Happy New Year

2011 had been an exciting year.. We saw the arrival of Bb Lewis and his addition to our family had made it more complete...Mommy Me took on a bigger job scope and was physically challenged - - aka having to cycle in tandem during the Teambuilding event at Pulau Ubin... (Mind you, I can't cycle lor...) Daddy Sky had an interesting year too by having an involvement in developing a building.. He was always sharing with me on the details of building a retail and warehousing development..

As the year drew to a closure, I would like to ask you to check back on your year..

1. What went well?
2. What did not go so well?
3. What could be done in 2012 to make it a better year so that we do not have regrets?

I am so looking forward to a brand new 2012:
Hopefully, I can lose more weight in 2012... (lol, sounds like the new resolution year after year..)

More importantly, I hope that my bois will be healthier and stronger... And the people around me be happier and everything be smooth smooth for 2012...^^

Charity begins @ home

One thing that I hope is that both my children can understand that there are plenty of children around them who are less well off and probably need a little help here and there.

For this year, I have been explaining to Lucas the need to show our care and concern for the needy children.. So I had set aside a token amount for him to donate... I got him involved by choosing the organisations and explaining to him what they are for...
Done... donated to 2 organisations meant to Children...
Hopefully, with this little habit, I can get my children to understand that it is always good to give where possible...

Something to share

We are so caught up in the daily Rat Race that we might have forgotten this...Something that I thought I needed to constantly remind myself.. While I do not wish to miss my children growing up, neither do I want to miss my parents growing up... they are all important people in my lives... ^^

Merry Xmas to all!!!

My number one darling spotted this elephant outside Tangs @ Vivo and immediately ran towards it insisting we take fotos for him...

Invasion by Angry Bird

Ah Yee went to Taiwan for some conference.. And Lucas pestered her to get him some Angry Bird stuff... Thanks lei...

Now my place is invaded by Angry Birds..He brought it to bed... =.='''Looked for it immediately when he wakes up.... =.=''''
Best of all, he still has a matching bag to carry everywhere... =.='''
Now, tell me.. Is this not considered invasion of the third kind??!!! =.='''

Revamp Again - Can you believe it???!!! - Part 1

If you could remember, we did some revamp to the house in 2010 nearing CNY... Here was a recap of the study....Unfortunately, with the arrival of Lewis, we had an issue with space again... =.='''
Cos right now, the toys were all over the house - - living room and the study...
We decided to change the entire whole study into a play room so that we can contain the mess and return Mommy Me my sanity... lol... Ta-da the play room...
Indeed, the mess is now contained.. But Mommy Me had to put up with a smaller master bedroom as the computers have to be housed here now... =.='''

Well, better than having a messy living room and a messy study... I can put up with this!!!

My New Toy

After the episodes of the boys falling sick, Mommy Me was adamant to do something about it...
The first thing Mommy Me bought was this new toy...
A Raycop!!!

Extract from the website: Raycop is the only UV-C sterilisation cleaner that kills 99% of bacteria and eliminates 93.5% of dust mites on beds, linens and other fabrics.

Raycop has been proven to deactivate the H1N1 Influenza A virus.

Raycop is the first UV anti-allergy vacuum cleaner that kills 99% of bacteria and eliminates almost 94% of dust mites. It is specially designed to clean beds, linens and other fabrics, helping to create a healthier home. Raycop cleans deep into household fabrics and can be used to clean mattresses, sofas, chairs, futons, crib pads, bedding, pillows and curtains.

Raycop has been proven to deactivate the H1N1 Influenza A virus. The Japan Food Research Laboratories found that Raycop began to kill Influenza with less than two seconds of exposure.

All of the products in the Raycop line use a patented three-step cleaning and filtration process. First they use a vibrating pad to shake dust mites and allergens free from fabric. Then a high-quality UV-C sterilization lamp helps eliminate bacteria. Finally a powerful motor vacuums up any dust and remnants, while a HEPA filter ensures that they cannot escape back into the room.

True enough, check out the result of my very first cleaning!!!

OMG, what have I been sleeping with night after night???!!!
I continued with weekly vaccuum and still yield so much dustmites... YUCKS...
Hopefully, with this new toy, it could reduce some chances of falling sick for everyone at home...

Mall Shows 2011 - Chuggington

In the evening, we went to Marina Square to watch the Chuggington..Paiseh, very difficult to take many fotos..
Lewis still did not understand the hoo haa of going for mall shows.. Well, you will soon...
Before the mall show started, we had dinner at MOF... and check out what we had...
Lucas was most pleased with his kiddy meal... Seriously, did they expect a child to eat so much?? =.='''
See what I meant...

