Gone Fishing

Last month, a friend of ours from Mesquite invited us over to go fish at the park. We weren't sure if we could come or not because hubby has changed his work schedule. His new schedule forced him to work on Saturdays, thus leaving Sunday to spend at church and home. Saturdays are gone...no more family time, time with friends and etc....We were sad, but what else can we do? Anyhow, we were supposed to meet them at the fishing place, but they weren't there. They left even before we got there thinking we weren't coming. Oh well, they should have phoned us first before leaving the place. Their absence didn't stop us from enjoying the fishing especially my son.

At Mesquite Park, TX... 10 minutes drive from our house to the park!

Here is my son having fun fishing, he didn't catch any, but he had fun! And that is what matters the most!

So thankful for my Dear Husband who took us there and dropped us back home before going to work that day. He was an hour late; thank to his colleague who understand his excused.

Summer Memories

Celebrate the art of photography this summer by taking some of your best photos ever.

Taking pictures like the pros is what we all aspire to, but it can be really frustrating when our pictures don't look anything like the ones in magazines. So to boost your confidence as a photographer, here are a few general guidelines for taking a fantastic photo. Source: LDS Living

Go by the rule of thirds. Divide your photo into thirds both horizontally and vertically - the subject should usually be placed near the intersecting lines.

Lighting is key. The best times of the day for outside photography are dawn and dusk, when lighting is softer. Try to avoid pictures in the middle of the day, as the lighting is harsh and will wash out your subject. Cloudy days work best.

The flash is your friend. Most people use the flash only while indoors. In reality, using the flash outdoors will help diminish shadows.

Experiment with angles. Add some dynamics to your photo by tilting the camera at a 30 degree angle. This technique looks especially good in action photos.

Get close. Move to an equal plane with whatever you're photographing. For a bold image, move in close and fill the whole screen with the subject. It's a great way to capture an image from a whole new perspective.

Another Busy Day!

Tonight is the last night of our stay here in Barclay Towers. We were busy today as usual. We have done our routine activities everyday like walking early in the morning by the seashore, breakfast, swimming on the beach, and on the inside pool afterwards. We also went for a bike ride like we did yesterday, have eaten our lunch in and dinner out. We really took advantage of swimming on the beach that is why we didn't go to any of the museums here as well as Dolphin watching and visit to aquarium. We have ended our day by eating at a Sea foods Restaurant. We really have had a blast with our spring/summer vacation this year. And I thanked God for this wonderful opportunity to bond as family.

Mommy Moments - Summer Outing

Summer the most awaited time of the year; this year we will be going to Virginia Beach, not to shop for Pinoy foods, groceries nor send box to Forex or even eat at Pinoy resto, but actually swim, yehey! I can't wait! Join us here and share your photos with us of your family summer outing :-)!

This was taken at Fossil Beach here in Virginia during summer of last year.

We had so much fun here though we didn't get to swim because the water was not clear! It looked like we were the only people there, it is because we got there late, so people started leaving.

Tomato Fair

This snapshot was taken at the Tomato Fair last summer where they posed with the giant Duckie :-). Jacob really enjoyed the activities for kids like face painting, animal petting, deflatable slides as well as the hay ride; Matt and I enjoyed watching him playing with the other kids.

We planned to buy some tomatoes, but we forgot to bring cash, so we just went around visiting some booth selling all kinds of arts and crafts. Foods were not cheap, but we love the fried green tomatoes and tomato pie.

Our Trip to Washington DC

A snapshot inside the Lincoln Bemorial Building. As you can see my men stood infront of Abraham Lincoln's photo...

infront of Abraham Lincoln statue....as alwasy Jacob was not looking again here. I wonder why all of a sudden he doesn't like picture taking.
I love this picture because we are in one picture. Most of the time I am aphotographer or my hubby sometimes :-)

Out to play miniature golf...

We went to play miniature golf the other day and we have so much fun! It is quite expensive, but it's ok as long as we have fun and Jacob is happy. Anyway, took some pictures and thought sharing it with you guys!

Jacob's turn to hit the ball and he was very excited! He is very cute in this picture.
Now, it hubby's turn and Jacob was on his way, to the next hole.
Here am I, very serious as if I know how to play golf :-)
Jacob always wanted to go closest to the hole so he won't miss it; he was cheating!
Good job, Honey! Let's do it again next time :-)

Two days off well worth spent!

