Happy 10th Birthday, Jie Jie!
The rascals were on their way to Marzuki..
Our little bit of sunshine
The children were always sleeping in strange positions...
Hard at work. Jie was always busy with work, her English teacher always gave so much homework. I wished we had time to go downstairs to play, like how we used to in the past. Sigh...We were glad that Jie was adapting to the new school well and she rose up to the challenging tasks and curriculum. She even enjoyed some of the tasks (like she won the Best Speaker Award during the debate and her team and she had such creative ideas for the writing competitions).
Jun was enjoying school too. We enrolled him in a Chinese class at Tampines Safra and he liked the teacher very much. Ha...
He asked for a photo with the lions outside NTUC.
Sharing an ice cream with Ah Gong,,,
The dutiful Ah Gong who fetched him when Mama was at work...
Mei loved her Xiao gege...
Going everywhere with her beloved Xiao gege...
He was so exhausted that he fell asleep in the pram on our way back from school...
A daring adventurer, she loved to climb. She would climb into this rocking chair and get out of it on her own. She even used the car as a stepping stone to reach the letters at the photo display cabinet. She also learnt how to climb up the steps to go up to jie's bunk bed. Once, while Mama was busy somewhere else, all was quiet till Mama heard her persistent whining. I went to check it out and saw her on the bunk bed and she was whining for help as she did not know how to get down. Luckily, she was smart enough to seek help and not jump down from the bed. Gosh, I thought the angels must be watching over her.
Ah...home made sushi!
A colleague shared this image. Our perspective and choice of words could build or break a child's spirit.
More of Mei's antics. She was officially the pet of the house.
The poor lass had been falling sick since December. First, she had a cold, then fever, rosella, hives, a cold, diarrhea and now a cough. Dr Lim said it was a season of building up her immunity. Fortunately, she recovered from each illness pretty quickly. Sigh...I wished Mei Mei would be hale and healthy in no time.
Da Gege had been coughing for a long time too. He had sensitive airways and sinus...ah...Dr Lim joked that he must have inherited good genes lor...oh well...
Our cute jie jie...the ever motivated and studious one...thought this soft toy resembled her. Ah...and yes, she had a soft spot for soft toys, like her daddy, and there were SO MANY soft toys on her bed...
Ha, the cute one...who loved to sing the Months of the Year song nowadays...We were so glad that he had taken to school so well...
Ah...she perspired a lot like Big Gege...
Nope, she had not bathed. Her wet slick hair was the result of hyperactive sweat glands and a sweltering day.
Ah....Jie would always wonder about the boys' uncanny ability to fall asleep quickly...but Jun's ability to sleep anywhere...definitely rivalled his legendary Papa...
The boys came up with games that involved Mei Mei. They liked to trap her. In this game, they trapped her with hula hoops.
Ha...soon, all 4 would be going to primary school and I WOULD FINALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FREE TIME ALONE in the morning.
It was always nice to snuggle with Xiao gege..
Xiao Gege had fun at the skate park at AMK ITE.
Check out his new shoes. Well, he wore them to school to show off to his favourite teacher, Ms Christine.
We had a new car...eh...the car was 10 years old, but it was in a superb condition and came with a TV. Papa allowed them to watch TV initially because we thought that would help keep Mei quiet...alas, Mei did not care for it, so no TV ever since.
It was already the 2nd of March! Gosh, where had all the time gone to? I would be turning 39 this year. Ah...looking forward to next year. When I was 30, I had a birthday party at Macdonald's, realizing a childhood dream. I said then, that I would have a high-tea session with different small groups of friends when I turned 40. Could not wait. WOW. 40, I would be eligible for Eldershield.
I wished I could say that I was now really wise and sure of the way my life was panning out...well...Mama was still uncertain of herself, her place in the world and the future...but we knew that God is in control and God is good. We plod onwards and know that God would make everything beautiful in His time. So...secure heart, sound mind, little one. Be still, fearful heart. Be of good cheer. God is in control. In Jesus' name, Amen.
