tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79311571510735688902026-03-20T12:18:54.457-07:00"I know at some point I'll miss home and everybody, this blog will serve as my outlet to keep myself reminded of those fond moments we shared back home and all other things. Welcome to our blog.... Where everything's captured!" ~ayie~JIF Hubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00691458813322019933noreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-81695438967997859022014-07-09T12:09:00.001-07:002014-07-09T12:11:32.613-07:00

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-19853622044499703262014-07-07T08:29:00.005-07:002014-07-07T08:33:03.291-07:00

Have you tried entering your precious little one over kid's contests or looked for a talent agency?  I admit, it came across my thought but never really pushed for it.  You see your kid so cute, charming and all, why not dream of having a little toting model?  It may sound vain and presumptuous but every parent sees their kid in a certain way like no other. Vanity and pride

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-91285456766126766082014-06-23T16:40:00.000-07:002014-07-01T22:16:57.439-07:00

It's been a while since I sat down and handled paperworks.  What's the deal with it? Well to begin with, some paperworks require tedious amount of time and details in order to be filled out and finished.  I could wish it's as simple as write your name, address and few details here and there, but that wasn't the case.  Literally I had to keep those papers for thorough review before

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Time flies, now he's baby no more. Our little baby once is now officially a little kid, not even a toting toddler. So funny of him having to wear his precious preschool crown he got on his birthday celebration, along with the sunglasses that he gave as souvenir on his birthday playdate with his best buddies. Quite a character, he is. We're proud to have a very happy little boy, so good natured

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-62413566132480474272013-11-09T14:58:00.001-08:002013-11-09T14:59:25.905-08:00

My little boy loves cats, dogs, bunnies and fishes, as you can see he's having so much fun with the cute kitty. When we played at the backyard kitty was so cute chasing insects flying around. 

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Dear friends and readers, keeping up with this little munchkin takes practically all my time along with squeezing some home office works and wifey duty. JIF Photo Journal has been long neglected unintentionally, so please excuse the faulty commenting and all other technical issues. I have only been accessing my blogs through mobile and have very limited time to do so. It has been a very stressful

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-67793487878541051502013-10-29T10:45:00.001-07:002013-10-29T10:46:09.073-07:00

Yesterday we went for a little outdoor time, made the little joy chased bubbles, biked a little bit then walked to Walgreens. As we were browsing around, J found interesting toys and I started fishing out ideas for Christmas presents. He got hooked with one toy, the Hungry Hippo. He remembered how much he liked playing with his friend's Hungry Hippo. He had a hard time letting to of the toy so I

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I just felt like cooking that night so I made Pancit Canton Guisado. I lacked ingredients, not even a carrot but still cooked it. We have no special guests to serve it to and it will be just our family dinner so it didn't matter much to me. Making sure the taste would pass my little boy's standard was my challenge as it would be his first time trying that kind of noodle dish.Done cooking and the

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Today is a rest day for us, no intention of going to park or any playdate. He's just started preschool and goes every Mondays and Wednesdays for 2hrs. Keeping up with the 9am schedule is a bit tough, along with it his changing nap schedule. He's almost weaning with the nap but apparently needs it from time to time as he gets tired and cranky if he has a full week of no nap. His preschool is

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-87076648261975992332013-10-15T08:43:00.001-07:002013-10-15T08:43:20.292-07:00

Errands day is tiring but nice in a way. We always try to rewards ourselves with Filipino comfort foods after a tiring day of errands. At first we thought of going to our favorite Pinoy BBQ Atbp in Milpitas but had a change of heart and looked for a nearer Filipino eating place. We found Jollibee, the beloved fast food almost every kid's favorite back home. It was a lovely day so we opted for the

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-67465394158169582202013-08-26T01:00:00.001-07:002013-08-26T01:00:17.548-07:00

We take J to the jungle gym on Sundays from 5pm til 8pm. They have a free play from 5pm on on Sundays so we take the chance for our little boy to play, explore and most especially burn the energy. At first you can expect his drama, crying and asking to be helped. It's pretty normal for him to just get into the mood for mere 30mins and worse when he still fusses about in an hour. Usually

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-16734780950029451222013-07-09T21:37:00.001-07:002013-07-10T08:47:27.678-07:00

The cable car is a famous attraction in San Francisco. During our visit last Saturday we decided to take J to ride the "trolley" as he calls it. It was rather a tiring experience because owe had to wait the qeue for 2hrs. It wasn't like that before, there was no long line and was very convenient. If not for our boy we wouldn't be patient enough to wait that long.  Good thing we were able to

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-73623201806306432292013-06-30T16:45:00.001-07:002013-07-10T08:46:39.888-07:00

