The Ranch in Toledo City

Last June 17, we went to Toledo City to celebrate my birthday in advance. It was not actually a celebration, just a simple out of town trip with friends. Nowadays, out of town trips with my friends are so rare since people are almost always busy with things. Some are busy with work, some are busy with their new family or baby and some are just busy doing nothing. So, when this was already decided, we did our best to make it happen.

Going to Toledo City was not a hassle for me since I just slept for over an hour in the van from the city. I believe that was the first time I went to Toledo and I was shocked that it was a busy place. I thought I would arrive in a very quiet town. But the city was very clean even though people were busy there.

We went straight to The Ranch, it’s a new resort that my friend recommended since she likes the thought of riding expensive horses. The place was so neat and wide. There are a lot of things that you can do there. You can go swimming; horseback riding and you can tour their big farm. We really enjoyed the trampoline and we took pictures almost everywhere!

An afternoon with Baby Rai

It was a fun Monday for me since I got to take pictures of cute and awesome babies. Baby Rai smiled and giggled a lot. He was so cute and all.

A walk at the park with Baby Zeke

I have been taking pictures for quite some time now and taking pictures for a couple with a baby really makes my heart happy. Maybe, because babies are so cute and they take your worries away whenever they smile. 

Some of my friends have babies now and they are quite good being mothers. I remember when they were still single and when we hang out before, we talk about silly stuff like booze, clubbing and when’s the next out of town trip going to be. Now, they all talk about breastfeeding, diapers, first tooth and first steps. At first, it felt so weird talking for hours about stuff that you can’t relate to but later on, I got used to listening to them and I became good at it. I guess they kept talking about it because that was the only way they can release the stress. The life of being a full time mother, a working mother of 2 babies, a mother who left town to work in another city, can really be stressing. Who would ever think that a person like me could ever understand them? I couldn’t even imagine myself married or having a baby of my own. 

Ever since I was a kid, I never dreamed of that fairy tale wedding and having kids. I am more of the irresponsible type when it comes to those things. I even forget to look out for myself sometimes or most of the time. So, it would probably be best this way than letting someone suffer because of me.

I’m happy this way. Taking pictures of babies that are not mine. Sometimes if there is still time, I get to annoy, hug and kiss their adorable pretty faces. 

Maybe the other reason why I feel happy every time I take pictures of a family is because at the back of my head I know they do their best to make things work and at the end of the day, our family, as annoying as they can be, will always be the people who will stay with us when no one dared to stick around.