A Bavarian Angel

A link

2011-12-30T18:59:00.001+01:00

Hohenfels Volks Is a great place for photography, keep them in mind when you want to learn!

Updates from the past month or so are coming up in the next few days! Keep your eyes open!

Ciao!

Season's Joy

2011-12-03T21:12:00.002+01:00

Maligayang Pasko! Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends.

Well, since our last update a lot has happened. Halloween gave us some wonderful parties, great friendships shared, and lots of spooky sights! Then, of course was Thanksgiving, special day set aside for to give thanks for our blessings, a day spent with those close to our hearts. Another great dinner and lots of warm spirits. That week we also had the birthday bash for one our great friends. She did an 80’s theme party, what fun!

Hubby's first Christmas pic this season!

The Christmas season is now here. The tree is up, hubby’s first seasonal photo is taken, and of course, the first Christmas market visited. This year we made our first trip to Nuernberg for their Christmas market. Such a great way to start off the Christmas season, hot bratwurst, hot chocolate, warm cocoa, and the majestic sights of the season in a wonderful old city with a dear friend.

Last night was the community tree lighting. Of course, Santa was there with Rudolph and Mrs. Clause. After the lighting and some festivities, we attended another birthday party. Lots of birthdays this month, lots of parties, and lots of seasonal warmth.

Here are some photos from the past couple of months. I hope you enjoy them.

Daddy and Daughter

Hubby's world famous turkey. Everyone's fave! MMM-MMMMM!

Zombie Michelle!

80's pop princess

Big haired babe!

Hubby’s photography blog is running along nicely. He has lots of tips, tricks, and information for anyone who wants to learn photography. Check out his blog, it will make you think, help you learn photography, and give some information on the local area, too! It's called Hohenfels Volks Photo club, THE place for Our Place. Check it out here.

To my dear friend, Art, thank you for always reading these posts and leaving your kind words. Here’s hoping you’re blessed with a great season ahead. For all our loved ones, family, and friends, we wish you all the warmth of God’s love this joyous season and beyond!

Time to go. God bless and have a great weekend.
Ciao!

Another post from Hubby's Blog

2011-11-12T12:22:00.000+01:00

Hohenfels Volks Photo Club: Around Hohenfels- Bamberg

Need I say more? Hubby's great photos and some tips on where to get great pics!

Gearing Up at Hohenfels Volks!

2011-11-08T07:18:00.000+01:00

Hubby's latest blog post over Hohenfels Volks is about gear.

Check it out, it's good stuff! Hohenfels Volks

Wishing you a great week!
Ciao!

Ride Along Shot

2011-11-05T11:55:00.000+01:00

Hohenfels Volks Photo Club

Another great post, including a couple great pics. Check it out!

Hohenfels Volks

2011-11-02T04:48:00.001+01:00

Here's hubby's newest post! Great stuff...

Hohenfels Volks Photo Club: Photography and Quotes

Birthday for a Princess

2011-10-29T09:30:00.009+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our wishes are that this little post finds you well!

Well, It’s been a long since I last wrote here. I hope things have been keeping well for you!

Last week was Jasmine’s birthday. She’s 7 now! Time really does fly; it seems like just yesterday our princess was a tiny little baby! Even hubby commented about how much she’s grown, and how he kind of misses when she was a baby!

The princess in all her 7 year old Glory!

Hubby took some time off from work, as he’s been going non-stop for a couple months now, and we celebrated her big day! Friday hubby cooked up 4 big racks of his world famous smoked ribs. I cooked so much, pancit, lumpia, rice, and all the usual dishes. Our friends brought over lots of food on Saturday and everyone proceeded to greet the princess!

The party lasted into the evening with talking, singing, dancing, and CAKE! Of course, no birthday party can be complete without a big colorful cake. This year Jasmine chose to have a Tangled theme, and the cake was no exception. She got some great gifts from some great people, for which she was so happy! Our friends really made her day special, and the kids really had some fun. She even got a real guitar! Look for the little rock star soon! Our friend Michelle came over early on Saturday and helped cook and she pampered Jasmine, getting her hair done and so on. Later that evening Michelle entertained us all with her singing. She has such a great talent for making you feel like She did the song originally, her voice is incredible, and she has way of making everyone laugh that brought so much life to the party.

Then it was back to life as normal. Hubby was back at work, Jasmine to school, and of course, I went back to being mommy and honey-ko. Things returned almost too quickly to normal, but with Halloween and Thanksgiving, and Christmas to go, things are going to be busy soon!

Last night hubby took Jasmine to a local Halloween party, and they had so much fun. My friends were there, too, so everyone got a chance to reminisce and something to think about for the weekend. Today is another big Halloween party, so we’re going and I’m sure hubby will get some more of his great shots, for my blogs and for his.

Monday will be another fun time, with trick or treating and a great time with our friends again. We can’t wait!

His photography’s getting really good, folks are asking about him teaching a photo class, offering to pay him for portraits, and just sharing their love of photography with him. He does his blog almost every day, he says it’s good to share his love with others, and it helps him unwind after a busy day. Check out his blog, it will make you think, help you learn photography, and give some information on the local area, too! Hohenfels Volks Photo club, THE place for Our Place.

To everyone who attended, and all those who sent their greetings to our princess, THANK YOU! Thank you to Virgie Werner and her family, Nanay Margaret who cooked so much, Joyce, Michelle, Melith and Jim, Angie, Cherry, Maria and Joe, Monica, Bob, Joy-Joy, Anna Beth, Ryan, Kayana, Bidek, and everyone else. It wasn’t hubby’s ribs or my pancit that made her birthday so special, it was your wishes and greetings. Your friendship and help really made this day special for her! Thanks again!

Here are some pics of the fun we've had over the last week.

Michelle singing and sharing her wonderful voice with us!

Some of the girls. A great group of ladies who bring joy wherever they go!

America's next rock star!

Cake and candles... time to blow!

Hubby's world famous ribs.

Don't forget to visit Angel's Journey for this post, with different pics!

Also pay a visit to Hohenfels Volks Photo Club, hubby's blog. It's worth a look!

To my dear friend, Art, thank you for always reading these posts and leaving your kind words. Here’s hoping you’re blessed with a great season ahead.

Time to go. God bless and have a great weekend.
Ciao!

What's on the Menu?

2011-10-19T20:48:00.000+02:00

Hohenfels Volks Photo Club: What's on the Menu?

Camera menus, hubby's got the know how! His new Hohenfels Volks post.

Hubby

2011-10-04T17:01:00.003+02:00

Hubby's blog is up and running.

He's really diving right in. Check out his photography tips and tricks section!

Here's a link to his blog- Hohenfels Volks Photography

Hohenfels photography- it's a hobby worth having!

God bless, may the week ahead be grand!
Ciao!

Hubby's Photo Blog

2011-09-11T10:16:00.003+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our wishes are that this little post finds you well!

Just a note to introduce hubby's new photo blog.

Hohenfels Volks Photo Club

Intro to Photography Here hubby writes stuff of interest o beginners and folks trying to learn photography!

I hope you like his blog!
Wishing you the best of days!
Ciao!

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-08T09:01:00.003+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our wishes are that this little post finds you well!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. We especially want to wish our moms, Mom Edna and Mom Ellen, a very wonderful Mother’s Day. You did wonderful things bringing us up and teaching us to be good people and we would like to thank you for all your love and the sacrifices you made for us. This day should really be for you! Motherhood really is a blessing.

Hubby got me a large digital frame, Jasmine got me a scrapbook, and together they got me flowers and a cake. Then came the Manny Pacquiao fight. Go Manny!

Things here are always busy, as usual. With work, school for Jasmine, and everything else, it gets quite hectic at times! But, seeing Jasmine grow into a proper little princess makes it all worth the effort.

Hubby has had some folks offer him money for his photos. He’s really getting good at taking wonderful pictures, and Jasmine has become his photo assistant and number one model. It’s nice seeing her and daddy share an interest in photography and work together at it.

Jasmine is doing so very well in school, her teachers are great and she loves them! Her report cards have been great and she is reading on her own and writing sentences on her own. She knows how to sound things out and she is able to follow through on her ideas and thoughts. Of course, she still loves singing and dancing, too! She practices them and makes great use of her ever-growing list of words to make songs that make sense!

Well, here are some pics taken by hubby. I hope you will enjoy them!

Posing together for a Mother's Day photo shoot

More together

Me with the flowers from hubby and princess

Lovely princess

In color

So pretty

Pretty princess! Notice the lighting in this one.

Proud and pretty

Another one in color

Nice picture of a lovely little girl.

I'm such a pretty girl!

Look at me!

With the digital frame

In the yard

Mommy and princess

To my dear friend, Art, thank you for your kind words and wishes. I always enjoy your comments and words of encouragement. We hope all is well for you and your family and that this spring is going incredibly well for you!

Time to go. Here’s praying that god will bless you with wonderful things in your life and great weather to enjoy them!
Ciao!

Spring!

2011-03-21T11:56:00.002+01:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends.

Things have been quite busy here, as usual!

Jasmine’s going to school full time and doing so well! Her reports are incredible. We are all so proud of our little princess! She’s making the rounds of birthday parties and learning so much. Hubby helps her with homework after school, and gives her some little tips to doing it better, and then they play and do little project stuff.

Of course, they also do photography together. She’s become hubby’s photographic assistant. She loves helping him with his flash and with lighting scenes. Now that he has a new camera, and learned so much, they are having a ball with it. After hubby’s last camera finally died, he spent some time learning more about lighting and techniques to make better pictures. Now that he got the Canon EOS 7D professional camera, he’s really doing great stuff with what he’s learned. I’ve posted some small pics of Jasmine he took with the new cam and lighting. Some interesting stuff!

Spring is finally starting to rouse from its deep and long winter sleep, and bringing blue skies, puffy clouds, and color! It’s nice to have some warmth. We can’t wait to smoke up some ribs, grill some steaks, and cook up new barbecue recipes.

Well, that’s about it for now. I’ll let you go. Enjoy the pics!

Doing her Yoga/Zen pose. I like the way the tone matches her pose!

The world's next supermodel!

Posing pretty!

Woo-hoo!

And GOD said...

BOOOOOOO!!!!

Hubby's favorite, because it shows how pretty our little princess is. He loves the way her eyes really come alive!

May God bless you all with joy, love, peace, and warmth this beautiful spring season!
Ciao!

Happy Holidays!

2011-01-06T10:56:00.002+01:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends. Happy New Year to all!

To my dear friend, Art, thank you for your kind words and wishes. I pray that this year brings many blessings for you and yours!

The holiday season was quite busy! We had a couple parties, dinners, and community events that really brightened up the winter!

