From Mexican to Caveman?

Another fun Saturday spent with the family.

With the super hot weather today, we decided to head to SM Southmall and cool ourselves. (free aircon...*wink* *wink*)

Tried out a new place for lunch...AGAVE Mexican Cantina.

They had this promo, Kids eat for free during weekends...so it was a good excuse to try it out and we were happy with our decision.

Love, love, love their take on Mexican cuisine.
Will definitely eat here again...

After lunch, the kids requested to watch a movie, The CROODS

It was a fun movie, no dull moment...
a must see for the family.

Post birthday with Best Friend

It was a post-birthday celebration for the little man in the house.

He didn't ask for a party this year but asked that he and his best friend would spend the afternoon playing at their favorite place, TIMEZONE...

Wish granted!

Early Easter Celebration

Since it is the last day of school before the 2-week Easter Break, an early Easter Celebration was held.

The KIGA and Primary students had an egg hunt followed by the traditional Easter Brunch.

Families brought some food to be shared with the school community...

Just before lunch, the grounds were cleared to make way for a fund raising event organized by the Grade 9-12 students in cooperation with the WWF (World Wildlife Fund).

RUN FOR DAVAO...

The run was meant to aid the Typhoon "Pablo" victims in Davao with home and livelihood rehabilitation.
Students and Parents were to pledge a minimum of Php100.00 for every rounds they make during the run.
It was a fun and fulfilling day indeed.

Today is SAMSTAG!

It was one of those laid back saturdays here at Casa Garcia...

We actually had plans of spending the weekend in Tagaytay but then...the boys weren't able to have an early start of the day...the call to stay in bed was just too strong for them to handle...

Woke up at my usual time just like it was a school day.
            ...did the laundry
            ...prepared breakfast...

Ahhhh, breakfast...decided to make whole wheat waffles, and paired it with some sausages and scrambled eggs...

Speaking of the waffles, I found this new product in the market a few weeks back and was just curious about it since it said Whole Wheat and we always go for whole wheat products...it's the MAYA Whole Wheat Pancake  Mix...it is a must try product...it's always in my pantry and it never fails to satisfy. My kids love it...you can eat it on its own without putting any syrup...I am glad that Maya decided to come out with this alternative in the market...

As for lunch...we had a late lunch...we were still feeling full after the waffle breakfast we had.

Lunch was around 2pm...we were thinking of going to our fave Ramen place in Molito but the little boss man was not up to it so I suggested we try UNCLE CHEFFY which was also in the Molito Block in Alabang.

 

Uncle Cheffy takes pride in their brick oven specialties like the Panizza. Though they say it's Globaal Cuisine, seeing their menu suggests that it is more of an Italian themed resto with a few twist.

If you know the little boss man very well, you know that he just loves cheese and the Cheese, Cheese, and Cheese Panizza (Php 475.00) was his obvious choice. It is a combination of mozzarella, parmesan, cheddar, gruyere, blue cheese, herbs and olive oil.

 
The Panizza by the way is a thin pizza. In Uncle Cheffy, it is served with Tomato, Arugula leaves and Alfalfa sprouts.

The idea is to put the 3 accompaniments on the thin crust panizza then roll it up. 
The combination of the herbs, the saltiness of the cheese and the dough is just amazing...that thinking about it, you could really finish the whole panizza. It's a must try.

Aside from the Panizza, we also had 
SPATCHCOCKED HALF CHICKEN (Php295.00) with walnut-dill pesto and potato salad
GRILLED BLUE MARLIN "CAFE DE PARIS" (Php395.00) with brown rice and couscous pilaf
SPAGHETTI ALEJANDRO (Php350.00) spanish inspired pasta (a bit sweet but different from the Filipino spaghetti)

As for the price, it's quite expensive but the serving is good for 2-3 persons...depending on their appetite...

Til' our next food adventure...

UNCLE CHEFFY
Opening and Closing Hours: 11am to 11pm
Address:   Roofdeck Molito
                 Madrigal Ave cor Alabang Zapote Road
                 Muntinlupa City
Tel. No.    09209243044 / 384-7687 

****Samstag is Saturday in German. I have been practicing German this past days...

Paolo is 10

Valentine's Day is a very popular day all around the world but for me, it was made even special for I became a mother on this special day.

That was 10 years ago and now that baby is 10!

Paolo is 10!
This is indeed a memorable birthday for the little man for this is his first 2-digit age.

He had a pizza party in school.

Everyone had fun even though it was only for a short period of time before they were off to their next class.

After school, it was his turn to be BOSS for a day.
He and papa Garcia played in Timezone to their hearts content.

While we girls on the other hand enjoyed our little shopping spree. hihihi

To cap off the day, we had a nice Valentine's birthday dinner as a family at Chili's.

Family is LOVE and LOVE is Family....

It's ASH WEDNESDAY

It's Ash Wednesday today, the start of the Lenten Season.

photo grabbed from the web

We heard mass this afternoon and while in the church we decided to make a pledge as to what each of us will be giving up for the Lenten Season.

phot grabbed from the web

For hubby and me, it will be a NO RICE SACRIFICE..

How about you, what will you be giving up?

A Party fit for a Princess...

February 2, 2013
McDonald's BF Southpark Branch

When we were in Singapore, birthday means sharing a cake with classmates in school, dining out or traveling out of the country.

Since we moved back to the Philippines, we have been invited and have attended numerous birthday parties and this made the little princess dream of having one too.

So...wish granted...A princess-themed party at McDonalds.

McDonald's have the license for the disney princess themed party so it was a no-brainer for us on which party venue we will be enlisting. And, it was a hassle-free party preparation for me indeed.

They took care of everything from the decorations to the food. I was also able to customize the menu for the birthday. 
  

The cake...
As for the cake, you could either ask them to also include the cake in your birthday party package or bring your own cake. Other branches don't allow any "outside food" to be taken inside the party venue but I was able to work out with them. There was only one condition, the cake can't be consumed/eaten at the party. Well, ok then...as long as I get to have a cake fit for the princess party.

Browsing dozens of blogs and a number of party services providers online, I was able to find SIDs Party Favors. Moms have been raving about them...they have affordable packages... so I decided to check them out. 

I called them up, told them about my ideas for the cake as well as the cake flavor. I decided to have a cupcake tower too so that guests can easily "bring" and enjoy the cupcake when they get home. 

The cake was A-ok. It tastes good. And I was very happy with the design concept.

Loot Bags...
a children's party wouldn't be complete without a loot bag. Although the loot bags are part of the package, I still decided to add. It feels great to see happy kids when they get their loot bags.

The party went well...from the food , the games, to the cake...and it was made extra special because people who are dear to our little princess were with us when she celebrated her birthday here in the Philippines. (for the first time...)