Free

Posted by Jayem on Jun 5, 2011 in Gratefuls | 0 comments

I am grateful to my wife for being my running buddy.

Crayola

Posted by Jayem on Jun 2, 2011 in Gratefuls | 0 comments

I am grateful for Margaux’s first doodle.

Avent

Posted by Jayem on Jun 1, 2011 in Gratefuls | 0 comments

I am grateful that the waking-up-wee-hours-of-the-morning-to-feed-Margaux phase has long been over.

Mini

Posted by Jayem on May 30, 2011 in Gratefuls | 0 comments

I am grateful for Margaux’s nice kicks.

D.I.Y.

Posted by Jayem on Mar 4, 2011 in Photo Stuff | 0 comments

DIY projects 60% complete.

Happy Accident

Posted by Jayem on Feb 23, 2011 in Photo Stuff | 2 comments

While trying to shoot a candlelight, here is what I had in mind:
Solemn and dramatic.

However, I didn’t know that the studio strobes were on and the trigger is mounted on cam. Below is the result:
A much cooler version (pun intended).

Legaspi Sunday Market

Posted by Jayem on Feb 13, 2011 in Happenings | 0 comments

We’ve always been curious on what we’ll see at the Legaspi Sunday Market. Thanks to the last minute invite by our friends, we were finally able to go there.

Here is what I’ve seen during my quick photo walk around the venue.

I was told that these were organically grown.

My Lunch. Bockwurst with cheese sandwich.

Overall, the place was great to have get-together with friends over food….

or just to have good times with the family.

Ready for the Valentine’s Day

Posted by Jayem on Feb 12, 2011 in Family | 0 comments

Valentine’s Day is a great excuse to give your significant other a present.

Margaux’s Name

Posted by Jayem on Feb 11, 2011 in Family | 0 comments

Stumbled upon this book while looking for a present for my wife. This camera phone photo sums up the origin behind Margaux’s name. Yeah, my wife named our daughter after a wine estate.

If we will be blessed by another baby girl in the future, i’ll name her Minerva. Not because it’s from the Roman goddess who invented music but from the Deftones’ song.

The Flower Girl

Posted by Jayem on Jan 8, 2011 in Family | 1 comment

The day finally came when Margaux wore the cutest flower girl dress ever made.

Ta da!

A candid shot while waiting for the ceremony to start.

Margaux up close

The flower girl’s bucket

The Headdress

The little red shoes

Too bad Margaux is still too young to walk by herself. She looks cute nonetheless with Mommy.

It’s obvious you enjoyed every moment being a Flower Girl.

Margaux and Mommy

Margaux with Daddy

All together now

Someone is getting tired…

and it’s not you!

Flower Girl Dress

Posted by Jayem on Jan 4, 2011 in Family | 0 comments

The cutest flower girl dress ever… and Margaux’s gonna wear it on Saturday.

A Letter On Valentine’s Day

Posted by Rhecel on Feb 14, 2010 in Family | 0 comments

It’s been almost a year since our life together started, and yes, this is our first Valentine’s Day as a married couple — but we’re neither planning an extravagant dinner date, nor checking out pricey gifts for each other at the mall. Instead, we’re busy preparing for a life with the best Valentine’s Day present we could ever have…our first-born (she’s coming less than a month from now!).

It’s funny how you once cradled an imaginary baby in your arms to practice holding Ging-Ging, and how you count every baby that we pass by, imagining that we’ll have our own soon. I always look forward to every night, when you kiss my belly to say good night to me and Ging-Ging as we lay down in bed to sleep. There are even times when she kicks you as we hug, as if to say that she doesn’t want to get pinned between mommy and daddy. We have a good laugh everytime she does that.

Thank you for getting up in the middle of the night to massage my feet when bad leg cramps wake me up. You give me the best foot massage when I needed it most. Thank you for giving up your pillows for me since I started hoarding pillows at night so I can breathe more easily. And do you even realize that you’re even more excited than I am when we visit the baby section at the mall, to check out strollers, cribs and all? Seeing your eyes glow when you feel my tummy as Ging-Ging seems to play underneath makes all my fears of being a first-time-mom go away. It’s because I feel that there’s a supportive Dad eagerly waiting for her to arrive.

For these and all the other things that you do everyday to make me feel loved and cared for, I thank you.

I was asked once which I’d prefer: an ideal husband, or the best father for my (soon-to-be) kids. I chose the latter. But then, I’m coming to realize that I’m so blessed that I seem to have both. Life hasn’t been perfect, but I would never trade what we have now for anything else.

I love you so much. Happy Valentine’s Day, Daddy.

Mommy
XOXO