Happy anniversary to hubby! It’s our 11th anniversary, so we had a good time celebrating it. Hubby got me a gift I really wanted for a long time! For Christmas, hubby and Jasmine got me an HD video camera. I’m hoping to play with that some!

Jasmine was able to get everything she wanted this year, again. Her and hubby really enjoy the Wii she got this year and play it together quite a bit. She even beats hubby at some of the games.

Jasmine was on vacation from school for 2 weeks and hubby was on vacation during her school time out for one of those weeks. They were able to spend some fun times together and enjoy the daddy-daughter days of winter. The next week, hubby was doing errands that he needed to do on his vacation and got everything finished.

Life is back to normal. We are busy, life is hectic, and the princess amazes us while filling up our time. She had her check up with the doctor, and is doing really well. She read us a book last night all by herself; we couldn’t stop telling her how proud we are! She always brings such amazement to life and really encourages us with it. And, hubby even lost 75 pounds over the course of the year! We're really proud.

Well, here are some pics of the season. I hope you will enjoy them!

Crab and pasta

Yummy crab legs!

Pasta salad

Shrimp

Pancit, mmmmmmmmm

Shrimp

To light the way

Cheers

Letson

Christmas Letson, home made!

Yummy.....drool.....

The prettiest little princess

WOW!!

Yay

My new Carousel, mommy!

MMM-MM

What's this?

More, woo-hoo!

Waterworks

Our town nativity

Happy anniversary

Family portrait

St Nick

Jolly St Nick

Vino

I wonder what it is. I love the angle hubby got on this one!

Christmas lights!

Light speed!

St Nick in a different costume?

The town

More of the town lights

The town tree

Looking the other way

Pretty girl

OOOOOHHHH

Through the tree

Angel and princess

Princess

So so pretty

Another portrait by daddy!

I wish he was really here!

Cheers

New Year Partying

More cheer

A toast to all of you this New Year.

May God bless you all with joy, love, peace, and success this wonderful New Year.
Ciao!

Holiday Greetings

2010-12-02T18:40:00.004+01:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends.

Here's wishing everyone a Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

May this holiday season bring you every joy, love, and success!

A toast to you, Cheers!

Maligayong Pasko!
Ciao!

Autumn Update

2010-10-09T20:39:00.005+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends.

I thought about closing my blogs, but decided to keep them open. I mostly do Facebook, it's easier to update friends and family. I'll post updates here once in a while, though. A special hello to our good friend Art, whose visits and comments are always a pleasure to see.

It's Autumn! Jasmine is in Kindergarten now! How time flies, it seems like just last week she was still so tiny! I'm so proud of our little princess.

It's also time for some great colors. Hubby went out taking pictures lately, and got some beautiful ones. Jasmine goes with him when they are both off. It's nice to see!

I also have to say I'm very proud of hubby. He lost 60 pounds this year and his waist is now 3 or 4 inches smaller! He didn't need diet pills or tricks to do it, either, that's why I'm proud!

Well, I'll leave you all with some pics.

Fall colors

Autumn leaves

The Vils

Mommy and princess

A priceless bond!

A Pinay princess in Bavaria!

The girls

An old gasthof

I'm going to put a copy of this on my Angel's Journey blog, also.

Well, I'll let you go for now. Wishing you all the love and joy we share every day, and all God’s good will!
Ciao!

Pride!

2010-02-07T10:52:00.003+01:00

Here are a couple of pictures done by Dranzerlei. He's a great Filipino artist. You should check his stuff out!

The original!

Version 2

They're both on my sidebar, so you can look anytime. Please, check his stuff out!

God bless!
Ciao!

New Years Blessings

2010-01-01T00:34:00.001+01:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends.

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Happy New Year to one and all! May God give you love, peace, joy, and prosperity this year and always!

Ciao!

Christmas Greeting and Joy

2009-12-25T22:17:00.013+01:00

Maligayang Pasko! Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings go out to all our loved ones and friends.

Just a short greeting to all our friends and loved ones. Wishing you a joyous and Merry Christmas this year!

A real little princess!

Daddy's photos for future use!

This poor M&M

King and the princess.

Our sweet little princess

Princess with the queen

The family

Our portrait time

Mommy and daughter

Mommy and daddy

Princess Jasmine

Posing pretty

A beautiful bird outside!

Mommy gets a gift!

And another

Jasmine and her gummys

May God bless everyone with a joyous, loving, and bright Christmas and New Year! I'll write more later, right now we're still busy!
Ciao!

Party Pics

2009-10-28T20:46:00.018+01:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Warmest greetings and big hugs to all our loved ones and friends.

As promised, photos from Princess Jasmine's birthday party. It's a little late, but I hope you enjoy anyway! There are a lot here, so, ENJOY!

Opening the gifts

Another gift

Blow!

Yummy cake

It's so pretty!

Best of friends

Playing nice

Some small talk

The girls!

Friends and family

Some of the feast!

Jasmine's first card

Games for her gift

The prettiest little girl in the world!

Concentrate...

Thank you so much, Mommy and Daddy!

OK, I'll pose!

My own computer!

Decorating the palace

Wow, a watch!

CANDY!

This is so cool!

What is it? What is it???!!!

Well, that's about enough for now. I have some more at An Angel's Journey. I'll also try to post some more autumn and party pics this weekend.

May God bless you all with a great week and fill your life with love and happiness!
Ciao!

Happy Birthday

2009-10-21T13:09:00.000+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Ni Hao! Our heartfelt greetings to all our loved ones and friends.

Just a birthday wish for our little princess, Jasmine. Today is her birthday. She’s 5 now, and a big girl! We would like to wish her the best birthday ever!

Happy Birthday, Princess! You are our treasure and our joy!

I'll post the pictures from today and her party after the big party, Saturday! God bless!

Ciao!

A Short Greeting

2009-09-19T10:38:00.003+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Warmest greetings to all of you! I hope that life is treating you well!

Well, this is just a quick post to send my warmest to everyone and to load a picture hubby made. It reminds us that Halloween is right around the corner.

"Supergirl" clearing the way for the train!

Well, it's too short, but I'll post an update in a couple days! Busy, busy! May God give you all peace and joy!
Ciao!

Update Pics

2009-08-20T21:24:00.012+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Warmest greetings to all of you! I hope that life is treating you well!

Things here have been busy. Lots of parties, fests, and of course, day to day living. Here are some pics from our life. Hubby edited some, which means you get to view his handiwork. You can read more at my main page. I'll just post these here for now. Enjoy!

Mommy smiling

My secret gift from hubby and Jasmine

Bavarian fashion, in my favorite color

Fashion for our princess.

From our vacation

Another shot

A lovely flower

This is out by Hohenberg

Another shot from the same spot.

My birthday clock

And my birthday cake

For Art, a shot looking down at the road out of Hohenfels.

Gorgeous!

Silly face!

Meow!!!

Loving the Fest

Reclining by the stream

Thinking about the cool water

Daddy, don't be silly

Hey!

I'm feel pretty

Mongolian performers

A neon version of the flower below

Roses at the house.

A really nice shot, and nice editing by hubby

This is so cool!

A "sketch" type of picture of a farm. From a photo by hubby

So lovely.

A neon fest

A frame up for sure!

Thanks to all for your visits and encouragement. Wishing you a glorious week ahead, filled with God's love and blessings!
Ciao!

More Hochzeit Fun!

2009-07-11T12:36:00.021+02:00

HALLOOOOOOOO!

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Warmest greetings to all of you! I hope that life is treating you well!

As promised, here are some more pics from the Landshuter Hochzeit. Enjoy...

Night-time revelries

Lights, Camera, action!

Flame swingers performing a nice show.

Tilting at the ring. See how fast the horse is charging.

Flag wavers creating waves of flags just above the ground

More flag waving skill

The entrance to our hotel, Goldene Sonne

A banner of Landshut, also called 3 hats for the 3 helmets on the symbol.

At the hotel entrance

Acrobatics at the mall

Strongman showing his stuff

What a lovely tune

A princess and her frog-prince

Next stop- the wedding

Wreath and board.

Pretty princess posing

Princess and prince over the years

Walking through the town

Inside the hotel, such beautiful craftsmanship

The portrait in our room

Well, I hope you've enjoyed the pictures. Don't forget to visit An Angel's Journey for more new photos.

Take care. May God give you a wonderful week and fortune!
Ciao!

Festive Landshut!

2009-07-08T16:52:00.008+02:00

HALLOOOOOOOO!

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Gruss Gott! Warmest greetings to all of you! I hope that life is treating you well!

As promised, here are some pics from the Landshuter Hochzeit. What a wondereful and memorable trip! Enjoy...

Inside the Rathaus meeting room.

Gargoyle and chandelier

Princess and her mommy.

Rathaus stained glass. Centuries old, with a long life ahead.

New friends

Posing for her friends

Depictions of the festivities

Burg Trausnitz from our hotel entrance. The Goldene Sonne is a wonderful hotel!

The ritter (knight) riding onward.

Cardinal and his page

A bishop and his page.

Eating time.

Chow down, friends!

I love how hubby blurred this one. It makes the pork roasting the focus. Beautiful.

A draught for me, bitte.

For more pics, visit An Angel's Journey, and Lily's Bravenet, my other blogs. You can see a lot more there.

For the story of our weekend and the pics here, visit the main post, at An Angel's Journey.

Well, that's probably a little much for now! Here's wishing you a fun filled weekend, may God give you joy and peace!
Ciao!

Czech It Out!

2009-06-07T14:48:00.009+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Weekend greetings to all of you! I hope that life is treating everyone out there with kindness!

Well, here are the pictures from yesterday's trip. I've added a couple others. I hope you enjoy them.

Genghis Khan on horseback. A lighter I bought for hubby.

Our bags

Modeling the latest fashions

Good girls

Choices, choices! A great shot of a really cool lady.

I didn't know everyone else was looking at the camera!

Roast duck, Yummy.

Shopping for doilies.

With Benji, he is a wondereful little boy.

Windmills. Handmade decorations.

Me snapping...the ceramics and myself.

Glass and crystal.

So lovely!

I love the Christmas decorations.

Planning the invasion!

Christy took this pic.

Joel and Jasmine.

Having lunchtime together.

A discerning shopper.

Last weekend's party.

Hubby taking a picture of the kids.

Well, that's it for now. I'll try to get some more out soon. Wishing you all a great week ahead! May God give you the joy, peace, and love you deserve!
Ciao!

Party Picnic!

2009-05-31T22:17:00.011+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! Warmest Greeting to everyone out there!

