But Connor recently got onto two feet and pushing his push walker around..
Loving it!
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Showing posts with label Entertainment. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014
The Walking Babe
Ok, terrible pun I know.
But Connor recently got onto two feet and pushing his push walker around..
Loving it!
But Connor recently got onto two feet and pushing his push walker around..
Loving it!
Friday, February 7, 2014
Gong Xi Gong Xi
Christian had his Lunar New Year celebration in school earlier this week. Besides having to come in festive wear, we were also told to pack him two mandarins and a box of goodies to share with his friends.
What we didn't know was that they were going to perform.
When we dropped him off, the teacher told us we could stay a while to watch the celebrations. And so we did.
It took us a while to realise that he was going to perform, as the older classes all went first. Then, we saw the teachers putting these shimmy wrist things on them.
And there you go: His very first school performance!
*He's the third kid from the right.
It was hilarious cos firstly, he kept wanting to return the loose shimmy stuff that had fallen off to the teacher; second, he had been practicing this song the entire week - singing it complete with actions - and we had no idea it was for a performance!
In any case, we were extremely proud of him for being so enthusiastic and being one of the few who actually participated!
What we didn't know was that they were going to perform.
When we dropped him off, the teacher told us we could stay a while to watch the celebrations. And so we did.
It took us a while to realise that he was going to perform, as the older classes all went first. Then, we saw the teachers putting these shimmy wrist things on them.
And there you go: His very first school performance!
*He's the third kid from the right.
It was hilarious cos firstly, he kept wanting to return the loose shimmy stuff that had fallen off to the teacher; second, he had been practicing this song the entire week - singing it complete with actions - and we had no idea it was for a performance!
In any case, we were extremely proud of him for being so enthusiastic and being one of the few who actually participated!
Monday, January 27, 2014
The Festivities
Totally backdated post here, but I swore to myself I'd put this up before Chinese New Year!
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Christmas last year was a whirl of gatherings, parties and playdates!
The week before Christmas, we had a little playdate at our place for our little friends and their parents from Church.
We had a mini-gift exchange - Christian and Connor's first gifts of the season! It was also the first time we discovered that Christian loved giving out presents - possibly more so than receiving them.
On Christmas Eve, we headed to my Aunt's place for a dinner celebration.
Christmas morning started out with Mass, followed by lunch at Ewan's Aunt's place where the family gathered.
One of the cutest things was that the boys turned up in unexpectedly matching outfits with our cousins' three girls... Check mate!
After that, we headed home for a little gathering with my parents and Leon.
More opening of presents including those we got the boys!
It was nice that Christmas was actually mid-week this year, which meant that the following weekend was another opportunity for some celebratory fun.
We had a party with my mummy friends and their bubs on Saturday. The babies are all around Connor's age, and it was great seeing how they've all grown in the past couple of months. Most of them were crawling, cruising, and even on the cusp of walking!
There was also a little photography corner, where the bubs got their picture taken.
On Sunday, we headed to a friend's place - a condo near Changi Prison - for another party. No pics cos I forgot to whip out my camera (I even forgot to bring Connor's lunch flask back - what's wrong with me!? Doh!) that day. In any case, it was a really nice gathering where we met other young parents and the condo was really spacious and beautiful - possibly because of it's far out location perhaps, space was less of a constraint.
We had heaps of fun this Christmas - and I'm sure the kids had a blast, too. Here's looking forward to a great 2014!
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Christmas last year was a whirl of gatherings, parties and playdates!
The week before Christmas, we had a little playdate at our place for our little friends and their parents from Church.
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| MSC seedlings |
We had a mini-gift exchange - Christian and Connor's first gifts of the season! It was also the first time we discovered that Christian loved giving out presents - possibly more so than receiving them.
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| Here you go Eli |
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| So many! |
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| Fer me? |
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| Awesome! |
On Christmas Eve, we headed to my Aunt's place for a dinner celebration.
