Bye Bye 2011 and it's full of good memories

2011 was a great year .....it started out very stressful especially towards Q3 and all went well. Towards the end of hte year we did a lot of spring cleaning, then there was that family trip to Penang and Christmas before we usher in the new year....a brand new year. Chinese New Year is exceptional early in 2012 and even before the year is out, we are already busy planning for another major celebration. Life is good and may 2012 bring us more happiness.

A Break...

 A turn of event gave me the much needed breathing space. So far, I feel very blessed as it gives me the time and energy to focus on other important thing in my life which I have neglected.

I am enjoying every moment and hoping that it will not end. And it has been very fulfilling and lovely. End of the year has always been an eventful time, especially with Christmas around the corner, the kids going to school and me in a reflective mood to think about what I have achieved in the year and the plans moving forward. 

We managed to go for a short with the extended family and the kids had a good time playing and spending time with their cousins. At this point of time, I have finished spring cleaning the house and together with hubby, we have also sort of like do up Ryan’s room -

It has been lovely and I feel blessed! Am counting my blessing every single day.

Out in the Park

Caitlin had a fun time in the neighbourhood park - running freely and enjoying her ice cream. Life is indeed simple, joyful and full of adventure for them.  

Running Shoes

Another Big Fat Caterpillar

This is indeed a fat caterpillar

Can you spot it? I could not for the past few days. I know there's something wrong with my plants but I don't really know who or what is the culprit. Then there were droppings !!! Another sign but I still could not spot it. I decided to give my poor plant a trim and that is when I accidentally touched it and it was yucky!!!! Plain yucky and I hate it.

It's green, it's huge and it's fat!! It was like deja vu as I remembered snapping a photo of a caterpillar before. A quick check on my old blog entries confirmed that a similar caterpillar invaded my garden 3 years ago! And size of these vegetarian monsters are getting BIGGER.

9th Birthday

While looking at the photos and my previous post, I realised that I forgot to upload Ryan's 9th birthday cake. We DID celebrate his birthday, just forgot to write about it. As usual, there are lots of presents for the birthday boy and he did get his wish to go bowling with his uncles and aunties :)

He's growing up fast and when I asked him what sort of a cake he wants, he just want a nice simple chocolate cake - no picture, figurines or anything fancy as he thinks it's childish (Although expecting it, I felt sad....but nevermind, there's still Caitlin to keep me entertained).

Looking forward to next year as he will turn double digit :)

Caitlin's Concert

We were all looking forward to see her performing and she woke up with a fever. But the show must go on. After taking her medication and rested a while, I took her to school where together with all her friends, they sang, danced and entertained everyone who attended their yearly concert. There were also plenty of screaming and crying. All the kids and family members included had fun. 

 

Special thanks to Mr James Quah who took very, very nice photos of the children, including Caitlin (as shown here).