Zoo!

The last time we went to the zoo, we didn't know there was this playground and didn't bring any swimsuits or change of clothes.
This time, we're well-prepared... even R :)

A day at the beach

R's on leave for 2 weeks... today we went to Sentosa.
Ai Ai enjoyed herself thoroughly :)

But food is crap on weekdays... heard Coastes is really good for breakfast, but they do not open for breakfast on weekdays, so we just had kopi and kaya bun at the food court.

My "kok tau" babies :)

I did my OSCAR test last Thursday at NUH, and this is how the baby looks like... same "kok tau" forehead as Ai Ai and R :)

A simple dinner

Made a quick and simple dinner today... the kind that you do not need to spend too much time in the kitchen preparing. Hope the new maid will be able to do something similar in future :)

Old Cucumber Soup for Ai Ai the Soup Queen

Baked Cajun Chicken with Avocado, steamed broccoli and rice

To Die For Blueberry Muffins

I bought some blueberries for the Ai Ai, but this time, she didn't seem keen on eating them.
Instead she kept feeding them to me.
Then I realised why - they're sour!

So I did a google and found this recipe for To Die For Blueberry Muffins
This is how my version turned out. I really shouldn't have followed the recipe exactly and filled it to the brim as they started to spill over when baking.
Still, they were really yummy. The inside is soft and cake-like but not too sweet, whereas the top crumble is sweet and crusty :)

At night, when we put the Ai Ai to bed, I asked her to say her own prayer and this was what she said:

Dear Dod, pea help Anthel tor tor tay healthy... Anthel tor tor hold Sophie hand, walk

Tsk Tsk, not a word of thanks for her mommy who slaved over her all this while?!

If you're wondering who "Anthel tor tor" is, he is C's 7-yr-old son, Ansel, who is really good-looking. He looks like a younger and new-improved version of the kungfu star Jet Li.
I think Ai Ai is infatuated with him. When she is with him, she'll just look at him coyly :)

My Catwoman

May's mommy (our neighbour from next block) gave this to Ai Ai cos May has 2 of this exact same costume.

A Day to Celebrate!

Today is a really special day.
We went to see Dr. Francis Wong for Ai Ai's 2-yr-old review for her hip, and...
Her left hip is totally stable now! :)
She no longer needs to go back for anymore reviews from now on!
Only thing Dr. Wong said to watch out for is that her collagen level could be a little low, and therefore may bruise easily.
Kids with extremely low levels of collagen break their bones very easily, but since Ai Ai has not broken any bones by now, she should be OK.

Since R was home today, I had the time to prepare something different for our lunch - an all-day breakfast.
The 2 lumps of brown stuff looks a little disgusting, but they're quite yummy *thick-skinned*
They're fried mushrooms and homemade corned beef (more like minced beef).

Here's the Ai Ai with her almost fully-eaten lunch.

The Little Safecracker

I came out from the bathroom and found a safecracker!
Good thing there are no real valuables in there, just our passports and some angbao money which we have not deposited into the bank.

I must have forgotten to unscramble the numbers when I last closed it, and she somehow managed to find the key, slotted it in, and turned it open.