Ice Cream Time

My husband told me that ice cream maybe kids' all time favorite.

I brought Jaden to the office last Saturday, and every Saturdays there after. Ate Maisie and lola were attending a wedding and our yaya began school. This left me with Ate and Jaden every weekend. Anyways, Jaden was a surprise. She mingled easily with ice cream as a bribe. She left our office alone with ate Iya, whom she just get acquainted with, and went to the second floor office because an ice cream was offered to her. She also willingly let my boss hold her with an ice cream promise.

On a closer note, I observed that Jaden is not fond of ice cream. She just think she likes ice cream because ate likes it very much. On different occasions, Jaden will just finish one fourth of her ice cream, while the other portions would either melt in her hands or straight to mama or papa's tummy. Just the same is was our ice cream bonding last Sunday. The three of us were left at home, papa was attending a burial.

We started the Sunday with a visit to ate's school to know her section and schedule of attending her class at the Ateneo de Davao University. Then we spent three hours at SM Ecoland. This is my way of exhausting their energies. We eat, we stroll and we window shopped. I know the activities were draining my energy, but I decided its best this way than spending it at home watching TV. At 1pm we head home for a late lunch. I forced them to sleep at 2pm to no avail. So we brought their ice cream at a nearby store. I should have realized the sugar in ice cream boost their energy level. The small bath tub was the next activity. While they "swim", I cleaned the house. They spent a full one hour "swimming" or playing with water. By 5pm, lola arrived with a Barney cd. The kids were very excited to watch. Jaden however, after 10 minutes of watching dozed off. I was not thrilled though that Jaden fell asleep because I know she will wake up later in early evening. Aside from the fact that ate is still fully awake. True enough Jaden woke up after 2 hours of sleeping feeling grumpy and still sleepy. With much goading from ate and mama, Jaden started to play along and smile.

It was another bonding Sunday. The kids were able to enjoy their two most favorite activities; eating ice cream and playing / swimming in a tub filled with water and soap suds.