julian's bday bbq

i got an email today from one of our good friends annie & she sent some pictures taken last saturday which was julian's bday bbq. it was just a simple get together of friends & loved-ones to celebrate julian's turning 2 years! we had a simple fare of hotdogs, burgers, potato salad & cake & ice cream (i even made the cake & cupcakes myself :) it was really nice that a lot of people came to celebrate with us. and it seems like people enjoyed themselves which is very important... julian was oh so happy being with his friends. he kept on laughing out loud when it was his turn to strike the pinata... it actually was so heavy that it broke from the string where it was hanging even before we got to the hitting part & julian's grandma ended up shaking the pinata for no one was able to break it. maya, who's james' officemate was our entertainment for the kids with her clown costume & tricks, facepainting & tattoo printing. there were some mishaps along the way like me running to the store at the last minute for gas & ice and the grill bursting into flames but all in all it was a successful fun-filled day. julian was down before the party was completely over but he got to blow his candle already by then & have a piece of his cake... we opened his wonderful presents sunday... thank you so much to all those who came & celebrated with us. we love you all so much!

1 more day!!!

one more day & my baby julian will be 2years old already... waaahhhhh!!!! actually, it feels kind of bittersweet kasi of course i'm happy that my baby's growing but at the same time, i'm a little bit sad for the same reason. hindi na baby si baby. but then again, i'm mommy so i'm entitled to him being my baby FOREVER... hehehe. julian has just grown so much.
right now, he
* pretty much recognizes all the letters of the alphabet both upper & lower case letters
* sings & dances along with the music he hears on the radio or tv -- so funny kasi last sunday he was belting out a song with the radio ala american idol :); he took his grandma's hands too to dance to the tune of another song & just started dancing with her & then, after awhile went through her legs ala dancing with the stars :)
* plays the guitar & piano
* can say quite a lot of words now & puts 2-3 words together
* he runs a lot & is pretty good in climbing the apparatuses at the playground designed for kids much older than he is (think 5-12 years of age)

sigh, marami pa & of course, he's still a very helpful boy to mommy & daddy... he never forgets to grab the sponge or the 'bu' (broom) whenever we're trying to clean up. nauutusan na rin...

to our baby julian, hope you continue to grow up to be the already handsome & good boy that you are. and of course, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!