Haircut for Bb Lewis

Right after the scary episode for Lewis, he had recovered... ;p

We had to bring him out for his haircut.. Trying hard to avoid bringing him to crowded places for fear of catching some virus again...

But no choice, he needed a haircut for his messy hair...Took a few shots before his haircut...^^
Of cos with Lucas messing around too...Now this time round, he cried throughout the whole session.. faint lor...
These were taken towards almost the end of the haircut... where he finally stopped lor...

We went to Food Republic to grab a quick lunch before heading home... Check out the bois...

They looked almost identical after the haircut... lol... brothers indeed...

Mall Shows 2011 - Dora & Diego AND Angry Birds

One of the challenges these days is to bring the kids to mall shows during the December holidays.. There are forever a laundry list and time is needed to sieve through the list to determine when & which to go... (not forgetting to take into considerations, the time & dates to go...)

The very first shows we wanted to catch was Dora & Diego at Raffles City and Angry Birds at Taka..

Due to the dates of the shows, we had to pack 2 shows within the day.. Trust me, it was a BIG mistake doing so... ;(

As it was the Standard Chartered Bank Run 2011 in the morning, Raffles City was packed with the runners since the end point was somewhere near there... We had to quickly grab lunch before running to the open space at 3rd level for the first show....

Lucky we managed to get there but cos it was at the 3rd level, the area was directly under the glass ceiling meaning we were exposed to the sun.. that was a major no-no for Lewis who was very scared of heat.. Mommy Me could only watch bits and pieces of the show by standing far away and constantly having to move around...
It was actually pretty interesting and engaging. You could see the children dancing and singing to the prompts by the host... ^^

Thanks to Daddy Sky who took some photos here and there... ^^

After the show, we had to rush the bois home for nap so that we could catch the Angry Bird show at Taka...We were a little too late and could not get into the seating arrangement for the show..

We ended up having to stand at the merchandise area and watch the show...
Well, I dun quite get the charms of these ugly fellows.. Daddy Sky probably will jeer at me cos he would think it was due to my inability to clear the stages of the game.. NAH!!!!

Anyway, after the show, we could not get a place to eat dinner.. BLAH!!!

It was so crowded.. Oh well, we had to pack dinner home and Lucas was complaining that he was famished in the car all the way from Taka till home... =.='''

Guess, Lewis was probably luffing to himself, thinking - - Heng, I can still have my milk... =.='''

My nightmare

Bb Lewis was running a fever out of the blue... Gave him the fever medicine but the temperature did not go below 38 degrees.. In fact the fever kept yo-yoing between 38.5 and 38.7 degrees...

It was really very worrying.. We even tried to sponge him but the temperature just wont come down... Left with no choice, we called his PD and was advised to send him to TMC while he made his way down to the hospital.

Of course, Bb Lewis did not know what he was in for.. But Mommy Me did... At least a 4D3N stay at Hotel TMC with an estimated price tag of $3k... =.='''
He still looked very active and happy rolling around in the bb cot provided by the hospital...
Happiness did not last long.. Once Dr Koh stepped in, Bb Lewis had to be placed on drip and a series of tests to be run to determine what was causing his fever...
See how angry he is now with the drip... His hands had to be taped to prevent him from pulling the needle out.. ouch...
He was struggling to play with his Sophie the giraffe...
Taken when he was all exhausted..

In the end, we stayed 3D2N when his fever was kept in check for 24 hours... He was diagnosed with a mild bronchitis... Sigh.. of cos, damage to Mommy Me was lack of sleep plus a 'hotel' bill of $2,500... =.=''''

Lucas' 1st Baking Class

Auntie Cynthia bought 2 same groupons for a baking class...
Since Mommy Me had been wanting to bring Lucas to the class for the longest time..
So I offered to take over the coupons...
Lucas was very excited about the class and already planned who to give the cupcakes to... ^^
Of cos, Daddy Sky was very concerned if Lucas could follow the instructions...
Do not fret, he did super well... Check it out:
He was realli quick (hahaha, like Mommy Me bah)
And his cupcakes were first to pop into the oven while he sat and relaxed using my iphone...
Time to decorate the cupcakes...
Done.. in a jiffy...
We wanted to book another class but Lucas was way too excited to bring his cupcakes home to his grandparents... =.='''