Hubs is trying to beat deadlines and doing much overtime. Whenever he needs to do overtime on weekends we try to keep him company. He wouldn't go to the office if there's no grave need, but this time he really needs to exert extra effort to keep up with the submission on Monday. We gave him a visit last Friday night and brought some dinner as well so he could go on and not starve himself. He was

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-38126270972158763842013-06-23T23:07:00.000-07:002013-06-23T23:07:00.172-07:00

It is important for an individual, a couple or a family to have their own quality time alone.  This is very hard when you are surrounded by many people but there will always be a window period when you can have that little quality time.  Regardless how it will be spent, what matters most is doing it for yourself, together with your dear partner or a fun time with your family. I

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-56944424261693138332013-05-29T14:04:00.000-07:002013-05-29T14:04:13.660-07:00

Whenever I think of Japanese foods I think of cute stuff. Won't you agree on that?  Bento for instance, arranged and served in a lunch box with much presentation.  Definitely kawaii!  The photo above is a small snack for kids given by our Japanese friend.  It's a cheese flavored sea creature crackers, very simple snack but so cute. There you can see a squid, starfish,

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-16363275931781778802013-05-14T22:15:00.000-07:002013-05-14T22:20:14.062-07:00

Remember the post "The Shoes And Stick On The Sand"?  It took me a while to make another post due to some photo attachment issues in blogger that I have been experiencing.  Luckily today I was able to successfully upload my photos.  Here's the partial story behind the post "The Shoes And Stick On The Sand". Every year we go to San Francisco to do our taxes.  It's

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-44417648476499906492013-05-01T15:50:00.002-07:002013-05-01T15:50:46.992-07:00

My boy and I would often go for a walk around the neighborhood, carrying along our camera we would take photos of beautiful flowers along the way.  It's very nice to walk around with him because we get to be out and do a little exercise together.  I get to teach him road safety during our walks.  He's doing really good when it comes to stopping before nearing the crosswalks and

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-41487106737176642792013-04-14T20:37:00.000-07:002013-04-14T20:37:00.240-07:00

There's a story how these shoes got to be on the sandy beach.  What's up with the stick?  Oh well, a little boy had to keep his stick together with his shoes.  Why did I post this shot which doesn't seem to mean anything else?  Seriously, I just love it.  Looking at the photo makes me feel nostalgic, it gives me the feeling that the shoes were just part of a bigger

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-46639405354157506862013-04-10T15:10:00.000-07:002013-04-10T15:10:00.071-07:00

One thing that hubs didn't want us to miss is to see where he has grown.  To revisit the place where he spent much of his childhood.  What's this place called?  It's Alameda, an island city in San Francisco Bay. This island community has a small town with beautiful Victorian charm vibe, gives you that nostalgic feeling when you walk through and stroll around.  

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-13055832617897908382013-04-06T22:04:00.000-07:002013-04-06T22:04:00.095-07:00

Can rain stop a little boy from enjoying a day out?  I guess not, at least for our boy.  You can judge from the photo that he's absolutely enjoying the rainy day.  Normally it would be a fight just to make him wear a jacket but when it comes to some splashing on puddles, he would be so eager to dress up and go.   This is just one of those rainy days when we had to

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-47063168978099662282013-04-02T21:39:00.001-07:002013-04-02T21:46:59.530-07:00

It's not my birthday but this post has been way too long overdue.  I haven't really been blogging for the longest time due to work and mommy duties but for some reason I want to write about this special birthday present I received last year.  Indeed it's very special for me, my bestfriend sent this on my special day!  She's there in the Philippines and I'm here in US,

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-38406708078730156662013-03-20T21:43:00.001-07:002013-03-20T21:43:10.322-07:00

     This is the beautiful sight on our way to Tahoe,  snowy mountain!

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Happy Valentine's Day To All!!!

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J gets excited whenever I tell him we'll be baking a bread or cake.  Most of the time he'll request banana bread or cake.  Since he's big enough to be my little helper, he gets to do much of the "messy" job.  Of course you can expect mommy exclaiming (screaming) at times when spills are starting to take over the table.  First step, mash overly ripe bananas, add eggs and

Ayiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7931157151073568890.post-23161165748055341612013-01-17T15:28:00.003-08:002013-01-17T15:28:49.268-08:00

I love keeping some frozen turkey patties in the fridge as it comes handy when we all of a sudden crave t eat some burger.  We're not diet crazy family but we try our best not to eat junk foods much so we can introduce a healthier diet to our growing boy.  Of course I would love to have a bite of Burger King's flame grilled patties but sometimes we just need to settle with what we

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