A whole day out w the cousins!

The tests are over n Ian has been so looking fwd to going to the featured pool which the cousins hv been raving so much abt the slides! We just thank God for hearing our prayers asking for Gd weather to make the swim a possible one. 

We had skype over bf w auntie Lorraine n Ian has been so consciously checking on their time so he was glad he finally talked via skype w auntie Lorraine, Caitlin n Andrew! So glad we could it more often future sat mornings!

Then we had bf at jalan kayu b4 the swim at sengkang pool n Ian had his 1st try along the long slides. He was abit apprehensive at the beginning but w the cousins' coy, he was enjoying it more n kept going down the slides. Just nice there were 3 slides. Guess he did master the dip aft the slide coz he was initially afraid of water getting into him but he overcame it aft the many tries. 

We headed to airport for lunch n the kids had their exchange of sibling, the boys went together while the girls lunched together. Was kindof gd exchange haha. Popped by orchard to see jayla's violin performance n off we went to sentosa for some sand play b4 dinner by the beach haha. Well the kids just enjoyed so much it was tough asking them to go tho it was sunset! Guess it was a Gd whole day out w ah mu's family n think the kids enjoyed it thoroughly.

Our family getaway to desaru

It's the psle oral so Sch is out for Ian n so we planned a trip to desaru as we got the vouchers last yr. we were to stay at desaru lotus resort as daddy heard they hv a water theme park.

The kids were excited w the luggage we had prep n were up pretty early to go for our vacation. The usual jb bf starts then it was shopping time n makan b4 driving up to desaru as timing was Gd for both kids to zz on way there. It was drizzling so the kids had Gd time in the room as there was a staircase leading up to the beds n they had endless climbs up n down tho Ian was supp to b doing hose learning. 

Next few days were spent at the pool which Ian loved the slides but Joann was fearful of the 'coconut bucket' pouring a she stayed just at baby pool. 

Our stay coincided w a biathlon which took place on sat n totally awed by the pple's stamina as b4 we took b4 they had flagged off to the 2 km swim in the sea (my, the tides are no joke) n aft our bf which is abt an hr, they started biking for 90km n we were going out for lunch n they just came back n going on their 21km run n guess by the time we came back which was aft dinner, the place was cleared w all cars, bikes n pple. Just glad to able to witness such tough training while we enjoyed ourselves. 

We went to a lobster town which was famous for many lobsters restaurant n they were tummy tho it's 30mins drive away but Gd time for kids to nap again haha. Good food n drove ard for haircut n visit the desaru fruit farm. Guess it was one of the most relaxed trip coz we spent a lot of time just having food wo having to go out much. It was a good break!

Ian is 7 yrs n 5 mths old

In a mth's time, he is gonna b another half yr older. This term seems to go really fast, wonder issit all the breaks that make us feel so but guess the boy is rather stable in Sch ie no more anxiety, more relaxed (yes, by the way he treats homework n even his handwriting argh) n all the show n tells seems quite a breeze for him (ya where got so easy get full marks one! Teachers must be too lenient) n no much prep for all the spelling n he's doing well except lazy to do more assessment sigh 

Sch is fine. It's him overcoming his laziness n procratistination in doing hw. This long wkend he had quite a fair bit if work but instead of hitting it straight away, he chooses what he likes n do it 1st, always thinking there is a tmr to finish it. Sigh wonder if ever that would land him into trouble but so far, he has done so fine ie able to finish them all on time hmm

Past wk, tried quite a fair bit of new food haha. Went for this laksa steamboat which we all liked coz there is half chic broth for the kids n Ian loved to 'fish' for what he likes. N also trying abit of the spicy stuff. We went this cafe just behind our pl (on another occasion) n Ian was so paranoid w the carrot in the water haha n said it tasted weird so mama must capture a shot w the water. 

The 2 kids squabble over same things n Ian not wanting to share n took this pic of him insisting to sit on Joann's bike, it's gonna break if they continue to share. Interestingly the mei2 always has the bro in her heart ESP when getting stuff for her. Hmm just trying to enlarge the bro's heart to do likewise too. N well it was nice to celebrate tdy at the promontory n this time can see Ian is older, he is better able to appreciate thighs ard spore n all the things going on the parade ESP the fireworks which he found them really lovely coz he's a boy who loved colors n with that, we had a colorful wkend!