Yesterday was a nice day! We had a big get together. A friend, Cheryl, is moving to Hawaii, and yesterday was her going away party. It was also her baby shower, as she is pregnant with twins! Going to Hawaii is a big blessing and joy, but being pregnant really makes it special. It was also the birthday party for Miss Bernie’s twins. They are such a handful for her, but you can see how great she is with them. They even learned all the moves from the Asian Pacific Heritage dances.

Jim and Cheryl’s hubby, Ron, ran the grill and cooked up such wonderful meats. There was chicken, pork, pork belly, bratwurst, and the list goes on. Everyone brought something to eat. I brought rice and bico. There was potato salad, mac and cheese, vegetable platters, salad, corn, and so much more! It truly was a feast.

Of course, the best part was all the friends and fun. Hubby, Jim, and Dave spent a lot of time together. Hubby said he told them some jokes and they talked about grilling. Hubby spent the biggest part of his time watching and taking pictures. Jasmine, our little princess, was so happy! She loves the twins and had so much fun being with them. She also loved hanging out with Joy, Heather, Kayana, and the big girls. The girls were so nice to Jasmine and made her feel so nice playing with her and all the other kids! I’d like to thank them all for being nice and playing so well together!

Hubby even had a couple beers! That’s unusual for him. But, it was a nice place and a nice time with such wonderful folks. Jasmine broke out into dance when they played the song “Umbrella,” by Beyonce. It was so cute! One of the guys gave her a dollar tip for dancing and entertaining them. It was silly and at the same time so cute!

Finally, the big moment arrived! First, the boys “blew” out the candles, and then it was gift time. They were excited with every gift they received. It was magic to see! Then it was Cheryl’s turn. She and Ron seemed so happy. It’s a bit sad to see a friend go, but it’s nice to see them going somewhere so nice and with so much ahead of them!

We cleared out about 7:30 in the evening. It was chilly for most of the afternoon, but we had so much warmth, sharing our time and friendship.

Well, hubby fixed up some pics. I’m posting a couple now, and the rest will be posted later. I'll also post this same one at An Angel's Journey.

Posing on the play bridge.

Cheryl and hubby. Congrats!

Miss Bernie and the twins. Happy birthday, guys!

The gang!

The girls in the group.

Wishing you the very best and looking forward to your comments. God bless!
Ciao!

A Decent Start

2009-05-26T18:04:00.007+02:00

Aloha! Well, hubby has finished some pictures, as you've seen. He's also finished a couple videos.

I pray you were all blessed with a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We certainly were!

Well, here are a couple videos as promised. The first one is Jasmine performing solo. The second is the group dancing to "Pate Pate" by Te Vaka.

I shot this video while hubby was snapping pics. Our little princess certainly isn't shy! It's amazing how at 4 years old she can learn the dances so well.

When you watch this, you can see how hard everyone worked to put something special together. We think they more than succeeded.

On that note, I'll let you go. I pray that god will bless all of you with a great week ahead, filled with love and joy!
Ciao!

Asian Pacific Heritage

2009-05-25T08:39:00.028+02:00

Aloha! Talofa! Mabuhay! Maayong adlaw! As many of you know, May is Asian Pacific Heritage month. This is a time to recognize the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders, and a time to celebrate our cultures. Here in Hohenfels we celebrated on May 14th, with a gathering of our community to celebrate.

One of the highlights for us was when Miss Bernie taught Jasmine a few dance moves and let Jasmine go up and do a solo show for quite some time. Jasmine felt like she was the star of the show! Thanks to Miss Bernie and to all the girls for making Jasmine feel like a part of the team, and thank you for your hard work to put on such a nice show.

You can read more about the celebration here. I am posting many of the pictures here today, and will be posting some at my Bravenet page. I'm also posting a couple videos in the next post.

Miss Erykah and Miss Monica. These gals helped get everything together.

Chris and her daughter. Chris helped with the food and acted as MC, her daughter danced in the show.

Jasmine, our "Solo Girl"

Time to pig out!

Chris and I. It was a good time with friends, food, and a celebration of culture!

Chelsea and Emily. Which one is the mom?

Miss Erykah and her daughter. Miss Erykah helped coordinate everything. Her daughter danced in the show!

A lovely group of people.

The dancers after the show

During the show.

Keeping the show going.

Showing off the various cultures.

Pre-show.

Graceful movements.

Best friends

Solo girl stealing the show.

Dance partners

Relaxing before the big show

The group shot that no one was ready for!

Chillin'

Is anyone ready?

Now for the shot!

Proud mommy!

More best friends!

The friendship of the dance!

The last practice.

Samoan display

Palau display

Mommy watching her dancer practice.

Let's remember today is Memorial Day. This is a day to remember the sacrifices that made us free. Those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom are those we should be remembering and praying for today. Remember to pray for their families, and for our nation. May our children never have to make the sacrifices they made for us. God bless everyone out there, and God bless our military and their families.

I look forward to seeing all your comments and blogs soon. Thanks for visiting!
Ciao!

Mother's Day Greetings

2009-05-10T08:43:00.001+02:00

Just wishing everyone a happy Mother's Day!

FEST..ive Photos!

2009-05-04T21:51:00.014+02:00

Greetings to all! As you've probably read, I loaded only pictures either taken by daddy, or of daddy with Jasmine. I had too many to post at once, expecially after the last few batches. I also slipped in a couple of Jasmine solo, just to brighten the page! The photos of Jasmine and a couple others are located on An Angel's Journey, my other blog.

This years fest was incredible. It also featured several firsts for Jasmine, which always highlights the fest for us. Over the years firsts have included kiddy ride, pony ride, big girls ride, and this year it was the bumper cars. Great fun!

Anyway, here are the pics. I hope you will enjoy them as much as we did!

Greetings from the princess!

Welcome to the Hohenfels German American Volksfest!

I'm so beautiful!

Princess and her king!

What a joy to see, my kids are happy!

I'd like a crepe with Nutella, please.

Bavarian and Hohenfels banners highlighted by the ferris wheel.
A great shot by hubby that really shows the beauty of the fest!

Yay! Fireworks!

One of hubby's specialties is fireworks!

Such glorious displays!

I love the effects of the light and smoke here!

BOOM!

A colorful ride. This one is too much for me, I think!

Targets in the game of prize chasing! I had a hard time
popping every balloon I aimed for, but got some prizes for
princess!

A grand shot of the Orion ferris wheel by hubby.

Down the midway, a view of the fest.

Ginger cookies. Everyone shows them with color, so hubby
decided to black and white. I like it.

Another view of the midway. From the other end.

This shot takes my breath away! I love the sunset behind
the ride! SO SO pretty!

And, finally, another view of the ferris wheel,
dominating the fest!

I'd like to thank Art for visiting. Your comments are inspiring and heart warming. I hope you will enjoy Greece and Egypt. I also hope that you are yours are always blessed in all you do. I look forward to more visits!

Well, I hope you enjoyed the photos. I look forward to seeing more of everyone out there soon! God bless you with a great week ahead!
Ciao!

As Promised!

2009-04-28T20:29:00.015+02:00

Well, it's Tuesday and I'm here loading some pics as promised. It was a short day at work and hubby was off, so we got to have some more family time. Hubby took Jasmine out and they took photos while I was at work. We are having a nice evening, and life is good!

Without further interruption, here are the pics, all 35!

A bracelet from my new excercise class. My friends and I
all go to this class and work out!

A pretty wood stove outside. It's so romantic!

Jasmine exploring the field.

Exploration is so much fun!!!!

The fruit of my labor...

and what a lovely smile she has!

A lovely field and barn.

Jasmine took this with daddy's camera. She did it all by herself.
She even decided what to photograph! She's amazing, what talent!

Our favorite little Gasthof. Josef makes such wonderful food!

Inan's place, The Goldener Adler. Great pizza and Gyros.
Another of our faves.

Entering the village.

St Ulrich Church altar for the Easter season.

Happy girls!

A little canal through town. So pretty and peaceful.

Elmo and Fire Dog!

Driving through the show!

Jasmine and the tiger. (She calls him Tigger!)

Rainy day smiles!

Easter girls.

My basket.

Egg Hunting is fun!

I found one!!!!!!

Helping daddy with the ribs.

Daddy's little helper. "Those sure look yummy, daddy!"

Yummmy ribs! Daddy cooked them on the grill for 2 hours!

Steaks are ready, Mom.

Yummy steak dinner. Hubby cooks the steak, and I
make the salad. Teamwork rocks!

Giddy-up little dinosaur!

Look, Mommy, sprinkles for the ice cream and cake!

Our sleepy princess!

Swim time fun!

You're the best, Mom! Thanks for letting us go swimming.

Currywurst, my favorite!

Well, now that you've seen more pictures than you ever imagined... Seriously, I hope you enjoyed the photos. I always enjoy sharing with all of you!

Take care and may God give true peace and happiness in all you do!
Ciao!

Springtime Pics

2009-04-26T22:18:00.010+02:00

Aloha and spring greetings to all!

It’s been too long since I’ve posted. This post will be a long one with all the pics. I have 48 pics to load! I'll do 20 or so now and the rest in a couple days. I hope you don't mind!

Posing princess!

I'm a superstar!

Can't you tell?

I'm also a gardener.

Scrapbook for school

Chips, what a nice snack.

See, I did it!

It's my trophy!

I'm so happy that I earned this.

Striking a pose for daddy.

At dance practice with mommy.

Break time!

So pretty!

Pretty girl!

One of hubby's beatiful photos of a barn.

Swimming up the river

Coming to share a meal!

Happy swan swimming

Jasmine and the swan

Three lovelies

Posing with mommy for posterity

Another one just in case!

Face painting. A lovely butterfly!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A shot by hubby of someone's root shed, as he calls it.

Well, I've loaded so many pictures, so I’ll let you go for now. I'll post the rest tomorrow or Tuesday. May God bless all of you with happiness, sunshine, and the warmth of springtime, in your hearts and in your lives!

Ciao!

Updating My Dear Friends!

2009-04-07T19:45:00.000+02:00

Aloha, my friends.

I'm sorry for not posting in so long! Things here are so busy! I haven't forgotten anyone out there. You are the friends that make life so rich and the fuel that makes our lives worthy of sharing. I have been trying to visit your blogs whenever time allows me to.

I have been busy with my work, raising my darling princess, Jasmine, and trying to raise my other kid, hubby, to be a good boy! Ha-Ha! Seriously, things are busy, but the time we spend as a family is so rich and rewarding! I usually get one day off, and that I spend with Jasmine and catching up on chores and such. We also have playdates with some of our great friends, and Jasmine loves that! The kids enjoy their special time together as much as us girls!

I look forward to reading your blogs, and that gives me a little boost through the busy days. So, don't worry if I don't leave my little paw prints, I'm still passing by!

