I brought the kids to the playground after Caity’s little brother woke up from his nap.  We stayed there until they got tired.  Then it was dinner time.  It was a bit challenging to make them eat their food coz all they can think about was to ran to the living room to play more.  But the Jelly Belly laid out beside their dinner plates was a good motivation for them to finish their food, or else they won’t get their sweet treat!

After bathtime, munching on raisins.

Goofing for the camera…

Later that night, the kids had fun in the tub.  Even Adie joined them.  But our bathroom floor was a mess!  They splashed water which accidentally landed on our floor.  Talk about mini-flood in there.  The next challenge was making them sleep.  The set-up was to let Nikki use Caity’s bed while the latter will sleep with us in our bed.  BUT, Nikki asked if she could sleep beside Caity.  So I pulled the bed beside ours, close to Caity’s side. BUT, Nikki asked again if she can sleep with Caity on the same bed. Okay I obliged.  In the end, it was all four of us in our master’s bed – Nikki, Caity, me and hubby.

The next day, I got them involved in baking chocolate cupcake and they enjoyed decorating/eating their baked goodies.

Decorating their cupcake.

Nikki’s cupcake…

Caity and Nikki eating lunch of shrimp noodles.

All in all, the sleepover was a success.  I didn’t encounter problems with Nikki, and the kids had a blast. I brought the kids again after lunch to the playground where our little guest was picked up by her dad.  Both kids didn’t want to part ways. It was much harder for Caity to see her friend leave.  She bawled loudly in the street “I want Nikki! I want Nikki!“

Dad’s relative owns plenty of chickens, also game cocks (chicken used for cockfighting) much to Caity’s amusement.  She was so happy to see many chickens which she fondly chased around.

Running towards the chicken.

Yeeeehaaaaaa! Here I come!!!

O-oh! She fell on the ground and we all came rushing to her rescue including the one taking photos (ME!). That explains why there’s no pic of that.  I’m glad she wasn’t hurt at all.

No pain eh?

But just a little complaint…

My hands are all dirty now.

Caity’s new friends:

The guys taking care of these game cocks jokingly predicted that Caity might become a sabungera when she grows up coz she’s very fond of chickens.  Tag-iya guro sang manokan para asal! hehe

Who is Lael? He is Caity’s second degree cousin. Lael’s mom happens to be my cousin. Lael with her grandparents, uncle, auntie, mom and big sister visited us for a few days all the way from Iligan last December and spent New Year with us too.

These series of photos were taken when we dined out at Chicken Deli:

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The HUG!

Photos taken by Aileen on December 28, 2008.

Yesterday we went to the Czech Foreign Police to have my permanent residence permit updated. We brought sleepy Caity along with us. It was supposed to be her time for napping but we didn’t have any choice but to bring her with us. Upon arriving at the place, she didn’t want to be put down. There was a little boy around 3-4 years old who was smiling and waving at her many times, but Caity just snobbed him. Poor boy. Hehehe Anyway, after like half an hour, Caity was in her happy self again. A little while later, she and the little boy were already playing together. They made quite an entertainment for everybody which definitely killed our boredom while waiting for our turn to be called. He even made Caity giggle so much by jumping up and down. You could hear Caity’s giggles resonating through the office. So cuteee! The little boy couldn’t resist and kissed our little girl twice on her cheeks!

Photos taken today.

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No other kids were there when we came but later moms with kids in tow showed up, probably from their afternoon nap.  Caity was happy with the company but not for long coz she was too sleepy as we woke up that morning earlier than usual and she didn’t have her morning nap yet and it was already past 2pm!

This three-year old girl insisted of holding Caity’s hand.  Cute!

Cast of characters:

Caity
Baba (grandma)
Ori, the black poodle
Little girl in red

We left Caity with her dad while my sister and I went to the restroom. When we came back, we saw Caity crawling towards a little Czech girl standing alone just outside of the restaurant. According to M, Caity has been eyeing the girl for sometime already. Once Caity was at the girl’s feet, she stood up, face to face with her and what happened next was a big surprise to us. Caity gave her a hug! It was indeed an unexpected gesture as we didn’t teach her that.

Sequence 1:

“Hi my name is Caity! Do you feel lonely here?

Sequence 2:

“Here, let me give you a hug.”

Sequence 3:

“Do you feel better now?”

Cute! I think the other girl was too overwhelmed with Caity’s love to give out any reaction. hahaha

Photos taken: August 31, 2008 @ Novy Smichov Mall
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