Merry Christmas!

I know that my greetings are really late, and I have tons to blog about.  I have been really busy with work lately and with the 4th birthday of the little one coming really soon - I'm almost choking!

I had to work on the 24th so I had literally no time to help prepare the Noche Buena feast.  We mainly had take outs and cooked some of the traditional food.  We had chicken, cheesy garlic potatoes as side dish, mom baked crema de fruta and cooked baked spaghetti.  All the other food were ordered from nearby restaurants.  Thank God that the mall is open until 7 PM that day, and it's only 10 minutes away from our house -convenience at its highest!

Raven stayed awake the whole day and did not even take a nap so I had to have him open the gifts early.  Indeed it was super early - like 7 in the evening.  I did this because I know that he will be so grumpy by midnight, and I will not be able to take decent pictures of him opening the gifts.  I need good pictures since I create an online album yearly to thank those people who gave gifts and well wishes during the Christmas season.  Needless to say, the photo op was a success and he smiled all the way.  He received 21 gifts from us, relatives and friends.  He was dead tired after opening and tinkering with all the loot, he was already asleep at about 8:00 PM.  Too bad we didn't have the chance to attend the midnight mass.

Here are some of the pictures of the little one with his Christmas loot.  You might be surprised that most of the gifts were clothes.  Well, we requested for it since we are stuffed to our knees with toys.  We don't have much storage space, and we all know that closet space is easier to find since kids outgrow clothes very fast.

Raven meets the Power Rangers!

Like most of the kids his age, Raven likes watching cartoons.  Out of the 7 cartoon channels that we are subscribed to, he especially likes watching Cartoon Network because of Tom and Jerry, Chowder and Power Rangers Samurai.  Imagine his delight today when we went to the mall and found out that there is a Power Ranger Samurai Meet and Greet at SM City Bacoor.  After ordering our late lunch at Pizza Hut, we went down to the activity center and registered for the meet and greet.  The organizers even gave out Power Rangers party supplies to the kids.  My son is squealing with delight as he waits for his turn to have a picture with the complete Power Rangers gang.  It was a wonderful Sunday for the family.  Here are the scenes from our rainy but exciting Sunday.

 Raven posing like the Power Rangers!

 Late lunch with the family at Pizza Hut.  Tried the lasagna pizza and it did not disappoint us!

 Took my Juicy Couture bag for a spin this rainy Sunday afternoon.

 Photo op at SM City's Christmas backdrop

The organizers gave away Power Rangers loot after the photo op.  The little man is delighted!

It's the most wonderful time of the year

It is indeed the most wonderful time of the year.  Like many of you, Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year.  When December comes, everyone seems to be a little nicer, more generous and loving! I wish that they continue to do so even when Christmas is well over.  Anyway, I have done my share of Christmas shopping here and there.  Mostly on malls and bazaars. I love shopping at SM Malls nowadays because they have a new line of christmas gift wrappers that I adore!  I love the patterns, and most of all it's free! During weekends,you have to endure long lines on the gift wrapping section, but for me it is worth it! As you know I am a work at home mom now, and I just squeeze in a little time every weekend to do some shopping and decorating.  So far, my Christmas list is half-way done, and I have at least 2 more weekends to complete it! Here are some scenes from my shopping and decorating weekends.

 Raven helped put up the Christmas tree.  He loved the lights and the glittery decor.

 First round of Christmas shopping.  The gift wrappers from SM are adorable! I love the polka dots and stars!

Second round of Christmas shopping done the other day.  The Guess gift bag is for my little one.

 When I was out shopping, I found these ballet flats on sale.  They were 50% off so I decided to take two pairs.  They are really quite a steal, and I am addicted to flats ever since I became a mom.  Maybe I am always too tired to wear high heels! lol I took the beige one our for a spin yesterday, and it is a perfect compliment to my Fendi satchel bag in the same color family!  Plus it is 101% comfy!

Additional gifts for Raven.