Jacob at Fossil beach posed before heading back home and these are the produce we bought on our way home.My Hubby was off two day this week, it was Wednesday and Thursday. We spent Wednesday running errand while Jacob was at the DayCare. We went to the dealership where we bought the Van to have the oil change. Since the Asian market is at the same area, we decided to get some green veggies, chips and soy milk after the car is done. By the time we are finished it was already lunch time, so we decided to eat at Vietnamese Restaurant before picking our son up to school. Matt ordered Pho with meatball and mine with shirmp. It was a good lunch. We all took a nap when we got home. Then ate at Aunt Sarah's Pancake place for a dinner with Jake. The foods were not bad and not so good, too! We just want to try it, and we did. Now the place is out of our lists. Thursday, we all woke up early to drop Jake to school, but ended up going to the beach. As you can see, it is just a one minute plan and off we go. Somehow, we always managed to do it and have fun doing things we didn't even plan doing that day. I though we were going to Virginia Beach, but Matt decided to go to the Fossil Beach; Man! I was so disappointed and got pissed off a little bit. But since we were already there, might as well enjoy it because our son is having so much fun. Later on, we all enjoyed our trip there. We did some fossil digging and finding, picnic and swam a little bit. We were all exhausted, but were happy at the end of the day. On the way home, we stopped by at the produce stall along the road and bought some vegetables and fruit. We spend a pair amount of money with all of them, not bad! So, Hubby's off was well worth spent.

A Day at the Mall...

Here is Jacob enjoying car rides at he Mall. He likes it so much that wherever there's a ride like this, he wouldn't miss it for the world! Well, his Daddy spoils him a lot esp. when I am not around.

This was inside the Virginia Commons Shopping Mall; the Kidgots Club where Jacob joined last month has prepared activities for kids and this was one of them, where kids get to paint the cow, color their apron and pot holder. We sure like going there because every weekend they have a lot of things/activities prepared for kids!

Our weekend activities...

My son and I woke up early today because we have a lot of things to do. First, we went to a farmers market here in Ashland. They do it every Saturday so we decided to go. And so we went. I was disappointed to see it for the first time. There were not a lot of farmers and the fruits and veggies were both too pricy and surprisingly, most of them were selling flower plants! Was that a kind of joke or what? Oh well, now I learned my lesson that you can not expect things the way you imagine it to be. I bought eggplant, dill, garlic and potatoes, anyway, just to save me from driving to Wal Mart ; it was not on my plan. Then, we dropped by at the Post Office and bought some one cent stamps. The next destination? Mall, we went to the mall, and glad we did. There were a lot of things to do there for the kids esp. on top of the Play place, there was this stall and they were taking kids to become member of the Kidgots. I really like it for the reason that Jacob can do better things while at mall than shopping and eating. I got Jacob a membership for only five bucks! Yes, it is a one year membership with free t-shirts, stickers, crayons, apron and pot holder (for him especially), games which he will win no matter what, snacks and a ticket drawing. We both enjoyed that trip to the mall. Of course we did some shopping, ate lunch there and have this free ice cream sandwich at the food court and a milk, too, yes it was free again. Then, there was a health awareness that was going on from a milk company; they gave people a small glass of milk and then you drink it; then after that you can have a picture be taken if you want to while you have still a moustache from the milk, boy it was really a fun experienced for me and Jacob. He really liked it there that he keeps telling me that he wants to go to the mall again, which we will every other Saturday, it is going to be on our calendar! We stopped at Good Will on the way home to see if I can find shoes and short for Jacob, which we didn't find anything.

Sight-seeing in Georgia

Husband (Matt) walking at St. Simon Island beach ...

My son (Jacob) and I at Savannah, Georgia behind us is Paula Deen's Resto (Lady and Sons) and her store...

Jacob with Marilyn Monroe...

Me, inside Paula Deen's store...

Jacob posed at Thomas Kinkade Art Gallery, it is still in Downtown Savannah, Georgia ...

Our trip to Florida...

I was gone for a week last week; we went to visit my relatives in Florida. All we did was visiting and eating more Filipino foods. I really enjoyed the time spent together there. We stayed for three nights and two days. Saturday, we headed back home. On the way we went to Savannah, Georgia and did sight seeing at the historic place where Paula Deen's restaurant and store were. We tried to fall in line so we can eat at her restaurant, that it was so popular before you can eat, you have to make reservation the next day by going there as early as 8:30am to have dinner and you are not even sure if you will be lucky enough to have dinner the same day. So we decided to pass it that time, we shop at her store instead. Then we went to St. Simon Island; the beach was so pretty. Too bad we don't have time to swim. After spending a night at a motel, we continue our journey home with the last stop at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Oh man! It was so beatiful in there that we are planning to go back in Sept. where it wouldn’t be as busy as it is now. There are a lot of things to do there. That place is really a place for a family vacation. I recommend that you guys go see it for yourself. Anyway, I will post some of our pictures taken there.