Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 June 2012

God Is So Good...

Sang this hymn to the children 2 nights ago and after i finished, Big T looked me in the eyes and said:
"God is so good, 因为他给我一个这么好的妈妈..."

Last night, i sang this hymn aloud again when the whole family was in Big T's room before bedtime and the hubby held me and said:
"That's why i have all of you..."

I have everything to be grateful about, and nothing to complain about. Life's good and it's all because God is so good.

My yellow roses are in bloom again.


:)

Sunday, 3 June 2012

School's Out


...for Big T! I've applied for a couple days' leave over the next few weeks in June because i want to spend some quality time with my dear son. Even though he has his moments (and i have my moments when i just want to stuff him inside the cupboard so he would stop talking, that little chatterbox!!!), he's actually a sensitive (he's a snag alright...:)), sweet little fella and i don't think i can ask for a better son than him.

Anyway, these are the 10 things i want to do with him this holiday and i hope that by the end of the month, i can put a tick beside each of them and proudly declared i've taken the time and effort to bond with him.

1.  Go to Kiddy Palace. (I promised to bring him there yesterday when we were at Lot 1 for lunch after church but because i was rushing the kids home for their afternoon nap, i forgot. Big T reminded me in the car, with a crestfallen look on his face and it made me want to knock my own head because i pride myself as a mother that NEVER breaks the promises she makes.) :(
2. Go to the Zoo.
3. Go to the Bird Park.
4. Go kite-flying.
5. Have a barbecue. (Big T always looks on in envy when he see people having their barbecues at the poolside pit so i promised him we'll have one this holiday especially for him.)
6. Bake together. (Need to buy Thomas cookie moulds!)
7. Sandplay at West Coast (We haven't done this for a looooong time...)
8. Go to SPCA.
9. Go to Botanical Gardens/Jacob Ballas Children's Garden.
10. Go to the animal/fish farms at Lim Chu Kang/Pasir Ris Farmway.

That's him on his very first day of school. :)
Post-blogging thoughts: I just realised, with the exception of 1 and 6, everything else revolves around animals and the great outdoors! I guess that's how i want to bring up my kids - i want to make sure they soak in God's amazing creations and appreciate the wonder of it all.

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Big T & Music

So Big T has started formal music education. Yay!

And the Tiger Mum in me has reared its ugly, striped head. Boo!

Anyway, i thought it'll be interesting to chronologise my experience so i can see how well he's progressing (or declining). I need more patience for sure, and i need to stop saying "If i can start piano at 4 years old, take my first theory exam at 6, blahblahblah, then Big T should be able to do it too!"...

More on this later.

Packing up after Staccato!