Happy Birthday Brandon!

Happy 4th Birthday, Brandon!

Mummy ordered 50 cupcakes from Crystal Jade Bakery for him to celebrate in school. When I picked him up after school, he told me, "Mummy, mummy... when teacher opened the cake box, all my friends said "Wow"!!!". Indeed, the kids shouted "Thank you Brandon" when he was leaving. I heard the kids telling their parents or grandparents that they had cake and goodie bags today cos of a birthday celebration. Too bad Mummy wasn't around to take more photos. And oh... Alicia skipped school today cos she ran a fever last nite. Woke up in the middle of the nite crying saying she had a bad dream. Mus have played too much during the day.

He showed me the coin box which his teacher gave. Caden also wants to pose together with him.

In the evening, we celebrated for him at home. He asked for a Bumblebee cake from Bengawan Solo which Mummy ordered in advance.

The birthday boy

My cheeky kids

Before we knew it, Brandon & Alicia pinched some cream off from the cake!

Alicia & Brandon were very fast to blow off the candles. Caden said, "I haven't blow yet!!!"

Look at the 3 kids - they licked the cream from the knife after cutting the cake with Daddy!

We also celebrated Da-gu's birthday together, one day in advance. Hers was a banana & chocolate tart from Fruit Paradise. Caden blew off the candles while we were taking the group photo! Wahaha!!!

When Brandon opened up the presents, he was super excited. Alicia & him tore open the wrappers together. He was especially happy when he saw the Wolf Ranger toy. Another Power Ranger to his collection...

Universal Studios, again

Yup, we went to Universal Studios again on Tuesday afternoon. Daddy took half day leave to bring us there. Let Caden take one-hour nap in the morning while jie-jie & gor-gor were in school. But, it was Caden who knocked out on our way to the car park instead of the other 2!

On our way to the park, Alicia planned on her own - "Brandon later we sit the stroller, ok? U sit one side and I sit the other..." Of course her Daddy rented the double stroller lah! Anyway, it was a good idea cos we could move around easily in it.

Alicia has been wanting to take a photo with Shrek since the last visit. He's so cute...

We headed for the carousel ride again cos the kids love it!

Daddy took the Mummy ride alone...

One of our aim of visiting again today was to watch the Madagascar segment. But, they said that it has been cancelled due to a "techinical fault". So, we only managed to take photos.

While waiting for the other characters, Daddy brought Alicia & Caden for the carousel ride again. Brandon sat down and waited with me. He hurriedly queued to take individual shots with them and proudly told me, "I'm clever hor? I dun wan to take the merry-go-round..."
Family shots!

Frankenstein - during the last visit, no one dared to take photos with him. Today, on our way out, Brandon bravely said he wants to pose with him.

Saw this Hershery's mascot on our way out

Bite bite

Alicia was playing with my iPhone when Caden tried to snatch it from her. When she refused to give in, he bit her!! Look at how deep the cut is...

Half an hour later, when he couldn't get the toy he wanted from Brandon, he bit him too!

Mummy made him face the wall and he was afraid for a while... Not for long though, cos he tried to bite me too! Daddy asked me if he's teething... Tot over already???

Kiddy Rides @ T3

Mummy me chanced upon a blog which highlighted the kiddy rides at T3. Hence, suggested to Daddy we bring the kids there for dinner on Sun nite. They love it!!! It's a permanent attraction at the airport, so guess we would be going there again very soon.

At the indoor playground

Sloppy work

Mummy me was quite angry when I saw Alicia's art piece this week. She was supposed to be drawing Panda. I looked at the other kids' works, everyone colored black & white. But, hers?? I asked her why and she said she told the teacher she wanted to have colorful panda and he said ok. Duh...

The only reason I could think of is she was trying to rush out the work so that she can go off earlier to play. Er-gu said artists have their own mindset. We should not restrict them if they want to color it their style. This is creativity. Huh???

I can't seem to be able to rotate it correctly...

Swimming development

Saturday - Mummy brought Alicia & Brandon for their swimming class. Caden stayed at home with Daddy. A development - Coach taught them to go head down into the water. Yes, so far, their hair would usually be dry... Alicia tried to run away after one dip, while Brandon did a few times. Great job, kids!

We went to City Square Mall in the evening and the traffic was bad! Daddy was so frustrated cos it took us almost an hour jus to get into the carpark. Plus, when we wanted to go home, the car park was jammed with angry drivers horning loudly. No more shopping there, Daddy said.

Lollipop treat

We went for our haircut on Sunday morning. Caden din want to cut, so jus let him be. While I was having my haircut, Daddy brought them to the provinsion shop next door to buy lollipop! Look at how happy they were.

Universal Studios Singapore

Daddy took leave and brought us to Universal Studios Singapore on Friday. Woohoo!!! The kids really enjoyed themselves there. We spent the whole day there but din cover all sectors.

Our Fun Pass, aka annual pass, with the free duffel bag

At the Hollywood Boulevard, ...

... we were greeted by mascots

Our fav - King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round at Madagascar

Shrek 4D Adventure and Donkey LIVE at Far Far Away

Madagascar characters

Trying out the hats n shades at the store

Random shots

Great that they have a BabyCare room - we rested a while, before continuing our fun

Daddy jus had to get wet. When the kids were playing at the water fountain at The Lost World, he went to take the Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure by himself. Look at them. Happy, but soaked.

Before we left, Daddy bought this for the kids - a Jurassic Park dino cup. So ugly that I dunno what to do with it now.

We left the place at almost 7pm, after getting some souvenirs from the store. Din really buy things cos the store was very crowded at day-end. Shall shop the next time instead.

Now, Daddy plans to go again on Tuesday afternoon. If the weather permits, we look forward to visiting the place again. : )

Abbott Vouchers

Alicia went for an excursion to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden at Botanic Gardens on Thursday. With the longer stretch of time in the morning, Mummy brought Brandon to Harcourfront Centre to redeem the Abbott vouchers. Yeah!!! Redeemed a total of $280 vouchers, including my friends. Savings for their formula milk next month!

Excursion to Kids Kampung

Brandon has an excursion today to Pasir Ris Kids Kampung, while Alicia doesn't have classes. After leaving Caden at 99's place, I brought Alicia to Ikea Tampines to buy some stuff while waiting for Brandon. Picked him up directly from Kids Kampung.

Alicia at Ikea

After his friends left with the school bus, I brought them in to feed the fishes again. Alicia & Brandon are both very different. Alicia feeds the fish from a distance. Brandon put his hands into the pond n touched the fish! Ewww!!! I washed n washed his hands!

Went to 99's place to have lunch n shower before rushing off to Brandon's phonics class.