Dearest Skyler,
Ashley and you were brought to Ikea today and you wanted to play in the Smaland area so we let you.
You were so brave in there. You went in alone where you met another little friend who stayed with you throughout the time you were in there. You had fun playing with her - running around doing stuff in there.
We're so glad that you have become more independent and are willing to do things on your own sometimes.
We love you, Darling Girl!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sisterly Love
Dearest Pincesses,
It's so heartwarming to see you two displaying sisterly love, Lil' Ones. So often you both will hold hands while walking and it's such a sweet sight.
You two have also started to want to hold hands when we are carrying you both! That makes it so difficult for us to walk but it's funny too.
We love you both lots!
It's so heartwarming to see you two displaying sisterly love, Lil' Ones. So often you both will hold hands while walking and it's such a sweet sight.
You two have also started to want to hold hands when we are carrying you both! That makes it so difficult for us to walk but it's funny too.
We love you both lots!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Gym Show Day
Dearest Princesses,
Skyler, it was Show Day at the Gym today and we had invited Grandma and Popo to come watch you perform.
We got there early and met both of them at the gym. Skyler, you and your classmates were brought in first by Teacher Pearl for a briefing before we were allowed in. All of your class then went through the skills that you had learnt in the past term. We were so proud of you as you did everything without being shy about it.
Ashley, you were so gung-ho throughout che-che's show day. Every time che-che and her friends queued to perform a skill, you joined the queue too though you didn't appear to know what was going on. Thankfully, Teacher Pearl knows how to manage children so she was okay with you joining in. You had even joined in the queue for the term souvenir!
Well done, Skyler, you did very well today! We're proud of you.
Papa and Mama love you both lots!
Skyler, it was Show Day at the Gym today and we had invited Grandma and Popo to come watch you perform.
We got there early and met both of them at the gym. Skyler, you and your classmates were brought in first by Teacher Pearl for a briefing before we were allowed in. All of your class then went through the skills that you had learnt in the past term. We were so proud of you as you did everything without being shy about it.
Ashley, you were so gung-ho throughout che-che's show day. Every time che-che and her friends queued to perform a skill, you joined the queue too though you didn't appear to know what was going on. Thankfully, Teacher Pearl knows how to manage children so she was okay with you joining in. You had even joined in the queue for the term souvenir!
Well done, Skyler, you did very well today! We're proud of you.
Papa and Mama love you both lots!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Gymnastics
Dearest Princesses,
We brought you both for a trial gymnastics class today. It was at a new outlet along East Coast beach. It was a fairly serious gymnastics place unlike your previous gym, Skyler.
The teachers were all fairly serious in teaching gymnastics skills and all the students could try out a couple of apparatus. Skyler, you tried the balance beam and trampoline. You enjoyed yourself quite a bit.
Ashley, you were so cute! You insisted on queuing for your turn at the apparatus but, sadly, the teachers just ignored you.
It has always been strange to us how businesses that purport to cater to young children do not seem to know how to relate to them.
Oh well ...
Papa and Mama love you both lots!
We brought you both for a trial gymnastics class today. It was at a new outlet along East Coast beach. It was a fairly serious gymnastics place unlike your previous gym, Skyler.
The teachers were all fairly serious in teaching gymnastics skills and all the students could try out a couple of apparatus. Skyler, you tried the balance beam and trampoline. You enjoyed yourself quite a bit.
Ashley, you were so cute! You insisted on queuing for your turn at the apparatus but, sadly, the teachers just ignored you.
It has always been strange to us how businesses that purport to cater to young children do not seem to know how to relate to them.
Oh well ...
Papa and Mama love you both lots!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Where is the Green Sheep?
Dearest Princesses,
We went for the ‘Where is the Green Sheep’ dramatization today at the Forum. The story is based on a book of the same name and the drama team had brought the story alive through acting, sheep cut-outs and other props.
As the seating capacity was limited, we had to go early to get tickets to enter the seating area. We had to wait quite a bit of time before we were allowed to be seated in the viewing area. We had to squeeze quite a bit but as they had limited the number in the audience, it was not as bad as it could have been. There were actually quite a number of people who had wanted to watch it but they couldn’t get tickets.
We watched the dramatization and it was really quite good. They had created sheep cut outs representing the different sheep from the book and they animated them ending with the hidden green sheep. It was really really fun.
