Durians...

The kids loved it! Little of what we expect as previously they would just take a bite and run off.

Ear rings...

Keziah had been bugging Mommy to have her ear pierced as she wanted to have ear rings on. We weren't expecting it as she was afraid of the pain that we had once told her previously. However, this time she was adamant she had hers. Nonetheless, as sure as said, she felt the pain! Must say she was a brave girl and stopped after a few sobs.

GingerbreadMan

This was one fairy tale that we had been reading for some time. The kids were really excited as we headed off for an early show!

The kids were so caught up by the catchy rhyme and the characters…Even Abel was so glued to his seat throughout the entire 1 hour show.
"Run, run, as fast as you can,
You cannot catch me, I am the gingerbreadman!"

Bottletree Park

We met up with a few churchmates today for the kids to have some fishing experience together. The kids were early and they were happily skipping on the rocks on the pond while waiting for the rest to arrive.

It was definitely not easy to be as fast as the fish but all of them were ready to get their hands on one.

Keziah caught a few of her own and became quite an expert after awhile. Mommy forgot to take a picture of the catch. In total we had 9 fish that we brought home from this trip. Sadly, they all didn't survive for more than a day.

Disney on Ice!

Yes, it's back but we're not going for the show. However, we did take opportunity of free encounters with the characters at Square 2.

First came McQueen….Abel's favourite!

Then came Mickey and Minnie. We just happen to chance upon them and the opportunity to have a free photography session!

Churchmates from of old...

It's been ages since Daddy caught up with his pals from his youth days…..

ABel's craft from kindi

I like this!

More drawings...

Keziah did this at her kindi and we thought it was really lovely.

 The latest drawing of hers. Hmm…not sure where she learnt to draw her elephants but notice now there are 5 members?

Our new friends...

Haven't had the time to introduce these new fellows. We got them just before Chinese New Year as there were only 3 resident fish left from when we first started our tank. The kids just loved them!

A simple birthday...

Card from dear Keziah and my favourite durian cake!
Dear Daddy actually got me something…heehee…see anything new on me?
Though I'm still waiting for a good meal, guess it will be till the bug is rid in the family.

Chingay

Chingay floats were coming into the heartland and we decided to bring the kids to have a look.

Central was bustling with activities. There's a concert but seriously not for kids. We were down at about 8 pm but the floats didn't turn up till close to 9ish.

Meanwhile we watched the lion dance and the dragon dance with fiery fire shows. We were just round the barricade so the kids got a real good view.

Chingay Dragon dance from Joan on Vimeo.

However, our little man didn't quite have much courage to face the loud sounds.

Not to mention what happened when the highlight of the concert appeared - the longest firecracker dragon. Though Abel was wailing away, Keziah was surprisingly calm and enjoyed every bit of it. However, the firecrackers were really explosive with dust and smoke clouding the place that we had to move her out.


Chingay Firecracker dragon from Joan on Vimeo.


The long wait for the floats finally was rewarded with the arrival. The kids' first encounters with floats!

My 3 valentines!

Daddy really gave a surprise! One from each of my darlings!

Praying each day is such...

Some days Mommy just felt so tired and just pray the kids would quiet on their own. This day, Daddy was late and Mommy just wanted to catch a shower to freshen up. Surprisingly, guess what they were caught doing?

 

Keziah was enjoying her drawing. She's really starting to draw! A family of giraffes..

 

A family of rabbits!

Our boy was not running all over the place or playing with his trains but doing his puzzles. It's just so interesting to watch how he fits his puzzles now. Picking a piece and try and if not, try another! Less whiney...

Wish everyday could be like that!

Zoo in Festive Moods

The zoo brought in new rabbits to join us celebrate the new year! The rabbits were really huge! These Giant Flemish flew in from USA just for CNY but they are staying and of course, there were others.

We caught sight of many interesting things..one of which was the sloth and her baby. These creatures are the slowest in the world but they co-exist with these fruit bats competing for fruits.

 Nothing much for dinner on 2nd day of Chinese New so it's home delivery!

CNY

It's the time of the year again! The kids were just so happy in their new clothes..

 Abel and his little cousin…Oh so sweet...

 More play while we wait for others to come along...

 Funny faces!

CNY craft from school...

Simple yet lovely...

Our Guitarist

Yes we got one potential in the making.


Had such a good time watching him. Can't help laughing to my heart's content!

Simple meal for sick

Abel was down with the bug! Fever, lots of phelgm, cough like a barking seal and almost lost his voice totally. Mommy took childcare leave today and spent the day nursing him. There really wasn't very much in the fridge so using what there were and what we could get nearby, Mommy cooked up this simple pasta.

All you need for 4:
250g Mince beef
1 large Tomato diced
1 large yellow onion diced
1 cup of frozen peas

Fry the yellow onion till brown, brown the beef and stir in all the vegetables. Add some stock or water to simmer till cooked.
Mix in cooked pasta.

Ffff…...

For the past week or so, we had been working on letter F. Phonetic sounding as we began…fffff….

We started with FISH and with none other than a very familiar song:

Once I caught a fish

One, two, three, four, five,

Once I caught a fish alive,

six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

then I let it go again.

Why did you let it go?

Because it bit my finger so.

Which finger did it bite?

The little finger on my right.

Craft time was simple with tearing of paper into strips to make the seaweeds and into squares to make the pebbles for our little under the sea picture/aquarium. Mommy cut some fish, star fish and jellyfish and we counted them as we pasted.

Keziah somehow didn't like the idea of tearing and insisted on cutting her seaweeds out. So here we have the neater version. We talked about some words starting with f and tried to sound them out as we wrote them down. Keziah added in the eyes and decided that she wanted to draw in turtles as well.

Not missing out on our memory verse. For this week, it's John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have either life." We fished the fish with our magnets and the two kids got into a squabble who had more. Keziah was then tasked to arrange them in order.

Next, we went on to be frogs, hopping around and the kids just enjoyed it. Found this song and the kids loved it. You can add on the activity by have 5 paper frogs with different number of specks on each, keeping two the same. Then, we can get the young one to find which two were exact twins, which had most and which had least spots. Last but not least, simple subtraction of (-1) from 5 down to 0. Keziah enjoyed the picture crossword.

Never missing out on the craft. Scissor skills for Abel who cut squares of shades of green and pasted on the frog template. Keziah decided that she wanted to colour and looks like she's really grown in terms of colouring, using different shades to blend.

 Last but not least, a little talk about the life cycle of the frog.

Keziah's Art updates

Keziah's been drawing a lot more building these year.

 Can you see the reflection in the waters?

Coming 10Wks

Coming 10 weeks, the tastebuds are still off tangent. Nothing tastes good and not even much craving. Nausea all the time. Looks like age is catching up and this pregnancy seems even more difficult to cope with. Ever so tired and everything takes an ounce more of energy to be done. Thank God Hb's been really understanding and doing most of the chores. Just praying to get over this phase soon. I need my ENERGY!

Abel's first day @ school

Cheery start of the day. Abel was really excited about dressing up in his new school uniform and white shoes. He kept asking why he had to wear white shoes.

 Easy to settle and he was really comfortable with the teachers. As usual he's start in the cars and trains corner.

 Some song time at the hall..

In fact the school remembered his birthday though it has passed. Together with the rest of the January babies whose birthday had passed, they had a little birthday celebration on stage. The girls were definitely more excited over the cake!

How our dear son prayed! Ok I know I should be praying but I was just so amused by him shutting his eyes real tightly with his hands together to pray. Yes, prayfully he will talk to God so seriously all the time as he grows up.

 

A peek at Keziah starting her day.

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