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| The spread |
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| Love this one of Connor with my grandma |
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| Wear the hat Pop pop! |
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| Where's dinner Daddy? |
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| One with mummy |
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| Another with Daddy |
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| And presents, of course |
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| Mine! |
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| Designated gift giver, again |
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| Lil' Santa |
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| Mauling daddy |
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| Dadddy in defeat |
One of the cutest things was that the boys turned up in unexpectedly matching outfits with our cousins' three girls... Check mate!
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| Sitting unbelievably still for a photo |
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| Big bro and lil' bro |
After that, we headed home for a little gathering with my parents and Leon.
More opening of presents including those we got the boys!
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| Lots of ripping |
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| Vtech Discovery Cube for Connor |
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| Thor's hammer and helmet for Christian |
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| In addition to a minion fart gun! |
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| Perfect height! |
It was nice that Christmas was actually mid-week this year, which meant that the following weekend was another opportunity for some celebratory fun.
We had a party with my mummy friends and their bubs on Saturday. The babies are all around Connor's age, and it was great seeing how they've all grown in the past couple of months. Most of them were crawling, cruising, and even on the cusp of walking!
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| Hangin' out with my pals |
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| Chair-struck |
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| Food? We see food? |
There was also a little photography corner, where the bubs got their picture taken.
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| Mums and bubs |
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| Tummy time |
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| Who's that sneaking up on me! |
On Sunday, we headed to a friend's place - a condo near Changi Prison - for another party. No pics cos I forgot to whip out my camera (I even forgot to bring Connor's lunch flask back - what's wrong with me!? Doh!) that day. In any case, it was a really nice gathering where we met other young parents and the condo was really spacious and beautiful - possibly because of it's far out location perhaps, space was less of a constraint.
We had heaps of fun this Christmas - and I'm sure the kids had a blast, too. Here's looking forward to a great 2014!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Two weeks in...
And still loving it, thank goodness!
Christian took to school pretty easily, but I was a little afraid the novelty would wear off after a while. The good thing is, he's still enjoying it.
He likes the teachers, the principal (we once caught him having a deep one-on-one conversation with her - what's that all about?!) and of course, learning loads of stuff. It's incredible how he comes back humming new tunes, saying new rhymes, all of which leave me and Ewan exchanging incredulous looks, like, where was that from?!
Who could forget his second day of school, where it took nearly all of me to just stand watch from the windows (parents were still allowed in, but I wanted to leave him to his own devices and see how he handled it all). He, well, pretty much stole the show during story time.
He seems to have toned down somewhat though - think he's learning how he's supposed to behave in a social setting - he even sat down throughout during a storytelling session at the library last weekend.
Hope he continues to enjoy school!
Christian took to school pretty easily, but I was a little afraid the novelty would wear off after a while. The good thing is, he's still enjoying it.
He likes the teachers, the principal (we once caught him having a deep one-on-one conversation with her - what's that all about?!) and of course, learning loads of stuff. It's incredible how he comes back humming new tunes, saying new rhymes, all of which leave me and Ewan exchanging incredulous looks, like, where was that from?!
Who could forget his second day of school, where it took nearly all of me to just stand watch from the windows (parents were still allowed in, but I wanted to leave him to his own devices and see how he handled it all). He, well, pretty much stole the show during story time.
He seems to have toned down somewhat though - think he's learning how he's supposed to behave in a social setting - he even sat down throughout during a storytelling session at the library last weekend.
Hope he continues to enjoy school!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Horsing around - Gallop Stables Punggol Ranch
About a week ago, I had to visit the Gallop Wagons in Punggol for a feature I was working on. It so happened that Ewan was looking after Christian that day, so they tagged along.
I was pretty excited about heading to that part if our island -punggol point- because it's always been kind of secluded. There are a few things I associated that place with: Going to OBS, the major seminary, and memories of my dad taking us there when we were kids to watch people fish.
It recently underwent some major renovations, so the place has changed quite a bit - the old jetty isn't there anymore. But back to our initial destination: The Gallop Stables.
This is the sight that greeted us.
