our little princess

January 7, 2009

For 1 month, my family and I have been blessed with the presence of my niece Keng and her parents (see post about their coming home) for the holidays. And as all vacations go, all of us wish they could stay here for a few more weeks, but they must go back to Qatar for work or else lose their jobs (sounds good to me… hehe).

During vacation time, all of us, young, very young, and old, were competing for Keng’s attention and who gets to carry her, play with her, etc. I guess all of us want to be remembered by this almost 2, cute, and sweet toddler and to be adored by her. With much evidence (and bias), she adored me the most!

Since she’d stay here for only a month, all of us maximized all the time we can with her, making and cherishing memories. I took many, many pictures (consuming most of the computer memory!) of her every move, smile, and giggle so that we’ll have these pictures to look at while waiting for her to come back next Christmas. Also, I want her to know when she grows up that, although she’s away for most of the year, we all love her here in the Philippines!

 

She likes apples! With every food, she gives a little of that food to the person holding her first before  eating. Such a sweet, sweet girl!

 

 Keng watching cartoons intently in my bean bag

 

Like her ninang (me), she likes to sing!

 

I cannot emphasize enough how much she enjoys bubbles. My litte cousins and I blew bubbles to make her giggle. We attended a children’s party a few weeks ago, and there was a bubble machine there! She was so thrilled!

 

Keng watching the bubble approach her face

 

with tito eric (our cancer survivor) watching over her

 

 

me holding her coz she always falls downs laughing!

 

 

the bubble/laughter machine

 

They’ll be leaving for Qatar tomorrow midnight. Darn, i miss her already. Well, I guess I just have to wait until next Christmas! Au revoir!