Happiness with...Chupa Chups!

 I found these 2pop lollipops in the grocery store and thought the little munchkins would love them.  This variation is chocolate with strawberry on top.  Takes quite a while for them to finish the stick.  Guess who can suck 'em faster?  Haha.

Have a great day!

Happiness with...Boys?

This is what happens when I am surrounded by boys and they seem to be fascinated with all my girly-stuff.  Time to go to bed boys...stop playing with Mommy's things...And you're both getting haircuts with Daddy tomorrow :)

Happiness with...Tai-ma!

The boys were recently gifted with these cute caterpillar clogs by their great-grandma, who's incidentally 90 years old and just came home from a trip from Guangzhou with friends.

Aren't they just super adorable?!?  Thank you Tai-ma!

Happy 4th Birthday, Joshua!

My dearest Joshua,

Happy birthday to you!  It's been four years since I first held the miracle that is YOU in my arms.  I am so grateful that God has given me the opportunity to have you in my life and that I am able to nurture you and watch you grow.  You have taught me what it means to be patient, to be understanding and to be selfless.  I now know what unconditional love means.  I am so proud to call you "my son" and I thank you for loving us and being so protective of us.  Don't grow up too fast.  Daddy and Mommy love you so much.

so serious....

Happiness with...Angkong!

This was taken during our recent Holy Week vacation with my husband's family.  Love it!

Perfect Iced Coffee

Found this recipe for the perfect Iced Coffee...can't wait to try this soon!  Maybe this will help cut down on my monthly Starbucks bill  ;)

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/perfect-iced-coffee/

School Year 2011 - 2012

Here are my boys' school photos for the Year 2011 - 2012.  They're just too cute!  And they grow up so fast.  School was a blast for my boys.  They made new friends, learned new things and had great teachers who loved and cared for them for the past nine months.  Thank you TLC, we'll see you in June!

Happiness with...Just.Be.Enough

Wandered through this website called Just Be Enough and thought that it was worth sharing.


From their site ~
"Just.Be.Enough. will share the stories, the voices, the truths of many. Its mission is to empower, inspire, and remind women, parents, and children that that the time has come to celebrate ourselves. We must. We must carry the weight of confidence and empowerment on our shoulders instead of allowing the burden of our flaws and imperfections to push us down."


Enjoy!

Happiness is...Blue!

I thought it was cute that all my boys were wearing the same shade of blue a couple of days ago :)

I'll Miss You Cous...

Last week, my family lost a special girl.  It was so sudden, so unexpected, and I guess that's why it hurts more.  

Sheilah was my aunt's 2nd child.  We weren't as close as other cousins were, but I still remember her as the little girl playing with all of her siblings.  She was very quiet, very poised and very loving.  I only saw her during family gatherings like our grandma's party or Christmas parties.  And the last time we had a long talk was before she was planning to leave for Singapore and she wanted to ask for some tips about the place, as I worked there for a couple of years before, too.  But she was very mature and ready for the move, so I knew she would be fine.

She was  supposed to come home for her wedding last December 18th, and I was really looking forward to seeing her in her beautiful gown.  She even got my boy to be one of her ring bearers.  But a few weeks before she was about to come home, she got really sick, and never recovered. 

She was a good friend, a loyal fiance, but I knew her best as a loving sister and daughter.  From her friends, I also gather that she had a strong faith in God.  She definitely left a void in our hearts.   

We'll miss you Sheilah Marie.  Rest in peace and watch over us while you enjoy God's Heaven.  

Happiness with...my latest beauty finds

I seldom blog about my beauty discoveries as I'm fairly new with my love affair with make-up.  But these two items below are really amazing and are worth writing home about!

First is Body Shop's Extra Virgin Mineral Compact Foundation in Natural Vanilla (202).  I'm already on my second compact.  It comes with a synthetic brush for application.  It's very creamy in consistency, easy to apply and very natural in finish.  No chalky appearance here.  Coverage is sheer to medium, so I'm able to cover the redness (rosacea) in my skin.  Best of all, I didn't break out in this.  Package says it has SPF 15, but I still apply sunscreen below this to be sure.  Staying power is also good.  It can last the whole day for me, with just some application of pressed powder in the middle of the day.   

Body Shop's Compact Foundation

Now this second one is my latest find...and it's pure L-O-V-E.  I've never heard of this brand before, but while walking around Powerplant Mall, I passed by The Beauty Bar and saw their new window poster on Koh Gen Doh.  I'm a very curious person, so off I went to scour the internet and do a little research on the brand.  It's actually a Japanese brand and you can visit their website here. The science behind the foundation is the use of deep sea waters which include minerals and nutrients that are easily absorbed by the skin.  You can read more about it here.

Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation

After reading all the glowing reviews on the Aqua Foundation, I took the plunge and splurged on this holy bottle.  It's Php 2750 at The Beauty Bar, which really sounds so indulgent, but I just couldn't resist.  There's only 4 shades available at the moment, and I picked BE-1 for my skin tone.  It comes in a beautiful glass pump bottle, which I really like.  Coverage for the Aqua Foundation is sheer to light.  But by golly, it's like my skin but sooo much better!  I get a dewy, glowy, but not oily finish when I wear this.  It also feels very lightweight on my skin.  Staying power is good, it can last me the whole day with very minimal touch ups/powdering.  Mind you, I have oily and sensitive skin.  Since I've only had this for a couple of week, I'm not sure yet if it will break me out.  But so far, so good.  


After this experience, I'm looking at trying out their Cleansing Water as a makeup remover as I've read some good reviews on it as well.  


Have a great weekend!

Happiness is...at Shangri-la Boracay

Our arrival at the docks, via Shangri-la's own speedboats

our room

the beautiful beach

relaxing at the gardens

reception area, getting ready to leave

at the docks, getting ready to leave

What a beautiful place to relax and unwind...till next time!

School of Success