Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3

We went to see Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 yesterday morning at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. We were there an hour early for the 11am show and had time to leisurely walk around, find our seats, take pictures and feel the stadium go from quiet to excited! 

We had VIP floor seating - 4 rows from the stage and i took the aisle seat. I felt proud of myself for booking the seats so close to the stage but my happiness lasted only until 20 minutes before the show when a family of nine (5 adults, 4 kids) took the Row 3 seats and to my disappointment, three big guys sat right in front of me, Racrac and Fil reducing our view to only about 50% :(

But anyway, we enjoyed the show never mind that Racrac sat on my lap almost the whole time so he could see and forget that i had to take pictures and videos in between those big guys ears! hahaha... it wasn't that bad, really, although one lesson learned is to take the lower level bleacher seats next time - not so close to the stage but you have a better overall view.

As for the show, the story was no surprise as i have seen it with Racrac in the theatre/dvd/iPad a million times.  The performers skated effortlessly.  They made it look so easy it's like they're wearing comfortable sneakers.   I love the toy soldiers opening number, the uber cute aliens and funny-looking troll, Woody and Jessie who both performed amazingly well, funny Buzz lightyear in Spanish-mode and of course Barbie, the girl who stole the show. While i find the whole Barbie and Ken segment boring and too long, i have to say that the pair skated beautifully.  With their glides, lifts, spins and twists, you'd think during their entire performance that you are watching the olympics.

Overall it was a fun family outing, something you should not miss if Disney on Ice happens to be in your area. The best part of it was watching our little boy burst into laughter every time his favorite characters come onstage and leaving the show with a smile, lots of stories and his overpriced $20 buzz lightyear light-up toy. ^_^

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baby no more...

time really flies when you're having fun. wasn't it only yesterday when we celebrated his 3rd birthday in the Philippines? months went by in the blink of an eye and just like that, he's now 4!

we had a fun jumping party last Saturday at Pump It Up! in Union City. Birthday boy wasn't cooperative at first when we entered the play arena. I had no idea what possessed him but he just wouldn't play! The room was filled with happy kids running and jumping around while Racrac sat in one corner.  It took about 40 minutes when he finally hopped out of the bench like a totally different person and started playing. :)

kids and adults all had fun... i too "braved" the giant slide and survived hehe... After 80 minutes of play, we moved to the Party Room for some pizza, chicken wings and cake. I ordered a chocolate sheet cake from Goldilocks bakeshop with a Star Wars theme. They don't have that theme cake available at the store but they designed the cake to include all the star wars figurine toys i got from ToysRUs. Racrac loved it! To my delight, birthday boy mingled with his guests, distributed the loot bags himself and cheerfully posed for pictures! My favorite part? In the middle of all the noise and fun he gave me a tight hug and with his sweet happy smile which i know so well he said "thank you mama for this party!" It really, really warmed my heart.

After the party Fil's uncle (i feel so weird calling him uncle 'coz he's younger than me and Fil! LOL) with his wife and 2 kids came to our house. Fil's brother Frendale stayed with us too and treated us to dinner at a thai restaurant here in Fremont. Thanks Dale! and thanks Toto and Chi for celebrating with us...!

But the celebration didn't end there. On the day of his birthday we had a lunch party with his friends at the daycare center. We brought pizza, spaghetti and cake. I cooked the spaghetti myself and baked the cake too! After making 2 dozen cupcakes which i originally planned to put together to make a cake, i changed my mind and decided to make a 9-inch 2-layer round cake instead.  I slept a little before 2am and was up again after 4 hours to stack, crumb coat and decorate the cake.

The kids had a lot of fun! Racrac was extremely happy that i stayed with him 'coz i usually just drop him off there before going to work.  A couple of times he came to me to say"'thank you mama..." Such a sweet boy!  Suddenly all my exhaustion and feeling of lack of sleep were replaced by pride and joy.

His cake was a simple round chocolate cake with chocolate filling and vanilla frosting which i colored sky blue. On top of it is Anakin Skywalker's plastic toy guaranteed to make my little Jedi happy. I couldn't say i'm proud of my cake 'coz i know i could have done better but then it didn't matter anymore after he told me later "i'm proud of my party mama and i'm proud of my cake!"

Happy 4th Birthday baby!!! Mama and Papa love you very, very much!

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Blog Reloaded

Last night i made a firm resolve to get my ass back to blogging. If i remember it right, my last post before i went on hiatus was about the Metallica concert i watched in December 2009. Since then i managed to scribble a couple of posts but that's just about it. Maybe because i got hooked with Facebook which is a more convenient way of reconnecting with friends/acquaintances and share one's life, experiences, triumphs and failures...just about anything and everything. It's a quick and easy tool, not as time-consuming or as demanding as maintaining a blog.

With the inescapable new Facebook default profile layout Timeline said to roll out in the next few weeks whether we like it or not, i thought that a better idea than that would be to resurrect my blog and immortalize important events in my life and not worry about anybody tampering with my layout!

This blog is for:

my family and friends to let them know how i value their love, company and friendship...

my son Racrac so he could read and reminisce the fun times (also the tough times) we had together...

my readers who I may not know personally but hope i have made them smile or helped them in any way...

and for myself because this is the place where i think, reflect, share and celebrate!

I am sooo backkkk!!! :)

Note: I'll try to catch up with what i've missed for the past 2 years and post them pre-dated. Don't worry i have my notes and drafts and facebook so i know exactly what happened when and where. That way, events in this blog will be presented in a chronological order.

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