Home Sweet Home

Finally we settled into our home on the 26th Feb.

It was an EXTREMELY tiring day ! Tiring is an understatement !! We were totally numbed & we hardly spoke because we needed to save whatever energy we had left to unpack & settle down asap. I felt my back was about to snap into two !!

Some photos:


Kitchen.


Bathroom.


Living area.

Bedrooms and dining area not ready to show case. Ha ha!!

Bought some decor for the kids' room:


Jungle canvas.


Not everything must be unisex.. Kayla likes the fairy clock.


Kieran's first (and only) soft toy was the white teddy given by Sheimy yiyi. It reads "Baby's First Christmas"! Today he saw this red car and refused to let go so daddy bought it :)

Bone breaking days !!!

The packing, cleaning & kids' whining are wearing our patience thin.

Past few days have been exhausting, fruitless and frustrating ! We combed nearly all the mega home stores and still cant find a proper book shelf and cabinet (for our alter) !! We reluctantly bought a book shelf from Ikea and.. Major regret man !!! It took daddy the whole of yesterday to assemble it and the scary part was it couldnt stand firmly on our carpet! So poor husband had to return it to Ikea and thank God for their wonderful return policy, we got our money back !!

Still have plenty to pack.. update soon !

Feeling nostalgic

It has been 5 years. Compared to many couples I know, 5 years is a short time but many wonderful things have happened to us during this short span of time.

It is not difficult to be a mom but its tough to be a good one! Daddy has been very supportive from the day Kayla arrived till now ... and during my most stubborn days, daddy knows he will get into a debate he can never win so he always give in. I have alot to learn on how to be a better mom & wife.

Thank you for loving me.

Advice for the day

Since Monday, I was tortured by this on & off headache & backache. All I wanted to do was to lie down ... & I hope I was invisible to my kids !!

IF YOU GET A HEADACHE,
DO WHAT IT SAYS
ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:

'TAKE TWO ASPIRIN'
AND 'KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN'!!!

Sticker time

Love this sticker book, so fun and helps to develop fine motor skills & patience!


$3.99 only from Borders !! 16 pictures and lots of stickers !



Cute little fingers at work.

Shopped ...

... till I dropped ! Very therapeutic !!!

Every time I shop, I always end up buying stuff for my children ONLY ! Thats why my wardrobe is still the same after 5 years !! Anyway my loot for today:


A pretty satin big bow hairband for my princess.


Sweaters, shirts and tops. Sales! Sales! Sales!


Brain food is never enough.

1st lesson at Kindermusik

Guess what? We were the only family who signed up for this term, so we will be having private lessons till June !!! Daddy & I felt really awkward initially but were very relieved when we saw how much Kayla & Kieran enjoyed themselves. They had the teacher's fullest attention and the big space to dance & run, all to themselves !




The kids love story time more than anything else !


Our Milk & Cookies home materials (activity book, story book, music CD and a stir xylophone).

Gift from the heart

Almost forgot tomorrow its Valentine's day, until I saw a naked man on my table:

My collection of Tatty Teddies (from courtship, proposal, xmas & valentine's day), from daddy to me.

Happy Valentine's Day !

Touched by a friend

I have been a silient reader/follower of this mummy's blog. She is a amazing mother to a 2yr old boy and I love the food she made. I have never met her but occasionally we will exchange greetings via chatbox & email.

Recently, she got me interested in making bento meals for my children and she was so kind to buy all the basic bento tools for me !!

I hope to prepare delicious (interesting) meals for Kayla to bring to school next year. So have to start experimenting now, especially for a slow learner like me :P

Clockwise: Bento lunchboxes, cutters, food picks/spoons/forks and silicon holders.

Pending: Rice moulds and puncher.

Random entries

1) Lately, I dont have the energy to do anything; my head and back hurts ! Maybe my body is telling me to rest more !

2) The kids love pizzas, real or fake.




So last night, I made BBQ sauce chicken pizzas. Unfortunately, the crust din taste fantastic so the kids ate all the toppings and gave mummy the crusts !

Waiting to go into the oven.

3) Kieran saw jiejie's watch and demanded one too.



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