First MTV!

Wow! Finally the video teaser is here! I can't stop myself of viewing it nth times today!

Here it is!!

ayumi 1st birthday from reymarkmaglonzo on Vimeo.

The Official Pictures of Pillow's First Birthday

I hired an official photographer and videographer for Pillow's Birthday. Investing a professionals for this event is so worth it because pictures and videos will help us remember those wonderful moments. Since I am a sentimental mom, so this one is very necessary for me.

Enjoy the pictures!!

Everytime I checked the pictures, I still remember how the party went so perfect that day. I am so thankful that I hired a Party Planner to help me in very details. I am so grateful also that friends and families were there to celebrate with us.

Ayumi Janelle's First Birthday Party Celebration

Pillow's First Birthday was held yesterday at Corinthians Garden. Since I wanted a big party, I hired a Party Planner para wala na akong iisipin sa pag contact ng mga suppliers. Before I contacted the Party Planner I already had the list of what I wanted in my party. When PP and I met I just informed here the party details and so happy that she delivered it exactly what I want and because of that it made the event PERFECT!!

Official Party Planner: Dynamic Impact: 10/10 c/o Emie -

I got the following services from them:

1. Venue - Corinthians Garden

2. Food - Nong food tasting pa lang, sobrang satisfy talaga kami ni hubby. Kaya nong event mismo confident ako na masasarapan guests namin. Akala ko nga hindi na ako makakain kasi madaming bisita but so thankful that Emie offered us food habang nakapila ang guests so walang nasayang na time, hindi pa kami nagutuman ni hubby.

3. Chocolate Fountain - nice set up pero dahil busy ako hindi ko na natikman.

4. Ice Cream – wow kids love it! I tried it at masarap talaga. I saw moms and kids are eating ice creams.

5. Cake – Simple lang pero masarap. Guests were texting me after the party that they like the cakes. I have mini cakes too as a souvenirs and they really love it.

6. Cupcakes – I ordered 50pcs. with clear box. This served as a souvenirs din.

mini cakes

7. Entertainment - BUMPY - ang galing nya. Lahat talaga natuwa. Kids and adults love him. Magaling yong magic and puppet show. Very friendly din and during breaks some of my guests approached him kasi natuwa talaga sa kanya.

8. Face Painting – cute ng designs and kids love it.

9. Venue Decors – gusto ko talaga madaming balloons and so happy na nagawa ni Emie ang gusto ko. Pati color combinations are perfect.

10. Photobooth - dito nag enjoy ang adults lalo na ang mahilig magpicture picture. Nag start agad at mabilis ang printing and the owner is very friendly.

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Invitations by Elegant Pieces 10/10 - Passport Birthday Invitation

Video and Photography by Sophiaphotography 10/10 - very professional ang buong team and patience. I can't wait to see the finish products.

Mom and Daughter's Gown 10/10- nagpatahi ako, nagprint lang ako ng gusto kong design tapos pinagaya ko na.

Lootbags - 10/10- very fast transaction and accommodating.

Make Up -10/10- airbrush make up. I love the way he works. He's very friendly too. On time din dumating sa hotel.

Inflatables 9/10 - Halos dito dumiretso ang mga kids. Sobrang sulit ang natuwa talaga sila. On time din dumating si Mike (Owner).

So happy that I planned it well and hubby is very supportive. I am very thankful to God for everything.

The smiles and giggles of the guests were priceless. I'm so glad that they enjoyed the party.

Hey!

I'm still here!

It's a busy week for us. Well, we are preoccupied by our daily routines such as sending Gareth to School and Therapy Center, Pillow's Birthday Preparation and of course as a Country Marketing Manager.

Everyday Gareth has a class and therapy so we are very busy attending all this and so happy that there are some visible developments. I can't wait for more.

About Pillow's birthday celebration, I already booked the following:

Venue

Venue Decor

Photography

Videography

Cakes

Cupcakes

Host

Food Carts

Today we bought the 40 toys as prizes at Toy Kingdom. We are like kids when we are picking the toys. I so love the feeling. I miss the feeling of being a kid again and I just keep on picking toys I wanted.

By the way, I also hire a Party Planner to manage the event and I hope everything will turn everything so perfect!

We are doing this for my little girl, this is our celebration for giving her to us and of course for surviving the hardships we had during pregnancy.

Love! Love! Love!

I know that I am very good this year! We've been through a lot of ups and downs and sometimes I want to give up but happy that I am still here.. holding on!

Hubby bought me the things I wanted and I really appreciate that He pays all! Thanks my dear!

The gifts are:

1. Kindle 3

2. Fossil Bag

3. XOXO Watch

4. Isey Miyake's Perfume

5. Suede Boots

When I received all this, hubby loves the giggles in me.

XOXO

Very Special Day

It's just a like any ordinary day. Hubby woke up early to drive Gareth to school. Actually, I should be with them but I am too lazy to get up since I sleep late at 5a.m. and besides I have works to do so I decided to extend my sleeping hours til 1pm.

Hubby went home with a Cake then headed to Shopwise for Pansit ingredients.

I have a very special celebration with my husband, kids and siblings. So happy!

I am very thankful to God for the great 32 years and I hope He will continue to bless me of perfect health, opportunities and love.

Lord, thank you for giving the great husband and wonderful kids. Thank you also for having my family around me though they are not always great but I am happy that no matter what happens we stick together!

Grant me more patience and love so that I can continue to share the best in me. Guide me always because sometimes I am not always nice.

Thanks for the best years!

Happy Birthday to me!

