our new year's eve!

come every dec 31st, it's festive in our house as we prepare to welcome the new year...Nanay and Che was busy all the time cooking and preparing for media noche and my only exceptional involvement will be the table set-up :)

this year, we plated some very simple dishes --beef broccolli w/ oyster sauce, pork bbq, slices of ham and vegetable salad and our table top was filled with fruits and a chocolate cake, Che and I bought at Starbucks...no one goes to bed as we waited 12 midnight except for Paolo who still have his kiddie sleeping time. by 12 midnight, fireworks would be lighted and a salo-salo will end the entire occasion.

in due time, hopefully i can hand over the same family tradition to my yet to come kids :)

Dome from Starbucks

our offering for the new year...

Arman is the main man during the lightning of fireworks...

my family!

our little boy at home!