Summer Fun!

Life just took over and I haven't been very faithful in documenting our summer fun times. As Ozzy would say, "It's fun time!" Because of that, I start with Summer 2012. The time I dragged my son to Ilocos on a 10 hour road trip going and back. Yup! He slept on my stomach for the night trip. My friends were kind enough to give a whole bench in the van. Lots of space for an active little boy!

Here, we were in the van!

 Tita MJ did all the logistics. She was also our tourist guide. Ozzy met her children Juancho and Arriane. Ozzy was just a couple of days older than Juancho I think and so they clicked and played when they met.

That's Tita Sharon holding Ozzy to take a picture with the birds.

 We went to Baluarte Zoo and saw so many imported animals. A pony ride. An ostrich walking daintily about. I had no idea those things were so huge! A tiger walking about as if looking at us for prey. Scary thing! Sheep just being sheep. Haha! Ozzy just had fun because he liked going to the zoo.

Ozzy freaking out when I had a bird on my arm.

 He had a bird on his arm first and felt how sharp the claws are. He yanked his arm away and the poor bird dropped on the floor.

My beautiful friends. They were very fashionable during the trip. I, on the other hand... well, let's not go there.

 Ozzy was so fascinated with Kuya Martin. First because he was a boy who spoke English very well and that he's always wanted to have friends. He hasn't gone to school yet here. Most of his friends were introduced to him in therapy and they rarely interact casually there.

Kuya Martin and Ozzy at the Botanical Gardens. 

We also went to the windmills. They looked like they were made from airplane parts. They look tiny in the pictures but they were really very huge! You can't embrace the diameter. It's like a structure on its own. They sell many miniatures of this in Vigan.

It was quite hot as seen on the contrast in light. Plus the ground was sand. It's the beach right beside  them.

 We rode the Kalesa around town in Vigan too. Although it was hard to get on and off the Kalesa, Ozzy sat down properly during the whole trip. He was so good at sitting still. I don't know why, but haha! I hope he had fun. He had me buy a miniature Kalesa from Vigan.

The last day was spent on the beach. The beach wasn't his piece of cake but Ozzy trusted me enough to make him get into the water. Ozzy prefers dry land though. Too many weird things in the beach.

I am really thankful to my friends who let us join in! I remember being exhausted, but all in all very memorable!