The outdoors

We love taking the kids out on weekends.

But more often than not, because of our humid weather, we end up retreating to a nice, air-conditioned shopping mall.

Yes, along with half of singapore'a population. Which means huge crowds, lotsa noise and no space for strollers.

Well on Tuesday, despite the heat, we decided to suck it up and take the kids to the Marina Barrage. We'd been here before, but never spent much time just lolling about, enjoying the sunshine and breeze.

Kite spotting

We forgot to bring our kite, didn't pack our picnic mat, nor did we bring a basket of goodies, but the impromptu-ness of it all was part of the fun.

Baking in the sun

We discovered there was a little shop selling kites - but they cost an unearthly sum, starting from around $25 for a teensy one! Instead, we bought a bottle of bubble solution and an "old school" spinning wheel toy and headed for the roof.

Bubbling

As daddy and big C ran around chasing bubbles and spinning wheels, I settled down with lil C who was simply in awe of everything going around him.

Teensy picnic mat

He sat on his diaper changin mat (no picnic mat, remember?), watched the colourful kites soar, the older kids (including his brother) run around, and dug into the ground, exploring the grass and soil. He got his chubby little fingers all grubby, which in my opinion, was absolutely adorable!

Bros

Christian had a brilliant time (attempting) blowing bubbles, watching the kites and chasing the spinning wheel.

Mickey kite's up there somewhere

At times he simply wandered off, observing his shadow, soaking in the outdoors.

That's my shadow?

It was a really pleasant change from being cooped up indoors with air conditioning and digital devices all the time. Great way to spend a couple of hours. :)