Chloe sings to Cole

Louie, Angel, Chloe and Cole spent the day in Megamall last Sunday... without a yaya or any other family member or friend tagging along. One stroller. Two kids. At one point, Chloe was sitting in the stroller when Mommy Angel had been carrying Cole and he had fallen asleep. Chloe was asked to step out of the stroller (since technically, the stroller belongs to Cole) but she said she was tired. She gamely agreed to having Cole put on top of her. (Note, Cole weighs 21 pounds).


For what seemed like thirty minutes, Chloe had Cole on her and we put down the cover of the stroller so he wouldn't wake up. But someone was singing! Mommy Angel listened in and faintly heard Chloe singing Cole a lullaby...

"Bayang magiliw, perlas ng silangan, alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo'y buhay... "

She sang the entire Philippine National anthem to him to soothe him!

Reasons Why I Should Model for a Living

1. I ain't camera shy.

2. I know my best angle...

3. I can strike a pose...

4. I can do the non-chalant, casual thing...

5. I can work with professionals...

6. I can accessorize...

7. I can get creative with my facial expression...

8. I can put on lipstick...

9. I can keep my underwear on when necessary...

10. I can sell a sea lion when I smile.

(Thanks to Uncle Rony for alot of these pictures taken while I was in Hong Kong)

Music & Lyrics

Chloe (Singing):
"Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother Dong
Brother Dong
Morning bells are ringing
Everybody's singing
Ding, ding, dong
Ding, ding, dong "

Angel: "Chloe, it's supposed to be John, not Dong."

Chloe (singing with a devlish smile):
"Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
Everybody's singing
John, John, John
John, John, John"

(Can you believe this kid?)

Chloe enjoying Kindergarten at Raya

July 16 was National Children's Book Day at Raya School, so all the kids were supposed to dress up as characters that you could find in an Adarna/Lampara book. (I'm sure you see the incoming dilemma). Luckily, teacher Isbel helped us out by telling us to check out "Ang Pambihirang Buhok ni Raquel" - a story written in both English and Filipino. It's about how this little girl adores her cousin Raquel who had FANTASTIC hair! So there were all sorts of things in this pambihirang buhok that the girl was so envious of (butterflies, flowers, cupcakes, and all sorts of wonderful things). At the end of the story, you find out Raquel is wearing a wig because she has leukemia. (Talk about crashing back to reality.) And the kid finds out she's alot luckier than her cousin, Raquel.

So we came as Raquel...

With matching butterflies in her hair... (we were up at 645am doing this!)

On another note, it's a real challenge to pull Chloe out of school everyday (it takes an average of 15-20 minutes from the minute her Mommy steps in the school). Apparently, she's just having too much fun...

It's a small class of 9 adorable kids. Thursday is PE day and clearly, the self-proclaimed day to let loose!