I'm back!

It's been a while since I updated this blog. I have been busy with my other blog and i just realized that i have this blog so from now on, I'll be maintaining my two blogs.

Last Sunday, we visited the Granby Zoo here in Quebec. It's an hour drive from our place in Brossard. It's not just a zoo but has lots to offer like the rides park (bump cars, roller coaster, train), water park(their wave pool is largest in Quebec, lazy river, children's pool, water games) and camping sites. For younger visitors they have ball in the jungle camp. The place is really nice! Like us, I'm sure every family will enjoy their stay at Granby. Here are some photos:

christmas 2007

we had a tight schedule last holiday. from dec 24 until the end of 2007.
instead of our traditional simbang gabi in the philippines, here in morocco, we have a daily house to house novena.
24th of december, we've hosted the novena and at the same time celebrated the noche buena with our filipino friends.
elyse enjoyed opening her gifts alone and bless/ kiss everyone. she would say "bess" to daddy, mommy and elders. even we wanted her to kiss us instead of "bless", i guess she prefer to do both. since the first day we put up our christmas tree, elyse was just pointing and standing beside it.. saying "tree"..with her face in awe! at first she don't want to touch it, but as soon as she learned the fun of counting and "picking" of christmas balls and chocolates hanging there, she is unstoppable.


whenever she saw lighted streets and tree decorated with lights.. she would always say "mommy, christmas?" seems like she is really excited. she would respond to someone greating her merry christmas by saying "merry mas" and "happy nyear" in respond to happy new year. she didn't only celebrated xmas with excitement, she just started to have tantrums that makes me forgot the word patient. but later on, i understand that she had all the reasons.. she's having molars now.. colds and cough.. she wanted to eat or drink milk but she can't because of her teeth. what a pity! so, mommy.... be "MORE" patient!

25th, we've attended MJ's first birthday party. he is the only childhood friend elyse may call here in morocco. it was also the first time elyse wore a costume. does she look like thumbellina or thynkerbelle? really cute! but actually she don't want to wear that dress.. but thank God she
manage to wear it on the party itself! she just forgot about her dress when she saw the balloons..
she was crying before receiving her first ever award.. the best in costume! she cried and shouted
"moveeeeeee"! that only means remove her dress. she just realized that she is not comfortable
anymore. good thing is.. the party is over..

early bird..

it's half past one here in casa and still couldn't sleep...
nwei, just want to post this lo i made a while ago. happy weekend! ;)




credits: lindsay jane for frame, paper mix for paper, ksharonk for circle embellishment, chaos lounge for swirls, dranet for wordart

first try..

elyse is still napping so i'm allowed to stay in my computer. hehe.. i did this lo as fast as i could, with the help of mrs. wresh for her template. by the way it is my first try to use a template. :D just for fun and for a change..

credits: barbara isi for papers, lindsay jane for stars, gina miller for alpha and mrs. wresh for the template.

a beautiful day!!!

"everything happens for a reason." oftentimes we proved it, right? last night, elyse did sleep soundly.. she had few coughs but doesn't affect her sleep. thank God for hearing my prayers! He is really good!

today, we we're surprised to received such a good news. the canadian embassy finally asked our passports for visa issuance!!! yey!! finally!!!! we we're chosen to become immigrants and hopefully.. looking forward to have a good life in canada.

we've planned it a long time ago.. since me and fred we're still in a bf/gf relationship. we always thought that it is for the future of our children and our families. thank God! especially now that we have elyse..

"God has something for us, sometimes it will just happen unexpectedly." we didn't planned to visit philippines this september , our next visit is set on april or may next year, but this coming tuesday, we booked our flight back home! :) yes, booked already! i'm really excited!.. soo excited! because i guess i need to accomplish a lot of things. including shopping?? hahaha but hey, those are necessities.. hmmm... important things mostly for elyse.. plus she can get her immunization updated!

what a night!

elyse has been throwing up last night.. that made us feel sooo tensed again. the last time she got sick was when she was 7months old.. it was the first time we arrived here in casa. she was teething that time which caused her fever. for parents, it is such a pity to see your child suffering from anything... those who is not a mother or father yet might not understand how it feels. but for me, it's another heartbreaking situation.

we felt that we're in a middle of nowhere.. we're in the alien land with alien people around us.. :(

in spite of this, i believe it is a test to us.. to be strong as we can be. forget to panic and focus on the issue. i'm praying that tonight she will sleep soundly.. i hope she will not suffer from "coughing" again. i just read from the book that her cough is similar to "croup". i hope it will not cause any complication. i hope and pray elyse will get better soon.

unwell

our house might contained some kind of virus.. first i had colds and cough, then elyse and now fred. is it because of the cashew nuts? i suspected that it was the major cause of my sore throat which eventually lead to colds and now... an ear breaking cough. i wish! i wish! elyse would'nt get sick because of me.. ohh now, it's us! fred is feeling bad this morning... saying he had sore throat!!! and he think he'll get sick.. ohhh no! :( i can hear elyse is coughing too!!! i just hope she gets better asap!

my lo's;


credits: AA_Wish kit for papers, wordart, border, overlay, melothria stapled star alpha, lena's stitch,lindsay jane stars


credits: kalanice botanique paper and flower, tk staplebeads, anita for journaling, karla's swirl