Concert 2011

On Saturday, both Bryan and Gabriel had their school concert. This would be Bryan's last year in Kindergarten and his last concert. And Gabriel's first one. So it was a special one for us. Their grandparents came along to watch this time.

Bryan was a school boy. And his number consisted of kids dancing to the song by Justin Bieber "Never Say Never'. I'm not at fan of the singer or the song. But when my boy performs to it, it's a great song. In his performance, Bryan had a solo bit where he did cartwheels. It was fabulous! I'm so proud of him.

Gabriel did a spanish number. And he had a couple of shakers to use in his number. He was really cute! I thought he'd be a bit lost but he was actually not too bad. He remembered where to go and stand and he moved to the beat.

We got everything on video. It was awesome. I was one proud mom.

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Short Trip

This weekend we took a short trip down to Malacca. We wanted to run in the new car as well. It was a good drive, there wasn't any jam at all. And the weather was good.

The food was fabulous. We had a wide variety of stuff, from noodles to suckling pig and 'bah-kut-teh'. The boys enjoyed the drive in the new car. Bryan especially had his own seat at the back of the car. But I think they enjoyed the playground the most.

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Time Off

I spent the first half of the week with the kids. I took a couple of days off to do Mommy things like pick them up from school, fill up forms for Bryan's new school, getting Bryan's new school uniform, sending Bryan to his swimming class. Then the car's battery went flat, and AA had problems restarting it. So had it towed back to the service centre to get it recharged. So had a mostly busy start to the week.

But it was nice to spend some time with the boys, especially Bryan. I was surprised to see how much he has matured. He could be helpful and usually remembered what I told him. And he didn't throw much of a tantrum at all and stopped whining. I think perhaps it had to do with him starting primary school next year. I think he knew he needed to behave a bit more like a big boy.

Gabriel is still cute and adorable. And still my little boy. And he's learning that a NO means a NO. He still throws his tantrums but it's not as bad and he stops once he realises he's not getting his way. And the two of them are getting along, although Gabriel still tends to take advantage of the fact that he's younger.

Sigh, they grow up so fast...

Weekly Scraps

These are my last photos I wanted to scrap from our Melbourne trip. It was a nostalgic trip for us, a lot of the buildings and landmarks were still there, almost 10 years since we studied in Melbourne University. And it was great to see everything again. I had a great time in Melbourne and sometimes I do miss the weather and some of the landmarks in Melbourne.

I used Websters Ladies and Gents collection with Country Estate. I thought both collections went very well together. The wooden clock is from Kaiser Craft. Flowers from Prima.




I love this photo. It's taken in the apartment we rented in Melbourne. I am actually trying to get Gabriel to finish his milk before going out. Hubbie took this photo of him laughing. It was perfect timing. I used up the rest of Websters Country Estate and some icons from Ladies and Gents. Alphabets from American Craft. Flowers and bird from Prima. I also used Prima's new Chalk inks to ink the edges. The Chalk inks are small and shaped like a tear-drop which makes it easy to ink uneven edges. It's fabulous to use for that distressed look. And they are very affordable too.

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Haircuts

The boys had their haircuts on Sunday. Bryan had his done in a grownup salon. At one of those $10 places. Gabriel still gets his done in a kids salon. It's more expensive but he gets to watch Thomas and he is also given a balloon after.

Aren't they looking so smart now.

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Weekly Scrap

Skiing... Bryan actually learned how to ski when he was up in Mt Buller in Australia. He took lessons and after that, he could ski a little bit. We were very proud of him. I think he just needs a few more lessons to start skiing with the rest of us.

This layout I did right after I got Prima's new distressing tool and chalk inks. The inks are very easy to use and when applied, actually really looked vintagy. The distressing tool, I experimented with the edges of the photo mats. It's not so obvious in this photo but looks nice up close. The tool is very easy to use, you can use it to scrape the edges of the paper and distress it in various ways. No more scraping with fingernails and sandpaper.

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Three

It was a busy weekend for all of us. We were celebrating Gabriel's birthday. He turns 3! He also shares the same birthday as his grandfather. So it's quite a big celebration on Saturday. We celebrated with a dinner at the riverboat parked at Marina Pier. It's quite a nice, intimate setting for a lovely family dinner. They have delicious steak, ribs and even fajitas. The kids enjoyed fish and chips and spaghetti.

Then on Sunday, we organised a playdate with a couple and their daughter. Gabriel quite took to her the last time they met and has been asking about her. So I thought it would be nice for him to enjoy an evening playing with her. We went to the new indoor playarea, Amazonia. At Great World City. It had a huge jungle gym which Bryan had such a great time on. And also a smaller play area for the smaller children. Gabriel enjoyed both areas. Although the slides on the jungle gym were a tad tall and scary even for me.

We had a fabulous dinner at Imperial Treasures and topped it off with ice cream at Ben and Jerry's. I think Gabriel had a great time. He looked like he really enjoyed his birthday.

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Steve Jobs 1955-2011

What Steve Jobs created, was not just amazing products, but an entire way of life. Apple's iPhone, iPad, Macbook, has defined the way we live today. And the way we communicate with each other. Look all around you and someone will have an Apple product in their household. Kids want them, adults need them. Especially when we have friends/relatives overseas, Face Time is invaluable. The stability and quality of Apple products are legendary. And the whole concept of iTunes and the Apps... Nothing else comes close.

Not just Apple fans, but the whole world will miss Steve Jobs. He is an absolute genius. May his legend and spirit live on.

Weekly Scraps

Yes I know, I missed a week of scrapbooking. But I'm catching up. I am finally starting to scrap the holiday photos of when we were up on Mt Buller. This was a special experience for my boys because this is the first time they've seen the snow and been out in the cold. And they really enjoyed themselves.  I saved up Webster's Pages previous winter collection for our snow photos. Simply because I loved the colours. And even though it was meant to be a Christmas collection, it worked very well for our photos. I also used Prima's lace and jewels in white which stands out much better in real life than in the photos.

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