Mudchute Park Visit

Over the weekend we headed down to London for good Dim-Sum (we have yet to find any nice Chinese food in Cambridge) and visited to the Mudchute Park and Farm, recommended by Tsulin. Tobey really enjoyed himself, visiting each animal, feeding them leaves and try to immitate the noises they make. He wasn't afraid of almost all of them, except the pig with slimy nose.

Feeding himself lunch and enjoying the lolli given by one of the waitress.

Tobey got a chance to meet up with little Shean Wenn again at the restaurant.

Both coincidentally were dressed in white tops and brown bottoms

Park entrance

Tobey visiting all the farm animals (mountain goat, pigs, chicken, birds, Guinea pigs, etc)

my favourite are these chicken with puffy white-hair.They look as if they blow dry their hair for our viewing pleasure. SK called it JUDGE CHICK

Tired..."Let's go home daddy"

Water Fun

We've been having sweaty and humid heatwave for the past week. It's just like Malaysia minus the air-cons! Here's making the most out of the situation

Who do I look like?

I've got asked this many times. "Who do you think Tobey looks like?" or "Who does he takes after?". I can understand those observant eyes, staring at him, as if trying to match him to us. Because I love doing that to other kids too.

Answer is, he's quite a mixture between SK and I. both in terms of features and character. He has my facial features, flat nose, deep smile lines, my eyes and chubby cheeks. His body build, ear shape, small nose and fair skin is like his daddy's. He's happy most times just like his daddy but inherited my impatience and bad temperateness. He's straight forward like daddy but cheeky like mommy. He has my hair texture and colour but they mess up into a bird nest right after waking up, just like daddy.He has my infinite appetite for food and daddy's infinite appetite for all thing tecky and electrical. He has the love for pet and not afraid to be near them, just like daddy. The list goes on.

So there you go. There's no short answer to those questions. You'll need to sit down and have the patience of a saint if you really want me to know my answer :)

Gone too soon....

I'm dedicating this to another great person who left this world earlier this year. I still can't believe that you are no longer here. You'll always be missed and remembered.

Like A Comet
Blazing 'Cross The Evening Sky
Gone Too Soon

Like A Rainbow
Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
Gone Too Soon

Shiny And Sparkly
And Splendidly Bright
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like The Loss Of Sunlight
On A Cloudy Afternoon
Gone Too Soon

Like A Castle
Built Upon A Sandy Beach
Gone Too Soon

Like A Perfect Flower
That Is Just Beyond Your Reach
Gone Too Soon

Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like A Sunset
Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
Gone Too Soon

Gone Too Soon

Favourite past time at 2 years old

Every chance he gets, he'll rush out to play football. Of course, he'll try to drag someone along with him, as an opponent. Very often, it's FIL or mommy in the day time and daddy in the late summer evenings. This morning, he woke up at 7AM, night nappie bursting, went into his visiting grandparents' room to drag his grandpa out of bed for his early morning spot of footie. Everyone else was still asleep.

So here he is, in his sleep suit (I cropped off the foot area of his old but comfortable old sleepsuits for hot summer night sleeps, SK call them his castaways suits ;P).

Here's my little footballer in the making,busy practicing his moves and his future publicity pose.

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Once again Sukye made me drool with her cooking. I remember making "Siew Pau" based on the recipe she used last year and it turned out quite ok. This time, it's her Hainanese Chicken Rice. Normally I only use normal Free-Range Chicken, but this time I used the Corn Fed Free-Range she recommended. I put more chopped ginger in the rice and left out the white pepper in the marinate, as my son don't like white pepper. Didn't manage to take a pic of the soup as we only had it after the meal. Tobey had it with normal rice instead on the gingery and garlicky rice.

It was quite a hit during lunch time today, so I am going to make it another time for dinner too, so that SK can get a chance to eat it fresh as well.

Click for recipe

Eco Summer

What's happening in the back garden?

Note: All planting is done by SK's dad.

Vege plot (cultivated from seeds)

Waiting to be planted on the ground

Our "Resident Waterer" filling up his watering can. He takes his daily watering duty very seriously.

Boy on a mission

concentrating

Goal!!!

