Vacation in Toronto

For the July 4th holidays, we flew out to Toronto for a week to spend time with family and friends. We had a very hectic week filled with parties, lakwatsa and fun! Dylan enjoyed spending quality time with his lolos and lolas, titos and titas, cousins and buddies!

The highlight of the week was visiting the African Lion Safari near Niagara Falls. Dylan went on a safari tour around the animal reserve, where he saw lions, baboons, giraffes, ostriches, deer and so many more! To top the day off, he got to see the elephant show and even got to ride on one! Click on the links and videos below and see how much fun the little rascal had in T.O.!

photos from Dylan's Toronto vacation

videos from Dylan's Toronto vacation

A Pleasant Surprise!

I had been wondering why I was feeling a little off lately. My balance was a little off, my appetite was a little off, my energy was a little off... That could probably only mean one thing... SURPRISE! Dylan is going to be a big brother soon!

Luau Party, but we didn't get the memo!

So we went to a Luau-themed wedding reception, except we couldn't find the wedding invitation and didn't know that it was a luau party. Here we were, the three stooges -- the only ones dressed in formal attire while everyone were in their bermuda shirts and floral dresses. Sorry, we didn't get the memo!

CSA Forever!

Mila (nee La Torre) and John Gutierrez were in town, so we gathered some Augustinians in the Bay Area to take them out in the town. We reminisced stories of high school (and even grade school!), and of course, the premonition I had way back when we were in Grade 4 that these two would end up togethere (despite them being frenemies at the time). Never thought I had a third eye (or a natural matchmaking instinct!)

Mother's Day - the saga!

Daddy is an aspiring movie producer! Here's a 5-part video series of Dylan's Mother's Day for surprise for Mommy...

Reality TV Junkie!

Look who's into 'Dancing with the Stars'! Here's Dylan scoring the dancers on the show. A reality TV critic in the making!

The Aquarium - Rex Navarete Style!

Daddy's a big fan of Rex Navarete, so he took Dylan to his version of the "aquarium" at Ranch 99! Oh, Daddy -- why did they cut the head of that fish?!!

Kids To Work Day

Every year, eBay and Shopping.com host a very fun-tastic Kids To Work day. Dylan played with fellow SDC babies, enjoyed a magic show and even won a cool prize (an inflatable bouncy pool). The star of the day, though, was Ace, the magician's dog, who quickly became Dylan's best buddy!

A sunny Saturday at Tilden Park's Little Farm

One unseasonably warm Saturday in April, we decided to drive up to Berkeley's Tilden Regional Park to visit their Little Farm. Dylan had a blast meeting the farm animals and even got to feed Billy the Goat! Here he is with some friendly feathered friends...

Spending some quality time with Nanay and Tatay

On their way back to Toronto from the Philippines, Nanay and Tatay stopped by San Francisco to visit their little ruggamuffin. During their short visit, they discovered the wonders of Wii -- which got them so hooked they were ready to buy it as soon as they got home! Check out these vids of Nanay and Tatay showing off some moves, and also the little Chinese boy on the drums :)

Wii Party with the gang (and the babies!)

Every now and then, our group of friends find time in our busy schedules to meet up and just hang out. One Saturday, we decided to have sushi night along with some Wii fun. While the parents took over the kitchen mastering the art of sushi, headed by our head chef, Jowell, the little kids had their own fun.

Here's some proof of what BNG life is really like these days, with kids. Not to scare you newlyweds thinking of the next step -- but it's definitely not as easy as it seems!

Although, sometimes, the big kids get to play too :)

At the end of day though, it's a cute video like this that reminds us that despite all the hard work, it all worthwhile...

... especially when they give you a sweet goodbye kiss that you just couldn't resist (right, "Ninang Ganda" Ochie?!)

Dylan gets high on Hi-C...

We gave Dylan some juice one night after dinner. Big mistake. The little boy turned into a little energizer bunny that just kept going and going and going. He kept us up for another hour telling stories about how his day went (in babytalk, of course). We definitely learned our lesson!