Movie Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

This morning...

Danny: Tallulah, did you like the movie last night?
Tallulah: No, I hate it! It's horrible!

She actually slept halfway into the end of the movie. :D

Peek-A-Boo!

When I come home from work and there are no little girls excitedly shouting “Mommy!” and when our room is filled with kids’ stuff but is surprisingly quiet, I know it’s time to play hide-and-seek!...and I always know where to find them: In The Closet! :D

...and yeah, i know it's also time to clean out these closets! :D

Isang Alamat: Tallulah as Rosas

If I was unlucky to get a good shot of Sofia performing on stage during their group’s dress rehearsal, luck was on my side during Tallulah’s rehearsal last 04 March 2011 (Friday), and so I was able to take loads of pictures and some videos, too!

Tallulah, off-stage.

From bud to full-bloom ROSAS daw.

Here’s Tallulah with the other ROSASes. :D

Tallulah, looking for me while she's performing on stage. Her eyes lit up when she finally spotted me in the crowd.

Tallulah, having fun on stage.

Here are some video clips of Tallulah performing on stage.

Untitled from NaughtyLittleMaan on Vimeo.

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The girls’ actual play presentation happened last Wednesday (09 March) and Friday (11 March). Danny and I missed STP’s concert last Wednesday but we were in the best stage play ever – Sofia’s. I’m glad we were able to get good seats and I finally had a good view of Sofia doing her snake moves.

Then last Friday, we had a great time watching Tallulah getting bored on stage when it was not her turn to dance yet. :D We had dinner at Banapple in Katipunan afterwards. Akalain mo, natapos ni Tallulah ang Nursery. :D

Good times!

Super Good Times! :D

Tallulah's 5!

Tallulah turned 5 yesterday, wee! Yes, it's the same dress/gown she wore last year - she refused to wear something else. :D

Her cake? Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

Let's go straight to the presents, shall we? Tallulah's crazy about unicorns (even before we learned about Agnes from Despicable Me, I swear!) so her Tito Marlon gave her two (2) unicorns while her other Titos gave her ‘friends’ of these unicorns. Didn’t these guys know my daughter has asthma?! Anyway, you should’ve seen how her eyes lit up when she saw these stuffed toys!

Tita Cyn gave her a kikay fairy kit or something like that :D

Here's Tallulah wearing the skirt, shoes, headband, and the wand from the said kit.

A toy camera from Tito Jess!

So what did our 'Princess Unicorn' get from Mom and Dad this time? That's how she wants us to call her, by the way. :D

A kikay kit, of course! :D

I was not able to take pictures of the other presents she got but we want everyone to know that you made Tallulah’s day yesterday! Good times!

Croc-Crocan

We brought the kids to Crocodile Farm (now, Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center) during our one-week holiday vacation in Palawan last week. Before our scheduled tour started, my brother pointed to a souvenir shop and excitedly told Tallulah, “Look at that big croc!” Surely not amused, Tallulah flatly replied, “That’s not a croc, it’s a stuffed toy croc!

Oo nga naman... :D

I’ll post the girls’ holiday photos soon! :)

Troll Lovin'

Troll Lovin'
Originally uploaded by ~maan~

Tallulah came home from school last Friday with a loot bag filled with candies, these cute trolls, and some colorful veggie erasers (i'll post pictures of the erasers soon, haha, deprived). Anyway, so meron pa palang trolls, wala lang, na-excite lang ako. :D

More troll lovin' shots here! :D

Tallulah's Field Trip

09/30/2010. This was Tallulah's second time in Manila Ocean Park (the first time was in 2008). I was one of the parent volunteer escorts and during the briefing, we were told that each parent will be assigned to watch over two kids. I was given only one kid to take care of, Tallulah - I still wonder why :D

Tallulah with some of her schoolmates.

Here are my fishy-fishy shots! :D

Spell Hanna Tallulah

Izy (my niece): Tallulah, can you spell your name?

Tallulah: (trying to spell Hanna) Uhm, H...B...

Maan: Tallulah, it's A, not B.

Tallulah: Can I have my ID?

:D

It Works!

