(jul 17) Gardens by the Bay

Ha, a blast from the past again. Oh jun certainly resembled his darling brother.

Went to GBTB via public transport on a Thursday. Now that we shifted swimming to Tues (Tong had swimming and soccer on tues but he would still be so energetic when he came home at night), we could have outings on Thursdays.

We sauntered through the Chinese and Indian Gardens..

How lovely that these prettily manicured parks were free for all

At the gigantic ants' nest near the entrances of the domes. They found a crevice to creep into...

National Day was coming soon, so it was an orchids' extravaganza!

There was a very beautiful glass house, there were even caterpillars and cocoons in the enclosure!

Of course, many scenic spots to take photos

From the upper levels, one could see caterpillars made out of shrubs

The older ones were pretending to be caterpillars by using their hands as feelers..

It was always pleasant to stroll in the cooling and cool dome

Resplendent with a myriad of colours

Well, the kids were urging me to finish the tour of the dome as I had promised to take them to the water play area. 

We arrived at 530, with half an hour to the closing time. I was not even aware that it closed at 6, it was fortunate that we could play for that wee while.

The little one was frightened of the massive jets while the older two took off like fish to water.

They pretended to be aeroplanes and glided amongst the sprinklers...

I was just admiring them from the side, taking comfort in knowing that they would grow up to be thick as thieves, and having all these reservoirs of happy memories...

hA, the big ones scooted off, living the little one pining for them to come back to join him

one day, he would be ready and soar too...

Ha, we played for a further while at the dry playground

saw this totem on the way to Satays by the Bay

The little ones sat at the kids' corners...jun was ravenous. Papa joined us for dinner, hurray. He had recently made it a point to leave office early, so he would have some time with the three of you before you slept. It made him more productive in the day, and I thought it made him happier to leave work earlier too. He might still need to follow up on things after tucking you in, but it beat working late in the office and missing out on talking to you.

checked out the tip of the chicken wing in his mouth

ha blast from the past again...

my goodness, had it been such a long time already?

At the Chelsea vs Inter Milan match

It was disappointing as Chelsea lost. Nonetheless, we had a smashing time.

Well, before we knew it, it was already August. We had settled so comfortably into our routine of getting into bed by 9, that the children would show signs of fatigue once it was past bedtime. Gone were the days when we would shop and dine in malls till 9 plus, then sleeping at 11 plus. Gosh, what a drastic change. Now, mama had more time to read, work, do chores and simply chill out with dad after the three of you turned in. Soon, it would be the end of the year...what an amazing year it had been.