Weekend with Santa

As promised, we went back to the mall t his weekend so that Rylie can talk to Santa Claus. We did not let her the first time we went down there. We wanted both Ryie and EJ to have a photo with Santa but the youngest burrito refused. I can't upload the photo from the pro photographer coz we don't have scanner here at Dad's but I have some photos I took with my camera.

It's funny because the moment Rylie sat on Santa's lap, she immediately talked to him lol.

EJ was kind enough to let me took a picture here lol.

On our way to the other side of the mall, we stopped by to watch a dance performance from a the students of Dance Studio in Follansbee.

My favorite are the little ones.

Thanks for dropping by and for leaving your trail folks!

Nabua Camarines Sur

This was taken in front of Nabua Camarines Sur's cathedral in 1995. I forgot the name of the church though.

Rylie's Winning Smile

Sometime around mid-September, the project manager of the Pinoy Smile Research Project, Dr. Khristine G. Cariño, dropped by at one of my sites and left a comment asking if I would be interested in entering our kids in a smile contest. I was tickled because she said that my kids are cute (bragging lol). So I visited the site and inquired about the procedures for entering. Dr. Cariño was very kind to wrote me an email explaining the rules and regulations.

After submitting my kids' photos, I totally forgot about it. I was just reminded when she asked about the kid's date of birth and I asked her when the casting of votes would begin. She said that it started on October 5th (it was 10th when I inquired). I felt nervous because we were already 5 days behind on our campaign. I remained positive and refused to get discouraged.

I started inviting my friends on blogland. On the second day of my campaign, I was disappointed that some of the contestants had votes which climbed into the thousands. My husband laughed when he saw the results because he had warned me that this type of thing would probably happen. Because of the nature of the contest, he was certain there would be fraud committed by some of the contestants.

I was so happy on the third day of our campaign when Pinoy smiles announced they had detected fraud and adjusted the votes. I couldn't wait to tell my hubby that he was right and that good triumphed over evil. We realized that with the fraud detection, Rylie had a fair shot and a really good chance of winning this contest.

Thanks to the support of our friends, all over blogosphere, for the posts and ads they ran on their blogs to generate awareness and for the votes casted by everyone, including those who barely know us, Rylie was victorious. You guys made it possible for our daughter to have the winning pinoy smile for the month of October.

Rylie was born in the Year of the Wood Rooster. Anyone that knows Rylie can see the flashy peacock, strutting-her-stuff, type of personality that only roosters possess. Being of wood element, Rylie will expand and branch out into her world.

You can’t help but laugh when you have a conversation with this 4-year-old going on 20. Like a typical rooster, she analyzes everything and can argue like a great lawyer. I have to give thanks to her Filipino roots for providing her with a stunning type of exotic beauty. Her good looks will definitely put a razor’s edge on her sharp wit and determination.

Since the very beginning, Rylie has learned to be a fighter. Being faced with a certain death at birth (the umbilical cord was wrapped tightly around her neck), Rylie was determined to survive and with the will of God and the help of a great doctor, she made it into this world.

My demanding little rooster can be difficult to live with at times but when she smiles and tells you that she loves you, her difficult ways become transparent. Her future husband is in big trouble…lol.

Thank you all very much for making our princess the Smile of the month, October edition. May God bless you and the Pinoy Smile Community.

Here are the votes (total of 746) that made her victorious!

1. Brazil - 202
2. USA - 183
3. Philippines - 180
4. No IP - 25
5. Japan - 22
6. Malaysia - 19
7. India - 16
8. Korea - 15
9. Indonesia, Canada, and Sweden - 9
10. Australia - 8
11. China - 6
12. UAE, Germany, and Holland - 5 each
13. Thailand, Myanmar, and Israel - 3 each
14. France, Hongkong, Italy, Singapore, Romania - 2 each
15. Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Guam, Nepal, New Zealand, Mariana Island, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan - 1 each

Again, Thank you!

Meet Champ

Hello there everyone, our week was filled with exciting event. We came back safe in the mainland. Even though it snowed yesterday, we went out and look around in the mall. We put an LCD TV on layaway, then we ate at a chinese restaurant, went to Walmart afterwards, then for our last pit stop, we dropped by at a the Treasure Island Flea Market to see my sister-in-laws store but unfortunately we did not find her lol.

While looking for my sister-in-law's store, we saw these cute Jack Russel Terrier siblings for sale. Since we promised Rylie that we will buy her a dog when we go back home, we talked and decided to get one.

Meet the new member of our family, Champ - our very fist family pet.

He is only 11 weeks old. Usually when you bring a puppy home, they make a fuss on the first night but Champ was so good, he did not make a wimp. I think he feels home.

Champ look sad yesterday when we arrived home, I think he misses his siblings. He is playful today though.

EJ is more on cats than dogs.

Rylie love dogs.

Look at that smile of happiness.

Sealed with a kiss hehehe.

The Daddy volunteered to feed Champ last night.

Look how blue his eyes are.

We bought her a bowl but he doesn't want to use it so we fed him in our palms hehehe.

Champ love Rylie.

Hope your weekend are doing great guys. I still can't return to my full time in blogging, lots of things to attend to in here. Thanks for dropping by and for leaving your trail folks!

Safe and Sound

Hello there folks, thanks a lot for all your visit and comments. We arrived safe and sound last night. Thanks for your prayers for our safe trip. Can't visit you yet, I just want to thank you all for your prayers. I am still dead tired, the kids have jet lags which caused them not to sleep last night so that means no sleep for us too. I am floating right now. Have a good day.