Christmas 2013

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Every year, during Christmas, my family comes Davao for our annual Christmas get together.  They travel here a few days before Christmas, coming from Zamboanga, Manila and Singapore.  Our annual get together is something I always look forward to ever since I was young.

This year, my Be-i +Grace Ruste, planned the whole itinerary for the almost two weeks get together.  Although the itinerary was not followed literally as we had to make some slight change of plans everyday.  This has been correctly predicted by my husband.  Hahaha. As with the previous years, we always spend an overnight stay somewhere just so that we can bond.  For Christmas 2013, we had it at D'Leonor.  Don't ask me to speak about D'Leonor because well, over the years, it has deteriorated.  I mean it's supposed to be well-kept but it's not.

Apart from the overnight stay at D'Leonor, we also ate at Outback Grill, swam at Paradise Island (fave resort!), shopped at SM Lanang, SM Ecoland, and Abreeza, participated in a fun run and had lugaw and tokwa't baboy at Dencia's.  Just thinking about it right now makes me actually wonder what we did together for almost two weeks.  Parang ang bills ng panahon.

 So here are some pictures of us, together.  Next year ulit!


At the hanging bridge.  It was fun and the kids had fun crossing and jumping.

This was another hanging bridge but we did not try to cross it as you have to pay. 

At the zoo entrance.  Again, we did not go in as we have to pay a certain fee. 

This was taken at the entrance.  D'Leonor has a lot of animal statues at the entrance.

Goofing around in front of the hotel.

Fun run! (Although in my case, it was a fun run/walk.)

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