Juicing

My in-laws converted me into a believer in juicing. I noticed a difference in myself and Tobey when we consume half a glass of fresh fruit juice each day (preferably being consumed within 5 minutes of being juiced, before oxidation happens). Yes, it's more expensive than shop bought juice and the cleaning of the machine right after can be a pain at times, but it's worth it. I highly recommend this method of getting children to consume fruits and vege.

Prepared fruits

This combination is a modification from a recipe found in our one and only juicing book. But being the lazy me, I normally would just juice whatever fruit that is available + carrots(for sweetness) and a lemon/orange(for a touch of tangy-ness)

Juicer in action

The reason...

...we chose this family orientated village is because we feel that it's the perfect place for our son to grow up, near to nature, and yet not too far from civilisation. All these are just 5 mins walk from our doorstep.
Today, after Tobey's nap, FIL and MIL introduced me and Tobey to more of our own unexplored neighbourhood. Well, what can I say, me and SK are still trying to convert ourselves to be more "outdoor-ish" for our son's sake. My in-laws are the naturist! Hence they explored the area more than us. Anyways, we went for a nature walk.. around the ponds, across hills and into one of their many woodland trails.

Tobey walked, run and hopped so much! We stopped at one of the little piers around one of the ponds and decided to tickle the water with long weeds (sorry, I don't know what it's called)




and then waited for fish...

"Where's tish mama?"
(rest assured that he is within half an arm length from 3 adults)

of course, we threw in a littlebit of playground time as well......

up and down the little hill so many times, that is after 1 hr and 15 mins of nature walk. The neverending energy of two year olds.

Me and SK will really need to put our act together and bring him to these kinda walks more often and be more adventurous ourselves, since our son is the happiest being outdoor and seems to enjoys nature so much!

6 monthly dental check-up

waiting for out turns in the dental clinic

All three of us went for our dental check-up a few days back. It was Tobey's 2nd. After months of complaining how slow his teeth growth was, there's no stopping them now. In the span of 3 months, he's grown another 7 teeth, including his canines (which are suppose to grow after the molars, according to his dentist). Also confirmed that 2 molars are breaking through. Tobey also have got a fused tooth. Both his Upper Central and Lateral Incisors are fused together. Nothing serious. He'll probably have a bigger tooth replacing the milk version of it later on.

Tobey was a good boy throughout. We explained to him why mommy/daddy has to have their teeth checked. He was very fascinated by the patients chair's mechanism. When it was his turn to hop on, his expression was priceless. He chose a Scooby-doo sticker from the sticker tin offered by the dentist, as a reward for being a star :)

Lucky Belt

"Eeeeeee...Look, there's a giraffe on my t-shirt....."

"...which is tucked right under my BELT!"

"Mom! Stop it!"

My handsome little boy in some of his new clothes (birthday gifts). The belt on that trousers would be his first! He went "daddy's bet(belt)". No it's Tobey's. And he was SO happy. Kept checking on his belt every few minutes. I guess just like the sunglasses, he felt grown-up to also wear a belt like his hero.

The Unexpected Fair

Today, SK drove us into the city to have some lunch and to walk-around, since the weather was quite pleasant. Coincidentally, there was a fair going on opposite where we parked. Probably a continuation of the Strawberry fair held last weekend. It was quite a bonus as besides the usual inflated slides, rides, games, food and art&craft stalls, there were a few surprises you don't expect in a usual fair.

There were several oversized agricultural horses lazing around having their lunch, whilst the public stared and patted them, took pictures with them and read about them. At one point, one of them decided to pee. OMG, it was like a high pressure tap!After several seconds of not blinking, I quickly stood a few feet back from it's behind......

Anyways, FIL carried Tobey to to pat one of it. He was quiet and abit reluctant to touch it initially, but did so when I ask him too. I guess it's daunting to see a horse in real-life up close, not to mention such a huge one.
Then there were the replica steam powered vehicles. A few of them were choo-chooing across the field. Tobey was SO fascinated. He kept going "choo-choo" and refused to take his eyes off them! Anything machine that moves or makes sound, excites it till no end. What can I say, he's just being a boy.
(short in-between story in regard to his facination with electronics and machines: A few days back I operated the shredder to shred some documents. I pulled out my phone charger from the socket and replaced it with the shredder's plug, pressed on and shredded. I unplugged the machine and put it away after use. We've always told him how dangerous it is and he was never allowed to touch it. Last night he copied my every step. Pulled out the lap top charger, and replaced it with the plug from the shredder. The next thing we know, the shredder was shredding and he was running to us as he's still afraid of the sound it makes.

