PURPLE PRINCE

Prince Tribute 

2004 NBA Champions Detroit Pistons Tayshaun Prince jersey

Prince Roger Nelson
1958-2016

Photo Courtesy of Chris O'Meara/AP

THEN & NOW: ATHLETES

Everest Academy Manila Varsity Athletes

SAMU ZOOM

BLUE BET

Savion making it to varsity track team 

also meant losing a bet to a friend.

Had to color his hair blue.

SIXTEEN

Savion is 16

with TY Beanie Baby "Garcia the Bear"

See Flicker Album: The Birthday Chair

LITTLE PRINCE COLORS

"Tribute to the Little Prince" 

by Michelle Perez

Art Fair 2016

IN SEARCH OF MEANING

"In Search of Meaning" 

by Pamela Yan Santos

Art Fair 2016

PAWIKAN EGG

"I'm 96% sure we'll find a nest." - Nicolas

And we did :)

 

Note: It's been weeks since last marine turtle egg nest has been discovered

by Pawikan Conservation Center Night Patrol guides.

JOLLY SNACK

Rare school day afternoon snack with their father.

BRACES IN

Nicolas

EVEREST AWAKENS

"The Ping Pong Mayhem"

Grade 8B School Fair Booth

GREEN MORNING

Green Neon Morning

PANDA PHONE

"Thank you, Tita Marlyn."

Nicolas' 1st iPhone

"THAT RIDE HOME"

"That ride home from the game. I realized that 'that ride home from the game' is one of the best moments you can share with your child. True with all my children. It is when they could be at their rawest and truest -- either so proud of themselves and their team, jubilant or frustrated or angry, or disappointed etc. (just a warning though -- your heart will hurt more than theirs if they lost or did not play well). It is a perfect time to connect with your child, a perfect time to talk about life and its lessons - without them, or even you, noticing it. 'That ride home from the game' is precious. If you can, do it."

Snippet by Milen Baltazar Aviles, mother of three

PLEASE, POSE PROPERLY

"Please, mom, one last photo, okay?." - Savion

"Okay. But Nicolas, please, pose properly." - Mommy

(two of many attempts of their mother to get a good photo)

Photos courtesy of Mimi

GOODBYE HELLO 2016

"Goodbye 2015. Hello 2016."

ATV

1st time on All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

MINION BASEBALL

Samu throws and catches a baseball for the 1st time.

HOVER BROTHERS

Savion & Nicolas on "hoverboards"

(Oxboard Maze, Tagaytay Highlands)

SECRET of SANTA

Nicolas finally meets Santa

(delayed a year as he requested).

Photo Courtesy of Santa Claus

See Related Post: LAST LETTER to SANTA

MERRY MEAL

Samu's Christmas breakfast "Happy Meal" box transformed.

CARDS & COUSINS

"UNOstalgia"

Christmas Eve game with the same decade-old deck 

of Uno cards - at Ancestral Home, Pagsanjan.

"Unostalgia" title c/o Savion

THEN & NOW: STAIRS

Ancestral Home, Pagsanjan   

Ten Years After