Christmas pressies!

After 2 days out with Christmas festive mood, the kids got excited opening their presents n Ian was most excited as he ripped open the presents n got surprised with each blessing he received. Yes, he got such a big bag that we dunno how to keep them haha. Well as he grows older, he does appreciate each of such season whereby he is blessed by each gift. Hope it stays on. Tks for all ur gifts n thots for this boy!

Merry Christmas

The jolly season is here n did a collage of the kids in different places where they took pics of Christmas n it sure feels they have been to places. Hohoho merry Christmas!!!

Christmas party at home

This was the other event Ian was so looking fwd to this mth. He wrote down the date on his whiteboard n was asking each day as he did a countdown. Yes, alot of things to tidy up n to prepare for this party which he did request some yrs ago to hv a Christmas party at home. 

He was so excited as he kept asking when n who are coming at what time. He could hardly rest as we cleaned up the house, prep the food n getting the gifts n balloons ready. Haha when the pple came, he started to warm up with the kids there n was a little shy with the friends. He din take much food n din want to sit with the kids. Was better aft he sat at the adults table n warmed up aft some time. He was busy ard with the toys ard n did ask how to clear the mess. Haha guess we don't get so much mess daily so it's Gd for him to learn. He enjoyed the sharing of food w kids as he took out Kueh bahulu n cookies for kids to share. It was a Gd time to gather as we don't hv much chances these days with the small grp. Guess it was a Gd experience hosting as the kids gotta share their stuff n they were exhausted at the end of the party as it went past their usual bed time. An advanced merry Christmas to all!!

Ian is 6 yrs n 9 mths old

Another mth went past n this has been the longest mth coz we did quite abit of travelling to kl n down under n glad all were done aft his orientation n buying of Sch stuff. 

Uniform, books, bags, shoes n stuff r all bought n just ready to enjoy the last bit of hols. Yes, with his 'earnings' for the yr fm his spellings n 听写 which he never failed to get any wrong, he asked to get the colorful white board markers sigh what can we say. So he accomplished that at the kl trip. Then the aust trip he din ask buy anything but was treated to more magic pens by ah Mu. We were surprised how he has grown to b more daring to take roller coasters. That's trip he proved to be more gamed for sand tobaning which seemed tough but he tried. Even animal feeding he was more daring unlike when he went 2 yrs ago to Perth. Yes he was counting he went Perth when he was 2 yrs old then 4 yrs old n this 6 yrs old. Yes expecting to go when he's 8 n 10 yo. Guess need to manage his expectation huh. Surprised he went up to hold the crab. Wonder if he regretted but well he did take a nice pic tho worrying if crab will move n bite him! 

What a fun mth n next mth he would embark on p1 journey. Just enjoying last few wks of hols tho he's counting down to Christmas party at home! See how he draws his own calendar these days n did request to have 1 personal one next yr!

Sunshine Coast 5-8 dec

Our final stay was at trafalgar towers at Sunshine Coast n indeed we see alot of sun at this pl. cool breeze but more sunny days. We visited the Australian zoo by the late Steve Irwin. Somehow this pl seems cool as we don't see much Asians here. We enjoyed this zoo as the keepers handle animals w much care. We could see baby tigers roaming ard. Guess they r not so caged like our spore zoo. We could go upclose to kangaroos n even pat a koala. Nice pl to walk ard, maybe coz it's not so hot n humid like spore. There is this crocoseum just for the crocs n alligators. Much memory of the late Irwin as they show alot of him n his family pics ard. Guess we r glad we made it to his zoo!

Next day was to the ginger factory but prior that we read abt the big pineapple having a local mkt so we dropped by n were treated to alot of fruit tasting. Nice tasting n guess we bought alot fruit. Ginger factory was informative to know whar other by products of ginger. We were treated to a food tasting of various foods. The kids even had ginger ice cream treat. We chanced upon Santa Claus n took a family pic w him! Then we hopped across the street to nutworks n bought alot of nuts! We then went the wharf for some shopping n then Thai dinner!

