Harry and Meghan welcomes Baby "Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor"

The baby made his debut behind closed doors, with a small press pool of only one reporter, one photographer. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/AFP/Getty Images


The royal baby is here! Welcome to the world, Archie Harrison!

Time flies so fast. It's like their royal wedding just happened recently, and now they have a baby boy!

Harry and Meghan both look so happy to be first-time parents. You may read the whole article about the royal couple's baby here.

Our Tie-dyed Shirts for Learning Links Academy's Music Recital 2018

It's Wednesday, and my kiddos need their tie-dyed shirt on Friday. The crammer in me is awoken. I need to finish dyeing their shirts, or else we'll not have enough time for them to dry.

Loaded up on coffee...as my husband said, "Procaffeinating."

Finally, I gathered the strength and willpower to start working on it. As always, that's the hard thing to do. My husband said why should it take time to start on it if I want to do it. Well, there are house chores to do. Good thing, he washed the dishes along with his usual laundry duty. Thank you, Lord, for giving me a husband who's willing to help me.

I would like to document and write a blog on the steps that I did for future reference.

Here they are.

Step 1: Wash the white shirt with detergent and water. Rinse thoroughly and remove excess water.

Step 2: Lay it on a flat surface.

 

Step 3: Twirl it at the middle using your fingers until you form a circular bun.

Step 4: Put a rubber band. In my case, I did it vertically. You may do it horizontally.  

Step 5: Then put another rubber band in a perpendicular direction.

Step 6: Put the third rubber band in a way that you form a pattern similar to a pizza.

Step 7: Prepare the dyes. Dilute them according to the instructions.

In my case, I was able to buy Venus red and green fast dyes. We call it "jobus" here in the Philippines. I bought each of them for only fives pesos in the Carmona marketplace. Talk about cheap, huh?

Step 8: After placing my dyes in a squeeze bottle, I placed my twirled shirt in a plastic basin. You may use a metal rack if you have one. (I was afraid there's no squeeze bottle in the house because I gave them away last year. Thankfully, I remembered that I have salinase drops, and those are the ones I used.)  

Step 9: I put my dyes alternately, red-green-red, until I cover the entire top part.

Step 10: I turned the twirled bun over to put dyes at the other side.

Charaaaann!!! Here's my completely colored twirled bun! :)

Then I covered it with plastic wrap for 6 hours.

When Number Three woke up, I asked him to hold it up for the camera.

My husband will wash it again later, and he'll let it dry to be ready for tomorrow, Friday, for Learning Links Academy's Music Recital 2018.

Thank you, Holy Spirit, for your guidance on this project. :)

Our Church Wedding at St. Benedict Parish, Ayala Westgrove Heights, Philippines

Earlier today, we had our church wedding at St. Benedict Parish, Ayala Westgrove. It was a mass wedding organized by Father Conrad and his staff. We were 5 pairs so it's a small size for a mass wedding. We didn't pay for anything, except for the P750 donation asked by Father Conrad. He asked for this so that we could say to ourselves that we donated something to our church. That's a really good thought. :)

Lucky for us, we were the earliest pair. That's why we were able to take photos of our family small and nuclear family. Mom and my sis-in-law came early, too, but my mom and brothers weren't able to arrive early. So we took pictures with them after the ceremony.

Here are some of our before-the ceremony wedding photos :)

Here are some of our after-ceremony wedding photos. Thank you, Our Lady of the Rosary :)

By the way, thank you, Ms. Malou, of Flowerpots for our flowers! :)

As we went out of the church, the restored combi van was there again! Well, to be honest, I was expecting that because when we had Kuya's first communion the other day, it was there. So we took the opportunity to have our photos taken with the really cool van, and it looked like it was our wedding car :) Thank you, Brother! :)

After the mass, we headed to Café Arabelle for a simple lunch. Before the wedding, we were choosing between Classic Savory, Via Mare, and Café Arabelle. I personally love Café Arabelle because this was the place where we celebrated our anniversary last July, but I was vying for Via Mare because there's a TV there. We visited Classic Savory first and asked if they could reserve a table for us for the 20th of October, but they turned us down, stating that this day is a Saturday and there are lots of people eating there on weekends. So---no, not Classic Savory. Next, we went to Via Mare. The manager was kind enough to entertain us, and he said that he could reserve the middle table for us on the 20th, but only for 15 minutes....During that time, it was okay for me because I really like to try that place and I like the TV so I could play the AVP that I prepared. When hubby and I looked at their group meals, it looked expensive for our group. Well, the price was reasonable, but hubby was hesitant about the serving. He's not quite sure if the total amount will be enough for the rest of the group. I cannot sleep that night so I kept on browsing the net for classy but affordable restaurants in Solenad. Then I stumbled upon a review on Café Arabelle's Squad Meal. And that's it! I said I'd like to visit it tomorrow to reserve the table with TV. Unfortunately, I had to go to work the next day so I asked hubby to call for a table reservation for the 20th. Voila! They said yes to our request! Thank you, Lord, for that reservation.

The day of our lunch wedding came, and I was amazed by Café Arabelle's service. I was also really satisfied with their Squad Meal, which is composed of Vegetable Kare-Kare, Lechon Kawali, and Filipino-style Fried Chicken. This meal includes rice and iced tea, which is good for 4 persons. My whole family enjoyed their meal, and they even allowed us to bring in Ninong Darwin's pinindot without any corkage fee! Thank you, Café Arabelle, for making our wedding truly special! :)

A super thank you to Father Conrad, Father Herald, Ate Irene, Ate Ne, our whole family, and of course, to our Almighty Father for making this church wedding possible and very memorable! :)

Kuya's First Communion :)

Earlier today, we spent the morning at St. Benedict Parish, Ayala Westgrove for my Number Two's First Holy Communion.

Number One and Three weren't able to join us because they cannot skip school :(

We were there early. So we had time to take some photos at the entrance before lining up for the entrance of the students to the church.

Kuya was the one assigned for the First Reading. He did good. :)

Then the ceremony went as scheduled. Here are some of the photos for the whole mass.

Then they took a picture with Father Conrad. 

Then he posed with his friends. 

We had a picture with his souvenir and certificate.

When we went outside, there was a combi van, which was owned by one of the brothers. He allowed the kids and parents to take pictures with his van. A really generous act!

After the picture-taking, we went to McDo for lunch. Kuya requested for this, though Number Four wanted to eat at BonChon. Of course, it's Kuya's day so we followed his request.

Celebrating this day with my hubby and two babies. How I wish the other two were there. Oh well, we'll be celebrating together this Saturday anyway. So, no worries! :)

Thank you, Lord, for Kuya's First Holy Communion! :) Please bless him all the way.

My Mumuso Stash :)

Today, we bought BB cream and KISS red lipstick from Mumuso in Solenad 3, Nuvali.

I need these two for Saturday as I don't have my NuSkin tinted moisturizer and I want a red lipstick for our special day.

When I opened the KISS red glossy lipstick, I found it so cute due to the heart-shaped form of the lipstick. It's super adorable! When I tried it, I feel satisfied with its effect on my lips. I moisturizes my lips, and it gives a super red color that's so long-lasting! I wiped it with tissue after testing it, but it won't be removed. I just waited for it to lighten until the evening. I think it lasted for 7 hours!

The BB cream is okay too, but of course it's not comparable to NuSkin tinted moisturizer. With NuSkin, a little amount covers my face and neck. With this Mumuso BB cream, I needed to get 8 times from the container to fully cover my face. You get what you pay for :) But I know the Mumuso BB cream will do its job for Saturday :)