A Day At The Beach

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We went to a beach resort, 45-minute drive from our house, last Saturday. May is a rainy month on this island already but it was surprisingly very sunny that day. Swimming on the beach and building a sand castle are included on RJ’s to-do list this summer break so he was very happy that day. The water was so clear and there were small fishes swimming near the shoreline.

I was the official photographer slash videographer of the group. I was planning to upload everything that I took while we were still in the resort so everyone who wasn’t able to come can see how the kids had a great time at the beach. But aside from the fact that I forgot to bring the laptop, the resort does not have an internet connection also.

RJ wants to spend another day at the beach, a different beach. But he’s the only one in the family who’s still on vacation. The school year, in most school’s in the country, has officially opened yesterday. RJ’s school opening is on June 15. He has to wait for a school break, and for the rainy season to end -maybe in November, he can have another fun day at the beach.

RJ is turning 10 in a few days

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My son RJ is turning 10 years old this month. I was already eyeing the party invitations, where his teacher bought Christmas Party Invitations for their class, but he said that he doesn't want to have a birthday party.

Since his birthday this year falls in the middle of a school-week, we'll just have a simple dinner in the house. Hopefully we'll push through with the Disney trip that he wants in lieu of a birthday party. He's been asking for that trip for a few years already. I was waiting for the time that he's old enough to do things by himself, maybe this year is the right time.

Nintendo Break

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I decided to put RJ on Nintendo Break.

We have an agreement that he can only play his Nintendo DSi for 3 hours everyday. We're on vacation, in the province, for a month already and the only time that he's not holding his Nintendo is when he's asleep at night. My niece has her own Nintendo and she can play anytime that she wants to play. I allowed RJ to have the same privilege provided that he stops playing when I ask him to stop and rest his eyes.

But that privilege made him disobedient and disrespectful. He's always angry especially when he doesn't win a game. 

So starting today until school starts, no Nintendo DSi for him.

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