Well, it’s time to go for now, but look for more post with the return of the beautiful weather!

Wishing you all a happy spring, and May God bless you this Holy Week.
Ciao!

The Last Week

2009-02-22T18:21:00.012+01:00

"Aloha!" to all my visitors!

As promised, here are some pics from the last week or so! I hope you enjoy them.

A great shot by hubby.

I like this one because it looks like it's from the '70s

Princess Princess!

Witch princess

Rocking on the drums!

Li'l drummer girl!

Is that daddy or Panda?

My new iPod and dock! Thank you, honey-ko!

Posing princess.

Valentine treats

Apfel Struedel

Daddy and daughter and ice cream

The fantasy ice cream at Josef's

My cappucino

Princess with her Nintendo!

Aren't I pretty?

Jasmine made these beautiful cards for mommy and daddy!

Posing beauty

So pretty

Bouncing Fasching fun

Ready, set, poof!

Pretty witch princess

A cool decoration

Thank you Carlota!

2009-02-08T23:51:00.010+01:00

First, I'd like to send a great big hug to Carlota for taking the time fix up my blogs. Thank you for your friendship and for doing so much to make my blogs nice! You do so much to keep blogging fun! Thanks.

Second, here are some random pics from the last month or so, hope you enjoy.

Playing Dora!

Adventure abounds at Kid Land!

Riding down with a friend

Pretty smile, lots o' teeth.

Cheerleading princess.

Who needs a "Yellow Submarine?" Mine is orange.

A sea of balls.

Head-long into the balls.

What fun!

Ribbet!

Thank you very much!

Yeah-yeah-yeah...

He loves me...

Li'l photog

Wow, these are cool graphics

Look, daddy, I won!

You can't beat me, daddy!

A fairy princess and her Nintendo.

I'll make you a pumpkin, daddy... Oh you already look like one!

I hope you enjoy the pics. We enjoy taking and making them. Jasmine is a great subject, and between daddy and I, we take more than enough.

Don't forget to visit An Angel's Journey!

Have a great week! God bless you all.
Ciao!

Hubby's Award Winning Pics!

2009-01-10T17:41:00.015+01:00

I just wanted to share some of hubby's pics. He won second prize in a photo contest with this batch! The theme was autumn landscapes, and I think he nailed it.

This was a scene while we went to Grafenwoehr one day.

Storing up for the winter.

Lovely contrast in the trees.

Cool shot of leaves

Nice shot of an old leaf and a newer one.

A lonely shed.

A farmer's field

The road shot across a field.

One of hubby's winter shots.

Below are some winter pics I took while we were out on the road. I hope you enjoy them!

Wintery wonderland!

A beautiful site!

Lovely play of light.

Nice driving conditions

Clear roads ahead.

A lovely fam, bathed in snow anda light!

Through the woods...

I hope you liked the pics. I really think hubby takes some magical shots. He's even taken some with old cameras. Of course, he thinks I take great pictures, because he hasn't gotten winter ones yet. I guess you have to just try and something great will happen! Just like life!

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend! God bless!
Ciao!

Firsts, a Photo essay!

2009-01-09T21:28:00.016+01:00

Excited to go to school

Awaiting the bus.

When is it coming?

What, no bus?

Let's go, Mommy!

Hurry!

Cool fish!

Play time!

Lots o' fun!

I'm so cute...

Aren't I pretty?

A pretty cheerleader.

Ready for my shot.

Posing nice.

Strike a pose

The cheerleading coach, Miss Kristen.

Half time

More half time

Snacks and cheerleading, I love this stuff.

How funky is your chicken?

How's this for cute, daddy?

Pics from Jasmine's first day at school and her first basketball game. She was a cheerleader for the game. You can read the stories at An Angel's Journey, my other blog.

Wishing you are blessed as we are!
Ciao!

Our New Year

2009-01-01T16:37:00.010+01:00

Happy New Year to one and all! In Hawaiian it's "Hau'oli makahiki hou!" and in Visayan it's "Malipayong bag-ong tuig kanatong tanan!"

And to both our families, we want to send all our love. We hope to see you all soon and pray that this year will bring you joy, love, and success in greater amounts than you ever imagined. You are always with us in our hearts and we are always there with you!

Here's to you! Cheers!

Hubby's masterpiece. Isn't this an amazing photo?

Peace and happiness to you and yours.

The group last night

Watching the fireworks together!

Our princesses

Preparing dinner

Carving the ham. So much to feast on!

Every dish a true masterpiece of yumminess!

Ham, such a delightful meat!

Our fruits at home.

An old shot of fireworks.

Hand held fireworks

Another handheld shot.

Wow!

The loud fireworks. They don't produce colors. Hubby just got lucky to catch this one.

Lovely pasta salad from Christmas dinner

My Pancit from Christmas dinner

Fried rice twins!

Fresh Off the Press!

2008-12-25T19:24:00.015+01:00

Merry Christmas to all!

We had a couple of our close friends over for Christmas dinner last night. It was a small but wonderful gathering. Hubby cooked up a turkey that was fit for a king, and I made some pancit and lumpia. Hubby also made some stuffing and gravy, and for deserts, we had leche flan, cake, and rice cakes. Everyone brought something; we had ham, fried rice, pasta salad, and so much. As we settled in for a tremendous feast, not just what we made, hubby regaled us with his take on travel to the Philippines. He had everyone in stitches! The conversation then followed to thoughts of Christmas past and wonderful friendships shared today. And, the vegetables hubby roasted with the turkey will actually make it to the soup this year! After dinner, the kids took the time to open some gifts, which provided some awesome fun! Of course, it ended all too soon, as most gatherings do. Everyone had to get home before Santa made his rounds!

Today was a busy one. It started with Jasmine wanting to open her gifts. She amped herself up on Christmas excitement. We had so much fun watching her open her gifts! Every gift accompanied by the exclamation that it was "The best ever!" Of course, there were gifts from mommy and daddy, our wonderful landlady, friends, and of course, Santa Claus himself.

After the initial rush was over and the family fed, it was time to finish the cleanup from last night. Then hubby spent the rest of the day fixing up the photos.

This Christmas has been one so full of blessings and friendship! I have to thank God for all that he has given us. His goodness, grace, and love are abundant in our life and made this season even more joyous than ever.

Well, here are the photos.

Hubby's world famous turkey.

A closeup of hubby's hard work.

Lumpia, yummy.

Our setting, so cozy.

Talking with my family.

Pretty poser.

So cute!

What a darling!

Time for gifts.

YAHOOO...Gifts!

Look what I got!

The Dinner Group!

Mommy and Jasmine opening her gifts.

Look, mommy, it's a Barbie!

I'm posting some more on my main site, An Angel's Journey. I'll also post all the pictures to my Bravenet Blog, Angel Journey.

Thanks for sharing your time! God bless you all!
Ciao!

Party Pics

2008-12-22T19:50:00.011+01:00

Mele Kalikimaka e Hau'oli Makahiki Hou to everyone!

Here's wishing everyone a glorious and love filled Christmas and holiday season. We have been blessed this year as you may have read in my last post at An Angel's Journey.

Well, here are some pics from last Tuesday's party.

Mommy and Jasmine with Santa Claus

Santa with selective color, hubby's experiment.

Joy and Jasmine sharing their wishes with Santa.

Jasmine's snow family

Princess and Santa.

The arrival of Santa.

Waiting for Santa.

Mommy shows her joy.

Live entertainment

Playing and running.

A cute handmade log cabin on display at the Gasthof.

All in all, it was a lovely night. I'll be posting a couple of hubby's winter pics later in the week.

Take care and may God bless you all as much as he has blessed me.
Ciao!

A Tale of Happiness

2008-12-17T19:36:00.001+01:00

Well, hubby started his vacation this Monday. Christmas time is really here!

He spent all last week in class all day, and came home to study all night. It left him so burned out and tired! It’s O.K., because soon he will have a certificate. When Monday came, it was really a nice start to being on the road to relaxation. He went to the class to learn and came away with so much knowledge. Then we spent the day chilling out! It was a great time and a wonderful start to the weekend.

Tuesday night was our Christmas party. We had it in Velburg this year. It was a magical night for everyone, especially the kids! Santa came to visit and pass out some gifts and we won a $25.00 Visa card! WOW, what a wonderful night it turned out to be. When you get to spend good time with great people, life is well worth ALL the little downsides. We had a lovely dinner; there was pork roast, roast beef, cordon blue, salads with carrots and cucumbers, and potatoes and knödel. The venue was a lovely little Gasthof in Velburg. Velburg is a beautiful little town near where we live. The town is so quaint and cozy. It really is kind of Christmasy. Hubby stayed up late to finish the pictures he took so he can give them to his co-worker. She will print them out for the families. They do such a nice party for the families.

Tuesday, I was called to work for a couple hours. That was great, I got to go earn a little and spend time with my co-workers. I also found our plans had to change a little. Hubby and I had planned to go to some Christmas Markts this week, but I have to work until Sunday. We’ll be going next week, because they truly are glorious. Hubby will take some of his beautiful pics and I’ll post them here and on my other blogs. At work, we are going to do our own little party Friday! You know I’ll be cooking for that.

Jasmine and hubby had daddy daughter day today. They went out shopping a little and had lunch together at the little pizza place. Hubby won a nice little travel bag and Jasmine won a Christmas tree decoration. They seem to have learned that being together can be fun. Jasmine was so excited and hubby bragged about how nice Jasmine was all day. Of course, there had to be some bad in every one of their days, today hubby forgot to bring her to cheerleading practice. After I reminded him! I guess they had so much fun together they both forgot.

Well, it looks like time to end. I would like to take this time to say a huge thank you to Carlotta. I was really surprised by your package. Thank you. You have been such a wonderful friend! Thank you so much.

To everyone out there I send my best wishes and pray for a wonderful Christmas for all of you. May God grant you peace and love during this holiday season. Thanks for visiting!
Ciao!

Slideshow pics!

2008-12-12T11:10:00.007+01:00

Aloha,

Kumusta,
Di-a share lang ko sa mga slideshow pics. ang among kalingawan dinhe apil na pics sa among x-mas spirit uban sa akong pinanggang anak. lipay kaayo siya nga natindog na gyud namo ang x-mas tree,pero last week pa ni namo nahuman karon lang ko kahigayon og post sa uban nga pics. isa pa niya nga kalipay kay sige snow dinhe namong dapita asus enjoy kaayo siya sige dula sa gawas, himo sab mi snowman aron mas lingaw. everyday naa mi sa gawas naga permi, bisan di nako type sige snow kay kapoy kaayo sa akong trabaho pero kay enjoy man ako anak, happy na sab ko.
Pasalamat sab diay ko sa akong mga online friends sa kanunay paglili sa akong balay,salamat kaninyong tanan.

