Sunday cafe and shopping

8th Jan2012, Sunday.

afternoon we head out for tea at starbucks. thou i cannot take the noise and the space constraint cos we pushed in our pram into the small cafe at PS... we had to stand around to wait for our seats cos we were there to use up the vouchers bro gave gx and i for xmas! i hadnt eaten much cos i knew sweets and sandwiches were my choice... so we waited and a nice waitress got us our seats asking 2 men if they were done... see my cheeky baby R... she gets the thrills drinking water thats from her water bottle but served to her with ice in a starbucks glass makes her really happy! baby R chose the creme brulee in chocolate tart shell... she told gx she chose an egg tart! this was nice with many different flavours with all thee different elements!

my gal took over the camera and say she will take the shot for the apple cheesecake!

baby R didnt mind the noise... 

she loves the green straw and take bites of the dessert off the fork when gx feeds her!

baby A was napping but woke up half way... its prob too noisy for her!

our loot in the short 3 hours!

cny clothings and stuff for our gals

my new yummy find!

ex but nice!

baby R's HUGE carebear

7th Jan2012, Saturday

after shichida, Gx came to meet us once he was done with his banking and for the longest time, baby R finally had a chance to be centre of attention cos baby A stayed home with gugu, soundly sleeping on gugu's bed... we brought baby R to claim her "prize' cos she had earned enough stickers for being good and helpful. 

gx say no more soft toy but seeing how much baby R loves playing with Uncle W's grumpy carebear, gx motivated baby R to be good, telling her he will buy her one... when we saw the carebears, at our eye level were the smallest to small sized carebears... and while we were looking at what bears are available... suddenly we hear baby R say... i WANT this!

when we looked down at her she has grabbed the biggest of them all.... gx and i were shocked! esp GX! he immediately show babyR the mid sized carebear saying its same size as uncle W's ... NO, daddy. I want this! i asked gx how much is the one he is holding on... $18.90. 

hearing that i asked gx to check the one baby R is holding on... then gx looked up at me and smiled... i was sure its way more... gx say its $1 more! i took it over and saw original price $59.90 but its on offer! lucky baby R took it out! for another $1 she got a carebear almost 10times bigger! baby R was of cos happy she got her HUGE carebear prize!

before we paid up, i was looking at the pink one and told gx should we get one for our baby A... gx say NO... when we got home, asking baby R if she is happy with her reward... she told us... i want to earn one for meimei... i was so touched by her little thoughts! she sure worked hard in getting her stickers but sadly when we finally made it to the shop... it was all sold out! ... baby R was so disappointed... 

...to be continued in following post!

2011 last day

31st Jan11, Saturday

Last to arrive at the last party of the year! the gals had late nap and when i changed the gals for the party, baby A cried crazily non-stop at her top of her screaming lungs that almost drove GX to the wall and we almost didnt make it for the party.... baby A was supposed to be in her Ralph Lauren purple dress the xmas present given by Aunt O, all the gals were going to wear the same... baby A stopped crying once i changed her out of the dress and lucky i had a purple romper given by Ser for her to wear to the party!

Love my aunt's new shepherd pie recipe that has 4 kinds of cheese topping!

turkey + beef platter and honey roasted wings

Love my mum cooked the mee siam and huge prawns!

fresh fruit salad with yogurt dressing for dessert

gx and i were the last to eat!

kinda special as we have the whole table to ourselves!

 Last dinner of 2011!

thanks to the yiyis who wanted to watch TV but they helped me babysit 

or rather try to catch my gal and make her behave while Gx and i feasted!

to keep the kids occupied i got them to lie on the bed to take some shots

above pics taken by baby R!

finally Cousin L came and got the gals to pose again!

See my dear baby R... too much American Next Top Model!

mashmellow & choc provided by me and anut A brought her snowman fondue set

esp for the kids! 

i am the biggest kid of them all! 

everyone chatting and waiting for the countdown!

our little family all dressed up in shades of purple

baby R's favourite colour!

baby A missing? she was sleeping soundly

Shanice & YQ - thanks for the popcorn! 

you guys made the kids really happy! esp my gal!

i was glad brought along the popcorn cos when the kids waited restlessly, i  suddenly remember i brought along the popcorn! jus 10mins before 12mn strike, when the mircrowave counted down, cousin L started chanting and my gal followed the countdown and the gals were so loud everyone in the house blurred off! then when we return the bowl back into the oven for the caramel to melt over the popcorn, the girls again counted down and they could stopped laughing and were all so excited to get their hands on the popcorn!

then in the dining, we have 3 cakes awaiting for our family's first Jan birthday boy!

when the real countdown said goodbye to 2011, 

the ships along east coast fired up flare lights to receive 2012!

Its my first time celebrating NY past mn at laguna!

it was a pretty sight but nothing caught on camera seems clear...

my mum was worried i will drop my camera cos i was carrying baby A in one hand

but i think she is more worried i drop my baby!

too bad the video isnt clear!

a pic with my mum... its been a few years...  think since baby R arrive

its the first time again i get to be with my mum on Jan 1st!

baby R was very busy feeding herself popcorn on 1st Jan2012 past 12mn!