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Family fun at The Peacock Garden in Bohol
Exactly one month ago, my family and I were flying home from a truly magical vacation at The Peacock Garden in Bohol. We usually look forward to going home. Since we're a family that has three kids all...
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Family fun at Bohol: bee farm, tarsiers, Chocolate Hills, and the best...
What to do when you're in the beautiful island of Bohol? Oh my, you won't run out of things to do! We were there for three full days and we didn't even get to do diving at Panglao island or visit the...
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Old photos of Piero
Haha, so funny to type that blog post title when Piero is all but one year old. How can I even describe his photos as old?!But Vince was making a video of Piero's first year of life and he found soooo...
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7 reasons my #momlife is amazing (because it's a #SmartLife!)
This post is brought to you by Smart Communications.A few weeks ago, my blog partner, Smart, launched a new campaign called #SmartLife. It's all about a better lifeāconvenience, entertainment, peace of...
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Super mom! Ina Raymundo on Baby Magazine
Meet my new mommy peg!Ā I met Ina Raymundo at the launch of the new look of Baby Magazine. I'm the Market Editor of Baby Magazine.Ā Yes, I have a day job! What's a market editor?Ā I'm basically in charge...
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Family fun at Sky Ranch Tagaytay to celebrate Piero's 1st birthday!
Ooh boy, this is one month late! Exactly one month ago, my bunso baby boy Piero turned a year old. We had a mini party at home and then we drove off to Tagaytay to continue the celebration!We booked a...
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Vito is 5 and that is a most wonderful thing
One evening, a few weeks ago, the two older boys, Vito and IƱigo, had just had their bath and were having a little quiet time before dinner. I was sitting beside them, cradling their youngest brother,...
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Old photos of Vito
It's still the birthday week of my eldest boy, Vito. I'm so proud of that kid. While I wish he could stay little forever, I'm also looking forward to the time when he will finally be a man and change...
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If I had a million pesos for Piero
This post is brought to you by Pampers Baby Dry.Pampers has an ongoing promo now and it is sooo exciting! It's like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but for this, it's more like Pampers Baby Dry...
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Cycles and Cradle are 10 years old!
This post is brought to you by Cycles and Cradle.This week, I received a big box of goodies from Cycles and Cradle. It was a lovely gift because my family's been using these products for exactly five...
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New reasons why moms should bank their cord blood
This post is brought to you by CordLife.This is me way back in 2012, a few hours after giving birth to my second son, IƱigo. Hehe, I still look shocked. So I was mortified when a parenting TV show used...
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Old photos of IƱigo
Continuing my little series of featuring photos we found in our photo library of our kids, we now take a look back at social media darling, IƱigo. Hehe. Yep, of all my sons, it's IƱigo who gets the...
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Help feed Nathan and bring him home!
This little boy is my neighbor!He's turning 7 months old on Thursday, September 10. He's a happy little boy. Very malikot and makulit. He is the first child of Archie and Judith Riva, and when Vince...
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A primer on Manulife's Education Builder
This post is brought to you by Manulife.I have three sons so that means three times of everythingāfun, food, toys, hugs, kisses, you name it! That also means three times the costs, especially now that...
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We loved Ready Steady Go Kids!
My friends know that my husband and I are not fans of too early schooling. We think babies should remain babies for as long as possible, and school just makes them grow up too fast. We're heavily...
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Old photos of my #SalesVIPs
If you follow me on Instagram (you don't?! Follow me now! @francesasales!!!), my IG is full of the most adorable people on the planet: my sons! Vito, IƱigo and Piero are the stars of my feed and you...
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Dear mom to a newborn cutie
The last time I wrote for Smart Parenting magazine was for their September 2014 issue. Yes, exactly one year ago! This year, their September 2015 issue is their last as they take the title completely...
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Pampers has a millionaire!
This post is brought to you by Pampers Baby Dry.Mommies, I didn't win the one million pesoses. Yes, we have a winner and Pampers just told me about it! I'm both excited and super inggit!...
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The Halloween costumes at Pottery Barn Kids are sooo cute!
My husband is a little kid at heart. He loves it when Halloween rolls around because he now has an excuse to dress up the boys in costume. He is so cute because he loves making our boys even cuter!...
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Struggling with mommy blogging
Hi to all my dear mommy readers!I know I've been sporadic here on Topaz Mommy. I've been blogging over at my other blog, the original one, the lifestyle one, Topaz Horizon. But to be very honest, I'm...
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