SK: You can NOT play with this! Who taught you how to operate it?!
Tobey: MOMMY!)

Then there was this re-enactment of medieval time. There were tents with beds inside and people cooking over wood fire. Then they decided to put on a fight right in the midst of the settlement. It must have been so confusing for Tobey to see armoured men, holding what looks like a much bigger version of mommies kitchen knife and striking at one another.

Our little boy is still not exactly exposed to any form of violence. Today SK bought him a Buzz Lightyear beamer that beams arrays of lovely LED light patterns on surfaces. It resembles more of a gun than anything. But he swiftly brought it to his head and went "Vooo Vooo Voooooo", as it's a HAIRDRYER to him.

Tobey's 2nd Birthday Party

He will be 2 on the 10th June. We threw him a party on the 7th June (Sunday). Venue was our home and food was partly home-cooked and bought, and of course the BBQ. The weather forecast for that day was suppose to be HEAVY RAIN for the entire day. I prayed superhard for a few hours of non-rainy period, just so that we can open up the garden for the kids to play and also for the BBQ to happen. The party starts at 1pm, by 12noon it was still pouring cats and dogs. Then it slowed down to a drizzle, and then it halted. SK quickly took out the pit and started on the fire. We crossed our fingers for the rain to stay away. It did, not only that, it became SUNNY!!!! Thank God. He is really watching over us. Anyways, here are the pics

I cooked a huge pot of curry chicken (it was a big hit as many of our friends "tapau" some back for dinner), salmon pasta for the kids (not enough seasoning, sometimes, I forget that they are already two, no longer babies that shouldn't take so much salt), mixed vegetables, and agar-agar. Bought food were delicious chinese roasted duck (all the way from Northampton, our friend helped us to transport them over), and 4 platters of sushi. We also took out the deep fryer and deep fried calamari rings, mushrooms, chicken dippers and onion rings. BBQ food were lamb, sausages, marinated chicken wings and so on.

We made use of the entire ground floor. Guest were free to roam from the hall to the play room, to the garden and also the kitchen/dining area. both patio doors from the kitchen and hall were open wide. This was only possible due to the weather change earlier (OMG I am so grateful!).

French Open Men's final was also on tele, so several men were glued to the screen for a while, my favourite Roger Federer won. Quoting my MIL, "A champion will always be a champion"

It was so lovely to see our friends enjoying themselves, mingling and the kids having a great time running around and simply being cutie pies. OK, here's the cake... Tobey loves Handy Manny and his set of talking tools.
Here's the cake cutting session in pics....

with mommy and daddy and paternal grandparents candle blowing with daddyThe birthday kiss from Karmenwith all his friends!This kid sized bench is one of Tobey's birthday gifts. He's seen here posing with Sam and Karmen...Cute overload!

Most of Tobey's gifts were clothes, just as I wanted it to be as he already has toooooo many toys. SK's parents got him a top of the range juicer.Mommy and daddy STILL have not got the time to get him his gift yet...hahaha! Tobey missed his afternoon nap and ate very little lunch on that day. He was too busy playing with his friends and downing in fruit shoots.

Happy 2nd Birthday my darling baby :)

My Cutie Pie

wearing his first sunnies
Looking ultra-cool

Pretending to be daddy after paying for a parking ticket

So proud to be wearing dark glasses just like his hero

Helping his paternal grandpa in preparing the holes for the trees mommy planned for the garden

watering the hole to soften the soil for further digging

hardworking boy at work, even when it's windy and chilly

cleaning the patio with the access water

23 Months and 12 days old

I am so late in this. Sk's parents are here and Tobey is still busy sprouting his set of whites. I am also "busy" preparing for his upcoming 2nd Birthday party. The invites were sent out, the cake is ordered...how exciting!!!
He's wearing a t-shirt bought by my mom's friend from Malaysia. He looks like a little middle age man whenever he wear something with collars.