Christian was taking his nap, so Ewan brought him to the eatery there, Curry Garden, while I took a walk around the grounds and spoke to the owner. There are 45 horses and ponies in total, and they offer riding lessons, pony rides, as well as stays in the "wagons" - pretty much chalet style. It was pretty cool cos everything was really rustic and of course, horse themed.
Christian soon woke up and it was time for him to go on a pony! We were ushered to the back, where the stables were, and he was fitted with a cool looking helmet.
He was all excited, but he got a little nervous when it was time to climb on the pony's back. So daddy carried him up front to get to know Mr pony a little better first.
He soon warmed up to the idea and was willing to get up on the pony's back, though he still insisted on holding my hand. Still, we were off!
He gripped my hand pretty tight but he was all smiles... Definitely loving it!
The guy who guided the pony took us one round around the area - I'd say it took about 5-7 minutes. The cost for a ride like that was $10 and I'd say its totally worth it because seriously, how often do you get to ride ponies in Singapore?!
Christian was thrilled and was telling everyone about his ride after that. The cool thing is that kids as young as 2 can ride (Christian is 2 and a half).
We'll be back - maybe even plan a stay at the wagons once the kids are older.
I was pretty excited about heading to that part if our island -punggol point- because it's always been kind of secluded. There are a few things I associated that place with: Going to OBS, the major seminary, and memories of my dad taking us there when we were kids to watch people fish.
It recently underwent some major renovations, so the place has changed quite a bit - the old jetty isn't there anymore. But back to our initial destination: The Gallop Stables.
This is the sight that greeted us.
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| Gallop Stables at Punggol |
Christian was taking his nap, so Ewan brought him to the eatery there, Curry Garden, while I took a walk around the grounds and spoke to the owner. There are 45 horses and ponies in total, and they offer riding lessons, pony rides, as well as stays in the "wagons" - pretty much chalet style. It was pretty cool cos everything was really rustic and of course, horse themed.
Christian soon woke up and it was time for him to go on a pony! We were ushered to the back, where the stables were, and he was fitted with a cool looking helmet.
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| All ready for the ride |
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| Step by step |
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| "The horse got so much hairrrr" |
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| All aboard! |
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| My little cowboy |
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| Still grabbing my hand |
We'll be back - maybe even plan a stay at the wagons once the kids are older.
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| The Mahs |
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Legoland Malaysia Waterpark
We received an invite to Legoland Malaysia's new water park last week and I was all excited about bringing the boys when I realised that Connor didn't have a passport yet! Doh!
After realising that Ewan's passport was on the way to expiring as well, we quickly sent the online applications to ICA and kept our fingers crossed that the passports would be ready in 10 days - and they were!
So, on Saturday, we happily packed ourselves into the car, along with Marra, my mum's helper who'd help us out with the kids.
Christian was super duper excited, having seen the Legoland ad on Okto the previous day and my parents had told him that he'd be going tomorrow.
The drive was pretty smooth and easy all the way to the checkpoint at Malaysia where there was a bit of a jam. But once we got past that, it was really easy to get there. Took us about an hour in all.
The walk from the car park is a little long, especially if you have kids. But we later discovered that there's a drop off point for passengers too, cutting the walking distance.
We also spotted the "dry" Legoland area, which we'd been meaning to check out some time soon, and the almost-ready Legoland Hotel. Would be a blast to get a room and check out both Legoland sites!
The first thing we did when we got there was to have lunch! It was really tempting to just get going straight into the water but the kids had to eat and it was already half past noon. We had chicken and cheese sandwiches at the Brick Bay Cafe - RM25 for a huge Focaccia sandwich, fries and a drink.
There, we ran into my colleague Jass and her family. They'd gotten a cabana and invited us to share - perfect! I forgot to take pics but the cabanas cost RM150 for a day's use, and comes with deck chairs, a safe, and cooler to keep your drinks chilled. It was a great idea and alternative to just renting lockers. There were even Cabana hosts who would take your orders for food and drinks and have them sent directly to the Cabanas, saving you time and effort queuing for food.
Right in front of the Cabanas is the Wave pool. This was perfect for the bubs, because it was shallow - even Connor could sit comfortably in the water.
