forever grateful

I’ve made a million wishes

That one day, I’d have a little girl

And now that you’re here

It all still seems a little surreal

But I suppose,

That’s the way being a mother is,

And how happiness can feel

I’m just grateful that I have you

After all this time

And I'll be loving you

For the rest of my life

Grateful to God,

Grateful to You, my dearest ZENDRA!

mother's love

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world.

It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly

all that stands in its path.

us

(she got her pink shoes. i decided to buy red for me)

"My Mom has always been one of my biggest inspirations
and the wisdom she has given me over the years has helped shaped the person that I am today.

i hope my daughter will say the same thing to me when she grows up..."

outgrow

A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.

one second!

just one click and a nice moment is freeze!

i love this shot. courtesy of my hub's cousin Philip using his Nikon D90.

TGIF #6: something of motherhood

being a mother is a life-changing experience. it might be the toughest job (without salary), but i guess when i see my kids, motherhood is all worth it. i think the best thing about being a mom is being a "kid" myself; watching the little things in my kids are enough for me to forget tiny rants in life.

here are my five of the countless joys of being a mother:

1.)

when jaki tell stories in his own way between laughters and strange sound effects, with such imagination and enthusiastic look upon his face.

2.)

when zendra & jaki fight which one who gets first a close up smile and make faces when i clicked the digicam. so cute.

3.)

when my 1 year old daughter makes babbling speech, oftentimes unrecognizable, but adorable each time she dropped an exact shape in her toy.

4.)

when zendra sees the camera, and make her "signature pose" without my instructions at all. ghee! she might become a star! =)

5.)

when my eldest son, CJ composed/arranged a song of his own. a self-learned guitarist!

there are thousands of rewards of being a mother. it could have been friday five hundred today. but, of course, i'll stick to my "friday five" rule.

--it's almost Mother's day (May 9) CHEERS TO US, moms!