The final day was spent at underwater world. Nothing v much like our sea aquarium but came upclose to seal n sting rays lots of sharks. Guess was nice just walking n walking ard b4 we went last min shopping n nap time b4 we head off to Brisbane for Chinese dinner before going back home. Well well time seems to fly so fast while we are at play. Kids most reluctant to come home but we brought back alot of memories of the fun n adventurous times we had!

Moreton island at tangalooma - 4 n 5 dec

Much hype abt this island stay coz it's ard 1.5hr ferry ride in n we hv heard nice reviews of the place. Well it's just a nite stay so gotta seize the time there.

By the time we got there was lunch time n soon was our 4WD sand dune n it was really fine sand area. Given some boards to ride on sand but its a steep slope to climb n glad Ian was keen to go w daddy coz mama has done it b4 n had to look aft Joann. The men n boys were tired out just climbing up n took some time to slide down. Well daddy din get to do it as not enough boards n Ian tried to slide down but got stuck in the middle, guess not meant for kids size but he was courageous enough n had a nice pic of pic doing it! Then was back to the beach where the kids had endless digging to do n plus the fun w sea water. Then went to swimming pool for more fun as we were waiting for feeding of wild dolphins at 7pm. It was an experience we came for as the dolphins came really close n was nice to see them upclose! Then was dinner time n then was late bed time.

Next morning we were awoken by the bright sunlight n soon was early bf then time to catch our ferry back. The driver met us there n brought us ard Brisbane city as we had much time b4 we could check into our Sunshine Coast apt. Just leister walk ard n our Chinese food at the Chinatown for the folks! We had 3 barrels of rice, guess how much we miss rice haha

Trip to Gold Coast 29 nov - 3 dec

The day finally came for us to go for our down under trip, yes w much plans w chan bros, we did a private tours just w our folks. The kids have been so looking fwd n hv been keeping in Gd health for this day. It's been 2 yrs we haven't taken a flight n Ian was so excited! He couldn't keep his excitement n made sure he woke up for the flight. Well well w much food n movies, the 7hrs + finally passed n coz Queensland is 2 hrs ahead, we reached grand chancellor, surfers paradise at 9pm n missed our dinner. Daddy went out to get pizza n the kids then finally dozed off but the sun came out real early!

We then explored Gold Coast but it was a gloomy day. We missed the Carrara mkt n went to pacific fair mall for some Gd shopping! Thereaft weather became better n we then hit to the beach but was cold still. Din expect this cool weather but so glad next few days would b Gd! 

The next day we went to catch a crab cruise. We started w feeding the pelicans w fish. It was quite fun coz nv quite tried catching baby prawns w pump but only daddy went down w biao jiu n Seth as we all din want to get wet in mud. Then was holding huge crabs for photo shot n Ian was gamed to hold one hee but look at his smile haha. Then it was taking the prawns as bait to catch fish but din get any. Then it was oyster farm visit n off to our seafood lunch! Was kindof nice experience. Then it was visit to super bee n abalone world. We found out more info on these foods n had Gd food tasting too hee. We then went to visit a playground for the kids to bounce since we ended early for the day 

Then the next day was visit to tropical fruit world where we were treated to whole tray of fruit, a tractor ride to bring us ard the various farms, we had banana fm trees n even cracked macadamia nuts. Was kindof fun even take a boat ride to feed ducks n fishes, there was an animal feeding area n even took a miniature train ride. It was more than a fruit farm. Guess we spent quite a long time there n then headed to harbourtown for lunch n shopping!

Next day was the movie world, we were excited abt the rides n shows so headed to stunt driver 1st to catch the movie thrills n then ice age 4D. Then was the ride time n w photo shoot w the characters! We had a quick lunch n brought the boys for bumper car rides n league of justice where we shoot star fish in 3D form. Was kindof fun then was the stars parade. We ended the nite w celebrating ah mu's bday in advance in the hotel room. It's the mid of our trip already!