That's how I feel about Papatin's birthday , it should be celebrated and I am grateful for another year that God has given him.  I decided to plan a small celebration for him to show my appreciation for his hard work at home and for being a great husband. I also secretly invited some of his closest friends that have been with him through thick and thin. 

Luckily my brother was living in a condominium with a clubhouse and pool. So we reserved a table and I went with a very simple menu, more of on the snack side, macaroni in tomato sauce, ham sandwiches, blueberry cheescake and a caramel birthday cake. 

Although I didn't take a swim Bossing and Dumpling were ecstatic with the pool ! 

The best part of the birthday when my surprise for Papatin showed up one by one surprising him everytime. Francois has been a friend of his ever since Papatin and I met, both of them were my trainees, Francine and Ana were his good friends since 2010, they met eachother before I did, when I was introduced to these beautiful girls we have been inseparable. Papatin claims I stole them away from him hahaha. Ashraf and Papatin met in WNS and they hit it off from day 1 of training, Ahs is a native of Yemen and speaks tagalog well, he has always made the time to meet with Papatin. (In the photo from L to R: Francois, Francine, Papatin, Ash and Ana).

It was such a chillax day, we sat down, swapped stories, played games and ate to our hearts delight. It wasn't so sunny so we all got kinda lazy to swim. 

Soon Papatin's family followed and it was one big happy family. 

The brother, the nephew, the sister and the other nephew! 😄

My pretty mother-in-law with the birthday celebrant.

I got a big kiss by the end of the day from Papatin. 

Isn't it wonderful to plan a surprise for a loved one? ❤️