Charmaine: Yes Mommy! Sowwy Daddy.. *turns to R and holds his hand again* Sowwy..
R: Just don't do that again okay? You scare me when you do that. We don't want you to get lost.
Charmaine: Okay Daddy. *hugs her Daddy's leg*
Aycee: Mom, the boys wants to go to Time Zone. Actually we all want to go to there.
M: I knew it, once we stop here the boys will know where the Arcade is. Okay fine, Daddy will go with you. I will stay with Chuchay.
Thirdy: Dad! C'mon let's play!
Sieg & Seb: Daddy! *pulling R's hand* Let's play car race!
R: Ma, okay ka lang dito? Maiwan na si Ninay at Josie sayo. Ako ng bahala sa lima.
M: Sige, we'll follow you as soon as magsawa ang bunso mo sa train ride at bouncy castle.
R: Okay, *kisses M* See you in a bit!
M: Daddy, control sa spending ha. Wag masyadong mag load ng game credits tapos anong oras na naman tayo matatapos dito.
R: *winks, laughs and kisses M again* Love you Mommy..
M: *turns to Ninay and Josie* malamang abutin tayo ng isang oras mahigit. *shakes her head*
Charmaine: Mommy train! Lika na!
M: Yes sweetheart..
Maine followed them at the Arcade after thirty minutes and was cajoled to a shooting gallery game by Aycee and challenged to a car race by none other than her husband, Richard himself.
Then Richard had a fun noisy time playing with Charmaine on the Whack-a-Mole and fish game. Charmaine's delighted screams and laughter filled the area. Then Theo and Aycee had a face off at the Dance Revolution. Lastly before they left, they tried to squeeze all eight of themselves off in the tiny photo booth, ending up with hilarious looking photo booth snaps. They family rounded it off with dinner at one of the mall restaurants. All six kids, full with food and fun, fell asleep on the drive back. Both Richard and Maine were both contented and exhausted. They herded the kids all straight to their beds as soon as they arrived home.
R: *lying on the floor in their bedroom, littered with boxes, plastic and paper wrappings after sorting out the shopping bags and designating them for each kid* Whew! Parang di pa ko napagod ng ganito sa gym or kahit sa shooting or taping.
M: That's why I try as much as possible to do this by myself, that way I can just zip and out of the stores.
R: Bakit nung maliliit pa sila lumalabas din naman tayo pero bakit parang mas nakakapagod ngayon? Noong nga we have two baby carriers for the twins, tapos naka stroller pa si Aycee. Tapos Chuchay came, naging anim na. Di naman nadagdagan na or nabawasan pero wow pagod talaga ko.
M: *laughs and lies down beside R on the floor with her head on his tummy* Tumatanda na tayo kasi..
R: Ikaw lang yun uy.. *ruffles M's hair*
M: *pinches R's side* Daddy, mas matanda ka kaya sakin.
R: But we had fun today, didn't we? Yung sigaw ni Chuchay sa games nya kanina di ko alam kung mahihiya ako sa lakas ng tili o matatawa nalang ako. Tuwang tuwang ang bunso natin. *laughs*
M: Yep we did, *smiles back* Di ko malaman kung tatakpan ko bibig ni Chuchay o itatago ko nalang sya sa bra ko eh. Makatili! *laughs* Ms. P was right, enjoy nalang natin while we can. Pag may mga barkada na yan hirap na natin ayain. The three older ones already have their own group of friends as it is.
R: Well, we will make sure na if it's a family affair, they will all go. No ifs and buts. I don't care what age they are. Nagawa nga sa inyo ni Tatay at Nanay yan eh. Kumpleto parin kayo noon sa mga lakad ng pamilya kahit may kanya kanyang buhay na kayo. I want that for us as well.
Eight At Home (Part 3)
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