this album with mattings and letter cut outs.
what i remember though is that i have always been a crafty girl. got it from my mom. i still recall our photo albums designed with magazine cutouts. will have to check those albums the next time we visit home {what had happened to those cutouts, if they have already fallen apart}
it was JP's 5th missing tooth but it was not that big a deal for me to dedicate a post but i just cannot pass the chance to share the amusing event of losing this particular tooth.
he lost the first one in march {it was at school so we don't have a souvenir of it}, too early at 5 1/2 y/o if you ask me. got pictures of it but since it looked normal to me, didn't really give too much thought about it. 2nd to the 4th tooth followed uneventfullly.
then came the 5th tooth which is one of his top front teeth. this one started to wiggle two weeks ago and he complained that it hurts. last wednesday (march 28) while having lunch, his chicken was tender yet too hard for his wiggly tooth so it started to bleed. he would spit at the sink and continue eating. and being the hemophobic that i am, i couldn't move my fingers and my feet just seeing his bloody tooth and gums. and my son took advantage of this by showing me his bloody tooth {while laughing hard, of course}. and while munching on his chicken, his tooth broke lose. upon seeing him without his front tooth, hubby and i started laughing because he was just so cute {funny} without 'that' tooth.
since then, every time he asks or tells me something, he would give me his toothless grin. very funny and cute.
and here's a glimpse of what i see everyday since that fateful wednesday. come and share a laugh with me.
march 29, 2008::saturday:: it was a reunion that we have all been waiting for. it was also a time we were dreading because one of us will be leaving the country. it was 12 years ago when 11 girls joined forces and decided that 'hey, we are so good together' and became really good friends. march 23, 1996. 11 sophomore, eng'g students were bound by friendship. it's a bliss that after these years, with each having their own families, we are still friends. despite and inspite of. over the weekend was a reunion and a despedida. a happy yet a sad gathering. we are only wishing that no matter how far some of us would go, the fire of friendship will remain. i love these guys. only 6 out of 11 girls made it last march 29 families and friends doll is off to another country come april 4, we will miss you friends are like families. they never forget.
march 28, 2008::friday morning:: it was our son's kindergarten recognition day and we were excited to attend because of the awards he was going to receive. we were already informed of what awards he will be taking home but it was only during the actual ceremony that we realized the award he earned was 'the top of his class' award. i started to shake when i realized it. hubby confessed he felt the urge to cry. we are proud parents and this is a very important event for the 3 of us, even if my son doesn't realized it yet. he made us very very happy and proud.
i couldn't be more proud than i am now. my son will be closing the schoolyear with the 'most outstanding student' and the 'best in penmanship' awards. in addition to playing the lead role of noah in their reading recital and little theater program, these are more than i could ask for. it is too much to let in but i couldn't be happier. not that i am surprised because he has always been smart at an early age but i just didn't want to put pressure to my son and to myself regarding school that i will settle for at least being in the circle A (the top students of the class). but oh boy! these are so much blessing and i am (we are) very grateful.
it's a parent's pride to see his child develop his individuality, moreso, see this happen in less than a year. you see, we enrolled joaquin (our son) in kindergarten at 4.75 years old. still too early for me but just right for others. a greater part of me doesn't want my baby to go out in the world of uncertainties. i was so sure that school will not really be that serious and initially, his teacher will inform us that he prefers playtime rather than reading time. it's all right, i usually say to myself. he's a kid and he'll learn in his own time that school is important. until, he joined the star A circle in the first quarter. a milestone indeed but there were 4 of them in that circle, so no big deal, we would go on helping him with homework during weekends and let him play the whole week. it was only when his teacher talked to me and reminded me not to lax in his studies because he is at the top of the class. oh boy! weren't we pressured. but the fun loving part of us just wanted him to enjoy, not to pressure him. it's been 10 months since we entrusted our son to the institution we call school. as the schoolyear ends, i have seen the great job his teachers did. but most of all, i am proud of our son's accomplishments. to be able to do math, to draw, to color, to write his name legibly, to be able to read some words at his age of 5. i cannot be more proud. and for their last school activity, little theater, he was chosen to be 'noah'. in time for the holy week, they have prepared a play and our darling has the character with the most part played. i am simply a proud mama.
