A Saccharine Life

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to share with you some funny conversations in our family. Today's post was brought to you by Sofia. :) ***** Mama Dolly taught Sofia to answer questions about what her name is followed by what her age is. Questions were always asked in succession, and since my daughter is a fast learner, this was her answer. Mommy: Baby, what is your name? Sofia: My name is Sofia Isabelle Bareza! Two! Haha! ***** After watching the recent Miss Universe Pageant... Mommy: Baby, what is your name? Sofia: My name is Sofia Isabelle Bareza Philippines! Hahaha! ***** Daddy had to work the whole weekend, and Sofia kept asking where her Daddy was... Sofia: Mommy, Daddy? Mommy: Pasok office. Sofia: Wawa Daddy. May point ka, Anak. .. haha. ***** Live, Love, Laugh with Family!

Hi Everyone, Mi-di-ya Nu-chi is Media Noche in Chinese. Get it? Haha. Just kidding. Kung Hei Fat Choi! We celebrated Chinese New Year not because Familia Bareza is Chinese nor because my husband looks Chinese. We just grabbed the opportunity to celebrate, and eat away from the usual Eat-Like-A-Goat Nights. Yes, we've been trying to lose weight, People! If we're successful, maybe I'll blog about it sometime. We just wanted to celebrate and have fun. We wore red to ward off evil spirits. Red is the color or symbol of good luck in Chinese. It is also associated with happiness, wealth and good fortune. For the meal that we shared, we had whole chicken and fish for unity and prosperity. We also served spring rolls for prosperity, pancit for longevity, rice for harmony, rice cake for unity, and oranges for wealth. We also had pork liempo. I am not sure if this dish signified anything Chinese, I just wanted a pork liempo!  Cheers to a Prosperous New Yea...

Hi Everyone, "You are God's love wrapped in curls, laughter, and cuteness. I will forever be thankful He gifted you to me." -Mommy I searched for a quote that I can use for this blog post, but was not able to find any that will express what I feel and think about my daughter. I decided to make my own. Sofia turned three years old yesterday, and when I look at her, I am still in awe. Daddy and I brought her in this world with God's grace. She is a miracle, our little miracle.  Sofia, if ever you come across this post someday, I want you to know that Mommy and Daddy loves you. You bring us happiness each day. You are our teacher. You teach us how to be parents. And if you are reading this, I hope we have succeeded as parents.  Happy birthday! I love you very much, baby. As most parents wish, please, do not grow up so fast. :) We celebrated Sofia's birthday at her favorite 'restaurant' -- Jollibee! We went to their Blue Ba...

Hi Everyone, "The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.: - Eleanor Roosevelt It never crossed my mind that I will have a picture taken on top of a mountain. How utterly cool was it?! Daddy asked me if I want to join Alex, Anna and him in climbing Mount Batulao. I am thinking, why not? I need a long walk to lose some pounds. I said yes. I did not know we were in for a surprise. We started our hike for the foot of Mount Batulao at 7:30AM. Note that the time stamp on the pictures are off from the actual time because of the camera setting. It started out to be a steady walk. There were houses along the way, and guides, who would offer their services to hikers for Php500. Since we were with Alex, who had been to Batulao numerous times, we did not need a guide anymore. It seemed a bit boring at first, but as soon as we reached the foot of the mountain at 7:5...

Hi Everyone! When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~Joyce Brothers As a mommy, my goal is for Familia Bareza to create lasting memories together. Memories which when we look back in our lives will bring smile and warmth in our hearts. My plan for 2015 is to have monthly family bonding activities where we can hang-out with each other, and enjoy each other's company. It does not have to be an expensive getaway. It can be as affordable as having a Barbecue Day outdoors! Well, Daddy has not agreed on this yet, but I am sure he'll be supportive of my endeavor. Haha! For this month of January, Daddy and Mommy decided to go on a day trip to Caleruega. Our last visit here was 3 years ago. How time flies! We now visited with Sofia. Mama Dolly decided to stay with us for the weekend, so she came along with us. We went there last Saturday, and it took us almost an hour to get there from General Trias, Cavite. The weather wa...