Orange Muffins

My little man loves his oranges.
So does my little princess.
Since R is flying off early tomorrow morning, I thought I'll make some orange muffins for their breakfast so breakfast time might be less stressful.
Of course I am also excited about my new oven :)

These muffins can be a little puffier, I think.
I guess they are a little sunken because the power supply tripped without me knowing.
And all because I stressed up the power supply by using the kettle at the same time!

Recipe is from here
Since my egg is small and orange juice is just a little short of half a cup, I reduced the flour by 1/4 cup. Also reduced sugar by 1/4 cup.
Turned out really soft and fluffy with a mild orangey smell.
No hassle of grating orange zest too!

Homemade Scone with homemade jam

OK, the scone didn't turn out like what I expected.
I had wanted British scone, but I think the recipe was the American type.
Still, the kids love it, especially with the homemade strawberry jam...
yep, we lugged 4 punnets of strawberries back from Perth, but unfortunately, most were spoilt and good ones were only 1.5 punnets.

MADE: Fox-inspired dress

Saw this dress at Fox which S quite like.
But the seamstress in me reckoned I could try my hand at it :)

Churned this out in a night.

Changed the skirt to a "paper-bag skirt" style.

So now she thinks her mummy can make anything.

She is asking for gloves like Cinderella's.

In this weather?!

My New Toy

No, not D's stinky bear!

But this baby below.

Look what this baby can do!

My point and shoot would never be able to capture these.

Thanks to R for my advanced birthday present :)

Battle of Hoth

R's new toys... to be inherited by D in future :P

MADE: My first backpack

Fell asleep just like that!

This mommy has been busy shopping at People's Park Complex for fabric these few weeks.
On one of these occasions, I didn't realise he's fallen asleep while I was carrying him in a sitting position.
He was slouched over and I thought the sun was bothering him... till a security guard laughed and pointed out to me that he'sfallen asleep!

What was she doing?

She must have been testing out my camera on the iPhone:)
I've got tonnes of these pictures!
And not much memory left on the phone:P

Typical morning with Mommy

Carrying Mommy's shopping bag after having his Babycinno

MADE: Reversible Hats

S chose her own red floral fabric, and she obviously likes this side better than the pink one.
D's is a little big as I don't know how to draw the pattern... the geometry confuses me so I used a ready pattern from the web.
Still, he appreciates my effort by walking around the flat in his new bucket hat.
R has promised he can help me with patterns of different sizing next time:)

He loves his animals

Our daily ritual - taking the bus to pick S from school

MADE: Sleeping Bag for S

This is a sleeping bag I made for S, for her daily naps in school.
Sewing the appliques almost killed me!
Especially the Chinese words.

Glorious Kimchi

Now it's the daddy's turn to be thrilled to bits.

Do you also know that kimchi contains lots of probiotics?

MADE: Russian Doll Skirt

Made the skirt on the left for Ai Ai over the weekend.
Hung it up on the wall to give her a "surprise" the next morning.
She was thrilled to bits with it.
After wearing it on Monday, she asked me to hang it back up there so she can have a surprise again on Tuesday morning.
It's funny how kids use new words :D

Big Day for D

We finally turned his car seat to face front. And that's a BIG deal for the little man. Look at how pleased he is :)

Up and Down we go!

I've lost count of how many times he went up and down this flight of stairs by himself. This afternoon, he's just discovered he could do it all by himself and refused any help from me.

Shopping at Daiso

My strong little man:)

Naughty Corner?

He does have one... and at a very tender age of 12months! But no, this is just him shoving biscuits into his mouth on his newfound favourite stool at Mamak's home.

Negotiation Skills

Ai Ai (A): Mommy, when can I wear high heel shoes?
Me (M): When you're older.
A: When I am 19 years old?
M: Yes.
A: Or maybe when I am 30 years old.
M: That sounds better.

A week later, she seemed to realise that 30 years old way too long a wait compared to when she is 19.

A: Mommy, when can I wear high heel shoes?
M: When you are 30.
A: 30 is a long time. How about 19?
M: OK.

I then reminded her of how Natalie Portman's toes turned black in the movie Black Swan. I had told her it was because the "auntie" in the movie wore high heel shoes at too young an age :P