Harry Potter

A year ago around this time, I began reading the Harry Potter books. I read them one after another throughout winter. It was very fitting with the cold weather, the falling snow, and the magic that surrounded the season.

In celebration of these books and the Harry Potter movies, Lavender Hill is hosting a muggle pajama party today followed by the midnight opening show of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We're super excited!

Cedric Diggory

I think some of you will get a laugh at this...

Cedric Diggory dies in Harry Potter

but lives forever in Twilight.

I'll be fashioning this with my pajamas today. LOL!

The Cupboard Under The Stairs

Harry Potter mania! We are having an all day muggle pajama party! Whoo hoo! (I have to admit, as fun as it was making these invitations, it was even more fun receiving everyone's owls too. : )

77 Pictures in October

A wonderful family time in autumn. It was truly a joy to have Mama Delia and Papa Fidel vacation in our home last month. They arrived during the perfect fall weather where the leaves have all turned yellow, red, and orange and the daylight had that golden glow. I was once again cooking up a storm, but sadly did not take any pictures of the food. Filipino fiesta was on our daily menu. We were blessed.

welcome home

Sarsozo family time
Mama Delia &
Mom Mila
Sophie & Marcella
boys will be boys
dinner and karaoke
and dancing with David too
eating al fresco
road trip to Chicago
cozy hotel room
walk to Navy Pier
Mom craved for the famous chicago hotdog
fabulous pose
gorgeous day
happy walk
happy talk
architechtural tour
of the city
on the river
learning about its history
going under one of the many draw bridges
the boat ride ended by nightfall
where we walked to the famous theater
in search of an awesome pizza restaurant
thanks to Kuya Dohn's recommendation cab ride back to the hotel
for a nice quiet evening
followed by a morning visit to Hard Rock Cafe
in search of a gift for Paul
cool drums
had to take this one for my man: Hendrix's guitar
shopping at the Magnificent Mile
sunny
happy day
full house at the Cheesecake Factory it was the Chicago Marathon weekend
off to Toronto they went to visit Tita Minda & Tito Pepito
and returned to play in the pile of fallen leaves
yeah, it was a big pile
pasalubong from Tita Minda, delicious ensaymada (salamat Tita!)
a morning at the farm where we ate freshly made doughnuts
and drank apple cider
surrounded in pumpkins
more pumpkins
a big hay maze
cute couple
more pumpkins
pumpkin happy
halloween is near
did i say more pumpkins?
hayride
all to ourselves
what a treat
these horses where amazing
haystacks (wish I was a painter) riding through the pumpkin fields
and corn fields
it was a fast and fun ride
then back to town
for some sweetscaramel-making & ice cream
quick stop at my office
breakfast at Angelo's
we love this place a must stop... for our all our visitors hmm, hmm, good
ready for a stroll
at the farmer's market
apple season
and mushroom too
Papa Fidel's workout (oops, lost one picture here while I was updating...)
he was so helpful
early family Thanksgiving dinner

77th picture of cute sophie
Come back and see us again soon!