Pasalamat sab ko ni Dae Carlota sa iyang pag decorate og pa gwapa sa akong duha ka balay salamat kaayo og dako my dear Dae Carlota.
Na sige di nako magdugay daghan pa trabaho nag hulat,din ako anak wait na nako adto na kuno mi sa gawas.
Happy week-end natong tanan

P.S.Pasensya na bisaya muna update ko type ko lang:-)

Ayo-ayo sa tanan.
God bless.

Smoke on the Water!

2008-12-07T20:26:00.002+01:00

Aloha!
Mele Kalikimaka! Merry Christmas!

Here's a video of the Parsberg Symphony Orchestra performing "Smoke On the Water."

This is from Friday's adventure. I have to post about today, which I'll do when I get a chance. It'll be on my main site.

Here's the video, enjoy!

Thanks for visiting. God bless.
Ciao!

Thank you Carlota!

2008-12-01T06:05:00.004+01:00

To my dear friend Carlota,

Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T08:24:00.003+01:00

Aloha, to all my friends online and offline. I just wanted to wish everyone a happy happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this holiday and you all take care.
God bless.
Ciao!

Snow Day

2008-11-23T20:40:00.007+01:00

Well, as promised here are the photos from our weekend snow adventures. I hope you enjoy.

Kids enjoying the day

They really had a blast

Mother and daugther enjoying the day

Fantastic rides!

She loves sliding down the hill

More of her exciting day

At nigth jumping for joy!

Silly face!

Shoveling the sidewalk

Busy little girl

An early walk to a park

Excercise going up and down the little hill

Making snow angel

The place we spent for fun adventures

Winter time,fun time for kids

Dining in Burger King

After our dinner this is what we got! thick snow covered our car.

Have a great week ahead. God bless.
Ciao!

Ballerina Jasmine

2008-11-11T20:49:00.002+01:00

Aloha to all my lovely readers!

Well, here they are. The first batch of pics from Jasmine's ballet recital. We'll be posting the other batch on my Brave Journal blog.

And don't forget to visit An Angel's Journey for the story behind the pics.

Our little star with the Magical Miss Jodi!

Our star with her rose and certificate.

The teen dancers.

The advanced solo performer.

Miss Jodi telling the tale of the red shoes.

Striving to make everything perfect.

Jasmine leading the girls offstage

Trying to dance together

Peek-a-boo!

Hi, mommy!

Lining up the stars

Promised Pics

2008-11-02T11:32:00.001+01:00

As promised, here are some of the photos from Halloween. There are more, and I will be posting them here and on my Bravenet blog.

The cake we bought

Having fun with the balloon.

What a smile!

Smiling eyes!

Laughter is contagious.

Playing with "Wags"

2 of a kind!

Balloon fun

Painted face, a pirate princess's treasure

The 3 dancers

AAARRGGHH! Pumpkins make me face pretty

Painting the pumpkin

Fun times!

This is me mate, Skully.

Sharing our balloons

Looking up to "Wags the Dog"

Even the adults enjoyed themselves

The "Play Pit"

Uh Oh!

Jasmine was convinced that he was "Wags the Dog" from the Wiggles

Jasmine and her friend, Grim.

Grim Reaper stalking the party.

An Angel and a Princess

Party time! Let the games begin.

Posing with "Wags"

Ahoy, me hearties!

Well, that's it for now. Don't forget to check out my other blogs.

God bless you with a grand and enjoyable week ahead.
Ciao!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T07:37:00.003+01:00

Just to wish everyone a happy halloween, saturday I'll update with pics of Jasmine adventures "trick of treat" and her rehearsal for their ballet recital.

God bless.
Ciao!

Jasmine's Party Pics

2008-10-21T22:04:00.009+02:00

Aloha to all my friends!

Well, here are the pictures I promised. Her party was so great! what a joy seeing her having a blast on her special day. It makes my heart shout for joy thinking how big my daugther is now. I still can't help but be amazed at how fast the years has passed. I thank God for giving us this special little girl.

I've loaded about 20 pics here and 20 on my Bravenet Angel Journey. You can also see the slideshow at An Angel's Journey, my other blog.

So here are the pics. I hope you enjoy!

Playing some games

We have a winner.

Jasmine joining the fun.

So much food!

Chicken and shrimp.

Mommy and Princess.

Hubby likes this shot.

A family portrait. A family tradition on Jasmine's birthday.

Another contestant

We're having fun, daddy!

2 princesses.

We had to have the "Island Princess" theme for our princess.

Sweets.

Such a nice girl.

I couldn't resist more photos of Jasmine and me.

The cake we ordered.

Another pose.

Our decorations.

Getting bored with posing.

Last one for today!

Wishing that all of you will be blessed with a lifetime of joy like we felt this weekend! God Bless!
Ciao!

Happy birthday princess Jasmine!

2008-10-21T07:29:00.003+02:00

To our princess Jasmine,

We wish only the best for you, thank you for being so great. We love you with all our hearts. HAPPY HAPPY Birthday! Enjoy all the fabulous fun of being four!

Love you always,
Mom and Dad

At it Again!

2008-10-18T21:19:00.031+02:00

Time to post some more of hubby's pics. This time he's been doing panorama. He thinks it makes a nice photo. That means he's been reading stuff online again!

Of course, I threw in some of our little princess before her birthday party tomorrow! Don't forget to check my other blog for updates on her party!

A happy princess.

Playing with daddy.

All worn out from their playtime.

Bubbly princess!

Fiery Maples, a sure sign of autumn.

On closer inspection.

Desolate trees, another sign of fall!

A farm near our house.

I wish I could have been there for this one!

All I can say is "WOW!" Such nice color!

And here, too!

Another farm near our home.

A floral shot before it faded.

St Gandolf church in Trier.

A lovely butterfly.

Backside view of the castle ruins. This was the home to the Barons of Hohenfels.

What a lovely field!

A shrine at someone's home.

A pub in Nueremberg.

A lovely little shed in autumn.

Another view of the backside of town.

Hubby caught these bees in a flurry of last minute activity.

Getting the last of the nectar before the big freeze. He's lucky they didn't sting him!

I love this one. The way the bee seems to hang there is so cool!

Kirchwei

2008-10-14T08:59:00.012+02:00

Well, last week was Kirchwei here in Hohenfels. They set up a little play area for the kids and sold some little things like cookies and bratwurst. Hubby had to work, so Jasmine and I went out and had a good time. Here are the pics!

Merry go rounds, she loves them.

Another angle.

This is too much fun.

A little pose for mommy.

Oh, a kitty. I love kitties, mommy.

Can we keep him?

Collecting rocks.

Back at home.

Busy Lives!

2008-10-05T07:48:00.007+02:00

A great big aloha to all my friends, online and offline. It’s been ages since the last time I updated my place.

I’m terribly sorry for the late updates, I've been busy with our little princess, and she’s growing up so fast. I try to do something fun and educational everyday. I want to enjoy those moments while she’s still little and we can bond. Golly, I can’t believe how she is now, she’s very sweet and friendly to everyone we know. She learns more and more everyday, and likes to make friends with the kids we meet at the park. She has a few buddies now in a park we always go to play. She’s also busy practicing for the big ballet year-end program. She feels like a star getting to wear a costume for the stage and show her ballet skills in a real dancing ballet show! She also wants to join the cheerleading program for four year olds. She stays so busy and happy, which makes me excited and happy! She is learning so much and loves it. She should be able to start school next year, so our time together is even more meaningful. At home, we started teaching her reading, counting, coloring, and even teaching her to speak politely. While she isn’t perfect with any of it, she is making incredible progress and having fun doing it. We don’t want to spoil everything for her to learn at school. But hubby insists the excitement will still be there when she goes because it’ll be a new adventure for her.

On the other side, I am busy with everything at home and during hubby's off, I still work part time. It’s fun when you get to earn while enjoying the benefit of a day off from the house. Last week was busy days at work. It was the yearly case lot sale, and us usual it was jam-packed with people buying bulk stuff. Anyway, they save by buying cases during that time. We baggers also do our potluck lunch every other Friday, which makes work even more fun. Everyone brings their own favorite foods. We really had fun every time we do a potluck. Also working in a grocery, you get to make friends with the customers. Oh, I have bad days at work, but nothing I can’t handle.

Spending time every Thursday at ballet class is also great for me, as we mothers make friends and get to chat about motherhood and our little princesses. I made friends with these two great mothers who are very friendly and down to earth; we always get excited talking about our days and where to go for sightseeing and family time. We also talk about the places we’ve been and the places we came from. It's great spending time with them, even for just an hour a week. I've made such nice friends there. I always think that I am blessed with my life.

Thinking about how blessed I am and looking back, when I was still in the Philippines and was single, I was already adventurous and when my parents got hit hard with so many problems, I was able to go out and start learning how to work and experience life’s adventures. You know, that is also the time I started to grow, mature, learn how to be strong, and learn how to make money from your own hard work. My first experience was with a friend’s bakery being a cashier and doing household jobs. It was not an easy job, as I had to wake up so early to prepare for everything, before we opened the bakery. But it was a great learning experience, as I learned so much about how value of hard earned money and at the same time, I was able to help my parents with their daily needs. I am very proud and thankful for my parents raising all seven of us with dignity, even with the life of poverty. I landed so many hard jobs, so many places, and so many bosses, but I never felt bad about it. The life that I experienced before, taught me the value of hard work, perseverance, and being humble. I am proud to say that with those experiences in life, I got to go to far away places and meet some great people. I am adventurous and have never been afraid of where life is going to take me, even if it’s far away. I just trust my self and God. I remember when I went to Diego Garcia, a British territory in the Indian Ocean. They have a base there for the U.S. Navy, and people always come between the U.S. and the Philippines and there. I was a food service worker, which led to a promotion to cash cage operator, and a delivery service telephone operator for the contractor who ran the base. That’s where I met hubby. And today I am a happy wife and mother to our little darling Jasmine. Life is so great and full of wonderful things. The lesson I learned from all this is “Whatever trials and opposition you may face, learn from them and then put them in the past; it'll make your life beautiful.”

