Happy Teachers' Day!

Xuan has a project to complete by 1 September 2010! The Flower Making Project! hehehe.. :)

Mummy likes to introduce little arts and craft project to Xuan as Xuan grows up. For many reasons... fun, improve patience and concentration, creativity, great bonding time, train fingers and hands small and big muscle with the cutting, painting, folding, pasting... :D

Mummy decided that Xuan and mummy shall show some creativity and sincerity by making little gifts for Xuan's teachers. So we decided to embark on the Flower Making Project. Mummy and papa helped Xuan to cut the soft foam papers into flower shapes while Xuan gave the sunflowers a coat of bright yellow paint....

Here Xuan at work :)


Giving my sunflower a bright coat of yellow paint!


My brightly painted sunflowers!


Pasting the soft foam cut-out flowers onto the sunflowers.. :)


Wrapping the wooden chopsticks with crepe papers.


My completed flowers!

Happy Teachers' Day!

Marina Barrage and Helix Bridge

A couple of weekends ago, Xuan visited the Marina Barrage and Helix Bridge.

Xuan likes Marina Barrage! There is water play area. Xuan wanted so much to join their children in the fun but we were not prepared for the water play. Xuan loves the roof top garden! Xuan must go back again with my Mickey Mouse kite one day! Xuan and didi had a good walk and run at Marina Barrage that we were both tired by evening. Nevertheless, mummy and papa proceeded to bring us to the Helix Bridge as ah ma would like to go there for a walk. So to increase Xuan's motivation and to recharge Xuan's walking energy, Xuan was given an ice-cream treat! Yeay!! :D

Pictures tell everything:

ah ma's birthday dinner

Last month, Xuan went for a family dinner with maternal grandparents. It was ah ma's birthday. It was also supposed to be belated father's day dinner for ah gong. hehehe... it was postponed so many times due to reasons such as someone in the family is unwell, someone in the family has work commitments, and somehow everyone's schedule cannot be matched. Nevertheless, we are all glad that finally we are all able to sit down and enjoy a feast. :D

Being able to dine together with the whole family is a blissful feeling.

Painting time with didi!

Do you still remember this painting board stand that papa bought for me when i was 2+ years old? hehe..

Xuan has not been using this board to do painting for quite a while. Recent painting have been done on regular size drawing paper on table. When papa bought this board for Xuan, papa told Xuan that when didi is older, Xuan can share with painting board with didi where didi will paint on one side and Xuan can paint on the other side! Finally, this day has came!

Last friday evening, mummy and papa suggested that Xuan and didi shalldo painting together! This is exciting cos Xuan has not done painting together with didi before! It sure gonna be fun and totally exciting. :)

While mummy allocated a sheet of paper to each of us, this can't stop didi from walking over to my side to contribute a stroke here and there every few minutes. This has made Xuan upset every now and then. However, after a while, Xuan got "immuned" to it and soon both Xuan and didi began to paint together on the same sheet of paper. hahaha..


See how serious Xuan was at painting..


Xuan painted an apple tree! Saw it?!


Xuan watching over didi painting. :D


See we decided to share a paper instead.. haha


A definitely fun and healthy activity for us as we unleash our creativity together! :D

ND 2010 celebration party in school

Xuan has a fun day last friday celebrating National Day with teachers and friends!

All of my friends are dressed in red or white. Mummy said that we looked like a sea of Singapore flags when we were playing in the outdoor last friday morning. haha.. Ms Isabel was busy taking pictures for us as we ran and chased each other. :D

Xuan and friends were supposed to bring some foods to share with our friends for the celebration party. And of course, the task was left to our dear mummies! :) After some thoughts, mummy decided to prepare sandwiches for me to bring to school to share with my friends. Not triangle sandwich. Not squarish sandwich. Xuan has starry sandwiches, lovely heart sandwiches with soaring jetplanes around!


See mummy's effort. There are 30 mini sandwiches and mummy has to cut 60 mini sandwiches the night before to complete this look simple but sincere and healthy snacks. :)


Xuan is ready to go school in my red top!