"The cat is kau-kau-ing (sleeping) mommy"

Chilling out

Daddy refreshing his memory on BBQ-ing, in preparation for the party. Wed ug out our old and trusty traditional BBQ pit, instead of getting one of those new ones which runs on gas...Hot air balloon over the roof of our house

At Karmen's 2nd Birthday Bash

We had so much fun! Tobey was busy helping himself to the extensive range of toys Karmen has in between taking in mouthfuls of deliciously marinated and BBQ-ed meat (thanks to Tsulin's hubby, the BBQ chef from OZ) I met many wonderful mums and enjoyed the chats immensely. Wished we could stayed longer for the cake cutting ceremony (had to pick-up SK's parents from the airport), but nevertheless, we enjoyed our selves

Good food, good company (both for the adults and kids) and good weather, it couldn't get any better :)

Tobey in action

Family picTsulin, the kids and the trike (one of Karmen's lovely bday pressie)SK assembled
Yummy mummies group pic

Pic Fix

I have not much time nor motivation to blog lately, but that is not an excuse to Tobey's Number 1 fans!!!....Here are some pics...more updates later, the boy is busy going out and attending parties! Infact he just came back from one where he quietly took a bowl and picked smarties off the birthday boy's cake (after the candles been blown), put them into his bowl and eat them slowly in a corner.

in the playground last weekend

wearing mommy's belt

Rubbery Rubbish

My son likes to pick the smallest little speck off the floor and hand it to me to throw it in the rubbish bin. Be it a small piece of paper or the smallest speck of dust only he can see (which I still take it from him in good faith and throw it in the bin before his eyes). A few weeks back, he handed me what looked like another rolled up grape skin. I took it from him and rolled it between my fingers abit, it felt abit plump and squishy, "Hmmmm..maybe there's some grapeflesh still attached to this.." but it's too rubbery...I looked down and it's a dead baby SLUG! HORROR OF HORRORS!!!!!

I screamed so loud (I know I shouldn't but it was instinctive), SK came rushing into the kitchen, I showed him and he asked Tobey where he found his little treasure...Tobey showed daddy to the area near the front door. It must have crawled in through the bottom of the door. SK then sprinkled some 'Slug killer Powder' along the front paving and true enough, the next day, we found many little dead baby slugs along it.

Random Springy pics

If u squint your eyes enough, you'll see SK n Tobey at the bench on the left, hanging out in the park amidst the blooms

close-up shot

mommy and Tobey getting ready to go out on a sunny Tuesday

This is what he loves doing around our neighbourhood. Picking up stones and throw them into the drain just to hear them go "plop"!

He also loves running this stretch of walkway...

.....and run up and down this wooden bridge.
My darling looks so much like a big boy here...

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On a less Springy note...these pics show Tobey trying to get to his new toy (a tractor I got him from the groceries supermarket) from a tied plastic bag. He tried using his fingers, when that failed, he took out his hammer, then the pliers, then the spanner....kekekeke

Colour me Yellow

YELLOW

You are very perceptive and smart. You are clear and to the point and have a great sense of humor. You are always learning and searching for understanding.

Find out your color at QuizMeme.com!

nah..I am more like a Purple!

At Gulliver's

Here being Easter break long weekend and all, we occupied our time with many activities. Attended a housewarming party, went down to Bicester Village with friends, rested a day (SK worked, we rested) and today, we brought the boy to Gulliver's Theme Park. We decided an hour after waking up and just packed and go. Living impulsively :P

At first he was bewildered as all rides were unlimited, not coin operated (like the ones he is used to) and other kids gets to ride at the same time! He was quiet and excited at the same time :)

I'll let the pics do the talking

with mummy

car ride...one of his favourite!

one of the many toddler rides that basically comes in many forms and goes around the platform a few times...he went on the ship and teacup one too

Loved the background

on the Ferris wheels...

