How time flies. They are quite independent now to try new rides, some of which, they have to be on their own. It was the first time they tried the bumper car rides.
We had also tried the hotair balloon ride (see photo on the right). Although it wasn't really 'hotair', the designs (look at the other hotair balloons in the photo) was similar to one. It was quite an experience when the hotair balloon ascend towards the ceiling of the theme park and also descend at the end of the ride.
Since our many visits to Legoland this year, my Cutie has started to have fears of roller-coaster rides (although the rides we went were just supermini type, that even my Sweetie was okay with the rides). As she was quite a pro in reading the map, there was no way we could get her into a ride that involves a little roller-coaster ride. After much persuasion, my Cutie, being a brave little girl, decided to give the Adventures of Sindbad a try. Everyone was proud of my Cutie of her achievement at overcoming her fears. What an adventure for my Cutie and Sweetie. |
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For my Sweetie, it was also her first --- to roll down a staircase. Luckily, she had her thick winter wear which helped to cushion her and slowed her down the roll at the stairs, gee... Mommy could only watch in horror with my Cutie as we were at the top of the stairs. That scene was like the Korean drama, as she rolled SLOWLY down. What a scare she gave to Mommy. Naughty. Naughty.
Finally, the D-day arrived and my Cutie's tooth came off. She was very excited and constantly reminded me to place it under her pillow.
Here is a picture drew by this Sweetie near the beginning of the year. Mummy loves the way that she constantly expresses her love for me. Whenever she has the chance to write, she will be writing "I love Mummy to be happy".
It must have been quite tiring for my darlings to be constantly on the move while on the tour (a drastic change from their normal routine) and having to battle with our bodies from going into hibernating mode in this nice cool weather. The photo on the left is my Cutie sleeping on the mini-van.
So when we finally arrived back at the hotel, my little Sweetie just headed straight towards the sofa corner and slumped onto the cosy-looking, big ottoman seat. This ottoman was in front of some sofas where 2 other hotel guests were seated. So can you imagine what a shock these 2 gentlemen had when they saw a little girl suddenly "fainted" right in front of them. Mummy also got a shock seeing the way she slumped herself down. 
We had a free day during our tour. We had initially planned to go to Mt Buller to play with snow/skiing etc, but cancelled it when we learned that there was not much snow there during the last couple of days. We did not opt for the Great Ocean Road tour as Mummy and Daddy had been there on our last visit here.
The gigantic sharks and stingrays at the aquarium really amazed us. In fact, they were much bigger (the thick glass panels reduce about 1/3 of their actual size). The large glass tanks made us feel as we were in the ocean with the sea creatures swimming around us. Whenever the huge stingrays went past us, we just felt so small.
My darlings also had a fun time at the Rock Pool where they can see the big 7-arm starfish, sea urchins and the mermaid's purse (shark's egg casing). My darlings were brave to hold onto the little starfish and mummy was surprised that this little Sweetie was having such a fun time tickling the starfish (telling it to keep its legs in). Haha.... watch the video to see for yourself. 
Since baby, she has been very possessive of mummy and never seems to have enough of mummy though her sister has been giving in to her (to let mummy carry her etc). Too possessive until sometimes mummy wants to get away for a break. Yet her love for mummy and her sweetie smile just melts mummy's heart easily and at times, mummy would wonder how mundane our lives would have been if without her. On the right is a picture which she drew for Mummy in February. See how she expresses her love for me. So sweet.
It's been a while since we last fly the kites. We had wanted to on a numerous occasions, but just couldn't manage to. So today, besides being a holiday, the weather was nice and cooling too for kite flying.
My darlings were very excited as they finally got a chance to fly kites (dun think they remember much about their kite flying sessions in their younger days). The open space near our house is a popular spot for kite flying and my darlings will always look out for the kites whenever we go past the place. Even Mummy is fascinated with the variety of kites that we saw - giant size kites, uniquely-designed kites and kites with lights that are used for night flying. 
Today was the last day of school at Little Learners.
Her final stage performance for this year with "All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth".
Today, my Cutie went for her English Enrichment class and we were surprised that her classmates were either 6 or 7 years old (cos' my Cutie is only 4 years old!). The pupils in the school are allocated based on their English proficiency level and not by age group. Luckily, my Cutie is tall (looking like a 5-6 years old). Thankfully, the teacher is understanding and is able to make her feel at ease in class with the other older kids.
For my Sweetie, she may not be as proficient as her sister (but still pretty good for her age group), she was also able to impress mummy with her Sweetie answers during her assessment.
It's Singapore 45th birthday and for the 1st time, my darlings got to watch the National Day Parade on television. As usual, they got to wear red and white combination attire to school. My little Sweetie decided to add a touch of Minnie Mouse to her outfit. So sweet.
Imagine a 3-year old kid getting up the stool and sitting on the big toilet bowl herself (usually Mummy will carry them up the toilet seat, hence didn't put on the kiddy toilet seat).
(Photographs were taken in 2009 August)
This little Sweetie simply loves Snow White and she even will acknowledge that she is Snow White herself, hee...
Tho' her birthday was yesterday, her celebration in school was held today as it is the 1st day of school after the holidays.
With my Sweetie's birthday around the corner, Mummy and Daddy decided to make a booking at the Ritz Carlton, Singapore. Haha... isn't it weird that we got a home and yet still want to book a hotel in this little island of Singapore.
jump on and also is big enough for the whole family to snuggle together;
(tho' it's just a rehearsal, it's great watching it from the hotel room). Look out for the chinooks carrying the national flag on the right side of photo.
My Sweetie likes to follow whatever her Jiejie does. So altho' we have the pink Leapfrog ClickStart (as well as a Mickey Mouse television) for her to play with, this Sweetie just want to have fun with the monotone computer that the adult use. And even tho' she got 2 kids' laptop to play with (even got Dora her favourite character), she is often more interested to touch our "real" laptops.
So when Mummy got her to have some fun on the computer, you can see her beaming with joy and constantly telling me she can do it. Indeed, she did handle the mouse well and got the correct answers too.
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Well done, Sweetie
Today was the last day of the Term for my Sweetie at Popstar City aka Kids' Performing at Robertson Walk and they have their end of Term performance on stage. We had our brunch there while waiting for her performance (the stage was situated inside the cafe). Well done, Sweetie.  |   |