After the show, we were so impressed with the story that we bought a copy of the book for you both to read again and again.
They had also prepared art and craft lessons centred around sheep and we had signed you up for them, Skyler. At one of the sessions, you even made a hand puppet of a sheep.
Grandma came a bit later and since we were so enthralled by the show, we decided to queue for tickets and watch it again. This time, Papa stayed outside so that Grandma could join you all inside to watch the show. Even though we knew what to expect this time round, we still enjoyed the show lots.
This just goes to show how a simple story can come alive with a bit of imagination, Lil Ones. We have the book now, read it and enjoy!
Papa and Mama love you.
We went for the ‘Where is the Green Sheep’ dramatization today at the Forum. The story is based on a book of the same name and the drama team had brought the story alive through acting, sheep cut-outs and other props.
As the seating capacity was limited, we had to go early to get tickets to enter the seating area. We had to wait quite a bit of time before we were allowed to be seated in the viewing area. We had to squeeze quite a bit but as they had limited the number in the audience, it was not as bad as it could have been. There were actually quite a number of people who had wanted to watch it but they couldn’t get tickets.
We watched the dramatization and it was really quite good. They had created sheep cut outs representing the different sheep from the book and they animated them ending with the hidden green sheep. It was really really fun.
After the show, we were so impressed with the story that we bought a copy of the book for you both to read again and again.
They had also prepared art and craft lessons centred around sheep and we had signed you up for them, Skyler. At one of the sessions, you even made a hand puppet of a sheep.
Grandma came a bit later and since we were so enthralled by the show, we decided to queue for tickets and watch it again. This time, Papa stayed outside so that Grandma could join you all inside to watch the show. Even though we knew what to expect this time round, we still enjoyed the show lots.
This just goes to show how a simple story can come alive with a bit of imagination, Lil Ones. We have the book now, read it and enjoy!
Papa and Mama love you.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Good Service
Dearest Princesses,
We ate at the Pasta Shoppe at Wheelock Place today and found that the outlet manager was a very nice man.
It was fairly late when we decided to have dinner there. While ordering, we made a couple of requests for a menu change and he happily obliged at no extra cost.
Towards the end of the meal, he declared that you girls were entitled to a scoop of ice cream each graitis! It was a pleasant surprise!
What a nice experience it was to have such great service.
We love you both lots!
We ate at the Pasta Shoppe at Wheelock Place today and found that the outlet manager was a very nice man.
It was fairly late when we decided to have dinner there. While ordering, we made a couple of requests for a menu change and he happily obliged at no extra cost.
Towards the end of the meal, he declared that you girls were entitled to a scoop of ice cream each graitis! It was a pleasant surprise!
What a nice experience it was to have such great service.
We love you both lots!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Growth
Dearest Princesses,
It's so interesting how you girls and your relationship develop.
Ashley, you'd refused to sit in your stroller for some time now but recently, you keep on climbing onto your stroller. Looks like you don't mind being in your stroller again.
It's so heartwarming to see you girls walk around hand-in-hand. There have been occasions where Ashley would not hold our hands while we were out for a walk but would hold your hand, Skyler. We're so glad to see you both this close.
It's also so funny that you want to carry Ashley so often, Skyler. Every now and then, you would just declare that you want to carry her and you then grab her and struggle to remain upright! It's so funny and scary at the same time as we can't be sure if you would both topple over!
We love you both lots!
It's so interesting how you girls and your relationship develop.
Ashley, you'd refused to sit in your stroller for some time now but recently, you keep on climbing onto your stroller. Looks like you don't mind being in your stroller again.
It's so heartwarming to see you girls walk around hand-in-hand. There have been occasions where Ashley would not hold our hands while we were out for a walk but would hold your hand, Skyler. We're so glad to see you both this close.
It's also so funny that you want to carry Ashley so often, Skyler. Every now and then, you would just declare that you want to carry her and you then grab her and struggle to remain upright! It's so funny and scary at the same time as we can't be sure if you would both topple over!
We love you both lots!
Sisters
Dearest Princesses,
You girls are so sweet!
Skyler, you were sleeping in the stroller just now. Ashley, you, on your own accord, brought Cheer Bear and che-che's vitamin bottle to che-che to let her hug them while sleeping. That's so sweet!