The Galloping horses carousel ride...he rode on it TWICE...we took turns to ride alongside him

A singing Orang Hutan (i think), complete with guitar strummingTobey was so mesmerised by it's singing, he sat through a few cycles...at each interval when the Orang Hutan stopped making music, he goes like the above pic...Another train ride..it was so busy, they had to share carriage with another family

Ice-cream break

On top of the fairy tale castle

Slides...if he had it his way, he'll be playing on it till the sun sets.....

"Are you having a tummy tuck?"

"Errm...I can see your real face, you know"

I remember last Easter break cleary, at that time he had just started to walk a few steps at a time...what a difference a year makes :)

22 Months Old

* When SK was lifting the heavy bed frame, he also helped by trying his best to lift it from the other end. He thinks he's a little superman, such innocence!

* He loves this milk roll call brioche. He can never say no to it (unless he's teething). When he's not hungry, he'll break it into bite sizes and uses the hammer to hammer them flat into the carpet. Nice.

Spot the padlock he's holding whilst posing for me? He's waiting to help lock-up the garden door when his dad gets back in.

* He loves a watch although he can't tell time yet. He used to wear SK's oversized watch for a long time, taking care not to let it slip off his wrist at any time. He looked as if he's carrying a hand bag on his wrist. We got him a kid watch recently. When we ask "What time is it Tobey?" He would look at his watch swiftly, just like how adults do it. Funny to watch, especially when baby fat still exist around his hands and wrist.

* Since two weeks ago, he's been teething really badly. So far two teeth broken through, making a total of 7. Two more are making their way out at this very moment. I can see the cuts on his gum already. He really needs a break after this, but I don't think that will be the case as we can see many more white bulges along his lower gum. When he's teething, he's clingy, looses his appetite, hot red cheeks, plus changes his sleep pattern. Oh well, we'll get through this together.

* Much to SK's delight, he can now understand the Wii. As he can relate how the handheld remote effects what's happening on screen.

Playing Wii Kart with daddy

* Favourite food : Broccoli, avocado, raisins, fried rice, cheese, biscuit, baked beans, orange, grapes, chocolates and orange/blackcurrent juice.

* Still enjoys playgroups and making new friends. Anyone around his height will automatically be in his social circle. He's not the kind of toddler that would linger around my legs out of shyness when brought to a new playgroup. He would charge into the scene and mingle without any hesitation! So not us! So far this Spring, he's been invited to one christening, one housewarming and one birthday. Of course, his parents are the ones buying the presents :P

we planted a runner bean seed and 2 sunflower seeds into pots at playgroup. Tobey was already expecting something to happen after the first watering

* He's into scissors nowadays. "Zizzosss" he goes on and on until I pass him a pair of nail scissors. He will contently cut a piece of paper to pieces for the next 20 minutes. Of course, that also means 20 minutes of high stress monitoring for me. A few days later, we got him some craft supplies which includes a pair of safety "Zizzosss". Of course he asked for the nail scissors 5 mins later.

No price for guessing who chose the googly eye stickers for his son

* Best friend: Daddy of course...This boy adores his daddy the most in the world. Both of them have so much in common, it's amazing. From their love of a certain type of music right up to the way they sweat like a pig (enough to wet a pillow case or two) when their fever breaks.

(click on image to enlarge)

Spending time together

* Words wise: It's getting better..."totur" (turtle), "ftish" (fish),"ohm" (home...he recognises our street and says that everytime we are near home" and so on. Most overused word is "Stuck!"...This morning, I was looking for an envelope , he went "klavailope"...He sounded as if he was speaking Thai ;P

Happy 22nd months old my baby :)

Willow Blossom

A few weeks back, I dug a hole 2 spades deep, 1/2 a feet wide, put this baby tree in and crossed my fingers. I am supposed to dig it 1 feet wide but my arms grew tired, I killed to many worms and Tobey was busy putting back the soil I dug into the hole.
This morning, I woke up to this...OMG It's actually blossoming. I planted a tree. I am SO happy.

Met up with the girls again...

Tobey and Kaka...they were sooooo sweet to one another during the outing

...over the weekend. It's was our friend's (Tsulin) birthday lunch. We proceeded to Top Golf after that. There SK, me and Tobey hit the golf ball for the very first time. It was fun!Although I suck at it :P

Copying the adults

The week in picture

Monday...

