...no ordinary mom...

Memorial: 26 July Profile: Mother of Our Lady . Grandmother of Jesus Christ. Wife of Saint Joachim . Probably well off. Tradition says that Anne was quite elderly when Mary was born, and that she was their only child. The belief that Anne remained a virgin in the conception and birth of Mary was condemned by the Vatican in 1677 . Believed to have given Mary to the service of the Temple when the girl was three years old. Devotion to her has been popular in the East from the very early days of the Church; widespread devotion in the West began in the 16th century , but many shrines have developed since. Canonized: Cult extended to the whole Church in 1584. Name Meaning: Gracious one; grace Today is the Feast Day of Sta. Ana. It is the time of the year where the statue of the saint will be placed in a ferry for the river procession. That is why the event is called Sta Anang banak. Actually, there are three processions during the feast day. Early morning, there is a street parade of stude...

My princess Gayle at ten months showing off her FIRST teeny weeny tooth!

Today, my second son, Jean Gaberell just turned THREE! Jule, that is how we call him by the way and it is pronounced as Yul and not Dyul , has been the baby of the family for quite sometime until Gayle came along. Jule as a baby is so quiet. He never had tantrums which became his hobby nowadays. We thought, maybe it was because of his baby sister. Maybe he was used to the attention all around him and everything, as in everything is all for him. Maybe he thought, the new baby girl would take away all the attention from him. Actually, we understand it very well. We treat it as a natural scenario in every family. It never entered our mind that Jule was such a brat. We just call it the middle child syndrome. Unlike his kuya who is very outspoken, friendly and sweet, Jule remained quiet, he just sits in the corner looking around. He is never magulo or malikot but one wrong move from you and you are in big trouble. And yes, his mood swings, too. One minute he is very quiet, the other m...