中秋节快乐!

All wet!

David wants to do everything.  Including chores.  I wonder how long he will keep this up.

Sports part 2

I really enjoyed cycling with Daddy. It was so fun that I agreed today to take Claire for a ride.

But soon I realised that it was hard work.
Heellpp!!

Sports

 My current favourite sport is cycling. Well, after jumping on the trampoline.  What makes cycling better is my new helmet, which Uncle S used to wear when he was just a small boy.  I'm too big for my old helmet, so I am sharing it with David.

Last weekend, we had a great day out at the beach. David and I were racing.  Unlike what you may think, I had difficulty keeping up with him.  When we stopped to rest, he would demand "Go!".  This made his pillion rider and I very, very tired.  But I tried my best.  My mummy says that it is important that I have tried my best.

When we're both exhausted from cycling, we dug on the beach.  I planted a tiny branch which fell from the tree. David just dug. 

Did we have fun playing together? Well, have another look...

Happy Family

Claire drew this. My papa is very proud of her. So am I.

Copy me

Everyday, there is a blue school bus that brings Claire to school. And everyday, I will try to get on, but I am never allowed to.

When can I finally take the school bus with Claire, I wonder? Will carrying her bag help? How about following her every action?

Des vacances françaises mémorables

My mama suspects it is not typical to bring young kiddos to France for a vacation.  In this trip, there were no museums, no shopping for Louis Vuitton, no Michelin star restaurants and no chateau hopping, but yes to hurried meals, yes to carousel, yes to very early morning walks with jet-lagged David and Claire.

Did we enjoy ourselves?  David and I did.  I think my papa and mama too, except that they probably need another holiday to recover from this one.


But we did see some famous sights.  We were at Champs de Mar but were more interested in playing in the big park and by the small pond nearby than Eiffel Tower itself.  Can you tell where we were?  Not I.

My papa and I also went to Les Invalides.  Yes, only the two of us.  Isn't that a special treat?  David and my mama were still sleeping in the wee hours of that morning.  I woke up early that morning and my papa didn't want our neighbours to knock on our door they did the morning before when David woke up at 3am and cried for two hours.

It was more enjoyable when we moved from the hotel to the countryside.   There was a trampoline, a swing, open spaces to run, chickens and a rabbit to feed.  We also have our little corner with toys and books.

What's more, David and I got to eat some decent food at last.  No more hard baguettes, biscuits or steaks, but delicious porridge and rice with seaweed.

What did we there?  Jump on the trampoline, pick stones, play house, gardening and feeding chickens.

For me, it was an unforgettable vacation.  And, my mama agrees.

Lunch break

David gives a whole new meaning to the term, lunch break.

Medal

Claire went to school the other day and came back with a medal. Isn't that great? My mama says that when I am bigger, I can go to school too. Then, I can have a medal too.

My papa says that Claire earned her medal from her good work during Sports Day.

First, she has to run with two rubber balls under her arms. Claire looked so relaxed. Must be quite a breeze.
Then, she has to skip through colourful hola hoops. This is definitely not my cup of tea. More likely, I will trip and fall, but look at my Jie-jie!

Then, Claire has to balance some ping pong balls in soup spoons, and
.. bean bags on her head!

Finally, after a long and tiring day, Claire received her medal from her teacher. Good job, Jie jie! I am very proud of you!

Buses

Buses are big. Buses are noisy. Buses bring us places.

Both Claire and I love buses, but we rarely get to ride in them. When we do, we love to peer out of the window, watching cars, motorbikes, taxis and other buses zip by.

On Monday, Ah-Ma brought us on a bus ride.

Where did we go? It depends who you asked.

If you asked Claire, Claire will say, "We went to a huge playground!"

If you asked me, I'll tell you, "A nice air-con place to sleep."

Almost kampong

Daddy brought us out for dinner. He promised it will be fun. He also told us to wear long pants in case we fall and scratch our knees. Look at how thrilled David was!
Hey, David! Wait up and hold my hand!
It's not just David who was excited. I was too. I tried hard to pump on the swing myself, but could not do it well. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it. As for David, he had many gos on the slide.

For dinner, David had his usual home-cooked porridge, which attracted lots of flies. Daddy and mummy were too busy swatting flies to take any pictures. I had my big-girl dinner: fat french fries with tomato sauce. Mummy tried to entice my Chinese palate to have some fish and chips and lasagna, but to very little success.

I think this is a fantastic dinner venue, but my mummy says that the next time we come, only adults will eat the junk food.

Conversation with daddy

My daddy surprised me yesterday by coming to pick me up from school. It is the 2nd time this week. I had this conversation with him in the car. It really tickled my mama.

Claire: Why are you here (again)?

Daddy: I finish work early, so I have time.

Claire: But I can take the school bus home. I am a big girl now.

Daddy: But I want to come and pick you up from school.

Claire: Mmm, ok. But can you only come maybe one time a week?

David at one

At one, David weighs 9.9kg and is 78cm. At birth, he was just 3.53kg and is 50cm. Boy, has he grown!

He has also progressed in other ways. Here's what he can do:

1. wave and say bye-bye

2. give a flying kiss (well, sometimes his kiss comes from his ears)

3. clap his hands

4. do the hand actions to Twinkle, Twinkel

5. break into a dance when I sing - this is my favourite :)

6. call Claire (and sometimes "Jie"), papa and mama

4. wobble many steps

5. objects very, very loudly when I try to snatch things away from him. (This is my least favourite because I always get into trouble when this happens.)

But, I am still very proud of you, David! I am sure papa and mama are too!

David's lunar birthday

Yesterday, we celebrated David's first lunar birthday. My Ah-Ma prepared many things for him to choose, just like what I did then.

First, he chose the $50 note.

Then, he reached for the red eggs.
He toggled between chicken, apples and oranges. He couldn't decide which looks more delicious.

Finally, he consulted the abacus.

My papa thinks that David is a practical boy. Don't you agree?

Stop sucking thumb stars

I have a very bad habit which my papa and mama have been trying very hard to get me to kick.

I suck my thumb. And I suck it so hard that I have a hard blister on it.

So my mama told me that for every night that I didn’t suck my thumb, I get a star. And when I have collected ten stars, I get to buy something of my choice. I made a card, with my mama’s help, to paste all my stop-sucking-thumb stars.

See this heart-shaped Mickey Mouse balloon? This is what I got for my first ten stars!

Survived

This is my first week at my new school. It is a school for big boys and girls. This is how it looks like.
It is far from home, so I have to take a school bus to school. My mama was worried that the ride will be too tiring for me.

In my last play-school, I took a very long time to settle in despite a successful first day. And my mama was worried that it will happen again.

My mama was worried that I don’t like my new school. My papa told me that she was so worried that she didn’t sleep well for nights.

My mama survived my first week of school. As for me, I enjoyed it tremendously.