We went into the city for the first time by BUS from Cambourne, with a friend and her son who's one month older than Tobey. We visited a nice park which houses a nice playground and a lake with swans and ducks.Went for lunch after that ...The kids enjoyed plastering their faces on the window of the buses to do some car/truck/bicycle spotting

Tobey and Ethan

Ice-cream from a cone for the first time

My ears must eat too!

Tuesday...

house work and rest day

Wednesday...

There are several playgrounds in Cambourne. This has to be one of the better one.

Was pleasantly surprised that he can now climb these pole ladders

we were there for 1 1/2 hours and it took alot of convincing before he's willing to leave

Thursday...

The weather was once again glorious. The playgroup extended outdoors..there were water play, ginger bread icing, drawing....wish it's Spring all year round!

Pretty in Pink!Pretty in Purple!

21 Months Old

I think this video sums his cheekiness at 21 months...It's taken last weekend in Ikea's restaurant. We thought those sauce containers make perfect mini cups for his 'learning to drink from a cup' sessions...it was just juice, but as you can see, he looks as if he's drowning himself with shots of liquor

My favourite shot of the day

No doubt, this is SK's favourite (he thinks his son looks too cool here)

First sign of Spring

After a long, hard, cold and grey winter, (quoting a friend:) "There's hope in the land after all..." The sun was shinning generously today. Tobey took his shoes from the shoe cabinet and pointed to the front door, asking me to bring him out. So we went into town to soak up some sun. Under the sunshine, it felt like 12-15C, and very little chilly wind. We roamed into the touristy area again. The atmostphere were definitely student-ish.
At every cafe, street corner, and college entrance, I saw students congregating, having a bite whilst sitting on the stairs, riding their bikes and so on. I especially love peeping into those quaint little library with walls stacked high with books and has that musty look about it. Crocus, Daffodils and daisies were sprouting on grassy patches and students (yes, more of them) were lying on the grass lazily. Tobey was alarmed to see a student sleeping on the grass, with books as pillows. He pointed at him and ask me (in his own pre-English language) "What is he doing mummy, is he ok? Why is he being naughty and not sleeping on his bed? Is this allowed?" His expressions lately has been priceless. Recently, he chose to close his eyes and/or ears with his hands when there's something that I am asking him to do and it's not what he wants to do. Cheeky! As if saying see no evil, hear no evil

There was also a group of all Chinese students playing football. Tobey ran to them whilst screaming "Ball"! I guess he wanted to join in. Later on, a kind student of African origin threw a ball to Tobey and ask him to kick. He actually did kick it back to him. Scary how easily toddlers can befriend another.

New toy. SK thinking of getting an extension to where he's standing in the pic, so that he can ride-on comfortably.

We stopped for lunch in Jinling Noodle House. Big serving of food, hence made the price reasonable. It was definitely another student haunt, because when I ask " Got highchair?" the answer was a big fat NO. There was a couple sitting near us who's on their first date. I didn't eavesdrop, just that they were talking so loud! hehe...and both of them also from PJ.Small world. Their conversation was just so different from my time. First of all they don't beat around the bush, direct to the core questions were flying back and forth between them over wantan mee and fried vege ..." Are you seeing someone?"..."What do you want to know about Grace and me?", something like that. Ah, and of course alot of Facebook were mentioned as well :P.

Here's my innocent little boy, taking in the scenery (whilst mummy was eating reaallly slowly). I wonder how his first date conversations would be when he's in uni. I will be sure to part with wise words such as "don't rush into a relationship", "only choose when you are in your early 20's", etc.

I recently met a new friend Jane, who moved into my village last month. Her husband works in Cambridge University, and according to her, there are so many Malaysians there, both studying AND working for the uni. Now, if only there's a Malaysian Society here...

Here's a video of Tobey in action (excuse my voice, I realised that I sound as if I have a permanent blocked nose in videos or other recordings. It definitely doesn't sound like that in my ear when I am speaking. No wonder others always go quiet after I sing a karaoke song. Poor them.)