Back to the topic. Yesterday hubby and Jasmine had daddy daughter day while I was at work. They were busy with there own adventure, as they went out to watch a movie. The local theater was showing “WALL-E,” and Jasmine has wanted to see it. They dropped me off at work and went home to take a break. Hubby worked on some photos and Jasmine played Dora on the computer. After bath time and getting ready, they left to the theater at about 1:45. They got there an hour early, as I told them to. Of course, it wasn’t even open, but someone was having a birthday party and invited Jasmine to come in and play. Jasmine had so much fun playing with the other kids and being part of their party. I'd like to give them a big thank you! Well, the party ended and they went to the movie. Jasmine was so excited eating popcorn and drinking daddy’s Coke while watching this great little adventure movie. They came to pick me up after the movie, but had to wait about half an hour. During this time, hubby and princess played in the leaves and Jasmine said “Hello” to everyone who passed. Jasmine was giggling and really laughing so hard when I came out. Daddy and she had so much fun! Even daddy said how great Jasmine behaved and how much fun they had. Our little girl got so excited telling me about their day and her fun with the kids she met. She told me how much she enjoyed the whole time in the party and movie. She even told me almost the whole story of the movie!

Sorry, everyone, for the long post. I hope you don’t mind that I went off subject, and the long winded narration. As always, thank you for your visits and the lovely comments.

Here’s hoping that God bless you all with a lovely week and some great memories!
Ciao!

Bravo to Charice!

2008-09-17T14:28:00.006+02:00

Part 1

Part 2

Some Photos!

2008-09-14T20:46:00.022+02:00

Greetings to all my friends!

As promised, some photos of Jasmine. There will be more in a couple days. I still have several batches to load! And, as usual, I've included a few from hubby. I think he is really great at taking pictures! Not always, you should see the bad ones! But the good ones are great!

Seriously, I pray that everyone out there is well, and hope that God is blessing you with happiness and love!

Jasmine going head over heels!

Saying "Please," to mommy

Play-time!

Check out the clouds!

The old stone watcher! A statue in Neumarkt.

Some clouds

A cool house

Lost? No, just wandering through the woods.

What a lovely sunset. Another one of hubby's gifts!

Black and white close up of a rose

A really nice rose!

A black and white shot with an orange filter.

The last picture mixed with the original in color. It really makes the details nice!

I won't keep you any longer. Wishing you a great week ahead and all the happiness you can take!

Ciao!

Award from Mitch!

2008-09-12T08:20:00.004+02:00

Aloha,

Hi Mitch, I just wanted to say thanks for this awesome award you've given to me. I appreiate it a lot.

And here's the Awarding Rules:

l. Make post for this and the award's image.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate as many blogs as you want.
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog.
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

I am going to give this award to Vicki

Wishing everyone an enjoyable week-end. Take care and God bless everyone!
Ciao!

More From Hubby!

2008-09-05T22:59:00.014+02:00

Aloha to all my friends and loved ones!

I was going to echo the post I just made at my main site, , but I decided not to, as hubby's been playing again.

He's been editing photos a lot lately. I love some of what he's done with them. Even without all the editing they look great, but after he touches them up, the become magical! He says when he takes a picture, he tries to see it several ways. He also tries to see the light the way he would like it. I don't get it, but they usually come out great! I hope you enjoy them, too!

Here's where he made our town look hand painted.

Here's where he took the green to make a black and white!

A magical tree

Magnificent sunset!

Another magical tree!

A heavenly looking field from a recent trip!

Another story book picture of a beautiful field!

Going to Hemau, we stopped to take this photo!

The town center in color.

Our hometown, you may recognize this from my blog's previous header!

I'm watching you. A cute statue in a wall.

Hubby found this on a bakery. He loves the lions with the pretzel on a sword.

Looking toward the altar in our local church.

The altar. The churches here are so beautiful and they remind us that if men can make this beauty, how much more can GOD make for us if we ask him.

A speaking platform in the local church.

From a recent trip to Nurnberg.

The Bavarian Music Academy near Wuerzburg.

Grapes, wine's main ingredient.

This is from a trip we took to Kaiserslautern this summer.

One of hubby's favorite subjects, the moon. He has a touch when it comes to moon pics!

Again, I hope you liked the photos. Feel free to comment, hubby loves to hear what people say about his pics, even if they don't like it. He says it helps him to learn.

Well, I'll let you go for now. Don't forget to visit An Angel's Journey, my other blog.

May god bless you with a great week!

Ciao!

Hubby's Experiments

2008-08-19T16:39:00.026+02:00

Aloha to all of you!

Well, hubby's been messing around with his pictures lately. I thought "Oh, no, not again!"

But, honestly, they came out pretty good. I hoped they would, after he won that contest, but they don't always work out. Sometimes he gets a little too heavy for me to like it. This batch shows the good side of things, at least on our monitor. Most of them are just kind of nothing exciting, yet he edited them to create a sense of interest. I hope you will find that sense about them.

So, hold on tight and away we go!

This was taken at a local castle ruins. You can't visit the castle, but the view is incredible.

A lovely view of a stream, barn, and field. Hubby wanted to clean up the sky and add a touch of blue; I told him it didn't look right.

Here is field along the roadside with some apple trees. Hubby used some new software to try out for this one.

Yet another field. What I like about this one is the purple color in the sky. The funny thing is, it really looked like that!

Some sheep and colored machinery.

Just some sheep grazing. He takes a lot of sheep pics for Jasmine. She loves when daddy brings her sheep pics!

These next 3 pics really grabbed my interest, even though they are of nothing exciting!

This is the higher color version of the pic he took. It looks nice by itself, I think. Don't you?

Here he made it black and white with some settings. I think it's kind of dramatic!

And here he layered the 2 above pics then he adjusted it to look like an old hand painted photo.

All that stuff, I'm not sure what it does and how it works. Hubby showed me and explained it to me, but even for him it can get really confusing. (Yes, he'll admit that much! Ha-ha!) Now I want to try it. He says if the pics are opened in a software that will view them at their high coloring, they won't look right, but they should print right. I'm going to try it out and let you know in a couple days.

I love the effects he gets from just trying different things and experimenting! I hope you'll let me know what you think.

Well, thanks for the joy of your company and your continued visits! God bless, and a great week to all of you! Don't forget to visit An Angel's Journey for more stories and the occasional photo.

Ciao!

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

2008-08-18T22:05:00.001+02:00

Hi, Mom!

Here’s wishing you an extremely happy birthday! We’re sending along our wishes for a happy, healthy, and wonderful year ahead. We love you so dearly, and miss you a lot. I hope that someday soon we’ll get to spend time with you again, and enjoy those magical moments of having time together as a family.

Take care and have a blessed day!

With all our love and best wishes,

James, Lily, and your darling granddaughter Jasmine.

Happy Birthday

2008-08-18T10:12:00.001+02:00

Aloha, my friends!

Time to share another adventure. Sunday we went to a birthday party for a friend's son. It was Jeffrey's second birthday, and some of us had a little get together.

Jasmine made the most of it, playing with Jeffrey, Masha, Stephen, and the others. We adults talked and enjoyed our young ones playing so excitedly. There was music, games, and FOOD! Lots of yummy food and glad friendship to be had by all. The best part was all the merry making of our darling children. Jasmine was having so much fun, especially with Brian and Stephen. She had so much fun, that when it came time to bid our goodbyes she refused to leave. I had to tell her that it was late already and that we needed to be home so that we can say goodnight to daddy. Anyway, she finally did calm down and got into the car while waving goodbye to everyone. (Like a beauty queen riding in the parade!) So, without farther ado, here are some pictures of the festivities.

The birthday boy and friends!

Cake time!

This is so yummy!

Blue cake is better than lipstick!

Playing with Brian! He's a great kid who the kids all love.

Jasmine looking at the sand!

Cheers, mommy!

MMMM!

Running around.

Snack break, as much fun as play time!

Children really are a gift from heaven, a true treasure from our loving creator, and the source of so much joy and spiritual wealth! Yes, sometimes they fill our lives with frustration and worry, but the gift from above always increases the love and joy you feel.

Well, that’s enough for now. May God give you all a great week ahead.

Ciao!

Happy Independence Day!

2008-07-04T16:11:00.002+02:00

Just a note to wish everyone a happy Independence Day. Remember, it's about more than barbecues and fireworks, it's about the freedoms we enjoy, and the end of tyranny over our lives so long ago!

Have a great day everyone. Enjoy your celebrations and freedoms, we will here!

I'll be updating this weekend, with some pics and maybe a vide or 2! I'll also be updating my Angel's Journey blog, and I'll make sure to get in a long round of blog hopping, too. Check it out.

Keep the comments coming. God bless you all.
Ciao!

The Magic of Ballet

2008-06-20T21:42:00.007+02:00

Well, here are the pics from Jasmine's ballet show. It really was for all the girls who worked so hard to do their ballet. There was even 1 boy who was doing Irish dance. He was such a trooper, you could see he was a little uncomfortable. He was the only boy! I have to give HUGE kudos to everyone who participated!

Don't forget to visit "An Angel's Journey", to get the whole story behind the pictures. You'll enjoy it, we did.

So, without further ado; the pictures.

Operating the video!

Jasmine and Miss Jodi, ready to perform.

Miss Jodi, ever so friendly.

Starting the show!

The wheels on the bus!

Warming up.

More warm-ups.

The wipers on the bus.

Big girls warm-ups.

Trying to be a big girl.

Mommy and baby!

Dancing Irish.

Caught in the Irish air.

Guiding the girls.

Little princesses.

Making friends.

Wow, what's a boy doing here?

My new best friend.

A sign of success! That takes hard work.

Ballet makes me hungry!

Blog Ideas

2008-06-16T17:03:00.007+02:00

Hello, everyone, this is you're narrator.

I've decided to use this blog for small posts and the majority of the photos I will be posting. Of course, the stories behind the photos will still be available at "An Angel's Journey", my main blog.

I think this will allow me to get the most from my blogging, and allow me to bring more interesting items to you.

I do hope you will find this interesting. After all, this blog isn't just about me and my family, it's about you, my blog family, too.

Please let me know what you think. I appreciate all comments and suggestions, they really do encourage me to keep at my blogging.

I hope god blesses you in all you do, and look forward to what you have to say. (In your blogs and in your comments!)

Ciao!

Weekend pics 06-15

2008-06-15T21:28:00.017+02:00

The story behind all these photos is available at An Angel's Journey. I set all the pics to open in a new window so you wouldn't have to keep hitting the back button. Don't be surprised with the new window.

The Ma-na-ma-nas

Picnic at the pool

Joy towing Jasmine! What great friends they are.

Melith warming up our princess.

Princess Jasmine watching the pool.

Field hand

Some pickers at work.

friends at work

Friends picking berries.

Learning the wave pool

It's ICY, mommy!

Our little berry girls.

This is my favorite!

Getting full!

I got more than you!

This is heavy!

Yummy!

Arrival at the farm!

Hard at work!

But still smiling!

Watch out for the bushes!

Happy Fathers day to all!

2008-06-15T10:40:00.004+02:00

Like Daddy like Daugther

Happy fathers day to all the fathers out there! enjoy and have a great week-end!

