Car wash boys

Need I say more? :)

My father-in-law

11 days ago, my father-in-law passed away at the age of 55. It happened so fast. Saturday night, he was brought to the hospital due to difficulty in breathing and severe sweating. The doctors confirmed that he had a heart attack. They did what they can and had to do but on Sunday morning, it happened. We lost a father.

taken when Jared was only 6 months old

I've only known him for a few years but I believe he was a great man. He was a loving husband to his wife. He was so generous with sweet words and never fails to remind his wife how important she is to him. And he loved his children so much and was always very close to them. He had raised my husband together with my MIL to be a good man and instilled in him the strength that I really admire and respect.

An exceedingly kind man. He was always good to me, beginning with our first meeting. He was a very supportive father-in-law and a loving grandfather. I'm sure my little one will really miss him - as they used to sing in the videoke together almost everyday.

"Thank you for loving and taking care of your and our family. You've done so much and come so far for us. We will tell Jared what a wonderful and funny man his grandfather was".

It's just really sad that he was taken from us too soon.

At long last

We had Jared's 1st birthday album printed! This happened because of Digiprint's sale, we got the photo book at 50% off .. what a steal!

To avail of the photo book, you just give them all the photos you want to be included and they will make the layout for you but since I have already finished the layout years ago, (ok not that long) I just submitted those and had them print it.

front cover

back cover

Halloween and a party

Spent the long weekend at the province with my family, the family I came from and my Tita. Left home on Saturday at around 9 in the morning.. thank heavens the strong winds have stopped (due to storm Santi) at that time so were able to travel safely.

(this tarp greeted us when we arrived, it was from our relatives.. sweet!)

My mom together with my aunts prepared a small party for my sis (the one which I've blogged about last time) which was held at the province so we can all celebrate together. My aunts prepared yummy dishes like caldereta & the veggie dish. They're really good in cooking. Kuya amang, my uncle, cooked the lechon which won the star of the night award as seen on the pic below. :)

We ended the night after playing with different halloween costumes. Jared wore a vampire bat costume and the pirate hat. The pirate hat was for hubby but the little one insisted on wearing it.. so there.. :)