Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The girl with the brolly

This little girl likes both the sun and rain, as long as she is well-equipped with a lovely umbrella!

This was taken at the tennis court while Mummy and Lleyton were playing a game.


She could even practice her Show & Tell in the rain while Lleyton was having a ride on the flying dinosaur at USS!


Sunday, September 28, 2014

Leanne loves to perform

Leanne constantly practiced her dance steps, so that she could put up a good performance for her school year-end concert. During the trip to Lijiang & Shangri La last November, she have asked Lleyton and Mummy to take various videos of her dancing to the song Rasa-Sayang. She could dance anywhere, even in an alfresco-style cafe!


Monday, September 22, 2014

Llewyn's first swim

Llewyn didn't look too excited.

He had a serious look while waiting for his next move to be prompted by Daddy.

The other two can't wait to show off ther "waddling" skills in the pool!
 
 

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Pictures say it all...more on Phuket


At Kids' Club.. dressed in yellow like a cute little duckling

The kids say: "This is how you should decorate your pancakes!"

First try at Kids Massage

First attempt at "Yogilates"

That's Leanne using Llewyn's baby float!

They are at it again! Playstation FIFA 13/14

The girl who is willing to give everything a try.. well done!

Even manicure??

Lazing on the huge couch at the balcony

Filling up hungry tummies.. last meal at J's Cafe


Saturday, September 6, 2014

The "staycation" at Phuket Mai Khao Beach resort

Daddy and Mummy planned a short trip to Phuket right before the Sep school holidays to take advantage of the Teachers' Day where both the student care and childcare were closed.

At this Beach Resort, it was peaceful and  away from the bustling Patong area. The kids (in fact right now) are enjoying themselves at the kids' club. Even Llewyn loved the swings and ball pool! There were hourly activities at the kids' club such as organic farming, windmill making, decorating pancakes. They even attended a session of "yogilates" at the fitness centre in the morning.
 
 
The family took a walk near the beach but the sea was too choppy for any activities. They found a hammock attached to a sturdy tree and had fun rocking themselves.



Daddy and Mummy found sometime "alone" with Llewyn sleeping right beside in the stroller, bringing along some books, iPad with the intent to get some suntanning next to the pool. Here's Daddy taking a nap while Mummy is blogging.




Well, next will be the massage session that Mummy booked for them in the afternoon. Daddy also booked himself a Thai Massage... More updates in the next post!

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Happy 10th year anniversary

This post is to commemorate Mummy's and Daddy's 10th year wedding anniversary. In the past years there were plans to celebration either with each other or a family staycation.

This year, there were no mention and no plans till the very last day. Daddy gave Mummy a little surprise (see below) which he has not done for the last (9??) years.

Dinner was kinda last minute so the family headed out to California Pizza Kitchen and had a hearty meal!

Lovely roses!
Happy kids with their kids' meal

Spending time with the kids

It was indeed fortunate that Mummy could have some precious moments with the kids during her maternity leave.

Besides bringing Lleyton to weekday soccer classes, Mummy chose to bring along either Leanne or Llewyn to enjoy the nice evening breeze at the field.

Leanne wanted an ice-cream from a kiosk within Pasarbella. Coincidentally, the "Cotton Candy" that she selected was the same colour as the outfit Mummy and her wore.

Soccer training time!


The next day, Mummy spent another half a day with Lleyton at USS (right before expiry of the Annual Pass) while Leanne was at school. He decided on most of the rides and was game enough to try the Canopy Flyer this time. The day ended with a scoop of Ben and Jerry's ice-cream and a large pack of Garret's popcorn upon his request.



Thursday, April 24, 2014

Introducing the newest addition to the family!

Baby Llewyn

Baby Llewyn arrived on 7th April 2014, exactly 3 weeks ahead of Mummy's EDD. He was only 2.302kg at birth, 46cm. Pretty tiny compared to his siblings. The gynae was convinced that it was a right decision to bring him out at 37 weeks as he may not grow as much since Mummy's BP has been relatively high in the last few weeks. Furthermore, Llewyn had his umbilical cord round his neck (3 times) when he was delivered.

Anyhow, both mother and son were fine. Mummy recovered well and Llewyn was generally fine except on the jaundice level. The doctor had to admit him again for phototherapy the day immediately after he was discharged.

Both Lleyton and Leanne were excited and could not wait to show their sibling love towards Llewyn. With both fighting over the milk bottle, it was soon very obvious that Leanne has more patience and consistency when feeding didi. Lleyton tried for a few minutes and soon was bored.

Here are some pictures taken in the first few days of birth..






Sunday, March 16, 2014

Lijiang & Shangri La 2013

Another trip made in 2013 while Daddy was still based in China.. totally enjoyed the cooling weather, and mountainous climb to see the Golden Monkeys! Great chance for the kids to experience countryside and visit the local schools.

Take a look at the youtube video produced by Daddy.. using the popular pop song that can be heard everywhere along the old town in Lijiang.

The kids loved the snow on 玉龙雪山,and the oxygen cans lasted the entire trip!



Youtube video: Lijiang & ShangriLa (Nov 2013)

New Zealand trip 2013

Recap of the New Zealand trip made during April to May 2013.. through a photo book.

Our trip to the North Island of New Zealand in 2013. The North Island was chosen as Daddy & Mummy felt that there are more children friendly attractions than the scenic South Island.

The trip started on a very interesting note, as the flight bound for Auckland had to divert to Sydney due to a medical emergency onboard. This resulted in the family missing the connecting flight from Auckland to Wellington.

Nonetheless, the rest of the trip was enjoyable and pleasant.