Happy Birthday, Miss Jodi!

2008-06-05T18:45:00.001+02:00

Thursday was a great day. I had the day off, and hubby didn't have to work until 3pm. That meant a little extra together time for us. We spent the morning together relaxing and having a little family fun time.

At one o'clock was Jasmine's ballet class. We arrive a little early, so I got Jasmine ready for class. After that, I went to our local thrift shop to do a little "me time" shopping. Daddy stayed behind to watch Jasmine perform with her class.

Miss Jodi was running a little behind, so was rushed while getting ready. It really wasn't a problem, as she had time to spare. She passed out some fliers about the end of the class session in 2 weeks. They will have a little party with food and a little performance by each group. This is going to be so great! Even hubby is excited to see it. He really does love to see Jasmine's excitement when she's into something like ballet. He went and got that day off from work, just so he could go! The class has gotten smaller, but they are learning more from the extra time Miss Jodi can give them. It's really nice.

Well, anyway, we found out that it was Miss Jodi's birthday Thursday. We wanted to wish every joy and happiness. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISS JODI! I've posted some pics of various days in her ballet class. Even Jasmine got excited about her birthday and said she wanted the same day for her birthday. She loves having Miss Jodi as a teacher, and she loves Miss Jodi.

Well, after ballet class, we went for lunch. Then we dropped hubby at work. Jasmine and I went to my friend's house, but that's another story for another time.

We just wanted to wish Miss Jodi a very happy birthday and great year ahead. Thank you, Miss Jodi!

Now for the pics.

Miss Jodi helping the girls with their excercises

Dancing to the song "Dem Bones"

Hula Hoop time!

Circle time

Another "Dem Bones" dance.

The doors on the bus!

I'll also be posting this at my other blog, also. Please give it a visit! Also, to all my visitors, I extend my heartfelt thanks for your time and comments. I love to read your comments and ideas. I'll be leaving my footprints at everyone's site in the next day or so, so keep an eye out.

Take care and God bless!
Ciao!

Photos by hubby.

2008-06-01T17:32:00.004+02:00

A close-up of one flower in the bouquet.

Another close-up of another one in different lighting

Jasmine "helping" to water the garden.

More "helping!"

One of hubby's experiments.

This was actually taken in 2003 by hubby. We were spending time with our dear friends, Bill and Marietta.

Jasmine playing in the water from the hose. She was really "helping."

Another flower.

The bouquet. I think it is so lovely.

The photos in this post were taken by dear old hubby. He's not totally useless. Ha-ha-ha. The flowers came from a florist who gave them to me for free last night. The pics of Jasmine were taken while she was helping our landlady.

To read the whole story of the photos, go to my other blog, "An Angel's Journey". Maybe you'll get a laugh or two.

Thanks to all for visiting. I hope you'll keep coming back. I love your sites, and look forward to your messages and comments. God bless!

Ciao!

Intermission

2008-05-27T21:50:00.000+02:00

Now for our intermission, brought to you by Fah Vee.

For those you unfamiliar with the German language, Fah Vee is the way Germans say… you got it, VW. The reason I’m bringing this up should be apparent soon.

As many of you know, this last January I had to get rid of my 23-year-old Mercedes 190E. That car was great. It ran like a charm, and it was so comfortable. There was almost no rust in the engine area, what a nice car. Of course, it was old. It wouldn’t pass inspection without ALL NEW brakes; pads, rotors, everything. And the rust on the door struts. Oh, well, we mourned her.

But mourn no more! I’ve been saving for a car to replace that one, and with hubby’s assistance, I finally made it. Monday we went to a used car dealer in the local area. We bought the Mercedes from him, so knew it was a good choice to go back. Lo’ and behold… my new baby. A 1991 VW Jetta 4 door sedan. And best of all, it’s maroon!

Hubby made an offer and it was accepted. We insured the car and registered it. Amazingly, we got it all done in one day!

This morning I took it in and washed it at the car wash, and gave it a nice coat of wax. Wow, I bought my very first car! With my own money! It’s great to save for things, and have a goal. I just hadn’t expected to be able to buy my own car so soon. What a great feeling. And the best part, no more getting up at 5 am with Jasmine to drop hubby at work! Here's a picture.

My new pride!

Now for some blessed sleeping in! Thanks to everyone for your visits, they really make the blogging world nice! I’ll try to visit everyone after I wake up, very late!

We'll return to "Daddy Daughter Day" part 2 tomorrow!

Ciao!

A Daddy's Tale

2008-05-27T21:49:00.000+02:00

This weekend was a nightmare for hubby. 4, count 'em 1...2...3...4..., days off. That meant he had to watch that little horror show that is our daughter, the princess. Actually, while she had some bad moments, it was a great time for us.

It started with "daddy daughter day" part 1.

Daddy and Jasmine dropped me at work Friday morning. And what a lovely morning it was. It was warm, but not hot, and clear, without being blinding. They went around the store and daddy bought Jasmine a "Little Einsteins" DVD. When it comes to some high quality bonding, they were "cooking with gas!" After their little jaunt in the store, they went to BK for lunch. Daddy said Jasmine had an appetite bigger than his! (I find that hard to believe!) They sat there a while enjoying their together time and their lunch. Now this is great, Jasmine didn't act up, and daddy didn't get frustrated. They sat there laughing and eating and looking at passersby without any problems.

Driving on... They left BK and went out to take some pictures and explore our little village some. What better way to bond, than sharing time doing something you both love? Apparently, anything is better than that. That's when Jasmine excitement motor went into overdrive, sending daddy's frustration meter into the red zone. Jasmine was throwing these old cuttings of weeds and grass all over herself and wouldn't stop. She loves activities like this. Well, daddy tried to stop her, with his warnings, to no avail. When he asked her if she wanted to be punished, she defiantly told him "Yes, punish me!" That was it! Daddy bundled her into the car and home they went. He put her on time out, and she told him "No!" I guess she discovered defiance and rebellion. We had hoped to put that off a couple more years.

Well, after they got home, daddy put her on time out for a while. She refused to listen and told him to go ahead and punish her. Finally after a couple hours of sitting, acting up, and sitting some more, she was daddy’s sweet little princess again. They finished off their together time playing games and pretend. I was happy to see them playing nicely when I got home. “What” I thought, “a nice time they must have had, bonding and playing!” Hubby filled me in later. I had nightmares about their day! Oh, well, they’ll get used to it. I’m just glad I’m not as stubborn as daddy. (Of course, daddy says Jasmine inherited her hard head from me, but I doubt it!)

There’s a little more to the story, but first, an intermission.

Ciao!

Our little model

2008-05-25T22:09:00.004+02:00

Surveillance by daddy!

Ready for my photo shoot!

See, I'm pretty!

How's this one?

My close-up

Hey, all!

Just wanted to share some of our princesses pics. I hope you like them. She is so much the little model. Of course, she also wants to be the photographer. Figure that one out!

Thanks for your visits.
Ciao!

Despidida

2008-05-25T22:08:00.003+02:00

Hello peeps!

I just wanted to update my blog with some of this week’s happenings. I’m busy with my full time work now. I thought I could still manage to update my blogs more often, but I guess that sometimes it’s hard to do both. The job I do is very tiring, but rewarding.

For the past couple days, we had very good weather. I buy Jasmine a surprise mini-pool so she can enjoy the summer days. She loves splashing and playing under the sun in her “swimming pool.” that's how I spend time with my sweet little princess. I am off every Thursday for her ballet class, and Sunday we have family day. Monday our local grocery, where I work is closed, so that’s mommy daughter day. I end up working every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. It’s a nice little schedule, it allows me to have some money for myself, and gives me a break from full time mommy duty.

Friday, my friend Emily and I planned a surprise going away party for our co-workers who are leaving next week. One is headed for San Francisco, and the other one, Girlie, is going home in Pinas for 3 months. We are going to miss them a lot since we worked together for couple of months now. Emily and I prepared some yummy food that we brought in to work for our coworkers. Even the cashiers loved the food we had. Almost all the workers there enjoyed the food we brought.

Today at work, we talked about how we’re going to miss them, and that we hope someday to meet again. It’s not that busy today, but not bad either. Time passes by so quickly when you are busy working or talking to your friends lol :-). Manang May gave me a memento, a polvoron mold and some colored tissue paper for wrapping it up. So, maybe I’ll make some polvoron and see how it tastes. Maybe, someday I will make some for sale. Anyway, talking about business, I already had many orders for egg rolls, but no time to make them now. I guess I will just have to take serious time to do it. I just want to relax after work and during my off time, too. I still have to do chores, but that’s O.K. I’m glad I took time to cook today before heading to work. Hubby loves lasagna, and I love beefsteak Pilipino style. So, now I don’t worry about cooking. That’s why I have time to sit here and do my update about our adventures.

Before I end this, I would like to thanks all my visitors for passing by and leaving some footprints in my blogs. I’d also like to thank Manong Romeo for encouraging to work, which helps some, too.

You all take care, and wish you all a beautiful weekend with your friends and family.

Ciao!

Our Surprise foods

The Bagger's

Soon to be in San Francisco

Girlie and Manang May we gonna miss you guy's.

Our little girl enjoying the mini pool

With her water gun

As promised

2008-05-17T22:13:00.011+02:00

Well, I promised some more pics. Here they are. Each photo will open in its own window or tab. I went this way so you wouldn't have to keep hitting the back button. I hope that's O.K. Well, I'm going to start with Miss Jodi, and go from there. I hope you enjoy!

This picture is of Miss Jodi. Miss Jodi, as you probably already know, is Jasmine's ballet teacher. She is incredibly gifted and patient. The children love the way she teaches. She makes learning fun, while making it interesting. Even after disciplining a couple of the girls, they still loved her and wanted to be in her class. She has been a godsend, just by making our princess feel so comfortable and energized about ballet. Every week, Jasmine looks forward to going to class, and talks about Miss Jodi and what she learned all week long. Thank you Miss Jodi!

Serving up the yummies!

Some of the yummie food!

Friendly volunteers

Some more

All together

The big man!

A long line

Philippines display. Hubby's still upset his barong wasn't as nice as this one.

Mommy and Jasmine chowing down.

My little chow hound

Yeah, me too!

In front of the display.

More of the display

Explaining the Philippines.

Samoa.

The Sandwich Islands, AKA Hawaii. My beloved islands.

And Jasmine at Ballet.

My heartfelt thank to all my visitors for your trips to my little place. I've started getting caught up on my blog hopping. And again, to Miss Jodi, thank you and keep it up!
Ciao!

Our little photographer!