Lego

My mom bought Tobey a huge tub of Legos on her last visit here. When my parents were here, he was too excited to sit down and explore it. They flew back last weekend. Since then, he has been playing with it alot. Best of all, he was concentrating for long periods of time. Me and SK would sit down with him and built houses (me), cars,airplanes, monsters(SK) and simply a great big wall.

one of his creation

Today I built a house with a window, Tobey spent quite some time just throwing in loose lego bricks through the little window and retrieving them by shaking it off the house. Then SK put wheels on the house and told Tobey that "it's a caravan!". It's all good fun.

hard at work

It was a wise toy choice on my mother's part. We plan to get him more lego bricks so that he can build more than one car at one time :)

Various

He STILL loves coin operated rides

Tobey testing out 3lbs (each) weights in TKMax
First bag

He actually chose this over several other bags in Toys R' Us. The finalists were Bob the Builder and this one. After several minutes he finally decided to drop Bob. I guess the Tigger and the dog tipped the scale.

hammering away...

With daddy on a cold Spring-ish day (21st Feb 09)

3 Generations

Tobey Today

This morning, I dressed him up in this lime green shirt to go to church. I suddenly remembered I bought this 7 months ago and hidden it somewhere, whilst trying to sleep last night. My heart skipped when I saw how smart he looked in it. I asked SK to snap several pics whilst I made him his breakfast. He happily posed for his daddy as usual. After the first worship song in church, he tapped my shoulder and asked for his favourite "Row Row Row your Boat" song. He has already started rowing with his arms. "No baby, this is not music class". He ate all his lunch and took his usual 2 hours nap without fuss. In the evening, we had a great time singing his nursery rhymes, accompanied by SK's xylo-piano playing and his dancing. He likes holding onto SK's index finger whilst he tap away at the piano keys.The boy must have thought that his daddy's ability came from him, because he held onto his own right index finger (with his left index finger and thumb) and tried to make music. "No sunshine, you have to read the notes". We tried reading the notes to him in colour, "Tap yellow, good...now red...." Now we know that chances are he was being cheeky when he handed me all blue lego blocks when I asked for the yellow ones.

You are growing up so fast my boy. I wish I could rewind and re-experience your childhood in the future :)

20 Months Old

Today at 20 months old, he's in a dancing mood. He said another word yesterday, "Juice"! Today he said "Dog" properly instead "Deg". He's getting there speech wise, slowly :) He's now busy enjoying the company of my parents around. He is giving them alot of laughter with his antics, and at times tires them up too of course.
He's into DIY now, we recently got him this
and also an additional Black and Decker drill set which has a jigsaw and sander attachments. Tobey can spend ages hammering and drilling away. When he's bored of the workbench, he would drill the dining chairs, table, his other toys...funny boy. When his daddy fixes something with a real tools, he would quickly join in (helping him) with his own set of tools, just like how he would join me with his vacuum cleaners when I vacuum.

When he's not playing in his toy room, he will be busy operating the DVD player. Now, he is strong enough to plug in the plug into the socket, press the ON switch, turn on the player, press eject, choose a disc n place it on the tray, push the tray in, press Play and wait. When he's bored with the disc, he would change it to another one of his choice. He can also turn on the CPU to the PC and then the monitor and start typing away or operate the mouse. When others ask me how's his progress, I find it hard to explain. So I rather just say that "he's ok la". So it's better to jot it down here.

We are totally in love with him.

More snow pics

We had a second round of snow shower last night, this time it's thicker than the one on Monday. Fortunately, not much wind, hence making it more bearable. We went out for tea and shopping. Pushing the stroller was a task. We ended up turning the stroller around and pulling it by its handles, like pulling a rickshaw :P

Hello mom!

I am loving this white fluffy stuff, they are everywhere!

This is how a big boy thread on snow..hehe

Whoops! I need wellington boots mom...

Ahhhhhh...much better

urgh! this mommy ar...

Enough mommy, it's time for us go !

Tobey's first snowman

SK came home today and immediately set out to build his son his very own snowman in our back garden, as mummy couldn't bear the cold...brrr

Tobey and the girls

I had to post this up. A few weeks ago, we attended a friend's steamboat party. Tobey had a good time playing with Shean Wenn and Kaka. All three were a few weeks old difference in age. They were so cute together. My boy was the thorn amongst the roses...hahaha!