I made a promise to myself that I will provide the best experience for my son.  

As a single mom, I have this innate desire to make family life a memorable one for Kib.  I have to work double time because I have to fill the missing pieces in his life.  Being a parent is the most rewarding job in the world, yet the most difficult one.  

The book, "Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch is one of the books that I truly love.  It always makes me cry every time I read it.  It tells of a story of a son growing up and giving his mother a difficult time on a daily basis, but towards the end of the day, the mother would always sing a lullaby to her son.  When the boy became an adult, the mother would still visit her son at night to sing a lullaby.  The mother eventually got sick, and when she can no longer sing the lullaby, the son sang a lullaby to him.  

I wish that one day, my son would do the same thing to me in my old age.....

I always plan for something new to try and discover for me and Kib.  We would go to a new place, try a new restaurant, try an activity, among others.  I always go an extra mile for my son because I want to put good memories in his memory bank.  I want to build a strong bond with my son because it is only that he got in this world.

Every smile that he does is an affirmation to me that I did a good job as a mother.

For writing this blog post, I asked Kib for ten reasons why he is a happy boy, and here's what he said:

Watching the sunset at Mt. Tapyas in Coron, Palawan

Enjoying the view at Bohol

Kib goofing around with his Kiddie Cuisine friends

Kib learning about history at National Museum

Mountain-climbing for the first time with friends

Playing board games

Reading his favorite books

Quality time with his favorite mom in the world in the happiest place on earth

Time with the Lord