Xuan is happy! I am going to school with my lovely sandwiches!


Xuan's teacher drew this motifs for me. Some of my friends have them drew on their faces but Xuan preferred to keep her face clean! hahaha..


Xuan and her best friend, Jasmine.
According to teacher, Xuan and Jasmine weren't good friends initially and were in fact loggerhead. However, they became best of friends eventually and are always together. hahaha..

Thank you Ms Isabel for sending mummy the pictures taken of Xuan and friends in the celebration party. :D

My prizes from Naturel

Xuan is happy to receive my prizes from Naturel last week!


Now I have lots of pasta to eat for the next few months and I am most elated to receive so many new arts materials! :D

Smiley face

Xuan is into drawing recently.

Much to Xuan’s delight, mummy bought new white drawing boards and magic pens last Friday. One for me and one for didi. Both didi and I can’t stop drawing non-stop with the marker pens. Xuan drew caterpillar, flower, tree, smiley faces, wrote her name, practice chinese “bi hua”…..

Last Sunday afternoon, when all of us were in my bedroom playing, Xuan took the board and started drawing lots of smiley faces again. Mummy is delighted cos children are the most innocent and their drawing will always very much reflect their inner feelings and mood.


Xuan requested for a picture shot after she drew the 1st smiley face before she continue.


Xuan said to herself,”this is Anna, this is Kenzan, this is Jasmine, this is Kaito…” **her friends in school..

While Xuan was enjoying her own space and time of imagination and drawing, didi was busy playing his wooden puzzles.

Later in the afternoon when didi was napping, Xuan lamented that she was bored. This is Xuan. She cannot be idle for a while. So we decided that Xuan shall do some painting while mummy needed to catch the little time on household chores. And so, Xuan, the little Picasso started painting on her own. Mixing colours, finger painting, writing chinese "bi hua" and singing to herself as she coloured her world. Totally relaxing and at ease. A wonderful moment. Mummy enjoys that feeling. Can you imagine?

After finishing her work, Xuan washed up the palette, the brushes and her hands with no hassle, with no assistance (although used more water than is needed.. :p).Mummy is pleasantly surprised. Where are mummy and papa? Mummy was busily finishing hanging the last few pieces of clothes (while chatting with Xuan) and papa was out for work assignment the last weekend. And dear didi is still napping. :D


One of the recent arts and crafts session with mummy.
We made a bus with tissue box and toilet rolls, coloured papers, marker pens..


My partially completed coloured bus..

My Best Buddy of All

When having a didi around brings so much joy, so much fun, so much loves.
My Cutest didi, My Cheeky didi, My Most Fun-Loving didi,
My Best Playmate, My Best Buddy of all,
My Dear KaiKai didi! :D


My active didi hardly stay so still.. hehehe..


The quiet side of us..


One of those times where we enjoy cuddling close..


Staying side by side together through all fun, joys, ups and downs...

Our conversations...

Bathroom's conversation between Xuan and mummy last week..

Mummy: I have asked da jiujiu to help buy a Thomas the train laptop for Kai.
Xuan: Oh Why?
Mummy: Because Kai has no laptop. Xuan has one lovely Dora Laptop right!
Xuan: humm.. I can give Kai Kai my Dora Laptop.
Mummy: Oh.... then Xuan will have no laptop. Mummy and papa bought the Dora Laptop specially for you. It is yours!
Xuan: It is okie.. mummy. I can give the Dora Laptop to KaiKai.
Mummy: Dun worry. da jiujiu will get the Thomas the train laptop for didi.. And Dora Laptop is for girl. It is specially bought for Xuan Xuan!
Xuan: Dora can be for boy too! And Thomas the train can be for girl too…. Mummy, you ask da jiujiu to buy Thomas the train laptop for me and I give KaiKai my Dora Laptop! <giving mummy the cheeky grin>



Another conversation over the weekend..

Xuan: mummy, you must remember to buy 2 magic pens tomorrow.
Mummy: Okie.. but why 2?
Xuan: Becos YOU HAVE 2 DARLINGS! ME and KAI KAI!

:D