We pray that you girls will continue to do sisterly things for each other and love each other.
We love you girls lots!
You girls are so sweet!
Skyler, you were sleeping in the stroller just now. Ashley, you, on your own accord, brought Cheer Bear and che-che's vitamin bottle to che-che to let her hug them while sleeping. That's so sweet!
We pray that you girls will continue to do sisterly things for each other and love each other.
We love you girls lots!
Friday, November 20, 2009
End of Year Concert
Dearest Skyler,
Your school held a concert today and you performed a song and dance with your class.
You had been rehearsing with your classmates for quite some time and we had enjoyed watching you practice your routine at home. So, on the day of the concert, we were very excited to catch the whole performance.
Papa had to go to school in the morning but Papa had gotten permission to leave for a few hours to attend your concert. Papa was not going to miss your first ever concert.
Mama got you dressed in the morning in your performance dress and hairband and helped you apply a bit of makeup as required. You were in a white dress that the school had chosen. We had to shop for your shoes though – took us a while to find a suitable pair after visiting several shops.
We got to your school quite early and we left you with your class while we made our way to the hall.
As this was the very first concert that we were watching you perform in, we were very excited. We were also thrilled that you didn't seem to have any trepidation in performing in front of a fairly huge audience though you are naturally shy.
Every class put up a performance and yours was one of the earlier ones! You were so sweet, Lil' One! We were so proud of you! You'd performed all the steps correctly and you were enjoying yourself in the process! Well done! Papa went berserk and just continuously snapped photo after photo. Mama video recorded parts of your performance too. Mei-mei was just so mesmerised by the whole thing that she sat there attentively throughout.
After the concert, we helped you have photos taken with your friends and teachers. You even got a stage decoration as your teachers were taking them down while we were still around.
We'd ordered a video recording of the whole concert so that we can watch it again and again. What a grand treat it was. Thank you, Lil' One for a great experience!
We love you so much!
Your school held a concert today and you performed a song and dance with your class.
You had been rehearsing with your classmates for quite some time and we had enjoyed watching you practice your routine at home. So, on the day of the concert, we were very excited to catch the whole performance.
Papa had to go to school in the morning but Papa had gotten permission to leave for a few hours to attend your concert. Papa was not going to miss your first ever concert.
Mama got you dressed in the morning in your performance dress and hairband and helped you apply a bit of makeup as required. You were in a white dress that the school had chosen. We had to shop for your shoes though – took us a while to find a suitable pair after visiting several shops.
We got to your school quite early and we left you with your class while we made our way to the hall.
As this was the very first concert that we were watching you perform in, we were very excited. We were also thrilled that you didn't seem to have any trepidation in performing in front of a fairly huge audience though you are naturally shy.
Every class put up a performance and yours was one of the earlier ones! You were so sweet, Lil' One! We were so proud of you! You'd performed all the steps correctly and you were enjoying yourself in the process! Well done! Papa went berserk and just continuously snapped photo after photo. Mama video recorded parts of your performance too. Mei-mei was just so mesmerised by the whole thing that she sat there attentively throughout.
After the concert, we helped you have photos taken with your friends and teachers. You even got a stage decoration as your teachers were taking them down while we were still around.
We'd ordered a video recording of the whole concert so that we can watch it again and again. What a grand treat it was. Thank you, Lil' One for a great experience!
We love you so much!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Fear
Dearest Skyler,
You were still fearful of Will carrying out his 'threat' of beating you today even at Sunday School. You didn't want to attend because of this fear.
Sigh ... It's a silly fear, Lil' One, because we doubt that he even remembers telling you that. But since it was such a real fear for you we had to ask your teachers to watch out for you and explained to them why.
As we expected, nothing happened. You were totally safe and Will didn't say anything about it.
You have to stop worrying unnecessarily, Lil' One.
Papa & Mama love you lots! We won’t allow anything untoward happen to you if we can help it!
You were still fearful of Will carrying out his 'threat' of beating you today even at Sunday School. You didn't want to attend because of this fear.
Sigh ... It's a silly fear, Lil' One, because we doubt that he even remembers telling you that. But since it was such a real fear for you we had to ask your teachers to watch out for you and explained to them why.
