pia's me day

 ever since zoe had her "me day"

pia has been busy planning for hers

she knew exactly what she wanted to do

she wanted to go berry picking (this was a last minute addition)

have a hotdog picnic at the park

(the hotdogs had to be purchased from costco--

the food stand, not the store)

go to the playground 

and a trip to the ice cream shop

i tell yah, this little girl knows what she wants!

for breakfast she asked for toast with nutella

and after breakfast we made our way to the berry farm for some berry picking

we like to wait for the raspberries to be in season

and boy did we come at a perfect time!

the raspberries were plump, ripe and oh so delicious!

after our very fruitful adventure at the berry farm

we headed to the park for a hotdog picnic

(but first we stopped off at costco to purchase the hotdogs)

we found a nice grassy spot and settled in for a picnic

after filling our tummies with yummy hotdogs and fruit

the girls had some playground time

 the last item on her "me day" itinerary was a visit to the ice cream shop

but the little girl was so pooped that she fell asleep on the way to the ice cream shop

she didn't even get her ice cream wish

when we pulled her out of her car seat and she realized we were already home

and that we hadn't stopped for ice cream

she started crying and saying 

"my day isn't over, i haven't had ice cream!"

i would have felt sorry for her, but it was more funny to me than sad... ha ha!
i couldn't believe that she remembered even after her nap!

but we promised her that we would take her another day and then she was back to being happy

can you believe that she is already busy preparing for her next special "me day"?!

zoë's "me" day!

when my hubby and i were dating, he came up with "me day" 

i didn't know when these days would pop up

but he would pick me up and announce, "it's your day today!"

and i got to do whatever i wanted for the whole day! 

i could have lunch where i wanted, do whatever i wanted, i could go anywhere i wanted

and he would have to oblige, since it was "me day".

to this day, we still have those days, but the only difference is,

it's the girls' day now

 

it's been a while since i have posted about our special "me days"

(see the last "me day" here: pia's me day)

 

a few days ago, it was zoe's me day

 

when she woke up i said to her

it's your special day today...

what do you want to eat for breakfast?

you can have whatever you want!

 

she told me she wanted chocolate oatmeal

(which is just regular oatmeal with a scoop of ovaltine)

it was a simple breakfast, but like i said,

she could have whatever she wanted!

 

and then for lunch she asked to have

longannisa, which is a sweet filipino sausage that is eaten with fried rice and a fried egg

it's one of her favorite foods, but we don't have it too often because even though it's pretty darn yummy it's really not too healthy!

my two sisters joined in with zoe's me day festivities

my baby sister even made zoe's favorite chocolate chip cookies

when i told zoe it was her special day and that she could do whatever she wanted

she told me she wanted to go on a family bike ride to the park

have a picnic and eat cupcakes

unfortunately the weather was not cooperating with us

a bike ride and a picnic was just not feasible in the rain

so i suggested bowling

(which is something she has been asking about)

and bowling is what we did!

pia was so funny

when my hubs was telling her what to do

he happened to mention that she wasn't suppose to step on or go near the black line

so she would run up to the line and inch her feet as close to the black line as possible

and then just drop the bowling ball

so then the ball would ever so slooooooooooowly make it's way

down the lane

zoe was really good!

she got the hang of it right away

even beating her own momma

my hubs and my baby sister even got a few strikes here and there

everyone had so much fun

my sisters even suggested that we should

do family bowling at least once a month

right after bowling we made our way over to our favorite cupcake bakery

for some delicious cupcakes

red vevet for me and my sis

diva for zoe and chocolate for pia



zoe's dinner request was for mcdonalds

from which i tried to dissuade her

i am not a fan of mcdonalds

(have you read this article?)

i don't know what it is, but all kids seem to love mcdonalds!

but i did give in, i mean it is her "me day" after all

all in all, despite the last minute change of plans

zoe had a great "me day"

and my little pia is already asking when her pia day is coming

she has already informed me that she wants "hotdogs from costco" for lunch...