Dear J,

We spend New Year's Eve every year at Grandpa's and my, there's always so much food there. Here you are with this year's spread and a worried look on your face that says "Am I supposed to finish this all?"

Love, N

 

 Dear Jaco,

We spend every Christmas eve at the Balaans and Christmas Day at Sweetheart's, which means... the mall!

You guys took really good pictures, especially when genuinely having fun! Merry Christmas, honey. :)

Kisses, N

Dear J,

Do you remember watching your first real soccer game? You're part of the school varsity, and one of the parents is the manager of the Azkals so we got free tickets to their game with LA Galaxy! Honestly, it was pretty boring (I'm sorry! I really thought soccer was boring, it just gets fun when people start cheering which is what, once every 30minutes?!). But you kids were having fun cheering, and that's what I loved watching.

I hope you get to be interested in team sports when you grow up. It builds a lot of character, discipline, teamwork and a lot of different values that we'd want for you. What do you think?

Love, N

Dear J,

We went to Tagaytay for I-dunno-what with Grandpa, Mamu and the Balaans, and you finally saw the Taal Volcano and Lake. You were just studying that in school!

Love, N

Dear Jaco,

As a family, we do our best to not get bored hahaha. Family mug shot bonding! :))))

Love, N

Dear Jaco,

You got this toy guitar from 2 sisters who vacationed next door: Zoe and Zia. They were polar opposites-one was sporty, boyish and thin while the other was girly, strong-willed and a little healthier-but they were both nice to you. They went back to Dubai after a few months. They tried to reconect with you through facebook but a 6 year old cant do much online right? I hope you find them when you grow up. It's nice to unexpectedly find long lost friends. :)

Love,
Nanay