No, Zi-Zi’s

Zienne is funny. She’s learned early on that she can “have” stuff and she just loves to use the phrase, “No, mine” and “No, Zi-Zi’s”

April 18, 2011

Thirty

thirty, Will always be how much older I am with Emma Will always be how much older Marchesa is with Zi Will always be how much more wedding anniversaries my parents will have compared to mine

April 15, 2011

Reasons

This was a place of dreams, and these three are what keeps me going.

January 6, 2011

15

today is my maternal grandmother’s 15th death anniversary. I remember visiting her a couple months before she passed away. a shell of her former self ravaged by complications due to diabetes. I remember how my mom took the news of her death. vividly. she did not have formal schooling and stopped going to school after finishing 2nd grade. she did have the determination and discernment to send all her kids to school. My mom and her siblings is a testament of that pursuit for education.

January 6, 2011

Blackberries and Nutella

Unlike Emma who can’t get enough of the iPhone, Zienne was really fond of my Blackberry. There was even a time when she would ask for the blackberry rather than the iPhone. Yesterday, Marchesa started documenting Zienne’s love of nutella. Pictures of Zienne with that brown sticky sweet stuff all over her mouth and its neighboring areas gave me a chuckle. I got a funny surprise this morning when I saw this picture.

January 5, 2011

zienne in the morning

Zienne was so sweet this morning. I woke up pretty early to get ready for work. After I took my shower, I was surprised to see her awake and not cranky. Marchesa asked me to refill Zi’s milk cup and surprisingly Zi wanted to come down with me. As we went down the stairs to the kitchen was very affectionate and was giving me hugs and kisses. I don’t even remember a time when she did this last since she’s either cranky or asleep when I leave for work. I love that girl. Thanks anak.

November 25, 2010

thankful

I am thankful for my family, who has always been there through all the changes we went through this year. I’m thankful for my wife, for being the beacon of light and keeping things together in this family. I’m thankful for my daughters for giving me so much joy. I’m thankful for my church for giving our family the much needed spiritual support. I’m thankful for my parents and siblings, though very far away but your prayers, calls and text messages make it seem that you are just around the corner I’m thankful for my in-laws for always being gracious when we come over and leave the girls. I’m thankful for my boss for giving me the all the support I need to build my team which enables me to do my job with the least resistance. I’m thankful for my coworkers for helping understand the value my team of testers bring to the table. This list can go on forever, but this is just a snippet of of the blessings that have been poured on me this year. I owe it all to you, my Lord, my Savior, my Master, my Friend, my Jesus.

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New Year 2018

What tremendous blessings and milestones in the Ababa family! We praise God for His grace in provision and favor. May our family continue to be a vessel for His glory.

We bought a new house! We praise God for giving us hope and peace as we had to simultaneously sell our previous home. It was a nail biting experience, but God’s provision and timing were perfect. Perze’s enjoying the gadgets and toys that come with owning a single family home like going green with solar panels + rechargeable electric equipment.

Elle is in her 1st year of school! She knows all her classmates’ names, is now reading, + 2 out of 5 days falls asleep on the bus ride home. She has recently been chosen to participate for a peer modeling group. One of her favorite hobbies is reading, + one of her favorite series is the "Little People, Big Dreams".

Emma is taking her 1st year of French, joined the chess club, is taking performance art, and is part of her school choir, 7/8th grade orchestra, + chamber ensemble. She is incredibly outgoing when it comes to auditioning, joining different musical ensembles, and has such a strong interest in performing. She helps her dad sing during his praise sets.

Changing schools for Zienne has been an positive experience, as she has found her social niche + is one of the top readers and math students of her class. Zi's hobbies include anything creative, making crafts, arts.