29th at Stotsenberg

I celebrated my 29th with water and sunshine with the family at Hotel Stotsenberg at Clark, Pampanga.  My aunt fortunately got us a free overnight stay and we grabbed the chance.  Celebrating your birthday at a hotel couldn't go wrong, and it was something special for the family because it's a break from always having company at home.

So we headed to NLEX after church on June 23, that was about lunch time.  Just me, my hubby, and the two kiddos.  We got there at around 3pm, I think, and got to our room a little before 4pm.  Caitlin was excited to be in a new place, going around the room as soon as we got there, even trying on the telephone.  Elise was doing the same, too!

We wanted to make the most out of it by taking a dip in the pool, but the girls both fell asleep and so the husband and I ended up staying in the room and watching The Avengers on TV.  Haha!  Our relatives came at around 7pm, since they live nearby.  Elise was still sound asleep, and I even had to wake her up just so we could go out and eat.

We just had a simple dinner at McDonald's because it was the only restaurant open in Clark Freeport Zone that time.  The girls had their very first Happy Meal since I wanted them to get the free minion toys.  Ahehe.  Oh, and they had fans... noisy and happy Korean girl fans who kept on playing with Caitlin and Elise, even taking their pictures with them.  A Korean fan base for an infant and a toddler--not bad, eh?


The following day was my birthday!  Yipee.  We decided to wake up early so we can get an early morning swim.  Besides, Caitlin has been itching to go "miming" since the night before.  Although we didn't get to swim right away because Mama and Lem called from the US, that was fine.  When we got to the pool, it was so inviting, perfectly matched with sunshine!  I was especially happy because the kids were happy.  Sounds cheesy, but it couldn't be any truer than that.

The fambam

On their own

Loving the weather!

Caitlin and her fondness for water... even water hoses

Wanted to have a picture with Caitlin, but nothing could stop her from playing with that hose

Tanned? Hehe

Caitlin didn't want to stop "miming", but then, she already had a dark tan line.  Haha her first tan line, by the way!  And so we took a shower, and she fell asleep... as in she dozed off... as in TKO!

Sleeping like a log

We bid farewell to Stotsenberg then.  It was not an extravagant 5-star hotel, but it gave us a good, relaxing, and steady weekend with the family.  Thank you.