It all went downhill pretty fast.

Although most of my family posts show us on our "best behaviour", let me tell you...we're just like any average family. Some days are good when we all get along. Then, there are days when things go awry pretty fast.

Take the pics below, for example. These were taken when I took the kids recently downtown to a Filipino festival.

Everything was honky dorry at first.

Then, the middle child and the youngest got into a fight. I still took pics.

Me trying to ignore the fight (I just really wanted to show off my Gryffindor shirt.)...

...and the middle child refused to be in the pics by that point...

...and still, I persisted...

...So, I took pics from afar so I couldn't see the fake smiles...

...But the youngest didn't care. She kept on posing and smiling anyhoo.

Seriously, that day was pretty much a dud. I took the kiddos home early and called it a day. Honestly, I just couldn't even talk by the end of that trip coz I was so frustrated...yup.

So, as you can see, even though I never really talk about negative stuff on this blog, not-so-good things do happen along with the good. They happen to everyone. Loved ones get sick; loved ones die; family members fight; you lose everything you have in a disaster... and the world keeps turning. All we can really do is treasure each happy moment and every blessing and never take anything for granted.