As we expected, nothing happened. You were totally safe and Will didn't say anything about it.
You have to stop worrying unnecessarily, Lil' One.
Papa & Mama love you lots! We won’t allow anything untoward happen to you if we can help it!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Fear
Dearest Skyler,
Will 'threatened' to beat you up today. You took his statement so seriously that you became so fearful of him and worried that he would really attack you.
Darling, you will learn over time that many people say a lot of things they don't mean for a great variety of reasons. Will will probably not hit you. Even if he did, you need not be so fearful of him. Just inform your teachers or us and we can address it.
Don't worry, okay? Nothing serious will happen. We really don’t think Will will do anything.
Papa & Mama love you lots!
Will 'threatened' to beat you up today. You took his statement so seriously that you became so fearful of him and worried that he would really attack you.
Darling, you will learn over time that many people say a lot of things they don't mean for a great variety of reasons. Will will probably not hit you. Even if he did, you need not be so fearful of him. Just inform your teachers or us and we can address it.
Don't worry, okay? Nothing serious will happen. We really don’t think Will will do anything.
Papa & Mama love you lots!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Ride On Toys
Dearest Princesses,
You girls are so cute! Ashley, for some reason, you decided to turn the giraffe toy into a ride-on! We'd never thought that it would be used that way but you just put it on its side, sat on it and pushed yourself around on it like a car! We were so amused when we saw that!
Skyler, you then mounted the spaceship car and both of you started to travel around the flat on your vehicles! It was such funny sight!
Papa and Mama love you both lots!
You girls are so cute! Ashley, for some reason, you decided to turn the giraffe toy into a ride-on! We'd never thought that it would be used that way but you just put it on its side, sat on it and pushed yourself around on it like a car! We were so amused when we saw that!
Skyler, you then mounted the spaceship car and both of you started to travel around the flat on your vehicles! It was such funny sight!
Papa and Mama love you both lots!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Bye-bye, Cousins!
Dearest Princesses,
After leaving your cousin Yuping's, we dashed over to have a farewell dinner with your other cousins, che-che Reika, kor-kor Yujin and kor-kor Kenji. They are returning to the country that Ah-Pek's been posted to tomorrow.
We had dinner with them and Grandma. After dinner, you girls continued to play with them for a while before we said our farewells and headed home.
What a busy evening we'd had, Lil' Ones!
Papa & Mama love you both lots!
After leaving your cousin Yuping's, we dashed over to have a farewell dinner with your other cousins, che-che Reika, kor-kor Yujin and kor-kor Kenji. They are returning to the country that Ah-Pek's been posted to tomorrow.
We had dinner with them and Grandma. After dinner, you girls continued to play with them for a while before we said our farewells and headed home.
What a busy evening we'd had, Lil' Ones!
Papa & Mama love you both lots!
Cousin Yu Ping's Birthday
Dearest Princesses,
We brought you girls to Cousin Yu Ping's place to celebrate his birthday this evening.
We got there early and we happened to be the first few people there. As it was a dinner party, they invited us to have some food first as we had told them that we would have to leave early to go for your other cousins' farewell dinner.
Skyler, you had a bit of fun playing with your 'Dai-bat Gong' as he seems to enjoy playing with you too.
After we were done with our meal, we had to go.
We love you lil' Princesses so much!
We brought you girls to Cousin Yu Ping's place to celebrate his birthday this evening.
We got there early and we happened to be the first few people there. As it was a dinner party, they invited us to have some food first as we had told them that we would have to leave early to go for your other cousins' farewell dinner.
Skyler, you had a bit of fun playing with your 'Dai-bat Gong' as he seems to enjoy playing with you too.
After we were done with our meal, we had to go.
We love you lil' Princesses so much!
Inline Skating
Dearest Princesses,
We decided to try out your new skates, Skyler. We got you all geared up with safety pads and helmet and let you skate along the corridor outside our flat.
Papa had wanted to bring you downstairs to skate but with Papa having to care for Ashley while helping you, Papa thought it might be better if you skated along the corridor where you could hold onto the walls for support.
It was such a stressful experience! Papa had to carry you, Ashley, while supporting you, Skyler! Papa gave up after a short while as it was just too difficult! We'll try again another time, okay?
We love you girls so much!
