These past 2 weeks was a relook at priorities again - both for me, physcially and spiritually, for my children, my family etc. So some trial and error as well as experimentation in order to [in my husband's words] - 'Simplify Life! Simplify Life!'
Resuming our family walks purposefully. Daniel is determined to reconstitute this back into our family schedule and family time. With resoluteness & the help of Phil & Teds, it wasn't too difficult . This is perhaps one of our biggest investment in children's equipment. It is costly but considering that it allows our entire family to enjoy walks together [which is priceless] & enabling out helper to get her other chores done at home, it has been an investment well spent. Of course, the decision to buy it was also backed up by a sale at mothercare & also good demand for it on the resale market:) Well...It was back to the forested area of Bedok Reservoir with our squirrels, birds and a good water view.
There you have it...my precious family:)
The path where butterflies, squirrels and little partridges emerge...
It is a joy to see Sarah and Samuel playing together:)
Sarah's new found activity - drawing in the sand as introduced to her by 'the man in the bow tie'.
New parks & Favorite Haunts
Drove out of a Toa Payoh Block one late morning and found a new park. Read about it and was so glad to stumble upon it. It looks boring at one glance but with architecture that was built for children age 2 and above and plants to look at - it proved to be a precious learning cove right in the middle of the heartland.
It was back to the Zoo for the 4th time running in the same year for School of Tots. Not that Sarah loves it, haha. Actually, she is pretty terrified of going to the zoo. Cos she has inherited mommy's fear for four-legged-furballs:) But Samuel had a great time with Hannah.
Finally - Our most adventurous endeavour as a family was to go out to sea on Samuel's 13th month birthday. It was what Daddy had hoped for - to bring up our children by making them aware of God's creation and appreciate it. Armed with bags of food for a picnic dinner, playdough and entertainment for the kiddos, we were hopeful. The children were as good as gold as we set off to a neighboring island. Daddy docked at the mouth of a lagoon where the waters of the sea meet the waters in the lagoon. It was choppy but all was well. The children ate well and so did mommy and Rubi. Daddy had some good pulls as the fishes proved to be hungry in these waters. As the waters continued to bob, like a sudden change of tide....mommy started to feel stuffy in the chest. Before I realized that I was getting seasick, Rubi turned to the side of the boat and threw up. Haha....both the women on board were seasick. Samuel was still perky and so was Sarah. But Rubi and I were started to turn green in the face. Looking back, it's quite hilarious. Well, with a catch of a wild seabass, 2 still active children, and 2 green-the-face ladies, we were ready to head back home. Are we ready to do it again - You bet:) But, I am ever so glad that we don't live on a boat. Oh yes...did I forget to mention that we never did eat the cake meant for Samuel's birthday. Hahaha....
Daddy and his catch
Perky little Samuel and bobbing Mommy
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