Discovering Prayer

It was so refreshing to start the year by joining Discover Prayers.

I admit that praying doesn't come natural to me even if I just do it with my kids so I am so glad I was able to face one of my fear (struggles) this early 2013...

I'm so glad that there are friends who are continuously praying together with us and for us...

   

I love Don Moen's new song "Somebody's praying for you"

...a line that really touch my heart

 “I’ve been spared by so many prayers,

      How many times I could not say.

      What a difference a prayer can make,

      When it’s offered up in faith.

      God has always made a way,

      When I didn’t know what to do.

      Just when I needed a miracle,

      That’s when your prayers broke through!”

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WILLINGDON CHURCH

Burnaby, B.C.

Ong's Annual Christmas Bash

It's officially our tradition to set aside dinner every 24th of December for a get together with the Ong Family.

* A Game of Dance in Knect

To start our own tradition, I decided to get the mommies a scratch card. Maybe we'd start the year a bit richer ;)

*..not yet our time

* I won a $1 though :-P

* For the Boys...

...the kids kept themselves busy with all the toys and activities available 

* Inseparable

* Hide and go seek (for Mac)

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Thanks for making us part of your family :)

Till Next Year

Pinoy Fiesta Themed Christmas Dinner

Two years ago, we had a Gossip Girl Inspired Christmas with the Vancouver Icans. I am an honorary member as I never been an Ican. We skipped a year, good thing is, we are able to make another Christmas dinner together this year.

All of us have something in common, Philippines has been our home once in our past, hence, the theme for this year for a Philippine Themed Christmas.

We did the celebration at Bert's place this year...

* Nico did a fabulous Christmas table setting

Each of us tried our hands at a Filipino dish for our event.

* Bert's Lumpiang Shanghai, Leslie's Crispy Chicken, Candice's Gising Gising,

Steph's Embutido, Jayson's Sinigang, Mel's Filipino Style Spaghetti and 

Nico's Cassava Cake

The party favorite is the exchange of gift... Thank you Elfster for making the gift exchanging way easier.

* Santa Parents and their babies...

I actually bought gift for our babies, Nico and James. Turns out that hubby really got me as his baby and I was really surprised and Nico ended up with 2 presents :)

Nico got a Babycakes which she generously brought to the party to get Kimi and us gals an activity of making cake pops using her handy machine.

* Festive Cake Pops

* Kimi was so proud of her cake pops

* Kenzo, on the other hand, just wanted to consume as much as he can

* Thank you Nico :)

The Co Sisters also got gifts for Kimi and Kenzo (Aaaw so sweet!). I was able to do Les' gift for Kimi with her on Christmas Day and got Nico and Steph's gift on my craft stash for the future :)

* Kimi's personal pretty Santas :)

... it was a great way to bond on a Christmas Day.

* Finish Product

...as for the gift I got from my Secret Santa?

* It's an everyday necklace... Thank you :)

Christmas from the He-ART

Kimi's Kindergarten class did a lot of really impressive Christmas Arts which I will surely keep in our Christmas box and use year after year. 

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Thanks SFDS 

for these wonderful work of 

He-ARTs

Level 3 Ice skating... PASSED!

Going up from one level to the next is getting harder as we go.

This time around, Kalen and Kimi are now in different classes. Kalen went to the child level skating because she reached age 6, while Kimi went up another level on the same category which is still the preschool category.

There are still a list of things needed to be done before they will be allowed to the next level and I am so happy to finally announced that they got the approval from their instructors to go on to Level 3 Child for Kalen and Level 4 Preschool for Kimi.

* Level 3- Passed :)!

What exactly are the thing you need to accomplish to pass Level 3 Preschool?

* Forward skating, alternate feet

* Touch ankle while gliding

* Glide on two feet for 2 meters

* Forward double sculling: 5 consec.

* Snowplow Stop (any style)

* Backward skating across rink

Glad they were able to move up to the next level. Congratulations! :)

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KILLARNEY COMMUNITY CENTER

Preschool Level 3 Ice Skating

Vancouver, B.C.