Group Pictures from Gabby's Cupcake Party

Gabby celebrated her 7th birthday with an intimate set of friends. She had a cupcake party and everyone was went home with their self-decorated cupcakes at the end of the party. I am sharing with you more group pictures from that day.

The first girl on the right side is Gabby's godmother, my high school best friend.

The leaning line of girls.

They all look so serious in this picture.

Hopefully, we'll still have this girls over on Gabby's next birthday.

Gabby's 7th Birthday Celebration

Last Sunday, November 7, we celebrated gabby's 7th birthday with a very impromptu party. We planned it to be a very simple affair, a cupcake party for kids, and it turned out to be a real children's party complete with games and lots of screaming, happy children.

I must admit, since we didn't plan anything at all, except for the cupcake decorations, the kids were bored at the start. So we decided to feed them first before we started the games. We served lasagna, as per  Gabby's request, corndogs, chicken lollipop and creme puff. 

Then, we had them decorate the chocolate cupcakes that my mom baked and topped with chocolate icing. We had black and white choco chips, mini M&Ms, and candy sprinkles. All the kids there, except for Gabby, experienced decorating their own cupcakes for the first time so you can just imagine how excited they were to make their own creations. This turned out to be a contest. My sister chose the best designed cupcake and we awarded it 50 pesos. (I told yah it's impromptu!).

Then we had some games. The first one was a game from our childhood. A 25 centavo coin was hidden in a small bowl of flour and the kids are not allowed to use their hands to get the coin. The coin was washed. Pretty Pam won the game. Her face ended up looking like this:

Then we did some animal sound game. it's like Hep Hep Hooray but instead of Hep Hep and Hooray, I ask for animal sounds. It was really funny because some kids kept saying Meh! for cows and Ko-kak for chicken. Hilarious in real life.

Of course, there was everyone's favorite -- the musical chairs game. It was amusing to see that some kids aren't inhibited at all. They gamely danced.

 

My sister wanted a singing contest since she borrowed a Magic Sing. But we cannot get it to work and it was getting late.We let go of the children, each one holding a box of cupcakes in their hands. That was their loot bag!

Impromptu as it was, we were happy to see kids having a good time, especially Gabby. She was able to bond with her intimate set of friends, reconnect with her godmother, and meet a couple of new kids. Plus, she got gifts which she really liked. 

Promise to post more pics later on! Gotta buy a cable for the phone for easy transferring. 

Jolly 5th Bday to Gabby!

As compared to McDonald's, I've always liked parties celebrated in Jollibee for several reasons. One, they choose hosts that are gay (in both sense of the word). Second, Jollibee is way much cooler than any McDonald's mascot that I know. Every Jollibee mascot I've seen knows cool dance moves that never fails to amuse and entertain the crowd, both children and adults alike. Third, I like their games. They're fun and engaging.

So far Gabby's 5th birthday -- and Toni's 1st birthday -- we celebrated at Jollibee. The whole gig lasted for an hour and a half. It was short as birthday parties go, but it was definitely fun and memorable for Gabby, who chose to dress like a princess that night.

Here's a video from that party.

Christmas Party

My daughter's kindergarten class had their Christmas Party last December 18, 2008. Since there were only a few students, six to be exact, they had a potluck. Gabby was asked to bring spaghetti and juice for 10 people, while the others brought cake and chicken. It was a small gathering, which I was able to witness first hand. Here are a few photos from the small event:

All quite while eating....



The Astigs....



Another group picture for the Astigs...




Gabby and Louise-- BFF



We're going home... Christmas Vacation here we come!

Winter Wonderland at Snow World Manila

Last year my daughter and I went to Snow World in Star City. We had a blast when we first went in, but my daughter begged me to go out on the second time we came in. Probably because we immediately went back in after we got. I was so excited to slide on ice that I forgot my daughter was only four. Unfortunately, she wanted out before we could have our picture taken by the official photographer.

This year we celebrated Manu's birthday in Star City. To make the most out of the hundred bucks we paid for entrance to Snow World, we decided to enter it first and return later. It was a good decision because my daughter enjoyed the slide and we were able to get our pictures taken the second time we came in. Here's the photo:

This post also appears in Nica's Day Out.

Dancing Jollibee

Here is a video of Jollibee dancing to the tune of Kagat Labi during Gabby and Toni's birthday celebration last November 8. You'll be seing my coursing Marron attempting to dance with it and Edge, the little guy in yellow, having no qualms about dancing with the lovable mascot.

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