2008-05-13T05:07:00.011+02:00

Hubby did this photo for me to put on the blog. I just didn't get the chance. Sorry, everyone. And sorry to you, honey-ko.

Our little photographer taking daddy's picture.

Serious about her work

Well, it's been a week since Mother's Day, and what a busy week it's been.

I had to cook nearly a ton of pancit for the Asian Pacific heritage celebration. It took a couple days and a whole lot of effort, but the results paid off. Everyone who tried it loved it. I was really pleased with the results.

Hubby was able to attend Jasmine's ballet class, where he was impressed by her efforts. She's really learning the steps and movements. It's something she loves doing, especially when one of us is there to watch her perform. Her teacher, Miss Jodi, is really something. She knows how to make it fun, which makes them enjoy learning.

Today, I was at work. You know that means daddy daughter day. They stayed home most of the day. Hubby said Jasmine was being "testa durra" and refusing to listen. When she finally settled down, they went out to Subway and had a sandwich together. She's like her daddy that way. They both love a good sandwich. Jasmine likes the meatball and hubby eats the Italian.

Well, I'll post some more later. And don't worry; I'll be hitting everyone's blogs over the next 2 days. Don't forget, my other blog is still up. I just updated it, and it has some more details about my day. I've also taken a couple sponsored posts. Please don't let that dissuade you from visiting.

Thanks for visiting. God bless!
Ciao

Happy Mothers day to all!

2008-05-11T11:18:00.002+02:00

Wishing every mothers a happy mothers day! you all take care and enjoy this wonderfull week-end with you family and friends.
God Bless!

A long read!

2008-05-04T08:09:00.015+02:00

Baby shower party

Group pictures

The foods

Yummy food's.

Cheese!

Mother and Daugther

Loves horses

Loves riding this too

The three Monster's (jokes)

To all my friends, online and offline, I heartily say “Good day!”

It’s been a while since my last update here. I’m sorry for taking so long; I got so busy here for the last few weeks. I started working my part time job during the week, and when I'm off I also take care of my friend’s son and my daughter starting last Tuesday. Between my daughter and her son, it takes time away from the pc usually. They are usually so hyperactive that I end up bringing them outside, maybe to the park, just to enjoy and had fun. That way they won’t make our house a disaster all the time. Golly, it’s amazing how they get so hyper.

Last Monday, April 28, my friends and I had a surprise baby shower for our friend Maria. She was so happy, she even almost cried. I’m glad that she loved the idea. As usual, there were tons of food; everyone brought their own favorite recipe. I myself cooked my favorite spaghetti, chicken BBQ, Leche flan, and cakes. They brought favorites like dinuguan (hubby says “Yuck! Just thinking about it, oohhh, yuck!”), lumpia, menudo, and pancit. It was an enjoyable time and one made memorable for our good friend Maria.

Tuesday was the first day of the second session for Jasmine’s ballet class with Miss Jodi. Jasmine was excited to go to ballet as usual. With us is my friend’s son Joel. We’re the only one who arrived early. There were some new girls attending. Jasmine smiled like a Cheshire cat, she was so happy. She loves to learn the steps, but seemed a little distracted by the new girls. Then after the class, Miss Jodi talked to me about putting Jasmine in the group of 4 year olds. That way the new girls won’t distract her, and she’ll learn quicker. It would also change ballet day to Thursday. And it would last two hours instead of the one hour she gets now. I am eager and excited for her to go to the new group. She’ll really learn more and her joy will be even more boundless. she did well on the class every time, and I am so proud of her. It helps that Miss Jodi is exceptionally good with the kids; she seems to have a gift for teaching the little ones to dance.

On Wednesday, we went to Jasmine's dermatologist appointment for her allergy test. It was confirmed that she is allergic to hazelnuts, peanuts, and Birch pollen. We’ll find out this week what kind of response needs to be taken for her exposure to nuts. I prayed that she is only mild in this allergy.

Thursday Jasmine stayed with my friend, Gerlie, playing with her two-year-old son. Anyway, soon Jasmine will be in CDC if a slot opens up. I finally decided to take a regular job in the bagger section to help hubby, plus I make decent money. But if it doesn’t work well, I can quit anytime I want to. After work, they picked me up and headed to the fest here in Hohenfels. Every year we have a German-American Volksfest. It’s an exciting event for the kids, and us older kids. Everyone gets to enjoy all the rides available. When we got there, we saw all our friends, so we sat at one table while having our favorite fest foods. We were just talking, taking pictures, and so on. It was great seeing everyone in the fest. We ended up going home late, even though I was tired. We were still happy that Jasmine had such a good time on all the rides. Gosh, she loves to ride! I even had to go on one; it’s like a rocket, which made me dizzy. I’m getting dizzy again just remembering it.

Friday, I worked again. It’s not so busy because everyone was at the fest. But I still did well on that day. Same routine, Dada and Jasmine pick me up and we went to the fest. We take all the time to enjoy and let Jasmine have fun riding on the horses, and her favorite rides. When the fest ends, it will be a year before they have another one.

Saturday Jasmine has to stay with Dada, and I had to work. That’s the reason I hardly had anytime to blog hop and update my blogs. Sorry for the neglect, my friends.

It doesn’t help that hubby has been playing “Medieval II: Total War.” He plays it a lot, which means I can’t get on the computer. He is such a big kid when it comes to this “Total War” series of games. He wants to beat the game and rule the world. He knows it’s not real, but just gets so into it. First, he played the main game and won as England, and then he moved on to the Crusades expansion. It’s crazy, if you ask me. Then he also spends a large amount of time editing all the photos we take. Sorry, enough of my silly digressing.

After work, I went home and took a break to spend time with my little princess. Then I took a shower and went to see the fireworks display at the fest. For the first time, Jasmine enjoyed the fireworks display. She was even clapping for joy and shouting for “More, higher up in the sky!!!” It was so cute hearing her say things like that. After the show, we finally bid goodbye to the fest and went home. Jasmine was happy to see the fireworks and talk about it on the way home.

Sunday, I woke up early to do an update here, before doing anything (like daddy) diverting me. Next, I’ll clean house and go to do some laundry. I’m hoping we can skip the fest today because hubby works early tomorrow, and we need some down time.

To everyone who visits my little site, thank you for your time and messages. They really brighten a busy day. Please keep it up. I’ll be hog-tying hubby to get the use of the computer if he keeps playing his game, so I will visit all of you in the next couple days. Happy Sunday and remember to have fun with your family and friends.

God Bless!
Ciao!

Tulips!

2008-04-25T10:17:00.015+02:00

Hello Friends,

I felt like sharing some of my hubby's photos taken with his Canon EOS Camera. It’s amazing how my hubby loves taking pictures and learning every aspect of focus and light. He really enjoys the process of learning the digital world. So today, I felt like highlighting his talent in this blog post. The pics are below.

Anyway, here’s wishing everyone a great weekend, I hope you all enjoy and have a great time with your family and friends. And, of course, I would like to say thanks to everyone who passes by my place. I appreciate your visits and look forward to your comments. God bless!
Ciao!

Tulips in the spring.

After hubby's editing.

Another one with a different focus, aren't they pretty?

Country shed, taken last fall. This was one of the ones hubby entered into a contest last October. He won second place.

4 things about me :-)

2008-04-18T09:05:00.002+02:00

Got this tag from Twinks thanks a lot for giving me this tagay my dear twinks.so here's my entry for this.

4 Jobs I've Done:

Cashier (Diego Garcia Navy Base)
Food service (Johnston Atol Hawaii)
Bagger (Germany)
SAHM (stay at home Mom)

4 Shows on my TiVo/DVR: - None.

Sorry I dont had tivo or dvr except I only had tfc shows

4 Places I've Been:

Diego Garcia (british territory)
Florida
Hawaii Island's
Las Vegas

4 Favorite Foods:

Pakbet
Pancit
Menudo
Nilaga

4 cd's Recently Listened To:

Shania Twins
Avril Lavigne
Kids Cd's
The Corr's

4 Things You Can Do To Make My Day:

Tag's in my tagboard
Comment's in my post
Footprint in my blog
All the Tagay's

Now, am tagging my online and offline friends,
Vicky
Robelyn
Wish you all had a great week-end.

Wishing all a great T.G.I.F.

2008-04-11T08:11:00.007+02:00

Aloha!
Wishing everyone a great Friday! I’m sure everyone loves Friday just like me. :-) For me, Friday is one of the best days. I've been waiting for it to come, it means time out for me, and time for daddy daughter bonding. Of course, then we have Sunday, our family time together going places for sightseeing or simply staying at home watching movies and playing with our little girl.

Not much going on with us, except today I am sharing some delicious spaghetti I found on Babette's site. I miss Filipino spaghetti so much that I finally cooked up a batch. The only thing that was missing from the recipe is the cheese I used to use back in the P.I. it’s ok, it still tasted like spaghetti. Jasmine is not an avid fan of spaghetti and pancit, but at least she tried to eat some of mommy’s foods.

Tomorrow I will be busy once again. I am going to work, then after work, we are going to attend a birthday party of our friends’ one and only adorable son. Jasmine loves Stephen; she always gets excited seeing him. They get along well, playing all the time whenever we see them. Of course, no sightseeing this Sunday. Daddy has to work again. I’d like us all to go swimming, as Jasmine loves the pool. We’ll see what we’re going to do for our weekend fun and adventures when hubby’s off Monday.

So, here’s wishing everyone the best and enjoyable weekend. You all take care and thanks for passing by my place.

Ciao!

Jasmine posing for the camera

My little camera model

Fun and cool tag's

2008-04-04T11:37:00.005+02:00

Thanks Joyball
for this tag! I do enjoy this cool tag.

Here's the direction:
1. Go to photobucket
2. Type in your answer to the question in the “search” box.
3. Use only the first page.
4. Insert the picture into your Blog.

1. What is your relationship Status?

2. What is your current mood?

sleepy
3. Who is your favorite band/artist?

4. What is your favorite movie?

5. What kind of pet do you have?
None

6. Where Do you live?

Hohenfels
7. Where do you work?

Grocery
8.What Do you look like?

Cute
9. What do you drive?

BMW
10. What did you do last night?

11. What is your favorite TV show?

12. Described yourself?

13. What are you doing today?

14. What is your name?

15. What is your favorite Candy?

Now I am passing this tag to my online friends Vickie
Thanks for everyone who keep passing by my place. you all take care and enjoy the great week-end.

Award!

2008-04-02T08:04:00.003+02:00

My friend Francine

gave me this lovely award. This award is indeed perfect for all the bloggers here knowing the fact that most people in our blogroll are coming from different countries of the world. Thanks Francine glad to have it.

Now I am sharing this award to all my friends online. you are all free to grab this one.