Pillow's First Birthday Preparation Part 2

I decided to let our friendly neighbor to do our party outfits. I printed our own designs and show it to the sewer. It is doable and I am so excited to see the result. We've been to different malls but only got frustrated. When I found the perfect design, there is no right size for me. If I found a perfect design for Pillow, they don't have a right color or size for her. It's sad so my husband decided to stop looking around because it only stresses me and just let someone do the work. We went to the shop and in less than an hour we are done. So we are now waiting for the finish product and I hope its gonna be perfect for us!

I love to think that hubby is ready to spend big time for Pillow's special moment. I am so thankful and happy that he is always here to support me for my wants and needs! LOL

Anyway, Pillow is quite sick for the past few days because of teething and I am hoping that soon she will recover. I hope she will gain weight too.

I also found out today that she is allergic of water with chlorine. Everytime she take a bath she got those little red spots, I worried a lot and bought lotions and bath gel and soap that is perfect for her skin but still the red spots are keep on coming. Then the nanny told me that it might be the water so from now on she needs to take a bath using the mineral water. It's really okay with me as long as all the red spots are gone and she will have a healthy skin.

We also decided to stay for 2 nights at Linden Suites on Pillow's Birthday so that we can have enough rest before and after the event. We just made our reservation this afternoon for 3 bedroom suite.

I hope that everything will turn out perfect!

XOXO

Pillow's First Birthday Preparation

Finally, the invitations are ready.

Birthday Wishes for Gareth

Dear Gareth,

Happy 4th Birthday my baby! Ang bilis ng panahon. Parang kelan lang, we are wishing to have a baby and when we found out that we have you, we were overjoyed. Bumili agad kami ng stroller mo dahil alam namin maging kasama ka namin sa lahat ng lakad. I remembered the day when I first saw you when you are 12 weeks in my tummy, sobrang likot mo at hanggang ngayon sobrang likot mo pa rin and of course cute! Kahit nong hindi pa ako nagpaultrasound to know your gender I know it already kasi siguro ganon ka na kakilala ni mommy. :)

I am so happy dahil lumalaki kang mabait, hindi ka marunong mang away sa ibang bata at syempre natuto ka na rin makipaglaro kay Pillow. You are such a sweet kuya.

Ngayon na 4 years old ka na, I wish na maging masaya ka palagi at sana maexpress mo na ang sarili mo. Medyo nahihirapan ka pa kasing magsalita but I believe that time will come that we will be sharing stories and we will be having our unending conversation. I am really looking forward for that. I am so proud kasi madami ka ng natutunan na songs sa school and you're teacher told us that you are doing well. Congrats baby!

I simply wish and pray so hard that God will keep you healthy and safe always and He may grant all our wishes!

Remember always that we love you very much!!

Happy birthday!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy and Pillow

House Blessing

We celebrated Gareth's 4th Birthday today.

It is a very simple and solemn celebration. I am also preparing for Gareth's birthday celebration at school on Wednesday.

The Food:

Square Pizza

Pansit

Useph First Birthday

Nov. 6, we attended the First Birthday of Joseph Ryan Bernese Jr., my inaanak. We had a great time..

Candle blowing :)

Gareth had a great time!

With Jollibee

Until next year!

x0xo

Birthday Wish

July 14 is my special day! It was also a day when Typhoon Basyang landed in the Philippines. It was so cold and scary that time. The heavy rain and winds are really disturbing. I was awake the whole time and afraid to sleep. On the next day, most of the Rizal and Metro Manila area had no electricity. Of course, I don't want to stay at home in a very uncomfortable situation, so we decided to go to Eastwood to watch movie and dine out. I checked my facebook account through mobile and happy to read birthday greetings from friends. :) It simply made me smile... Anyway, 2 days before my birthday, I thought that it will be the first time that I will be celebrating my day without any typhoon because every year I am really used to have typhoon during my special day. Well, for this year I got signal no. 2. :D

Wish? Wishes?

Hmmmm I don't have any material wishes this time... I just hope that we will be always healthy. I hope that my baby girl will come out safe and healthy. I hope that my blood sugar will normalize after giving birth. I hope that Gareth will stay healthy and active. I hope that my husband will stay fit and stay as a good father and husband. I hope that our career and business will continue to grow so that we still continue to share our blessings.

I believe that through the help of God, my wishes and hopes will come true soon!

To all those who greeted me, thank you very much!

Gareth's 3rd Birthday

Saturday, November 14 is Gareth's 3rd Birthday. I gather my relatives to celebrate it with us. We had a very simple and happy celebration. I can't believe it that Gareth turns 3. It seems so fast and now he's a big boy already.

Here are some of the pics:

Birthday Invitation

I created the birthday invitation of Gareth. He's birthday will be this coming November 14. We will be inviting close relatives and friends.

This is the first time that we will be having a big party for Gareth. I show to him his invites and he was so happy seeing his picture and the car. He simply likes it.

My Day

Last Saturday I invited my relatives to come over to celebrate my birthday. I was so happy that they all came and we really had fun. This is also sort of our reunion.

Here are some of our crazy pics:

Happy Birthday My Dear!!

Yesterday was my husband's 30th Birthday. I wish him good health, happiness and success.

I am so lucky to have a husband like him. He takes care of me and Gareth. He is a hands on dad and a perfect dad for Gareth.

I love you...

Happy 2nd Birthday Gareth

Last night we waited for 12am to start greeting Gareth. He was awake the whole night or we let him stay awake until 12a.m.

I ordered a strawberry shortcake from Mrs. Yulo. My husband pick up the cake at Forbes and it is the best cake I ever tasted. I even forgot that I am on diet.

Here are some pics of Gareth simple event last night.

While waiting.. we are watching TV to keep him awake.




















Strawberry Shortcake.. I love it..













Happy Birthday Gareth!! I am so happy to have you. WE LOVE You!