For the little Kiddos, the Duplo Splash Safari was perfect.
There were Duplo characters that had steering wheels, water spouts, etc, and Christian absolutely loved it.
He also majorly hogged the mini-slides - which meant Ewan had to do them with him some 20 times.
There was a build-a-raft river, which was pretty much a lazy river kind of ride with a twist: There were these floating foam bricks that riders could collect along the way and attach it to their tubes.
Connor was having fun sitting on my lap, till we went through a water shower - My bad, I didn't even know there was one on the ride! It gave him quite the shock, and he struggled quite a bit, so I had to take him off the tube to calm him down, haha.
So, we completed the river like this, much to his delight.
Daddy and Christian, meanwhile, had a blast, collecting as many bricks as they could.
The larger rides looked awesome as well, but well, we've got little kids and there was more than enough to keep them occupied.
We also loved the Lego models, scattered around the park, which just added to the atmosphere.
We ended the day at the shop, which didn't have much, but we did pick up a few minifig magnets for RM6 ($2+)... what a deal!
We were lucky to have left slightly earlier, at 3pm+, as the kiddos needed their naps - and thankfully we did, as it started storming shortly after. We kids were so konked out their slept all the way back to Singapore.
Looking forward to our next visit there - probably at the main Legoland!
After realising that Ewan's passport was on the way to expiring as well, we quickly sent the online applications to ICA and kept our fingers crossed that the passports would be ready in 10 days - and they were!
So, on Saturday, we happily packed ourselves into the car, along with Marra, my mum's helper who'd help us out with the kids.
Christian was super duper excited, having seen the Legoland ad on Okto the previous day and my parents had told him that he'd be going tomorrow.
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| Super psyched |
The drive was pretty smooth and easy all the way to the checkpoint at Malaysia where there was a bit of a jam. But once we got past that, it was really easy to get there. Took us about an hour in all.
The walk from the car park is a little long, especially if you have kids. But we later discovered that there's a drop off point for passengers too, cutting the walking distance.
We also spotted the "dry" Legoland area, which we'd been meaning to check out some time soon, and the almost-ready Legoland Hotel. Would be a blast to get a room and check out both Legoland sites!
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| Walking towards the park |
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| Entrance to the main Legoland |
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And walking by the Legoland Hotel, still under construction
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| Marra and Connor at the Brick Bay Cafe |
There, we ran into my colleague Jass and her family. They'd gotten a cabana and invited us to share - perfect! I forgot to take pics but the cabanas cost RM150 for a day's use, and comes with deck chairs, a safe, and cooler to keep your drinks chilled. It was a great idea and alternative to just renting lockers. There were even Cabana hosts who would take your orders for food and drinks and have them sent directly to the Cabanas, saving you time and effort queuing for food.
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| Enjoying the wave pool |
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| Big C perpetually trying to wrestle Daddy |
For the little Kiddos, the Duplo Splash Safari was perfect.
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| Riding the croc |
There were Duplo characters that had steering wheels, water spouts, etc, and Christian absolutely loved it.
He also majorly hogged the mini-slides - which meant Ewan had to do them with him some 20 times.
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| Wheee! |
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| One of the slower slides, but he loved it anyway |
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| Even Connor had a go! |
There was a build-a-raft river, which was pretty much a lazy river kind of ride with a twist: There were these floating foam bricks that riders could collect along the way and attach it to their tubes.
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| Enjoying mummy time |
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| Till this happened |
So, we completed the river like this, much to his delight.
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| Happy again |
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| Proud to have completed the river, sans tube |
Daddy and Christian, meanwhile, had a blast, collecting as many bricks as they could.
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| Brick hoarders |
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| Champion hoarder |
We also loved the Lego models, scattered around the park, which just added to the atmosphere.
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| Can't believe even this guy is taller than me |
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| Poke-ty poke |
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| The ones Christian decided were "his" |
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| And the others |
We were lucky to have left slightly earlier, at 3pm+, as the kiddos needed their naps - and thankfully we did, as it started storming shortly after. We kids were so konked out their slept all the way back to Singapore.
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| One with bricky |
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