Shanna

Lilypie Fourth Birthday tickers

Ian

Lilypie First Birthday tickers

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Delayed Post: Ian's 1 YO Birthday Photos






















Thanks to all who came to this gathering for Ian's birthday and our farewell, it was a memorable evening for us with family and friends. 

P/S there are too many photos to post here, so anyone who would like to get copies of photos just drop either Tim or me an email.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Life at Our New Home

Since we moved to Melbourne, I have taken off the hat of being an engineer with Intel and put on a new hat of homemaker. To be honest, I never saw myself as a stay home mom, but we feel this is the best thing to do for our family at this time.

And so I find myself cooking,



Feeding,



And cleaning up messes.





Playing, sometimes at the park,


At the backyard,




Memory games... with me losing to the small girl,




Spending time with these two cuties everyday,




While all three of us eagerly await Daddy's return from work :)




Thank God for friends here.


And for weekends :)











Friday, February 22, 2013

First time in the park

There's a small park near to our place and today we finally have the chance to walk there after dinner

poker face

delighted at the play ground



wanting to sit on the swing

so happy to get to walk on the ground

swinging happily



picked up some red flower from the floor...

I so missed the DSLR photo.... 

:)
T&A

Saturday, February 16, 2013

It was Christmas, New Year and now Chinese New Year!

And we have been blog-absent. Well, not too late to wish everybody a very Blessed Lunar New Year!


Somehow we missed out writing a 1 year old summary for our Ian. So, no more delay! (he's already almost 14 months!!!)

Over the course of the last 2 months, our little boy has GROWN! He now speaks a few words! His first word was 'Deng' (mandarin word for light), and followed by 'I Want', 'mum-mum', and some mams/ah-da's which we are hoping he means Mummy & Daddy :P

Ian is a great mimic. He finds so much fun in following actions & facial expressions, he's a riot :P

Being a boy, he is sometimes all rough and tumble, strong too. But mostly, he is a good boy and knows how to obey when we say 'No'.

At 13.5 months, he can stand and walk a few shaky steps giggling all the time, before collapsing into outstretched arms.

Not much progress on hair growth, hair still remains sparse. And there is less of it now since it got trimmed today for the first time at the hairdresser's.

Oh, and he weighed 9.6kg at 13 months... he's a comfortable bundle to carry, well rounded and not too heavy yet :) From the looks of how he enjoys eating, we have no doubt he's getting enough food and perhaps even too much this festive holidays :)

So here is a short post and hopefully you'll be hearing more from us at more frequent intervals :)



Tim & Audrey

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Christmas 2012

Christmas 2012 whizzed by. It was a very special Christmas indeed (though Christmas 2011 is tough to beat).

Our little guy, Ian, turned 1 Year Old!!! Family came to visit, we met up with friends, Shanna learnt to sing carols. And for the kids, presents galore! Shanna really enjoyed the Christmas Cantata at PCC too.

Adelene Ah Yi was around for a week, we all enjoyed her company, and she was very helpful when we had to stay home (unexpectedly) and deal with plans gone awry with the unfortunate events of our babysitter falling sick and being hospitalized.

Though there were many reasons to celebrate this Christmas, we are most grateful for God's love shown to us through Jesus being born. This year, Shanna learnt about the meaning of Christmas through Truth In The Tinsel. Besides getting to know about Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John, the angel Gabriel. She also learnt about Jesus being the light of the world, and of our hearts. Shanna made many ornaments for the tree based on Truth In The Tinsel with Mummy's help. She can cut shapes and stick stuff really well. 


Hand made candle light ornaments: Jesus is the Light of the World

Hand made sun ornament & Mary in the background

Handmade Angel Gabriel

Zechariah & Elizabeth ornaments


Our CG had a Christmas party too. There were many home cooked yummilicious foods, as well as turkey and ham.
Daddy & Shanna hanging out

A rather rare sighting: a full tummy on Shanna

December babies (Shanna & Mummy are just keeping Ian company)

Enjoying her food

The three of us

@ Straits Quay

Family time


Our family Christmas meal



We had a small party for Ian's birthday. Pictures later....

Last but not least, Happy New Year to all our dear family and friends!

~ Audrey & Tim