Legoland JB - Everything is AWESOME

Brayden 6Y4M5D

Bevlynn 2Y0M29D

A trip to Legoland Malaysia was memorable. We had a 3D2N stay at JB. On the first day, we went to the sea life aquarium. It was a smaller version but the indoor had air-con for us to stay away from the hot weather outside. Bev loves the fishes. 

Brayden rode on small dragon roller coaster because he was scared of the big one, learning to drive in the "car school" and go in the playground with the ball. 

Bev and Bray had chances to play in the boat, train, plane, fire-engine rides (we had to work very hard to move the fire engine to the next location and put out the fire), 4D show and farm playground. Bev was not tall enough to go on most rides. But she tried her best to kill the ninja bad guys with "hiak hiak hiak" ninja shout-out.

The house we stayed in was decorated like a circus, the children loved it. The master bedroom was like a lion's den and the childrens' bunk bed was in a tent. There were two carousel horses in the living room. 

At night time, we explore the shopping malls nearby. Paradigm mall and Sunway Big Box retail. There is a big book store (decorated like a modern library) and it has lots of children books. 

It was so much fun. The stress just melted away... 

Real work starts at home

Brayden 3Y6M27D

Bevlynn 2Y0M20D

"What is the point of giving so much of yourself to the outside world, if the family you claim is your top priority only gets your leftovers from work. Real work starts at home. So keep showing up"  

Family picnic was fun - the weather was windy and there were entertainment; singing, balloons, snacks in boxes. The children played with bubbles. How fun is it for them to catch bubbles which are so fragile and only appearing for a few seconds? Even if they had to run around over and over for hours, I don't think their batteries ever run dry. 

Father's day, we celebrated at Raffles Marina. A small pier West of Singapore. Both the children loves finding wild fishes. Holding Brayden's small hands with one hand and carrying Bevlynn on another, I wonder how long more can I do this. 

6 years is short - Never enough. I still cannot get enough of the children's part of growing. I love chasing them around as Brayden ride his bicycle and Bevlynn running about randomly. 

I have been so busy at work, sometimes I really felt there's only so many hours left I can get with the children. Sometimes I hope Hubs can help me with my frustration, but there's not much he can do either because he is also busy with work. We can only make sure we are PRESENT whenever we can; and not get too absorb with daily distractions (phones, emails.....)  

Brayden at 4 year-old

I appreciate you | I miss you

Brayden 6Y3M21D

Bevlynn 2Y0M14D

Brayden said "Mommy, you can take my S$10." 

Me "Why?" 

Brayden "Because I appreciate you. I appreciate you working very hard and give us money to eat"  

I had been working late hours and this made my heart melt. It is all worth it. 

Every night I am starting to say "I love you and I miss you, Brayden, Bevlynn" Because every day they will grow a little older and I am going to miss every part of them growing up. I have missed them now at every age of their lives; when they were 0 - 6 yrs old. These important moments, I was there with them. I love playing zombie, camp-in, story-telling, hide-&-seek... 

Bevlynn turned 2

Brayden 6Y3M18D

Bevlynn 2Y0M11D

We had a short 5 day trip to Penang to celebrate Bevlynn's 2nd birthday with family. We drove to Tambun to have seafood at night. It was a slightly hidden restaurant; Ban Liau Tambun. The rain started to pour very heavily when we parked. We had to walked into the kampung lane with an umbrella under the downpour. It was fun, but wet. 

It was a small restaurant, beside a river. There was even a sudden trip of electricity. The place went black for a moment. Bev and Bray had so much fun. There was a duck laying beside the dock. It brings back lots of ol' times when we used to play at kampung places. 

We celebrated Bev's birthday at T.G.I. Friday. 

Bevlynn can speak some big words now: Toy Spoil. Zombie Die, Swimming,...... 

Brayden misses Max Jiu Jiu, Ah mah, Ah gong and Pang Jiu Jiu after we returned to Singapore. He asked, "Mommy, can I go to school in Penang?" He cried after I said we cannot be back there so soon... 

We had coffee with Annling, Wenting, Boey and Huiping too. But Daddy and Brayden wanted to catch Pokemon more.. So mommy can have more time to catch up with the aunties. 

This week is the most hectic and stressful week at work. But I really do not want to miss this moment with Bev (having her big day). So I put aside work to make sure she comes first. In the end, I managed to pull through with excellent outcome from work. 

I'd be strong for them. I am glad they managed to spend more time with their grandparents and uncles. 

Family day @ Bukit Batok

Brayden 6Y3M5D

Bevlynn 1Y11M29D

Bevlynn is turning 2 years old in 2 days. Brayden and Bevlynn had massaged us in the bedroom. The little cute chubby hands are so cute. Bev enjoyed singing Happy Birthday and blowing virtual candles on Youtube. It looped for more than 20 times and she still asked for the song AGAIN and AGAIN. 

There was a family day carnival in Bukit Batok. We had so much fun. Lasertag, cookie decorating, 3D printing, watching cartoon outdoor under the night sky, claw machine ice cream, hand painting, soap making and lots and lots of balloons. Hubs and I were like kids again with Brayden and Bevlynn exploring the various activities. 

When Brayden was playing laser tag, he was just hiding behind the last tent, away from all enemies. Running about in the dark as though very busy and contributing a lot to the team's points, but actually he hardly got much "kills" 2 at most. He was an easy target though. :) It was funny how he was trying hard. 

He was also presenting in front of class today for speech academy "How to do Jumping Jacks" - as a teacher. Mommy is so proud. He had tried his best but could see he was nervous too. 

They are growing up fast. I really loved this moments with both the children but I am getting very busy at work too. I had just been promoted to the team lead position, with now more responsibilities to undertake. Which means, I am working longer hours too. It is stressful when I need to juggle between home and work, while getting the best of both worlds. I still know my priorities lies first for the family. They are my world, my everything. All the sacrifices are for them.