This blog was initially set up as a memory keepsake for Kieona and Kierra's growing up years, as well as to share the experiences we have as parents. As the years pass us by, it has now evolved into a family blog. We're still keeping the memories of Kieona and Kierra's growing up years intact, except to expand it to records of our family life. So read on....
Getting ready to play on the piano for the first timeToo eager to start the percussion performance
28 March marks a big Saturday for Kieona as she makes her appearance in her Yamaha JMC course mini class concert. There are basically two concerts for them each year, after the completion of each book, so that the kids can showcase their skills to their parents. It is a way I suppose Yamaha keeps the kids' parents involved. It was hard work usually for the parent who attends the classes with their children as well, since it also means a lot of coaching at home after each lesson. So this is also a great day for Mommy to feel proud in putting in that many nights to practise each song together with Kieona.
This time round instead of the electone, Kieona chose and was allowed to play the piano. It was a great feat for her, as she wasn't able to get the chance to play the piano during the first concert since her fingers were not really strong enough. I guess that was a big deal to her. I know it will be if I were in her shoes. So, good work Kieona! :)
Mrs Jen, Kieona & Kierra (Kierra a little gloomy as she wanted stickers too - which she got eventually)
March 22 was one of those days that the children were free from any lessons. It was a break from Chinese Speech and Drama classes at Hokkien Huay Kuan so Mommy took a much needed weekend break to bond with the girls. It was a hard time deciding where to go, since almost every time they will want to go to Sentosa. Hmm, I guess they're really beach girls but Mommy decided that sometimes there are more places to see and more things to do than just going to the usual Palawan Beach.
So we decided on the Jacobs Ballas Children's Garden. We've heard some good raves and wanted to find out how child-friendly the place was, apart from taking some pictures with the new Pikkolo baby carriers and testing it out for longer periods of time.
My, it really was an eye-opener. It was not too big and everything was in sample size (meaning to say there is no big field of any particular plants) and the kids can move around quite comfortably. There were also some sort of play areas for the kids, combining nature with play, allowing them to enjoy it without knowing that they are actually learning. Brilliant.
The only imperfection was that it rained the day before and the grounds were a little soggy, but it didn't stop us from having much fun.
Having fun learning about photosynthesis
The long slide...
Relaxing... where's the tea?
Some purple beans....
Don't they look like butterflies?
Simply fascinated
After the playing and the learning, the girls decided they were hungry. I suppose they were not but they can never resist smelling some french fries and nuggets and walking away without having any. So we did make a pitch-stop at the small eatery just at the entrance of the Jacobs Ballas Children's Garden. It was a snack to help them recharge so that we could go on and enjoy parts of the Botanic Gardens which was just beside where we were.
Deliciously sinful snack
The Botanic Gardens turned out to be an even more interesting place since they were able to chase some pigeons and see for the first times in their lives, tadpoles! Overall, a wonderful trip and Kieona did enjoy enough to ask that we visit it again sometime soon.
13 March was a school holiday so we all ended up booking for a dental appointment a month ago to have the kids' teeth checked. We knew from Kieona's dental conditions that fillings will be one of the treatments she will have to go through this time round again. Kierra's teeth are in excellent condition and no further work was required. It was Eugene's first visit to the dentist and it appeared that it was a pleasant one for him as well. I must say the School Dental Clinic is pretty good. And we all didn't mind the price, which costs like less than S$10 per child per visit should it just be for cleaning and check-up. Definitely worth the extra trouble going so far and planning so far ahead of the visit.
As usual, a trip to the School Dental Clinic will entail some form of entertainment for the kids with a visit to the Health Promotion Board exhibition area. Since it wasn't exactly costly, it is always a good place to visit to refresh their memories and allow them to role-play at the dental area. Well, it was a good chance for them to use the interactive games to decide which types of food diets are considered healthy. If you have picky eaters like mine, I think it does help a little. Kieona is beginning to tell me at home that vegetables are healthy. The funny thing is that she also totally stops eating any kind of skins. Well.... it's not easy for me since I've got to deal with "yucks, I don't want skins" all the time but I guess it's a healthier option, so I let her be. The downside? She gives Kierra all the chicken skins and Kierra gladly gobbles them up. Argh...
We did have a pretty wild hour after the dental visit and Eugene seems pleased he was able to gather with us for play. Check those kids out! :)
Daddy is a champion!!!
The entire gang, minus the photographer, who is Daddy....
This happened a couple of weeks ago. As Kierra grows, she asks many funny questions and has her logical deductions, but some are simply hilarious. I can't remember all, since we've been busy over the weeks and I'm racking my old brains, but this was pretty much a classic and I still laugh each time I recall it.
We were watching the movie Twilight which is a really popular tween movie. Although we're not exactly big fans of it, we were curious enough to rent the DVD. There was a scene where the male lead kissed the female lead on the neck and Kierra went, "Hey, why you kiss the neck? The neck got no lips what!"
Ahh.... kids who have watched too much kissing scenes. :))
Getting ready to play on the piano for the first time
Too eager to start the percussion performance
Mrs Jen, Kieona & Kierra (Kierra a little gloomy as she wanted stickers too - which she got eventually)
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