Welcome to the Real World, Sistah!

That's her alright.,

Last Saturday, sistah dearest finally got her college diploma.  I decided to bring my 2 older boys sans Korby my 2 month old.  We decided to just leave Korby at home with my mom-in-law because we were all headed there after the ceremony for the partaay anyway.  I never luurved the idea of tagging along my 3 kids together in any given event.  Because for one, I don't want to look like poor busy/sleep-deprived/crazy mom who's got her hands full.  Second, I'm tired of people giving me that You're-young-but-you've-got-three-kids-already? kind of stare and third, 3 crazy, tantrum-prone kids never really mixed with such occasions.  So there we were, like complete idiots standing at the school grounds while the rest of the people were seated because we were late and couldn't find the extra seats mom saved for us.  But luckily, amidst the awkwardness and errrs and uhmmms.. an acquaintance showed us the way to our shabby seats.  Khym was grinning from ear to ear upon seeing my mom and dad and a couple of my sister's friends.  It was as always hyper-mood for Khym.  But surprise, surprise Kliven who usually hogged the spotlight became all clingy and shy.  I guess the huge number of people bothered him.  At the ceremony, we took pictures of... ourselves!  I never bothered to get up and snap pictures of Ann on her emotional teary-eyed state because the bad sister in me suddenly couldn't get her butt off the seat and well,..the ceremony bored the socks off of me.  So, I asked my hubby Rai to just play photographer of the night and snap away..

Khym never liked his photos taken thus the zombie eyes..

Towards the end of the ceremony, Kliven was finally embracing his spotlight.

Smiling mom and dad with grumpy kids!

Taking photos while I grab KHym who was planning his escape

Now there.. that's what I've been waiting for..the yummy FOOD!! :)

Opening gifts..

 This one had the nerve to do so..

It was a fun night and the kids had fun too!  There were a couple of tantrums.  Khym had a complete meltdown, threw something at me and spilled his soda on purpose because he wanted to sleep at my mom's place and stay there forever.  That's what he said anyway.  And Kliven turned off the power button twice during the karaoke session while someone belted out his supposedly best song.  Darn kids!

We went home at 11 pm ending more tantrums and more sneaky moves at the party.  I'd like to give out a shout out to my sister:  CONGRATS SHRIMPY!  End of school.  The real world awaits.  Keep on learning.