Birthday Cake for Daddy!

Celebrated Dan's birthday yesterday. He was still on reservist so we used the time while he was not at home to prepare a birthday surprise for him. The kids made cards for him and did some decorations here and there.

The kids wanted to get Dan a cake. Decided it would be more fun for them to make one. So bought those instant Betty Crocker chocolate cake mix and decided to make muffins. Bought some strawberries, coloured sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles and chopped almonds as toppings.

The kids helped to mix up the mixture then I poured them into the muffin cups and popped them into the oven. Was really fun as once they were ready we were all excited about topping them! BUT.... I FORGOT TO BUY THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE!!! so decided to use Nutella as a spread so that the toppings would stick. Worked surprisingly well.

Dan came home a little late as it was the last day of reservist. was thinking of putting the kids to sleep first if it was too late. But Jedi's bowels had other plans! suddenly wanted to bomb so by the time he was done...Daddy came home! The kiddies were really excited as they helped to make the little cakes so was great fun for them to see Daddy eat it. Only thing was that Jedi asked:

"Why is Daddy only 1 year old??"

Birthday and 6th Wedding Anniversary

This is a really dealyed post as have been so busy these few weeks.

Celebrated my birthday and my anniversary on the 15th of November. Both are on the same day. Smart hubby!

Had a small family celebration amongst the five of us. Went to New York New York for lunch and Dan bought a lovely cake. The kids kept asking why Mummy's birthday didn't have party packs!! Kids will be kids! So we made impromptu ones by going to the pasar malam to get some stickers and those little toys in plastic capsules from the tikam machine to make them happy. Dan collected his free cappuccino from Macs on my behalf as I can't drink too much coffee at the moment or baby will be wide-eyed at night!

Thanks Aunty Ida and Uncle Vincent!

Thanks Aunty Ida and Uncle Vincent for this super duper cute shirt!!! My expression talleis with what it says! hahaha! Hope to see you guys soon!

Well Done Jedidiah!

We are so proud of Jedi! He got an award from school as 'Mr. Right" for making the right choices during decision making time. Don't know what that means exactly but still so proud of him all the same.

He recieved another award on Sunday from his sunday school for good behaviour. Krisa felt a bit left out so we bought her a little something to make her happy. Jedi was nice to share his present with her too.

Love these three kiddies to bits.

Goodbye and Thank You Ms. Grace

This is Ms. Grace.

She was Jedi's first teacher when he started playgroup at Gracehouse when he was just 2 years old. She shared that she grew so attached and enjoyed teaching the class so much that she requested to take them as well for Nursery 1 and Nursery 2.

Rarely have I seen such a dedicated teacher. She has always made the effort to give consistent feedback and positive comments to encourage even me. Jedi was initially a very reserved boy in school and was observed to be very quiet even in class. Under her charge, he has grown in confidence in school, become more vocal and has made friends with his classmates and teachers. Even when Jedi was sick, she would call or drop an sms to ask for prayer requests and that she would be praying with the class for his recovery. She would even keep me in prayer too.

Well, she shared that she had wanted to follow the class to K1, but was unable to as the school felt it would be better for the children to have a new teacher and different teaching styles. I wouldn't mind her following them up for the 4th year actually...

So I encouraged Jedi to make a thank you card for her. Wanted him to write the standard things like " thank you for....". He insisted on writing this instead:

"I Love You Ms Grace. I Love You So Much."

Did all the decorations on his own with some help in spelling here and there. Krisa wanted to help out too so she made a card of her own to give to Ms Grace.

We just gave it to her today at the parent-teacher meeting. The sweetest thing was that her eyes filled with tears and she was so touched that she couldn't speak for a while. I was so touched! Told her it was a small gift to thank her for all she had done and the words were Jedi's heartfelt sentiments for her. She said these words that really touched me.

"All this isn't a small gift, it is so much."

Was an emotional time where Jedi gave her a hug and she told him that his new teacher next year would love him just as much as she does. So so sweet!

The good news is that since she couldn't follow up Jedi's class, she requested for the siblings of this class next year. So Krisa will be having her when she goes to Nursery 1. Praise the Lord!

Ms. Grace if you ever read this,you are truly a blessing and inspiration. You are one teacher whom I can see has the passion and love for the children. Thank you for your love and for touching the lives of the little ones around you. God Bless you!

Jedidiah's Nursery 2 Graduation Concert 2009

Jedi had his graduation from Nursery 2 on 7th November 2009. Had to reach his school by 8.30am so had to get the whole gang ready to leave the house by 8am. Which means getting ready the night before! Felt as if we were packing for a mini trip as we had my MIL's birthday straight after the concert. Lots of logistics with 3 kiddies!

We were really proud of Jedi. Unlike other parents who were queing to be the seated in the first row, we didn't as our dear boy requested for us to sit at the LAST row so he would not feel shy to dance when it was his item! He did a really good job and we were really proud of him. Good job Jedi!

Battling the Blocked Nose

These were the "weapons" that are being used to fight Baby Keziah's blocked and stuffy nose! It lasted for almost a month and the worst part was that it was sooooooooooooo hard to feed her. The minute the bottle teat touched her mouth she would arch her back and fret. Checked with the PD and she was given a nasal spray. Lungs and throat given the clear. Still didn't drink. Super stressful as it would take ages for her to feed compared to previously. Tried everything from standing up, rocking her with my legs while she drank and even tried to get the kids to entertain her with some music. All the no no's that I would usually NOT do.

Then in desperation I literally cried out to the Lord and my eyes happened to fall on a photo of Krisalyn when she was about Keziah's age...lying on a pillow and drinking her milk. Decided to give it a try.

TA-DAH!!!!

She drank!! Took 10 min! One month of stress for nothing! All she wanted was to drink in peace and quiet a little independently without my boney arm in the way. Beginning to realize that every little kiddie is a complex little puzzle to unravel....

Our 3 Month Couch Potato

Presenting our lil' couch potato at 3months 2 weeks old. She had her first laugh on 24th October!