After we’ve said our prayers last night before bedtime, the girls and I heard Danny snoring before he could even say his own prayers. I told the girls, “Oh, never mind, Daddy’s already sleeping,” but Tallulah yelled, “DADDY!!! WAKE UP!!!” Startled, Danny started mumbling his prayers. Tallulah then looked at me and said, “See? It works!” :D

Linggo ng Wika

Here's Tallulah wearing Filipiniana for their school's Linggo ng Wika program today. It's the same dress Sofia wore last year. Tipid, hehe. I am bringing the girls to school today. Stage Mom. :D

First Day High

Here are Tallulah's photos during her first day at school! Story, to follow! :D

Cup Issue

Tallulah: Mommy, can you buy me a bra?
Maan: What?! What are you going to use it for?
Tallulah: ...because Shakira's wearing one.

...so now the girls are into bellydancing. :D

...and Tallulah cut her bangs!

Great. Just in time for the new school year. Nice one, Tallulah. Very well done! :D

Tallulah's going to preschool!

After taking several days off from work - to file Tallulah's application for nursery, to bring her for assessment/interview, to get the assessment's result, and to finally enroll her - Tallulah's going to preschool this coming schoolyear! She's so super excited to...play! So I'm saying hello to the school's guidance counselor, in advance. Knock on wood. :D

Comparison of Adjectives

After eating too much cookies, I gave Tallulah her 'last' cookie for the night...

Tallulah: Mommy, can I have one more, please?
Maan: No. You just ate your last cookie.
Tallulah: Please? This is the 'laster'.
Maan: What?!
Tallulah: Okay, the 'lastest'! (sya pa ang galit, hehe)
Maan: (?!) No! When you say it’s the last, it IS the last. No more laster or lastest!

:D

"Look, I have big boobies!"

Super crazy girl! :D

Tallulah's 4!

Tallulah turned 4 yesterday (Jan. 10) and we celebrated it a day earlier at home with some close friends and family. It was actually a triple birthday celebration because Tallulah shares the same birthday with her cousins Cuy and Izy.

Tallulah had a grand time opening her gifts! :)My sis-in-law brought a bubble machine and WE all went wild! :DYup, it's that red gown again (she refused to wear something else). Hazel here was trying to borrow Tallulah's 'princess' earrings, but to no avail. :DWe got her this since she's into hairstyling lately. I hope this doll will make her leave our hair alone..for a while..hehe. For those who came, thanks for making my girl's day! All photos are here.

What the girls got from Santa

I don't know where the girls got the idea about Santa Claus giving gifts to kids who've been good or nice because a few days before Christmas, they started telling me about writing Santa and hoping that they'll get the make-up kit they wished for although they seemed not quite sure if they've been good enough to deserve presents from Santa. :D Anyway, I didn't want to burst the girls' bubble so I went along with it. They got their make-up kits from "Santa" on Christmas day and here's Tallulah putting on her pink lipstick and eyeshadows. :D

Good times! :)

Family Day

November 22 was Family Day at Sofia's school. Sofia and her classmates were required to wear 90's costume, hence, the plaid top/baby dress. I hope it looked 90's enough. :D The kids had a short (but very hoooot!) parade but the parents didn't mind the scorching heat and just kept clicking away with their cameras. :D

There were games and lots of activities for the kids to enjoy. The girls enjoyed the bump cars but we (the Dad and Mom) didn't. We were worried the whole time they were inside the 'track' because even though there were some guys assisting the kids, the girls and some other kids didn't know how to 'drive' and so they kept bumping the walls or each other's cars.

There was also the famous kalesa ride. I wonder why kids are so fascinated with horses...Anyway, I joined the kids and too bad, Danny was not able to take some decent photos of our kalesa experience. :D

Then there was the ceramic painting. This one Danny and I enjoyed because we were able to sit and rest for a while. :D Sofia's Pikachu was good enough. Tallulah's Winnie the Pooh was..uh..well..okaaay. :D

We went home tired (but happy, of course!) after six (6) hours of 'baby-sitting' two big girls, and with big tummies after having quesadillas and burritos and snowcones and hotdogs and ice monsters. :D

Two Little Kittens

So we were requested to assist Sofia in memorizing this 5-stanza poem during the school's one-week semestral break. At first, I wasn't sure if Sofia will be able to memorize it, but as they say, we tend to underestimate the power of a child's mind, and so I'm just happy that Sofia was able to memorize the poem in five (5) days. I let her memorize one stanza a day and on the fifth day, she knew the poem by heart! Alright, there were times that I had to give her cues. :D

Anyway, we were surprised one night when we heard Tallulah reciting the 1st stanza and some lines from the poem. She was probably listening while Sofia was reciting the poem to me every night before we sleep.

Oh well, these little kids really amaze me! :) Proud mommy, hehe.