We decided to try out your new skates, Skyler. We got you all geared up with safety pads and helmet and let you skate along the corridor outside our flat.
Papa had wanted to bring you downstairs to skate but with Papa having to care for Ashley while helping you, Papa thought it might be better if you skated along the corridor where you could hold onto the walls for support.
It was such a stressful experience! Papa had to carry you, Ashley, while supporting you, Skyler! Papa gave up after a short while as it was just too difficult! We'll try again another time, okay?
We love you girls so much!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Going Ahhhh …! (In Satisfaction)
Dearest Ashley,
You're such a cute girl. Mama had playfully shown you how to drink water and show great satisfaction by going 'Ahhhh ...' and you totally emulated her!
Repeatedly, you would drink from your bottle and go 'Ahhhh ...' You're so cute!
We love you so much!
You're such a cute girl. Mama had playfully shown you how to drink water and show great satisfaction by going 'Ahhhh ...' and you totally emulated her!
Repeatedly, you would drink from your bottle and go 'Ahhhh ...' You're so cute!
We love you so much!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Safety Pads
Dearest Skyler,
We bought a set of safety pads for you to use when you inline skate today. We had not done so the other day as we were wondering if we could get a nicer set at another shop - we couldn't.
So, Papa made a special trip back to Carrefour to pick up a set that we had seen the other day. We hope you like it, Lil' One.
Papa and Mama love you!
We bought a set of safety pads for you to use when you inline skate today. We had not done so the other day as we were wondering if we could get a nicer set at another shop - we couldn't.
So, Papa made a special trip back to Carrefour to pick up a set that we had seen the other day. We hope you like it, Lil' One.
Papa and Mama love you!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Godmei-mei Sarah
Dearest Princesses,
Your Godma Steph had given birth on Friday to your Godmei-mei Sarah. We paid them a visit today.
They had yet to be discharged so we visited them at the hospital. Godpa Ben was there when we got there. This was one of the rare occasions we got to visit your godparents.
You got to see Godmei-mei Sarah and she was so small.
We have to make a greater effort to visit them more often.
We love you both so much!
Your Godma Steph had given birth on Friday to your Godmei-mei Sarah. We paid them a visit today.
They had yet to be discharged so we visited them at the hospital. Godpa Ben was there when we got there. This was one of the rare occasions we got to visit your godparents.
You got to see Godmei-mei Sarah and she was so small.
We have to make a greater effort to visit them more often.
We love you both so much!
Inline Skates
Dearest Skyler,
We decided to buy you your own pair of inline skates today. We'd been told that Carrefour sold cheap and acceptable ones so we decided to check it out.
We first went to the outlet at Suntec City and we spent some time looking through what they had to offer. We finally decided on a pair but when we were going to pay for it, we realised that neither of them had a braking mechanism. Initially, we thought that it was defective but everything looked intact! It was then that we realised that what we had thought was a pair of skates was actually two left boots! When we pointed it out to the store assistant, he was at a loss to know what to do.
Anyway, we obviously could not buy that set of skates but we had gotten you excited about owning a pair. We decided to go to the outlet at Plaza Singapura to have a look.
There were a few sets that could be found there so we managed to get a pair that fit you and also looked quite good. Thank God! The pair you got actually was better than the one we almost got from Suntec.
Well, you have a pair of inline skates, Darling. We hope you'll be able to learn to use them safely.
Papa and Mama love you lots!
We decided to buy you your own pair of inline skates today. We'd been told that Carrefour sold cheap and acceptable ones so we decided to check it out.
We first went to the outlet at Suntec City and we spent some time looking through what they had to offer. We finally decided on a pair but when we were going to pay for it, we realised that neither of them had a braking mechanism. Initially, we thought that it was defective but everything looked intact! It was then that we realised that what we had thought was a pair of skates was actually two left boots! When we pointed it out to the store assistant, he was at a loss to know what to do.
Anyway, we obviously could not buy that set of skates but we had gotten you excited about owning a pair. We decided to go to the outlet at Plaza Singapura to have a look.
There were a few sets that could be found there so we managed to get a pair that fit you and also looked quite good. Thank God! The pair you got actually was better than the one we almost got from Suntec.
Well, you have a pair of inline skates, Darling. We hope you'll be able to learn to use them safely.
Papa and Mama love you lots!
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