Caitlin's First Trip to the Zoo Negara

Kids love Zoo and mine are no exception. We took them to the Zoo recently and it was a great outing.

We enjoyed ourselves and the kids had fun watching the animal show and feeding the animals. I even

managed to capture a photo of Caitlin running after a flamingo.

Eating Out

In so far, most of my postings were about my kids, family, my thoughts and feelings as well as the occasional update on what I've been up to. I consciously refrain myself from blogging any negative feelings or experiences as I want to only recollect happy memories. Life has it ups and downs. I just have to learn how to go through the "downs", make the best of it and move on.

Now, back to my mission, which is to blog about Caitlin. I love this picture of her. We were eating out in a chinese restaurant when I asked her for a pose and this is what she did. I always wanted to include photos of dishes we had at restaurants but never get around doing it. Have to be more discipline the next time around. I started to tag my postings under "Eating Out" and this is where I hope I can include photos and posting of eateries we frequent.

Caitlin's First Hair Cut

Caitlin had her first haircut and she just loved being the centre of attention (the hairstylist).

I guess I will not have any problem taking her for her haircuts !!!

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Somehow, the cooking bug (if there's such a thing) bite me. I surfed the world wide web and found some simple (yeah, this is important) and great recipes and I decided to cooked "Cajun Chicken Pasta' since it would be non-spicy. Actually, the real reason I choose this recipe is because it sounded simple enough. The recipe is from Ree Drummond of thePioneerWoman blogv(http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/?s=cajun+chicken+pasta) which I have been following. There are lots of photos and step-by-step instructions which is really, really helpful for me. Love her work, talent and her energy :)

The pasta turned out GREAT and since then, I have tried out a few other recipes from her website. Did not have the time to take a photo of the finish product (i.e. the pasta) as I was too tired by then and my family including guests were to hungry to wait. Cheers.

Leftover Meat on Bread....Just As Nice

I was hungry. Ransack the fridge. Saw some leftover meat in a small container. Hmm......this should do the trick!!
Took a few eggs.
Refried the meat and added the eggs.
Piled them on a piece of bread.
Gobbled up everything.
Wash it down with a cup of Milo.

Outcome: A Happy Me

Look What I Found in My Garden

I was watering my plants when I discovered 4 big snails hiding in one of the pots. Yikes, I hate snails.

They are slimy and when I was staying in Cheras, the garden there was full of snails as well and they shit a lot. I just hate them.

Simple Delight

For Caitlin, she looks forward to having her bath @ the back of our garden, in her small pink bath tub. She will squeal with delight everytime she's allow to do just that. Such joy to see her so happy.

Quote

"Whether you prevail or fails depends on what you do to yourself more than on what the world does to you"
Jim Collins

I'm studying

Ryan: I may look sleepy to you but I'm studying.....for real
Mummy: ok, if you say so

A Walk with Trinie and Trieon

Trinee and Trieon are my sisters' lovely dogs. Was there for a visit and Ryan and Caitlin are always fascinated with animals. They took the dogs for a walk at the nearby park and fed the fishes in the lake.

Ryan ate the bread while feeding them !!. He's not hungry, he's just being his cheeky self !!!!

Caitlin's 2nd Birthday

Like her first birthday, we celebrated Caitlin's 2nd birthday thrice; in her kindie, at home and at my in-laws. Three brithday celebrations means three cakes and loads of photo opportunities.

What My Daughter Taught Me.....

"Mummy, I want to try"......

Nowadays, that's her favourite words. I notice that since very young, she's very independent and she would insist on doing things for herself. She will feed herself and even refuse food when you tried feeding her. She will hold on to the spoon even as you tried stuffing food into her mouth. Since she was 18 months, she tried wearing her pants on her own and sometimes, somehow, she's successful but often than not, she'll end up screaming in frustration. However, it seems that she's quite content with whatever outcome as long as she give her best shot. It demand more time and efforts from us to take care of her as we will end up "waiting" and "secretly helping and guiding" her while she tries to "figure" things out.

I was smiling when I first heard her uttering those words and she said them more often now especially when there are new things for her to explore. She will look up to me and said enthusiastically ....."Mummy, mummy, I want to try" and before I can answer, she woulld have proceed with her "adventure". There's no stopping her. She's full of energy and she doesn't give up easily.

There's two sides to a coin. The "bad" thing is that I suspects I will be spending more time counselling her (compared to her brother!) but the good thing is that hopefully, her willingness to try new things (coupled with her quiet determination) will serves her well in acquring new skills and knowledge.

Caitlin taught me is that everything is a new adventure and instead of shying away, we should at least give it a try!! Who knows, we might end up loving it!!

My First Coach

This is officially my first branded bag and I totally love it.

I bought it from ebay, got it delivered to my hubby's colleague who was in US for training and he (thank you, thank you) hand carried it back to ME. I love the smell of the leather......so nice. I love the shape of the bag and the design, the coach tag and every single things on it. Love it love it love it... enough said.